In this episode it’s  Sunday June 27, 2020.   In the absence of a 2020 Pride celebration, some of our neighbours organized our very own pandemic Pride street party.   Several streets were invited.   Complete with floats, music, face painting, and a … Continue reading →

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Rebel Matters 235 – Série Pandémique – Pride 2020 Street Party

My guest today is Dragon, a dear friend and Uber Fan of the British television Series Gentleman Jack.  The series is based on the actual diaries of the landowner Anne Lister, who lived in early 19th century in Halifax, England.   … Continue reading →

Rebel Matters 234 – Série Pandémique – Who Is Gentleman Jack and Why is There Such a Fuss About Her?

Listen here: HotFRM 233 (133MB 58m21s) Today, I have a conversation with one of the bravest people I know.   Buck Angel is a transman who began his transition from a woman to a man twenty-five years ago amid personal turmoil, … Continue reading →

Rebel Matters 233 – Série Pandémique – The American Divide, COVID-19, and Transgender Talk with Buck Angel

In this episode I talk with long-time friend and pod-colleague Madge Weinstein, of Yeast Radio, who happens to be my cousin about 30 times removed.   After all,  we are both descended from the same 350 people that may have originated … Continue reading →

Rebel Matters 232 – Série Pandémique – Living in the Upside Down

  Last week a friend sent me a link to a removed YouTube video and the question, “Censorship?”  That sent me on a search for the video by Drs. Erickson and Massihi, two Californian physicians who want sheltering-in-place ended in their state.   The doctors provide unsubstantiated claims about the virus SARS-COV-2 and one even goes […]

Rebel Matters 231 – Série Pandémique – No It’s Not Censorship

  Special K and Ninja meet Charlie at the St. Lawrence Market.  Ninja waits for the balalaika player to begin and it seems like it will never happen. Special K and Charlie entreat Ninja to spare you this visit but Ninja maintains that every moment is a podcast moment.  They help Charlie choose hors d’oeurves […]

Rebel Matters Encore – Episode142 – Balalaika Breakfast

Listen to this episode (25mb 10m38s)   I read Life Hacks by Keith Brandon so that you don’t have to. There are 1000 so-called life hacks in this book. I share my review that is more of a rant against misinformation that Brandon is guilty of shamelessly spreading. Extra Info you may want to know: Link for […]

Rebel Matters 230 – Do You Eat the Stickers Off Your Fruit?!

This week Special K and I, by chance, happened upon an apartment building that was top to bottom inside and out done up with colourful and original Halloween decorations.   Debbie Andrews and Gary Smith have been doing up the building at 88 Bernard Avenue in Toronto for thirty-five years. This year was the last time […]

Rebel Matters 229 – A Last Halloween Hurrah

  On Friday, September 27, 2019, Special K and I participated in the Climate Strike.   We headed down to Queen’s Park, home of the Ontario legislature, to take part in the rally and march.    I spoke to a number of interesting people about their thoughts on the Climate Crisis.   Jagmeet Singh, leader of the […]

Rebel Matters 228 – One. Two. Three. Four. The Future’s What We’re Asking For.

      November 11, 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the war dubbed as the war to end all wars.   In honour of the Armistice, Special K and I went down to what we, in Toronto, call the old city hall, where the Cenotaph, one of our […]

Rebel Matters 227 – A Century of Remembrance

  In 2008 Rebecca Belmore created piece of art called Fringe.    It’s a photograph of a woman, reclining, her back to us.   Sown into her back are fringes, hanging down, some red, some white.  You might see these on the bottom of a skirt for instance.  The scar running the length of her back is […]

Rebel Matters 226 – The Thoughtful and Disturbing Artwork of Rebecca Belmore

  Rebel Matters 225 (47mb 25:42)   I am an avid and passionate art appreciator.  If there is a genre or artist I like that’s being shown in my city (or anywhere I’m visiting), I’m in.   But I should have known better in this case.   I should have realized and read the fine print. I […]

Rebel Matters 225 – Don’t Trust Steve Lazarides

A Plea to my American Cousins   Listen Up (36:53):   Transcript: There are so many things happening in the news every day, that I can’t keep up.  I’m not even going to try.  But what I can do is explore how the big picture is shaping up, because it will unfold regardless of the […]

Rebel Matters 224 – Resist, Rebel, and React for the Sake of History

On Sunday September 21 2014, Special K and I attended the first international People’s Climate March. It was an event held around the world with a special focus on New York City two days before the U.N. Climate Summit was set to begin. It was organized by 350.org an environmental group founded by writer and […]

Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 223 – Tesla Batteries and The Anthem for Saving the Planet

I am not an expert on these matters.   I merely know what I like and what I don’t like.   And though there were movies of his that I absolutely did not like, I cannot ignore the profound impact his movies have had on me.   I don’t know anyone who will deny, if they have […]

Hot Fossils and Rebel Matters 222 – Photos of HAL. Not Permitted.

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