The True North Eager Beaver

Mr. Beaver & Mr. Grizzly
The True North Eager Beaver

The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly welcome you to join them and their friends at the Beaver Lodge for engaging and grown up conversations about the Canadian political and cultural scene. We curate the news and provide a non-partisan (from Progressive Conservative to Green, you'll find something to like) facts first-based analysis and commentary with a media/political/social media literacy focus. If you love politics, this is the show for you; if you loathe politics, this is the show for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. "Nauseausly Optimistic" — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    20 HR AGO

    "Nauseausly Optimistic" — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 505 of our show, Mr. Beaver is feeling better and has returned. Hope you all turned your clocks back. Today, we recap a few stories from last week. We also talk about: * Veterans Week and Financial Literacy Month  * Saskatchewan Election Recap: Hugh Gordon * Economics and Investing * RIP Quincy Jones * Is the Gap Narrowing? * Blanchet Moves a Few Chess Pieces * Conservative Filibuster Theatre Debunked * Elizabeth May on Security Clearance  * NIMBYism * Liberals' New PR Push Starts * FOX Is Afraid of Getting Sued Again The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 11m
  2. Human Cudgels  (ft. Guy Felicella) — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    1 DAY AGO

    Human Cudgels (ft. Guy Felicella) — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 504 of our show [NOTE: There was no episode 503 for Thursday, October 31 as Mr. Beaver is still ill and no show was prepared], Mr. Grizzly is solo. We explore how the most vulnerable are frequently politically exploited, under the pretense of caring, augmented by a brief conversation with harm reduction and recovery expert Guy Felicella, during the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness 2024 conference. We also talk about: * Ben Shapiro * Lisa B on the UCP's Anti-Trans Legislation * Naheed Nenshi * A Brief Conversation with Guy Felicella * Liz Cheney * Radio-Canada's Patrice Roy vs Pierre Poilièvre * A Brief Conversation with Guy Felicella * How Disinformation Works, an Example from India The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 24m
  3. Ending Homelessness (ft. Iain De Jong,) — TNEB Interview Project

    6 DAYS AGO

    Ending Homelessness (ft. Iain De Jong,) — TNEB Interview Project

    On Episode 61 of The True North Beaver Interview Project (aka Episode 502 of That Daily Beaver Morning Show), Mr. Beaver has a fever, so Mr. Grizzly is solo today. Today, we present a conversation filmed at the 2024 Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference 2024 in Ottawa with Mr. Iain De Jong, CEO and President of OrgCode Consulting, leaders in homeless system transformations, leadership development in homeless services, and technical assistance. We also talk about: * The Saskatchewan Party Wins * "Blaming Failed People for Failed Systems" * "We Need to Stop Pathologizing Homelessness" * Polymarket The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  4. So? More Moe, Eh? — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    6 DAYS AGO

    So? More Moe, Eh? — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 501 of our show, Mr. Beaver is still sleepy from the Saskatchewan live election results show, so Mr. Grizzly is solo today. Today, we explore We also talk about: * The Saskatchewan Party Wins * Burning Votes * Racist Jokes * Polymarket The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  5. 500 Episodes / Saskatchewan Election Day — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    6 DAYS AGO

    500 Episodes / Saskatchewan Election Day — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    We have reached Episode 500 of our show! Wooo-hooo! Today, we explore the provincial election in Saskatchewan. We also talk about: * The CFL * Skate Canada international * Speed Skaters and Tennis Players Who Make Us Proud  * Curling Shake-Up * Chris Alexander Drops a Bomb * It's Voting Day, Saskatchewan  * A Polling Shift? * Moe Sets Up Counterprogramming  * NS Snap Election Call * Sask Party Scandals * Jeremy Harrison  * BC Election Update  * Liberal Democratic Party Loses Its Majority in Japan * Election Drama in Georgia * The Washington Post  * Seizing Rudy's Ass... ets * Dr. Phil on Bullying * CREW Gets the Arlington Cemetery Report * Montreal Dock Workers Walk Put * The Synod Denies Women Again * Food Bank Visits Have Doubled in Five Years Ago * Juno-Winner Steve Strongman * Saskatchewan Teachers Federation  * Kathleen Monk on Security Clearance  The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ________________________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ________________________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 46m
  6. "He Has Something to Hide" — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    29 OCT

    "He Has Something to Hide" — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 498 of our show, we explore a seeming emerging concerted strategy by the governing party to turn the Leader of the Opposition's refusal to take any step toward obtaining their top secret level security clearance into a leadership issue. As well, former diplomat and Harper Cabinet Minister Chris Alexander rises from the political netherworld to testify at the foreign interference inquiry and publicly alleged that journalist David Pugliese was compromised prior to the fall of the Iron Curtain. We also talk about: * Michael Chong, Marc Miller, Karina Gould, Michael Coteau * About Security Clearance * Chris Alexander Drops a Bomb * Alexander vs Pugliese * Poilievre vs Joly... And Then There's Yvan Baker * More PM Foreign Interference Testimony * Calling Out the Obstacles * Blanchet Has Obtained His Security Clearance * Brittlestar: Poilievre's Cat * "Worst. Rebellion. Ever." * Power Returning to Cuba * Cannabis Excise Duties * Focus BC: 65,000 More Ballots to Count * Toxic Drug Deaths Down by 8% in B.C. * RIP Jack Jones * Poilievre Abstains on His Own Motion The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________   We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 46m
  7. "Get the Clearance. Take the Briefing. Protect the Country."  — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    29 OCT

    "Get the Clearance. Take the Briefing. Protect the Country." — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 498 of our show, we explore the so-called fall out/aftermath from the expression of displeasure with the party leadership from about two dozen members of the Liberal caucus. We also talk about: * Beaver Lodge Curling Report * Verb the Noun * Liberal Caucus Meeting * Liberal MP Sean Casey * New Brunswick Premier Designate Susan Holt on Family * ONLY PeePee Can Remove the Heat * Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante Calls It Quits * Bank of Canada Cuts 0.50% * Manitoba Landfill Search * Canada Will Be Reducing Immigration Targets * Montréal Port Work Stoppage Continues * Should Harris Go on Rogan? The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________   We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 25m
  8. "The Most Polite Revolt, If Revolt It is"  — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    26 OCT

    "The Most Polite Revolt, If Revolt It is" — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 497 of our show, we explore the alleged caucus turbulence within the federal Liberal party. We also discuss the election night speeches of some of the party leaders in British Columbia and New Brunswick. We also talk about: * Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement Today * Polling * Liberal Caucus Meeting Today * Rustad's Vow to Be an Obstructionist Force * Roll the Dice Again? * Eby Strikes a Proper Tone * Focus US: A Cultural Moment * Focus SK: Putting Kids at Risk * "Education Is a Direct Threat to the Billionaire Class"  The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.   If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).   Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]    Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,   Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly   ______________​​​__________________________________   Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. ______________​​​__________________________________   Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:     * The Peppermaster   * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing   * Canadian Tarot Dot Com     Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

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The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly welcome you to join them and their friends at the Beaver Lodge for engaging and grown up conversations about the Canadian political and cultural scene. We curate the news and provide a non-partisan (from Progressive Conservative to Green, you'll find something to like) facts first-based analysis and commentary with a media/political/social media literacy focus. If you love politics, this is the show for you; if you loathe politics, this is the show for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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