The True North Eager Beaver MAIN

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

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. ELXN45 - And They're Off! The Election Games Begin!

    2D AGO

    ELXN45 - And They're Off! The Election Games Begin!

    On Episode 1 of our 45th federal general election coverage (AKA Episode 608 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show), the writ has been drawn and the election is now officially underway. Today, we look at the address PM Mark Carney delivered immediately following his visit with the Governor General. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, for Canadians & broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (EDT), tech willing.  Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Your financial support helps us cover the costs of bringing our show to you. The best & 100% Canadian way email transfer truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. You may treat us to a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]. We get over 90% of your donation. On YouTube, a donation via Superchat gives us 70% of your donation. Until next time, be kind to & gentle with yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ________________________________________________ Subscribe to our Podpage sponsored by The Rae Girl [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/]. Our YouTube ch. [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Our monthly no politics' live PubCast events are exclusively there & we have bonus content for those who purchase memberships. We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations. Send them to us via [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], Xitter, BlueSky @TrueEager, or truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. ________________________________________________ Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Get to know your federal election candidates, volunteer to help a candidate or at a polling station, vote (and bring friends with you) ________________________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster [https://tinyurl.com/2shnc59m] * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing [https://tinyurl.com/5n7a88yz] * Psychic Tarot Canada [http://psychictarot.ca/] ________________________________________________ Artwork: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequences:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 4m
  2. Inauguration Day: The End of U.S. Democracy?

    2D AGO

    Inauguration Day: The End of U.S. Democracy?

    On Episode 562 of our show, Mr. Beaver is solo. He is having a bit of an "Enjoy the Silence" moment prior to unexpected 4 years of someone never shutting up. He explores the upcoming Liberal leadership race as both Karina Gould and Chrystia Freeland officially enter it. _______________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, for Canadians & broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (Eastern), tech willing.  Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Your kind financial support helps us cover the costs of bringing our show to you. The best & 100% Canadian way (avoid the US-based C.E. TechBros) to ensure we get 100% email us  truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. You may treat us to a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]. We get over 90% of your donation YouTube, a donation via its Superchat function gives us 70% of your donation. Until next time, be kind to — & gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver & Mr. Grizzly ________________________________________________ To never miss an episode of our audiocast, subscribe to Podpage sponsored by Kit The Rae Girl [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/]. YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Our monthly no politics' live PubCast events are exclusively there & we have bonus content for those who purchase memberships. We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations. Send them to Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], Xitter, BlueSky @TrueEager, or truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. ________________________________________________ Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. ________________________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster [https://tinyurl.com/2shnc59m] * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing [https://tinyurl.com/5n7a88yz] * Psychic Tarot Canada [http://psychictarot.ca/] ________________________________________________ Artwork: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequences:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  3. Canada at the Crossroads. -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    5D AGO

    Canada at the Crossroads. -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 561 of our show, we explore the first big meeting between the Prime Minister of Canada and provincial/territorial Premiers... And the one -- because there's *always* got to be one, right? -- Premier refusing to go all-in on Team Canada. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% Canadian and broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (EDT). Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged Join the Best #DAMFAM™ in all podcasting to participate in the live chat on YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] If you enjoy our content & would like to encourage us to do more, providing financial support to help cover costs, the best & 100% Canadian way (to avoid the C.E. TechBros) to ensure we get 100% of your donation is email transfer to truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. You may also buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]. We get over 90% of your donation and the warm goodness really makes our day! Finally, if you watch on our YouTube channel, you may donate via the Superchat function, which gives us 70% of your donation. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ________________________________________________ Subscribe to our Podpage sponsored by Kit The Rae Girl [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], or YouTube, where you can find the video version of our show &, exclusively, our monthly 'all pub chat / no politics' live PubCast event, as well as bonus content for those who purchase memberships [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations. Send them to us via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], Xitter, BlueSky @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. ________________________________________________ Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. ________________________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Psychic 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.

    2h 15m
  4. Pierre Poilievre Is Finished -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    5D AGO

    Pierre Poilievre Is Finished -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 560 of our show, we explore the evolving Liberal leadership race pre-game show as two potential candidates bow out and one is taking up more space. The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% Canadian and broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (Eastern), tech willing. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged Better yet, join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] If you enjoy our content and would like to encourage us to do more, perhaps in the form of financial support to help us cover the costs of bringing our show to you, the best and 100% Canadian way (to avoid the C.E. TechBros) to ensure we get 100% of your donation is a bank transfer sent to truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. You may also buy us a cup of coffee or mug of hot chocolate, via The Eager Beaver Lodge Emergency Hydration Fund [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]. We get over 90% of your donation and the warm goodness really makes our day! Finally, if you watch on our YouTube channel, you may donate via the Superchat function, which gives us 70% of your donation. Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ________________________________________________ If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage sponsored by Kit The Rae Girl [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], or our YouTube page, where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly 'all pub chat / no politics' live PubCast event, as well as bonus content for those who purchase memberships [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] 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 or BlueSky feeds @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. ________________________________________________ Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. ________________________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Psychic 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.

    2h 19m
  5. Team Canada Minus Alberta — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    MAR 21

    Team Canada Minus Alberta — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 559 of our show, we explore Alberta Premier Danielle Smith emerges from the big meeting between the PM and the Premiers deciding to be the cheese who stands alone by not signing the final communique, insisting that Canada prepare for a potential trade war with the United States with one hand tied behind our back. We also look at some clips from the post-meeting press conference Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford debuts a new hat as Pierre Poilièvre is still in hiding. We also have a touch of post-convoy schadenfreude. Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Kits 'n' Kubs wish to offer loving tribute to Their Royale (with Cheeze) qWeen Beaver & The Good, Sir Grizzly, you may support our efforts via SuperChat on YouTube. If you want to ensure that greater than 90% of your support gets to us, buy us a coffee, via [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver], really makes our day. Until next time, be kind to — & gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, send them to us via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], Xitter or BlueSky feeds @TrueEager, or 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. There is also bonus content for those who purchase memberships.) ______________​​​__________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... The Québec Liberal Party has also kicked off its leadership race. More information to come. ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.

    2h 18m
  6. Introducing Mark Carney: A Political Star Is Born?— The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    MAR 14

    Introducing Mark Carney: A Political Star Is Born?— The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 558 of our show, we explore the expanding list of candidates for the Liberal leadership after Governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, as well as United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance, Mark Carney, flipped not only the Liberal leadership race, but the entire Canadian political narrative, on its head with one brilliant appearance on The Daily Show (with Jon Stewart) that has got tongues positively wagging. Today we talk about: * Liberal Leadership * Alpha Males * Karina Gould and Jonathan Wilkinson  * Frank Bayliss and Jaime Battiste * Rural Canada Is Unheard * Team Canada U-18 Women's Hockey Team: World Champions * Australian Open, FAA Wins in Adelaide * Nick Taylor Wins The Sony Open * Peterson, O'Leary, ... Smith? * The PM on Inside with Jen Psaki * CPC: The Nasty Party * Trillium Drug Program  * Harper Disagrees with Trump The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (Eastern; tech willing). Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged Better yet, join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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. There is also bonus content for those who purchase memberships.) ______________​​​__________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... The Québec Liberal Party has also kicked off its leadership race. More information to come. ______________​​​__________________________________ 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 13m
  7. "Introducing Mark Carney: A Political Star Is Born?"  -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    MAR 14

    "Introducing Mark Carney: A Political Star Is Born?" -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Part 1 of Episode 558 of our show, we explore the evolving Liberal leadership race pre-game show as two potential candidates bow out and one is taking up more space. On Episode 558 of our show, we explore the expanding list of candidates for the Liberal leadership after Governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, as well as United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance, Mark Carney, flipped not only the Liberal leadership race, but the entire Canadian political narrative, on its head with one brilliant appearance on The Daily Show (with Jon Stewart) that has got tongues positively wagging. Today we talk about: * Liberal Leadership * Alpha Males * Karina Gould and Jonathan Wilkinson  * Frank Bayliss and Jaime Battiste * Rural Canada Is Unheard * Team Canada U-18 Women's Hockey Team: World Champions * Australian Open, FAA Wins in Adelaide * Nick Taylor Wins The Sony Open * Peterson, O'Leary, ... Smith? * The PM on Inside with Jen Psaki * CPC: The Nasty Party * Trillium Drug Program  * Harper Disagrees with Trump The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (Eastern; tech willing). Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged Better yet, join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube channel [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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. There is also bonus content for those who purchase memberships.) ______________​​​__________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... The Québec Liberal Party has also kicked off its leadership race. More information to come. ______________​​​__________________________________ 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 23m
  8. Christy Clark Scores an OwnGoal— The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    FEB 15

    Christy Clark Scores an OwnGoal— The Daily Beaver Morning Show

    On Episode 557 of our show, we explore the list of potential candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada and how a potential front runner, former Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark, may have torpedoed herself.  We also complete our look at Pierre Poilievre's horrible press conference, with its Q&A session.   Today we talk about: * Safe Consumption  * Byrne-ning Everything Down  * Liberal Leadership: Anita Anand is Out * Liberal Leadership: Joly is Out * Liberal Leadership: Prospective Candidates  * Christy Clark: Why Lie When the Truth Will Do? * Fact Checked on Air * Political Literacy Moment: About Prorogation  * Pierre Won't Say Energy Is on the Table * Pierre Reveals He's Not Been on Team Canada * Pierre Suggests Carbon Fees Are Worse Than 25% Tariffs  * Pierre Cozies Up to Musk (Who Is Cozying Up to the AfD) The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. (Eastern; tech willing). Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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. Send them to us via our Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], X, BlueSky @TrueEager, or 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 YouTube [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] There is also bonus content for those who purchase memberships.) ______________​​​__________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Community-based organizations often need a little more help at this time, so if you are able to, please do so. ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.

    2h 21m

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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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