BASEBALL LIFE ADVICE with Stacey May Fowles
WHITE FEMINIST HISTORIES with Brittany Andrew-Amofah
TORONTO INT’L PORN FESTIVAL with Carlyle Jansen
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Allison is reading The Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin
Vass is reading Men Walking on Water by Emily Shultz
TUNES:
Fan the Flames by Sheer Mag
The is the World of the Theater by The New Pornographers
Bad Thing by PINS
UBER AS PUBLIC TRANSIT with Matt Elliott
GIG ECONOMY with Sheila Block
OPIOID EPIDEMIC with Nikhil Sharma
Allison is reading All the Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
Vass is reading The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit
TUNES:
Different Now by Chastity Belt
Hero by Sevdaliza
Hello Lakisha by Kilo Kish
JUNOS with Holly Gordon
TICKET BOTS with Danny Bradbury
GIG ECONOMY with Andrew Langille
Allison is reading Too Much and Not in the Mood by Durga Chew-Bose
Vass is reading Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
TUNES:
Raised on Robbery by Joni Mitchell
Keep Running by Tei Shi
Open Your Eyes by School of Seven Bells
TUNES:
Passionfruit by Drake
Tease by Ralph
Queen Street Lost by Justin Rutledge
Allison and Vass discuss the Aga Khan Museum’s new contemporary art exhibition “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet” with art critic Joobin Bakhard.
TD senior economist Brian DePratto joins us to discuss whether it’s really such a bad thing that millennials are stuck subsidizing seniors.
Then bestselling author Scaachi Koul drops in to chat about her new book of essays One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.
Allison is reading “Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death” by Sam Knight.
Vass is reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
TUNES:
Pleasure by Fiest
Baby by Devendra Banhart
Be True to Your Bar by The Magnetic Fields
Allison and Vass start the show by answering the question, “Is PMS real?” Spoiler: Yes, duh.
We are joined by Peter MacLeod of MASS LBP to discuss fighting populism via citizen-focussed democracy.
Then we chat with Creig Lamb from Brookfield Institute about the next technological revolution and why A.I. and automation are worth worrying about.
Allison is reading Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane.
Vass is reading So Sad Today by Melissa Broder and One Day We Will All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by (future guest!) Scacchi Koul.
TUNES:
Inner Lover by Land of Talk
Roya by Daniel Romano
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq
Allison and Vass discuss the premiere of the Real Housewives of Toronto with social columnist Shinan Govani.
We talk about the mass closure of Toronto’s live music venues with NOW magazine’s music editor Carla Gillis and what that means for Toronto as a “Music City.”
Then we chat with author Sarah Vermunt about her new book “Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel-Good Work” and why it’s okay to quit your job.
Allison is reading The First Bad Man by Miranda July.
Vass is reading The Course of Love by Alain de Botton and All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel by Elan Mastai.
TUNES:
Die Young by Sylvan Esso
Tour by The Courtneys
A 1000 Times by Hamilton Leithauser
Allison and Vass celebrate Detangled’s one-year anniversary!
We call cycling consultant Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen to discuss biking, helmets and Hygge.
Then we chat with author Shawn Micallef about his new book “Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness.”
And we host our first call-in segment! Toronto Life digital editor David Topping takes listener questions about the state of Canadian journalism.
TUNES:
99 Cents by Santigold
Before the World was Big by Girlpool
Happy Birthday, dear friend Lisa by Jens Leckman
This week Allison and guest host Pip French anticipate the Oscars with film critic Adam Nayman.
We discuss the #Baycott and consumer activism in the age of Trump with Bloomberg News reporter Gerrit De Vynck.
AND we are joined in studio by the Grape Witches, the hosts of Toronto’s first Wine Séance Raves.
Pip is reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine and Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
Allison is reading Zero K by Don Delillo.
TUNES:
Crimson Wave by TacoCat
Darling by Real Estate
Changes by Charles Bradley
This week Allison and guest host Julia Hawthornthwaite discuss why feminist writer Roxane Gay dropped her publisher Simon & Schuster to protest hate speech.
We talk about how Donald Trump’s executive orders on pipelines will affect Canada’s energy sector—and its climate change promises.
AND Sophomore Magazine writer Stephanie Rotz introduces us to the Glass Runway.
Julia is reading The Good Jobs Strategy: How the smartest companies lower costs and boost profits by Zeynep Ton.
Allison is reading “Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich” by Even Osnos.
TUNES:
Bodies by Farao
Love Test by The Growlers
I’m Better by Missy Elliott
This week Allison and guest host Sabrina Nanji talk to Buzzfeed Canada’s Ishmael Doro about how the media is covering Kevin O’Leary.
The Ottawa Citizen’s Brian Platt tells us why Ontario’s high hydro rates have become fodder for rap lyrics.
Metro News reporter May Warren debriefs her experience at the Washington Women’s March.
Sabrina is reading The Blondes by Emily Schultz.
Allison is reading the Modern Lovers by Emma Straub.
TUNES:
Moth to a Flame by Chairlift
Swimming in Strange Waters by The Wooden Sky
Kill V. Main by Grimes
Viceroy by Mac DeMarco
This week Allison and guest host Ashley Csanady interview Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam about why the city’s budget needs a “gender equity lens.”
It’s 2017 and the Status of Women minister’s job is still considered a demotion—Professor Erin Tolley explains.
Chatelaine’s Sarah Boesveld joins us to discuss a massive survey of 40ish women and whether they are actually washing their bras.
Ashley is reading Difficult Women and Untamed State by Roxanne Gay.
Allison is reading the New York Times Magazine profile on Andy Cohen by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
TUNES:
Bonny by Pre-fab Sprout
The Wire by Haim
In Heaven by Japanese Breakfast
This week Allison and guest host Matt Elliott discuss how men can move into career fields that are traditionally considered “pink-collar” with Toronto Workforce Innovation Group’s Karen Lior.
The Dragon’s Den hates shipping container homes — Honomobo’s Daniel Engelman tells us why they are wrong.
Vice Canada’s Manisha Krishnan joins us to discuss Creep Crawlers—vigilante dudes who hold stings against alleged pedophiles and post the results online.
Matt is reading The Daily Show (The Book) by Chris Smith.
Allison is reading “The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking” by Lesley Alderman.
TUNES:
That’s Love by Oddisee
Sister by Angel Olsen
Cranes in the Sky by Solange