City and Nuuchimii

our guest today is the Director of the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University and head of Carleton’s journalism program, Allan Thompson. Professor Thompson is a lifelong journalist who's reported from newsrooms around the world—from Washington, to England, to Rwanda. Thompson joined us to examine the current state of American political journalism in the Trump era, and to tell us why he still has faith in the future of news media thanks to the passion and energy shown by the next gen of j-schoolers.■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independent, non-partisan current affairs podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. we are entirely listener-funded, so please subscribe now to keep us on the air.■■■■City and Nuuchimii podcast is currently seeking new partnership opportunities and advertisers. if your brand is interested in working with us, helping us grow, or in sponsoring our independent podcasting, we'd love to hear from you! please get in touch today : [email protected]

Our Galentine's Day guest this year is the magnificent Miss Julie S. Lalonde—a dear friend of ours as well as a bestselling author, an internationally recognized women’s rights advocate, and a public educator. Franco-ontarienne du nord de l’Ontario, elle est basée à Ottawa. Julie holds a BA and MA in Canadian Studies and Women’s Studies from Carleton University with a focus on the lives of economically disadvantaged elderly women.Julie and Jenn discussed how to discuss Epstein while centering survivors, the many brosocialist losers lurking on the left, harassment and bystander intervention, and the urgent need for strong millennial feminist friends (like us!) to lift eachother up and stop tearing eachother down (shine theory, baby!).Learn more about Julie and support her work : https://yellowmanteau.com/https://outsideoftheshadows.ca/https://righttobe.org/show-support/https://btlbooks.com/book/resilience-is-futilehttps://writersfestival.org/blog/resilience-is-futilehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BqRqTr9tQSources, mentions, and suggested reading :https://artsfile.ca/the-unsinkable-julie-s-lalonde/https://carleton.ca/equity/focus/sexual-violence-prevention-survivor-support/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pauline-jewetthttps://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/43-2/FEWO/meeting-24/evidencehttps://www.cpac.ca/in-committee-from-the-house-of-commons/episode/status-of-women-committee-discusses-sexual-misconduct-in-the-military?id=e86e2dd4-1d36-4c07-9bb6-0acebb347b2bhttps://globalnews.ca/news/7745993/military-sexual-misconduct-national-embarrassment/https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi/2026/02/stop-memeing-the-epstein-fileshttps://nawl.ca/remembering-feminist-activist-kate-mcinturff/https://www.bigfriendship.com/shine-theory■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independent non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by political columnists Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. we are entirely listener funded so please consider subscribing now to keep us on the air :)■■■■QUESTIONS?CORRECTIONS?COMPLAINTS?STORY IDEAS?reach us at [email protected] read everything you send us :)

everyone's fav indie media critics on the American left, Gavin and Zac, joined Jenn to talk democratic socialism, the upcoming U.S. midterms, the wealth gap, and lots more.Gavin and Zac co-host the popular American podcast and youtube channel The Vanguard where they create videos, documentaries and podcasts from a fierce and unabashedly leftist perspective. check out The Vanguard here : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98DCNPM9B3ZP4TiDANonIA■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independent non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by political columnists Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. we are entirely listener funded so please consider subscribing now to keep us on the air :)■■■■QUESTIONS?CORRECTIONS?COMPLAINTS?STORY IDEAS?reach us at [email protected] read everything you send us :)

one of our besties the talented award-winning author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau and veteran political journalist Stephen Maher stopped by to catch us up on some of the latest headlines.> you can find Maher's incredibly juicy chronology of the Trudeau years wherever fine books are sold, and learn more about his fantastic award-winning work here: https://sjmaher.ca/> follow Maher on Twitter.■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independent non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by political columnists Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. we are entirely listener funded so please consider subscribing now to keep us on the air :)■■■■QUESTIONS?CORRECTIONS?COMPLAINTS?STORY IDEAS?reach us at [email protected] read everything you send us :)

the mensch behind Canadaland has launched an investigative podcast series called What Is Happening Here? which documents the frightening rise of antisemitism in Canada.Jesse Brown joins us to share what he learned and shed some light on the many worries and daunting questions plaguing Canadian Jews right now.also : we revisit the luminous and defiantly feminist character Rachel Menken of Menken's Department Store (from Mad Men).this Canadaland series on the threats posed by anti-semitism is powerful and provocative (and absolutely worth your time) but please exercise caution if you plan to listen to it as a lot of what you'll hear is not for the faint of heart (trigger/content warning) : https://www.canadaland.com/shows/what-is-happening-here/■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independent non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by political columnists Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. we are entirely listener funded so please consider subscribing now to keep us on the air :)■■■■QUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS? COMPLAINTS? STORY IDEAS? reach us at [email protected] we read everything you send us :)

are the Carney Liberals kowtowing to India? does anyone care about the NDP leadership race? will Mamdani’s abundant rizz ever be replicated? does everything just generally suck right now?!the brilliant Supriya Dwivedi joined us to contemplate these and other questions and to spill some tea from her time as a senior advisor to Canada's former PM Justin Trudeau. Supriya is a political pundit on CBC's Power & Politics and a columnist for the Toronto Star and National Observer. she joined us from Toronto in December 2025.■■■■Sources and further readingRob Gillies for the Associated Press: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVPc4aSbCakBeisan Zubi for the Ottawa Citizen: https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/zubi-this-is-why-we-need-journalists-of-colour-covering-politicsAshley Burke for CBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU_wG-uDBPYThe Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJaiL8DDG7M&t=5sGlobal News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I74-xp2TBkIToday Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3T-OA3C218New York Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4X0hI40a8AMeidasTouch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ammj-V7YXK8CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zq2x-Tm7dICarole Cadwalladr on The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7CvbccdVMCanadian Press: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPhXLWPndUE■■■■City and Nuuchimii is an independently produced non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. Follow us @citynuuchimiiQUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS? COMPLAINTS? STORY IDEAS? reach us at [email protected]

your intrepid co-hosts Maïtée and Jenn are reunited at last for a long meandering year-end yap 'n holiday wrap. we talk Fiddy vs Diddy, cosplay Kristi's melting face, pipelines, sus tech spending, 'Murican clown cars, and lots more. ■■■■ City and Nuuchimii is an independently produced non-partisan podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. Follow us @citynuuchimii

Queer Anishinaabe scholar and political pundit Riley Yesno is back on the show to dig into whatever the heck just happened during #elxn45, whether queer and trans rights have fallen by the wayside, and whether or not the new pope is (as rumored) woke. ■■■■ City and Nuuchimii is an independent nonpartisan podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. follow us @citynuuchimii or reach us at [email protected]. if you liked this episode, please support us by liking, sharing, and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.

today we caught up with Ottawa-based queer burlesque performer Canary Quinn whose work went viral recently with a little help from Laura Jane Grace. we talk queer politics, trans and nonbinary empowerment in the face of fascism, and what the latest Canadian federal election results mean for the queer community. music for this episode was sourced from Against Me!, Chappell Roan, The Prodigy, and Diplo featuring Nicky da B. -- City and Nuuchimii is an independent nonpartisan podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. follow us @citynuuchimii or reach us at [email protected]. if you liked this episode, please support us by liking, sharing, and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.

welcome to part two of our three part special conversation with Chicago-based cartoonist and perhaps the most censored guy on the internet, Jesse Duquette. Jesse joined Jenn to talk about comedy, art therapy, patriotism, surviving American fascism, Mike Myers' killer comeback on Saturday Night Live, and much more. consider this three-part series free therapy as we all struggle to navigate the nightmare that is the new world order. enjoy this podcast? please like, share, and pay to subscribe. -- City and Nuuchimii is a nonpartisan non-profit current affairs podcast created and co-hosted by Maïtée Saganash and Jenn Jefferys. reach us at @citynuuchimii or [email protected]