In this week’s episode, it is our triumphant return to American politics, where we discuss the off-year election results, Biden’s low approval ratings and what it all means for the mid-term elections – and the Presidency in 2024. We also return to our first love (?) of provincial politics, with Jason Kenney under fire from over a quarter of his constituency associations amid the impending jamboree/AGM at the Grey Eagle Casino.

For DocReport this week, Mike read (with his ears) the Peter Mansbridge memoir entitled ‘Off the Record’, in which he recounts his childhood and a bunch of old man anecdotes (some of which involve politics).

Things We Referenced During the Show – AKA Show Notes

Simspons Teamsters: 

Jason Kenney’s Hot Boy Summer: 

https://www.grindstonetheatre.ca/jasonkenneyhotboysummer/

Rick Mercer: Talking to Canadians  

https://www.audible.ca/pd/Talking-to-Canadians-Audiobook/0385675089

Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Fankl:  

https://www.amazon.ca/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NS5KHB0J5GT4&keywords=mans+search+for+meaning+viktor+frankl&qid=1637299657&sprefix=mans+serach+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1

Jews Don’t Count, David Baddiel: 

https://www.amazon.ca/Untitled-David-Baddiel/dp/0008399476/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3ASNR6QIZQO6J&keywords=david+baddiel+books&qid=1637299707&sprefix=david+baddiel%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-2

Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini  

https://www.amazon.ca/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/0385660073/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kite+runner&qid=1637299746&sr=8-1

An Embarrassment of Critches, Mark Critch: 

https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details?id=AQAAAEA8OCh4BM&gl=CA&hl=en-CA&source=productsearch&utm_source=HA&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=PLA&pcampaignid=MKT-FDR-na-ca-1000189-Med-pla-bk-Evergreen-Jul1520-PLA-Audiobooks_Biography_Autobiography&gclid=CjwKCAiAs92MBhAXEiwAXTi25z6OicRY8RSpxmooHBq-j95DhboRDQLpS24E5W5dvLyl8WldqX5UxhoCSwkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

War: How Conflict Shaped Us, Margaret MacMillan: 

https://www.amazon.ca/War-How-Conflict-Shaped-Us/dp/0735238022/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3J6A4NSQE8FQC&keywords=margaret+mcmillan&qid=1637299830&sprefix=margaret+mc%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-4

Slow Burn Season 6: The L.A. Riots: 

https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s6/the-la-riots

Hacks on Tap: 

https://www.hacksontap.com/episodes

Tied an Onion to my Belt:

BookReport: Peter Mansbridge, Off the Record

https://www.audible.ca/pd/Off-the-Record-Audiobook/1982169621

Glenn Gould, Off the Record: 

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