The Ossington Circle Podcast is a political talk show hosted by Justin Podur. We bring you a thoughtful, progressive, and informed take on events in the world. Started out as a YouTube show, now it's a podcast.
The Ossington Circle Episode 25: The Venezuela Crisis with Greg Wilpert
In this episode, I talk to Greg Wilpert, founder of venezuelanalysis and author of Changing Venezuela by Taking Power, about the Venezuela Crisis, the Constitutional Assembly, and possible ways out of the crisis. We started with a detailed discussion of the economic crisis in Venezuela that I think will be of great interest.
The Ossington Circle Episode 24: How the World Breaks with Stan Cox and Paul Cox
In this episode I talk to Stan Cox and Paul Cox, authors of How the World Breaks: Life in Castastrophe's Path from the Caribbean to Siberia. We discuss how we think and talk about disasters, the aid industry, and the uses and excuses associated with the concept of 'resilience'.
The Ossington Circle Episode 23: Canadian Extraction in Colombia - the Case of Parex
El primer episodio del Circulo Ossington en castellano. Hable con Manuel Rozental, Oscar Sampayo, y Anna Zalik sobre la compania Parex y sus actividades de fracking en Colombia.
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English translation of the episode - Canadian extraction in Colombia: The case of Parex
Transcripcion de la discusion - La extraccion Canadiense en Colombia: El caso de Parex
Oscar Sampayo: Parex, Otra Petrolera Canadiense con Intereses en Colombia Palabras al Margen 14 julio 2017
Radio Temblor - El rastro de sangre de minerias canadienses en Latin America - 2 julio 2017
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Honduras and Empire with Shipley and Coleman
In this episode I talk to Tyler Shipley, author of Ottawa and Empire: Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras, and Kevin Coleman, author of A Camera in the Garden of Eden: The Self-Forging of a Banana Republic. Both are scholars of Honduras and its relationship to the Empire, and the conversation stretches back into the 20th century and the 1954 strike, coming back to our times to focus on the 2009 coup against the elected government of Mel Zelaya and what has happened since.
The Ossington Circle Episode 21: Venezuela's Crisis with Maria Paez Victor
In this episode I talk to Maria Paez Victor of the Canadian, Latin American, and Caribbean Policy Centre and the Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle about Venezuela's revolution, Chavismo, Maduro, the Venezuelan opposition, and the idea of the upcoming Constituent Assembly.
Check out the think tank: http://calccentre.ca
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The Ossington Circle Episode 20: The Great Haiti Humanitarian Aid Swindle with Timothy T Schwartz
In this episode I talk to anthropologist Timothy T Schwartz, author of The Great Haiti Humanitarian Aid Swindle (and the equally shocking Travesty in Haiti). Schwartz details the workings of the propaganda and malpractice of the charity business to which Haiti is subjected.
The Ossington Circle Episode 19: The New Cold War with Roger Annis
In this episode of The Ossington Circle, I speak with Roger Annis, editor of Newcoldwar.org, about Russia, imperialism, the new cold war, and the analytical challenges for leftists in the West.
The Ossington Circle Episode 18: Western Wars, Arab Revolutions with Vijay Prashad
In this episode of The Ossington Circle, I talk with Vijay Prashad about his book, Death of a Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution, with a particular focus on the Syria war and the peace process in Astana.
The Ossington Circle Episode 17: The Kingdom of the Unjust, with Laila
In this episode of The Ossington Circle, I talk to "Laila", an activist who has studied the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for many years. For preparation, I read Medea Benjamin's new book, Kingdom of the Unjust.
