The Beaverton Weekly Report

The Beaverton
The Beaverton Weekly Report

Every week Beaverton editor-in-chief Luke Gordon Field assembles some of the country's best comedians and writers to talk, mock and riff their way through the news of the week. Then he puts their knowledge to the test in a very important quiz where the winner gets absolute nothing. Part panel show, part interview, the Beaverton Weekly Report is an hilarious look at what's going on in the world around us. It'll be just like watching CNN, only funnier and with fewer erectile dysfunction ads.

  1. December 5, 2018: Trans activists make absurd demand to be treated like human beings

    2018-12-05

    December 5, 2018: Trans activists make absurd demand to be treated like human beings

    Luke and the Panel (Lora Campbell, Chanty Marostica and Lucia Linares Leon) do a deep dive on gender identity issues. They discuss how the trans and non-binary communities are dealing with attacks from Doug Ford, Donald Trump, faux allies and even other members of the lgbtq community. Then they break down Justin Trudeau's supes cas 50 million dollar charity donation tweet. And the approximately ten minute long quiz discovers the Catholic Church might be bad?

    1h 1m
  2. November 28, 2018: Doug Ford demands Green Party apologize for letting Oshawa GM Plant close

    2018-11-28

    November 28, 2018: Doug Ford demands Green Party apologize for letting Oshawa GM Plant close

    Luke and the Panel (Andrew Ivimey, Jon Blair, Todd Van Allen) talk about people getting screwed over! Specifically the people of Oshawa getting screwed over by GM (1:00), Paul Manafort maybe getting screwed over by Julian Assange by way of Robert Mueller (18:30) and refugees/human rights/Mexican sovereignty getting screwed over by the Trump admin (32:00).

    52 min
  3. November 21, 2018: St. Michael's principal promises to restore school to acceptable levels of toxic masculinity

    2018-11-21

    November 21, 2018: St. Michael's principal promises to restore school to acceptable levels of toxic masculinity

    Luke and the Panel (Callum Wratten, Dave Barclay and Ryan Dillon) figure out what is wrong with the NDP, the Conservatives and Canada's private school system! They also discuss the Ontario PC's war on trans people and the french community, and of course the latest in Trumpworld. Then the approximately 10 minute long quiz finds the best way to win a darts competition.

    1h 4m
  4. November 8, 2018: The Beaverton will pay whatever it takes to not see Tony Clement's dick

    2018-11-08

    November 8, 2018: The Beaverton will pay whatever it takes to not see Tony Clement's dick

    Luke and the Panel (Michael Balazo, Kristy LaPointe and Ian MacIntyre) try not to get overwhelmed by how much news there is. They start by recapping the midterm elections and CNN's coverage (1:45), then move on to Trump firing everyone's favourite racist elf in Jeff Sessions (32:00) and Tony Clement's Unsexy Sexy Scandal (39:30). Then the Approximately Ten Minute Long Quiz discovers the best get rich quick scheme of all time.

    1 hr
  5. October 31, 2018: New CBC article ranks top 5 murderous dictatorships that can help grow your RSP

    2018-10-31

    October 31, 2018: New CBC article ranks top 5 murderous dictatorships that can help grow your RSP

    Luke and the Panel (Dave Atkinson, Aaron Hagey-MacKay and Andrew Ivimey) refuse to let the news get them down. They talk Trump’s influence over the mail bomber (2:30) and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter (11:30), plus his attempt to use an executive order to eliminate the 14th amendment (17:00) while one of his fans plotted to bring down the Mueller investigations (22:30). They also make fun of Brazil’s new crazy leader (31:30) and Ontario’s semi-new crazy one (38:00). And because the news is depressing, Luke reads some Mr. Rogers trivia to make everyone feel happy. Plus the Approximately Ten Minute Long Quiz finds out what has annoyed the Satanic Temple this week.

    58 min
  6. October 24, 2018: Analysts not sure rebate cheques and keeping humanity alive will convince Canadians to support carbon tax

    2018-10-24

    October 24, 2018: Analysts not sure rebate cheques and keeping humanity alive will convince Canadians to support carbon tax

    Luke and the Panel (Alex Huntley, Alice Moran, Diana McCallum) talk elections! The Canadian municipal elections went mostly as expected with Tory being re-elected (1:30), but also contained some highs: goodbye Mammoliti and @norm and some lows: Patrick Brown is mayor of Brampton, a Nazi finished third in Toronto?! (6:00). Meanwhile at Queen's Park Doug Ford is freezing the minimum wage For The People (15:00) and in Ottawa Justin Trudeau has come up with a great plan to sell Canadians on a carbon tax: giving them free money (20:00). Down south the US Midterms are heating up and Luke is going insane trying to analyze the early voting numbers (30:00). Then the Approximately Ten Minute Long Quiz finds the worst Legal Weed take imaginable.

    52 min
  7. October 17, 2018: Local man willing to do anything that doesn't affect his daily life to stop climate change

    2018-10-17

    October 17, 2018: Local man willing to do anything that doesn't affect his daily life to stop climate change

    Luke and the Panel (Rebecca Reeds, Craig Fay and Andrew Ivimey) ask the important question: you ever listen to a podcast ON WEED? They talk the media hype over weed legalization (2:00), the vastly different rules/regulations governing legal weed in different provinces and cities (7:30) and shed a tear for the plight of the local weed dealers we all grew up with (12:00). They also celebrate the fact that people are still talking the UN Climate Change report while also bemoaning the fact that nothing will get done (22:00), and recap 2-3 of the 8000 crazy things Trump did this week (30:00). Then the Approximately Ten Minute Long Quiz

    1h 1m
  8. October 10, 2018: Doug Ford ends opposition to Carbon Tax after reading all 2,500 pages of UN Climate Change Report

    2018-10-10

    October 10, 2018: Doug Ford ends opposition to Carbon Tax after reading all 2,500 pages of UN Climate Change Report

    Luke and the Panel (Nour Hadidi, Courtney Gilmour and Ryan Dillon) talk about how we're all going to die! They break down why the most recent UN Climate Change Report is a warning that can't be ignored (2:00), but will be (12:00). They also discuss why the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh did not prevent his assent to the Supreme Court (18:30) and wonder whether anyone will even notice a change once weed is legal (32:30). Then the approximately ten minute long quiz presents the most Florida news story of all time.

    47 min
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About

Every week Beaverton editor-in-chief Luke Gordon Field assembles some of the country's best comedians and writers to talk, mock and riff their way through the news of the week. Then he puts their knowledge to the test in a very important quiz where the winner gets absolute nothing. Part panel show, part interview, the Beaverton Weekly Report is an hilarious look at what's going on in the world around us. It'll be just like watching CNN, only funnier and with fewer erectile dysfunction ads.

Information

  • Creator
    The Beaverton
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2010 - 2018 The Beaverton. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Beaverton Weekly Report

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