# Wag The Doug A monthly podcast grappling with the reality of four more infuriating years with the Fords and what that means for Ontario. Hosted by Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Page: Feed: --- ## [Introducing: What Is Happening Here (Official Trailer)](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/69164b4ae4a19aaf07908fab) _2025-11-17_ Some say Canada is currently in the throes of a horrible surge of anti-Jew hatred. Others say that anti-zionism is being conflated with antisemitism. So which is it? And who is to blame for it — activists, or Israel? What is Happening Here is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News. Listen to the first two episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Become a Canadaland supporter… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/69164b4ae4a19aaf07908fab/media.mp3) ## [We're in the Fight of Our Lives](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/68f3e4ae80f26677407b0488) _2025-10-20_ Canadaland covers Canada, period. If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/68f3e4ae80f26677407b0488/media.mp3) ## [Introducing: The Copernic Affair](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/6790285dc4926bdc796e2c4b) _2025-01-22_ The Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise. Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/6790285dc4926bdc796e2c4b/media.mp3) ## [Doug Ford, Ontario Man](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/66c5606df9374471fbf4ed77) _2024-08-21_ After six years of Doug-wagging, Allison and Jonathan have learned a few things. Like how “Ontario,” as a concept, is even more inscrutable than “Toronto” or “Canada.” And how most disasters are not just foreseeable but have in fact been foreseen. But perhaps most disconcerting of all: that Doug Ford actually knows what he’s doing — or conversely, that he doesn’t have to know what he’s doing,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/66c5606df9374471fbf4ed77/media.mp3) ## [The Fifth Annual(ish) Douggie Awards](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/66973b9695ba0dafbffdaecb) _2024-07-17_ Live (on tape) from the intersection of Richmond and Spadina, it’s the fifth annual(ish) Douggie Awards, celebrating the most surreal and mendacious moments of the past year in Ford. What was the Most Blatant Conflict of Interest? Who offered the Best Spin? Like the Emmys, we take things that actually aren’t that funny at all and stuff them into comedy categories for your convenience. And with yet… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/66973b9695ba0dafbffdaecb/media.mp3) ## [To All the Booze Who’ve Loved Beer Store](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/6672552294bae93358112c8c) _2024-06-19_ Who doesn’t love an ice-cold beer from a bar, a pub, a liquor store… a gas station? There could soon be up to 8,500 new places to buy low-alcohol drinks in Ontario, thanks to a new plan to speed up an agreement between the province and Beer Store. The cost? At least $225 million of taxpayer money. Is this accelerated effort to “modernize” the alcohol market simply a play for political points ahead… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/6672552294bae93358112c8c/media.mp3) ## [Queen’s Park and Gaza](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/664430463f77f50012ea9e4f) _2024-05-15_ When the Speaker decreed that keffiyehs were verboten at Queen’s Park, even Doug Ford agreed that that was a bad call. But that came in the midst of a hotly-contested by-election in the 905 — and now that it’s finished, so is his party’s long nightmare of uncharacteristic open-mindedness. In the eighth month of Israel’s war in/on Gaza, Allison and Jonathan examine how Ontario’s government is… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/664430463f77f50012ea9e4f/media.mp3) ## [Introducing Pretendians](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/664269781d878a0012c58b6b) _2024-05-14_ Today we’re sharing with you a preview of the first episode of Canadaland’s newest show Pretendians . What do some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and thinkers have in common? They aren’t Indigenous. From major universities, to the halls of power, to Hollywood, there are people claiming to be Indigenous in the interest of power, money, and status. There are dozens… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/664269781d878a0012c58b6b/media.mp3) ## [This Sh\*t is Banana Cats](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/661f3ec1d969ff0017898149) _2024-04-17_ The next provincial election is two years away, but to turn on your TVs, you’d think we were in the midst of one. Flush with cash, Doug Ford’s party is taking out ads attempting to cast the premier as cuddly and contrite. Meanwhile, the Ontario NDP is going all in on the weird side of TikTok, churning out videos so assertively surreal as to approach the level of art. This month, Allison and… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/661f3ec1d969ff0017898149/media.mp3) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yZLvu5TwDs6a) _2024-04-17 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Dougie Went a-Courtin'](https://shows.acast.com/wag-the-doug/episodes/65fa47b43c6a6200178902b2) _2024-03-20_ Judicial independence is a foundational principle of Canadian democracy. Doug Ford sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. Because if he can’t appoint “like-minded” judges to mercilessly punish criminals, then is it really justice? Why should judges have discretion to… judge? This month, Allison and Jonathan look at the itty-bitty constitutional crisis that Doug Ford has sparked, through his… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62f465da5b00440012ac2e83/e/65fa47b43c6a6200178902b2/media.mp3)