Open Sources (Ep. #427) Show Notes for May 25, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re city folk! Municipal matters are top of mind on this edition of the show, as we look at independence day for three Ontario cities, and then that election to fill the vacant mayor’s seat in Canada’s biggest city. In the back half of the show, we will once again serve in our essential roll as the mandatory stop for all local Green Party candidates who want to get elected! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #427) Show Notes for May 25, 2023”

Open Sources (Ep. #426) Show Notes for May 18, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we go back into the internet toilet. Yay? No, not yay, because we’ve got to tackle the increasing craziness of Canada’s own version of U.S. culture wars (passports, anyone?), and then speaking of sewers we have to get back into the mind of a former game show host/con artist who was once the leader of the free world. For the interview this week, good news! An exemplar of the ways that labour organizing still matters. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #426) Show Notes for May 18, 2023”

Open Sources (Ep. #425) Show Notes for May 11, 2023

This week’s Open Sources Guelph is a down affair. What else can you say when China is making trouble again for Canadian politicians, and when things are getting so bad that making Canadians pay extra for the “privilege” of watching Fox News just isn’t enough anymore. And if these two topics aren’t a big enough bummer, we’re going to round out the show with some discussion about animal abuse for human amusement. Sadly, it’s just another Thursday in this timeline. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #425) Show Notes for May 11, 2023”

Open Sources (Ep. #424) Show Notes for May 4, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we would make a May the 4th joke, but we’ve got some serious stuff to discuss. First, there’s a provincial election going in Alberta now, which is a pretty big deal, but what’s happening in Sudan is even a bigger deal as violence and civil strife has erupted once again. In the second half of the show, we’ll talk about issues around abortion here in Canada, and believe us there are some. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #424) Show Notes for May 4, 2023”