Erica sits down with journalist, Samira Mohyeddin, to discuss her much-needed, independent journalism in covering the University of Toronto encampments.Support our work for $7 per month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we drop a re-listen from last year about the gaming-to-fascism pipeline with our gaming guru, Cherie Wong. Support our work for $7 per month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica sits down with Speaker of the House, Greg Fergus. This is a re-listen from 2022.Support our work by upgrading to a paid account at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The OGs are back together once again! Erica + Erin team up this week to talk about a myriad of topics including the crypto-to-misogyny pipeline, the recent increase in the capital gains tax and Drake.Support our work by upgrading to a paid account at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's pod is a re-listen from 2021 with guest, Mona Eltahawy, Feminist Giant (also with former co-host, Erin Gee).Support our work by upgrading to a paid account at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica chats to associate editor of Press Progress, Rumneek Johal, about the Sikh diaspora in Canada, the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and foreign interference from India. Primer on Khalistan MovementSupport our work by upgrading to a paid account at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, our guest is Samanta Krishnapillai, founder of On Canada Project, which is a platform that unpacks culture and news like the informed bestie of the group chat. Starting out on Instagram, Erica talked to Samanta about activism work, allyship and how to meet people where they are. Support our work by upgrading to a paid account at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica sits down with freelance journalist, Ximena González, to talk about the link between international students and the housing crisis. They also talk about women escaping violence as refugees. Support our work for $7 per month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica has a conversation with Dr. Yipeng Ge, who was suspended from his role as a medical resident at the University of Ottawa over pro-Palestinian posts. He talks about health activism, his suspension and his time in Gaza caring for Palestinian patients.Support our work for $7 per month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica talked to Press Progress reporter and the Hill Times’ top 100 influential Canadians, Luke LeBrun, about how the “Freedom” convoy movement morphed into far-right conspiracy theorists that have been legitimized by the Conservative Party.Support our work for $7 per month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Erica talks to Mohammed Hashim, Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation about the new Online Harms Act (Bill C-63). Mohammed also talks about the Muslim community in Canada and the present state of Islamophobia. Support our work for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica talks to Khadisha Thornhill, founder of Afro Cannada BudSistas to talk to our listeners about Black women in the cannabis business.Like our work? Support it for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks with Roslyn Talusan, feminist culture critic, author, and anti-rape activist, on Orientalist misogyny and how it ties into American imperialism and physicality. Support our work for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode Erica speaks to Jeremy Appel on his new book, Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power. Jeremy takes us through how Jason Kenney is the precursor to right-wing populism that has taken a hold of Canada. He starts with Kenney and ends with the electoral prospects of Pierre Poilievre.Support our work for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Erica talks to Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of the Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS), about women in war, both from the Western military construct and in the resistance of the Global South. Support us for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Erica is on the mic, dropping a new Misogynist of the Week and musings on the Global South.Is Western imperialism on its way out?Support us for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back from winter break!In this episode Erica interviews Rachel Gilmore about misinformation and digital reporting on the far right.Support us for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks to Kathleen Newman-Bremang, deputy director of Refinery29 about the year 2023 in pop culture.When Did “Woke” Lose Its Meaning & How Do We Get It Back: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/02/11253627/woke-meaning-co-opted-politicsWe will be taking a break until mid-January. Happy Holidays!Support us for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica speaks to Martin Lukacs, editor-in-chief of the left-wing outlet, The Breach.Visit The Breach: https://breachmedia.ca/Support us for the price of a grande a month at badandbitchy.comRate us, share us on social and share us to your networks!Contact us:Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchy IG: @badandbitchypod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Erica speaks to tech academic Christelle Tessono on AI, facial recognition, privacy and the threat it poses to vulnerable communities and civil society. Support the pod for $7/month at badandbitchy.comReach out to us!Email: badandbpod@gmail.comTwitter: @badandbitchyIG: @badandbitchypodDon't forget to rate and share with your networks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.