Open Sources (Ep. #499) Show Notes for December 26, 2024

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we box! It is Boxing Day, isn’t it? So we’re going to be boxing up all kinds of things, but the one thing we will be unboxing is our annual political movies show! For the tenth annual edition, we will look at four important films that cover a lot of political ground, from a documentary about a famous writer to the nightlife of Berlin just as things started getting Nazi, and from the end of the world in 2027 to a David Vs. Goliath courtroom fight! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #499) Show Notes for December 26, 2024” →

Open Sources (Ep. #456) Show Notes for December 28, 2023

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we’re taking the week off, and you probably are too. If you’ve entered the usual post-Christmas/pre-New Year’s boredom, then this is the show for you because it’s our annual Political Movies Show! For the last eight years, we’ve used one of our last shows of the year to talk about some of our favourite politically-minded movies, and this year will not be any different. So tune, drop out, and bring on the flicks! Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #456) Show Notes for December 28, 2023” →

Open Sources (Ep. #406) Show Notes for December 22, 2022

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s holiday time and you know what that means. For the last seven years, we’ve dedicated the last episode before Christmas to some of our favourite political movies, and year eight will be no different. Before you are four titles for your consideration, some of them are recent, some of them are very recent, and at least one title is from the tumultuous Sixties. Shall we stream? Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #406) Show Notes for December 22, 2022” →

Open Sources (Ep. #357) Show Notes for December 23, 2021

This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s the most wonderful time of the year… Time for our year end specials!! As our Christmas gift to you, we’re sharing our annual political movie picks in the seventh annual round of this not-festive, but definitely fun holiday tradition. This year’s slate features a probing documentary, two true-life stories, and a silly drama that thinks it’s a serious social commentary. Hang up your stockings, and then sit back with some hot coco as we talk about the movies. And politics. Continue reading “Open Sources (Ep. #357) Show Notes for December 23, 2021” →

Open Sources Show Notes for December 24, 2020

It’s the end of the year, and it’s Christmas Eve, so you’ll forgive us if we don’t tuck in behind our remote microphones for this week’s edition of Open Sources Guelph. Like usual, we will fill one of our two holiday slots with the sixth annual edition of our political movies show. Sit back and relax, as we look at our political past through the lens of liberal Hollywood, and, in at least one instance, stark raving socialists! Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for December 24, 2020” →

Open Sources Show Notes for December 26, 2019

It’s the last show of the year, and you know what that means (at least you should if you’re a fan of the show). This week on Open Sources Guelph, it’s that time again for the annual movies show, as we look back at some of our favourite politically themed movies. This year, we’ve got a doc about the new class of politicians, a student council election, a slice of American political history, and a new film about social inequality. Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for December 26, 2019” →

Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday December 21, 2017

The holiday season begins this week, and you know what that means: the annual Open Sources Guelph Political Movies Special. Each year, we choose four politically-themed movies to highlight as potential viewing during the holiday break when regular politics mostly takes a few weeks off. This year, we’ve got quite a diverse crop: a zany comedy about Middle East peace starring Adam Sandler, a new documentary about the economy featuring the former U.S. Secretary of Labour, a racially-charged and themed horror film, and the latest film about the struggles of the U.K. working class from Ken Loach (guess who chose that one). Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday December 21, 2017” →