Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore
Rachel Gilmore
I'm Rachel Gilmore. 💞I'm your least favourite person's least favourite journalist.Every week, I’ll break down the main headlines you need to know. It's true: you can stay informed ~without~ having to doomscroll.Then we'll dive deeper, either with a guest or an investigation.So join me. Let's pop your bubble. 🫧✨
Making sense of senseless cruelty on Palestine (with Sana Saeed)
Mahmoud Khalil — a key figure in anti-gen*cide protests at Columbia University — was just getting home from an Iftar dinner when agents from the Department of Homeland Security shoved their way into his building and demanded his arrest.But Khalil is a lawful permanent resident of the United States with a green card. Now, he's being held in a Louisiana detention centre. Authorities are pushing to revoke his green card. All this is happening with zero stated evidence of a crime.To help us make sen
Mar 14, • 56:56
Why would the Liberals try to out-Poilievre Poilievre? (with Karina Gould)
Karina Gould is the youngest and most progressive Liberal voice in the leadership race — and she’s not afraid to stand behind Liberal policies that have had, um, branding issues.She says the party shouldn’t try to be Conservative-lite.But will the Liberals listen? Or will they make the same mistake the Democrats made down south? I ask her that question, and more!------------------------------In this week’s news roundup, we’re talking tariffs, tariffs and more tariffs.There’s also been a major U.
Mar 7, • 40:55
Hitting Musk, Trump and rising fascism where it hurts (with Charlie Angus)
A petition to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship. A push to boycott Amazon -- for good. A confrontation during a NATO meeting in Brussels. Those are just a few of the battles NDP MP Charlie Angus has taken on.He says he's taking the fight against fascism seriously and other politicians should too.On today's show, Charlie Angus tells us about his fight for the future.THIS WEEK IN NEWS:Last week, I said Trump took a blowtorch to the international rules-based order. Well this week, he stomped on the as
Feb 28, • 35:16
A masterclass in destroying the internet's worst men (with Kat Abu)
Kat Abu on the show watches Conservatives for work, but makes fun of them for pleasure -- and for the enjoyment of her hundreds of thousands of followers on socials.On today's episode, Kat and I will be talking about the dangerous rise of right-wing grifter media.She’s an American who has gone toe-to-toe with the worst-of-the-worst, so Kat knows a thing or two about how to handle these dweebs.----------------FOLLOW KAT:www.twitch.tv/katmabuwww.patreon.com/c/katmabu/homewww.youtube.com/@katm
Feb 21, • 35:24
