The Progress Report

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The Progress Report

Weekly podcast detailing the good and the bad (mostly bad) of Alberta politics. A project of Progress Alberta.

  1. JUN 14

    The Gang Gets Electoral

    Jeremy and Duncan review the state of the ANDP leadership race, offer their predictions, and tell you how they'd fill out their ballots today.

    45 min
  2. Housing crisis + UCP power-grab intersect in weeks-long Calgary zoning hearings

    MAY 3

    Housing crisis + UCP power-grab intersect in weeks-long Calgary zoning hearings

    Joel Laforest, policy advisor to Calgary councillor Courtney Walcott, joins us on the pod to go over the politicking around the city's efforts to fix its zoning laws, the housing crisis, and how it all relates to the UCP's Bill 18 and Bill 20.

    38 min
  3. Sarah Hoffman makes her pitch

    MAR 23

    Sarah Hoffman makes her pitch

    In the first of our interviews with Alberta NDP leadership candidates, Duncan chats with Sarah Hoffman. Then, some analysis with Jim. Show notes and more content, including our ANDP leadership tracker, can be found at our website, The Progress Report [https://www.theprogressreport.ca/]

    47 min
  4. Kenneyism: Reckoning with what Alberta's ultimate political weirdo has done to us

    FEB 6

    Kenneyism: Reckoning with what Alberta's ultimate political weirdo has done to us

    Jeremy Appel joins the pod to talk about his newly published book, Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power. We discuss how Jason Kenney's ghost continues to haunt us still and the effects his time in politics have wrought at the federal and provincial level.

    1h 28m

  5. 2023-11-29

    The desperate crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech in Canada

    Law professor Joshua Sealy-Harrington joins host Duncan Kinney to discuss how universities and police forces across Canada are cracking down on pro-Palestinian speech and the serious effects these actions are having on Canada's very broken and barely functioning democracy.

    54 min
  6. 2023's Hottest Superspreader Event (feat. completely unhinged policy proposals)

    2023-11-04

    2023's Hottest Superspreader Event (feat. completely unhinged policy proposals)

    The Progress Report podcast is back and fellow Progress Reporters Jeremy Appel and Jim Storrie are around to break down the resolutions and the vibes heading into this weekend's UCP AGM. This is the first AGM with Danielle Smith at the helm and we'll see where her loosey-goosey leadership style plays with an increasingly bug-eyed UCP grassroots.

    1h 4m
  7. Losing is the new winning

    2023-06-02

    Losing is the new winning

    After a long hiatus due to moving offices the Progress Report pod is back. Jeremy Appel joins host Duncan Kinney to sift through the wreckage of the Alberta election. They discuss the Alberta NDP's spin on their catastrophic loss as well as what is to be done about the coming UCP cruelty.

    49 min
  8. Body cams suck, actually

    2023-03-22

    Body cams suck, actually

    Police body cameras are sold as a solution that will increase trust, transparency, and accountability with police. Daniella Barreto of Rights Back at You joins host Duncan Kinney to debunk every one of these claims and make the case that police body cameras actually suck ass.

    39 min
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Weekly podcast detailing the good and the bad (mostly bad) of Alberta politics. A project of Progress Alberta.

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  • Creator
    Progress Alberta
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Progress Alberta
  • Show Website
    The Progress Report

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