Best Isaac Peltz Podcasts (2025)

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Hopelessness Can Turn to Hope Pretty Quick with Eric Blanc 1:12:26

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In Episode 88 we’re joined by Eric Blanc, author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big. We talk about the importance of unions in confronting the many problems of this dystopian timeline and how the model of worker-to-worker unionism is necessary to scale up unionization and create an effective l…

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Votez Pour Sergio (et Craig) with Craig Sauvé (and Sergio Da Silva) 1:06:48

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On November 2, 2025, Montreal heads to the polls. We talk to Craig Sauvé, leader of the new left-wing party Transition Montreal, and punk rock candidate for city councillor, Sergio Da Silva. We discuss left-wing proposals for public safety, public workers for public works, what to do about housing and homelessness, and how to save nightlife in Cana…

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Owned by the Libs with Isaac Peltz 1:11:09

5M ago1:11:09

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In Episode 86 we’re joined again by journalist Isaac Peltz to catch up on some Canadian politics. The new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, wants to read your mail and access your internet data without a warrant, while Quebec wants to abolish your right to strike and Ontario wants to turn the habitats of endangered species into Special Economic Zones wh…

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Episode 6 - Fallout 27:55

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Who are the people suffering during this crisis? Yes, we've talked about statistics and seen the political world behind all this-- but practically. Who is it that is suffering? Well, it's just people like you and I. Beyond the stats, real people are going through hard times. We asked a couple. We investigated one incident. And we heard again from D…

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Episode 5 - Those Who Fight 30:23

6M ago30:23

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Today we dive into the types of people who are really, REALLY doing the lords work in the institutions which count. We have Catherine Fournier on (and mention Andres Fontecilla) and she's one of the rare people in power doing work in her city. And then we talk about the behind the scenes drama! Afterwards we have an interview with Util, a non-profi…

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The LA Rebellion with Cecilia Guerrero 57:15

6M ago57:15

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The first real, proletarian resistance to the second Trump administration kicked off last week in LA as thousands of working people flooded the streets, responding to the increasingly brutal terrorism they are being subjected to by US security forces. Returning guest Cecilia Guerrero joins us to discuss the LA rebellion, the state of organized resi…

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Episode 4 - Political Will 25:59

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Today we finally talk to the people in power. You have a comprehensive understanding of the problems, the successes, the people who are on the ground with their boots, activists who want to do better for the country. Now let's talk to the leaders in power, the people who wield the keys of change. Today we dive into the willingness to enact change o…

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Episode 3 - Boots on the Ground 25:50

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In episode one, we laid the groundwork for what's been going on in the housing crisis. In episode two we set up the solutions on a policy level, having Francis Cortellino and Marie José Houle on to discuss what they're doing within the system. However, policy and action take two kinds of folks-- policy makers, and people who work on the ground. Thi…

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Episode 2 - Political Mathematics 26:59

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This week Francis Cortellino breaks down the economics of the housing crisis, and Marie-Jose Houle explains the policies and ideas that would fix the housing if properly implemented, as well as how the government has introduced new ideas into our country to make sure the crisis doesn't get worse. Check out our written companion pieces on https://Pi…

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Episode 1 - How Did We Get Here!? 29:45

7M ago29:45

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This week we set the stage-- preliminary explanations on how we got to this point in the housing crisis, and how the problem goes back forty years. What is gentrification? Is it the same in the big cities and the small towns? Well, through interviews and research, Isaac and Gab are gonna bring you to understand exactly where things went wrong befor…

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Thinking About Solidarity with Sarah Schulman 57:50

7M ago57:50

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Award-winning author and historian Sarah Schulman joins us in Episode 84 to talk about her new book, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. We talk about what solidarity means in the context of today’s neoliberal hellworld and how to be in solidarity across differences in power. We also talk about Sarah’s process of debrainwashing from Zionism, h…

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Trailer 1:27

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The trailer for one of the most extensive investigations into the housing crisis ever done.By Isaac Peltz & Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours

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Tech Won't Liberate Us with Paris Marx 1:00:35

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As the tech oligarchs dream of subjecting us all to their sick fantasies and their pet governments pave the road to hell with bad intentions, the sycophantic press breathlessly praises each new ‘advancement’ in dystopian tech — and each new phony scam as well. In Episode 83 we’re joined by Paris Marx, technology critic, author and host of Tech Won’…

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The Election is Done; Everything is Nuts 31:25

7M ago31:25

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This is our final episode of the podcast for the election coverage. Enjoy as we break down the results of the election!By The Rover

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The Final Week 36:08

8M ago36:08

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This week Isaac, Gabrielle, and Savannah break down the events going into the final week. Will Pierre Poilievre lose his seat? Who will take home the mandate to serve Canadians? Who's vision of the country is to change the next four years and lead the fight against Donald Trump?By The Rover

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A Secret Third Thing with Erica Thomas 1:18:26

8M ago1:18:26

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As the masked goons of the MAGA nanny-state continue to disappear students for holding views upsetting to hysterical Zionists and their sweaty, senile leader continues to rule by deranged imperial decree executive order, we sit down with Erica Thomas, a union organizer, professor and artist, to talk about what’s going on in our increasingly unhinge…

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After Debate Special! 26:45

8M ago26:45

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Chris and Isaac hole up in a bar, and throw down about the debate immediately after the aftermath of a chaotic and terrible night. Enjoy this live, on the floor episode of the podcast, the sound quality isn't as good but you're right there with us! Hope you like it. Stewart shows up halfway through-- he was the subject of harassment that wound up b…

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Teflon Banker Jesus - Week 3 44:13

8M ago44:13

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This week Isaac is joined by the entire Rover staff, Savannah and Chris. They talk about Poilievre's gender voting gap, they discuss offshore tax havens, and they discuss the mechanisms of a technocrat. Lastly they discuss the free fall of the NDP and maybe hint at some special breaking news? Who knows! All in the third week of the election.…

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Murder threats and Women ! Week two 36:29

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Week two of the 2025 election campaign-- Carney is way ahead in the polls and currently on track to win more than 200 seats as of today. In this shocking election, three conservatives have been banned from running for office, a liberal MP has been banned, threats of murder and bounties and executions fly left right and center. Meanwhile polls are i…

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Resisting Climate Apocalypse with Last Generation 1:00:11

8M ago1:00:11

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Depressing but true: we’re hurtling toward human-caused climate collapse and our political-economic system, captured by capitalist elites intent on squeezing out profits until the day our civilization collapses, is effectively incapable of responding by itself. It must be forced: but how? Petitions haven’t worked. Rallies haven’t worked. Posting on…

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1 - Every Party, Every Leader, and the First Week 42:29

9M ago42:29

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This week Isaac, Gab and Chris break down the first week of the election and give you an overview of the election. What does each party stand for? What are they proposing? Who are their leaders? If there's only one political podcast you listen to, this is the one you want. This will give you the lay of the land. Read all of the Rover's news today a…

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Psychiatry, Psychedelics and the Maps We Carry with Rose Cartwright 1:05:44

9M ago1:05:44

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Plagued from a young age by disturbing intrusive thoughts and unable to control dangerous compulsive behaviours, 3 Body Problem screenwriter and best-selling author Rose Cartwright was immensely relieved to learn that she had a disease called OCD, which was caused by a chemical imbalance in her brain and could be easily treated with a pill. She bec…

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2020 Can't Save Us Now 54:04

9M ago54:04

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com In the aftermath of the American identitarians losing their minds about Vivek Chibber’s calmly articulated post-mortem of ‘social justice’ culture on his podcast Confronting Capitalism, we ask if this really is the beginning of the end for ‘social justice’, what …

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Writing About Incest With Kelsey Zazanis 1:31:23

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When survivors of incest act in the ways any sexually abused child would act, they are psychiatrized and medicated, and often returned to their abusers. When they grow up and search for resources on what happened to them, what they are most likely to find is terabytes of pornography. When they write about their experiences, they are siloed into the…

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Housing Sucks Because Everyone in the Government is a Landlord with Isaac Peltz 1:09:47

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If you’ve ever wondered why the government can’t seem to do anything about the cost of housing, it’s because it would go directly against their interests: most of them are landlords and the rest are landowners, and journalist Isaac Peltz can prove it. Our guest today has been pissing off government lawyers across the land with their pesky Access To…

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The Closest You Can Get to Punching Jeff Bezos in the Face with Felix Trudeau and Louisa Worrell 45:09

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Get in babe we're boycotting Amazon! These criminal American parasites retaliated against workers for unionizing their warehouse outside Montreal by firing their entire Quebec workforce and closing all their facilities in the province. This scorched-earth union-busting strategy is both illegal under Quebec law and an insult to all members of the wo…

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The Theology of Exile with Juno Zavitz 1:25:31

11M ago1:25:31

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If God’s law is to love one another radically, then the various forms of exile and dehumanization practised by human beings through the ages may constitute a kind of ‘cultural sin’, a deviation we keep coming back to over and over as a species because it feels good. Not only might this practice lead us further from love, and not only might it not e…

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Digging Up the Sun with Roger Peet 1:14:23

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Artisanal miners prospect for toxic rare-earth metals on the edges of huge corporate pit mines, alongside alien-looking metallophyte plants found nowhere else in the world. Cloak and dagger CIA manoeuvring from the Cold War reverberates into the present. Workers separated by oceans, empires and supply chains struggle to find ways to support each ot…

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Class War 29:58

12M ago29:58

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com In Episode 73 we discuss Clementine’s underworld journey and the future of Fucking Cancelled before moving on to Luigi, class war, and whether the word ‘health’ should be followed by the word ‘insurance’ or the word ‘care’. This is a paywalled episode — to listen…

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The Quest for the Offline Left with Cecilia Guerrero: Organizing the South 1:28:51

1y ago1:28:51

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In Episode 72, we’re joined by Cecilia Guerrero, an organizer in Nashville, Tennessee, helping to innovate a new generation of socialist movement-building deep in the American South. We discuss what it’s like organizing in Tennessee, the fantastic gains being made by the new network of organizations springing up there — including an unprecendented …

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Talking Shit with Elizabeth Oldfield: On Becoming Fully Alive 1:11:04

1y ago1:11:04

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In Episode 71, we are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield, a writer, thinker, bridge builder, and Christian working out of the UK. We discuss her new book Fully Alive, and the rich worldview which underlies it. Elizabeth challenges us to live our principles in our daily lives, and to extend grace and curiosity across difference. Part of the Talking Shit s…

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The Quest for the Offline Left with Dru Oja Jay: SEIZE's Report on Housing 49:50

1+ y ago49:50

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In Episode 70 we’re joined by Dru Oja Jay, research coordinator for SEIZE as well as executive director of CUTV and publisher of The Breach. We discuss SEIZE’s recent report on housing, titled From Crisis to Consensus, in which SEIZE surveyed housing organizations from across the country in order to determine what needs to be done about the housing…

Isaac Peltz Podcasts

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Building the Crisis: An Intensive Investigation on Housing in Canada

Isaac Peltz & Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours

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The Rover - Election 2025

The Rover

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Fucking Cancelled

Fucking Cancelled

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Hopelessness Can Turn to Hope Pretty Quick with Eric Blanc 1:12:26

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Votez Pour Sergio (et Craig) with Craig Sauvé (and Sergio Da Silva) 1:06:48

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Owned by the Libs with Isaac Peltz 1:11:09

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Episode 6 - Fallout 27:55

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Episode 5 - Those Who Fight 30:23

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The LA Rebellion with Cecilia Guerrero 57:15

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Episode 4 - Political Will 25:59

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Episode 3 - Boots on the Ground 25:50

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Episode 2 - Political Mathematics 26:59

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Episode 1 - How Did We Get Here!? 29:45

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Thinking About Solidarity with Sarah Schulman 57:50

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Trailer 1:27

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Tech Won't Liberate Us with Paris Marx 1:00:35

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The Election is Done; Everything is Nuts 31:25

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The Final Week 36:08

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A Secret Third Thing with Erica Thomas 1:18:26

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After Debate Special! 26:45

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Teflon Banker Jesus - Week 3 44:13

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Murder threats and Women ! Week two 36:29

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Resisting Climate Apocalypse with Last Generation 1:00:11

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1 - Every Party, Every Leader, and the First Week 42:29

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Psychiatry, Psychedelics and the Maps We Carry with Rose Cartwright 1:05:44

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2020 Can't Save Us Now 54:04

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Writing About Incest With Kelsey Zazanis 1:31:23

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Housing Sucks Because Everyone in the Government is a Landlord with Isaac Peltz 1:09:47

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The Closest You Can Get to Punching Jeff Bezos in the Face with Felix Trudeau and Louisa Worrell 45:09

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The Theology of Exile with Juno Zavitz 1:25:31

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Digging Up the Sun with Roger Peet 1:14:23

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Class War 29:58

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The Quest for the Offline Left with Cecilia Guerrero: Organizing the South 1:28:51

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Talking Shit with Elizabeth Oldfield: On Becoming Fully Alive 1:11:04

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The Quest for the Offline Left with Dru Oja Jay: SEIZE's Report on Housing 49:50