The Unelectables

The Unelectables
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By day, Kirk Schmidt and Joey Oberhoffner are mild-mannered geeks. But by night, they are... mild-mannered geeks with a podcast. The Unelectables provides a quick recap of recent political news, as well as deep dives into the “Hows” and “Whys” of politics.

  1. 01/20/2021

    Episode 14: Unelectable Yet Divisible

    Kirk talks about the polarization of today's politics - why is it this way, was it always this way, and can anything be done? The guys give a shout out to the fantastic folks at AskHerYYC.org, and Joey pleads: Don't Be A Dick.

  2. 06/30/2020

    Episode 13: Wonking From Home!

    Kirk and Joey geek out about democratic reform, equalization, respect for voters, referendums, donation limits, spending limits, and a trivia question from Kirk that will BLOW. YOUR. MIND. Apologies on the audio quality - we love you, Zoom, but it sounds like we're on a 1930's rural trunk phone line. If you listen closely, you can even hear some of Maxime Bernier's policies trying to cut into the call...

  3. 02/29/2020

    Episode 12: Happy Anniversary!

    Kirk and Joey talk municipal expense reports, Western Alienation, the Conservative Leadership Race, and more in this special 1st Anniversary show!

  4. 11/02/2019

    Episode 11: The West Wants... In?

    Kirk and Joey discuss the Federal Election results, Western Alienation, why unquestioning regional loyalty to a political party isn't a good strategy to get what you want,  and the Conservative leadership question.

  5. 09/21/2019

    Episode 10: Federal Election Update 1

    Kirk and Joey discuss the first 9 days of Canada's 43rd Federal Election, the Justin Trudeau Brownface/Blackface revelations, Andrew Scheer's same-sex marriage problem, Maxime Bernier in the debates, campaign war rooms and - just for kicks - some actual POLICY discussion.

  6. 08/24/2019

    Episode 9: Envelopes of Cash

    Joey and Kirk - from somewhere in the Borg Collective, based on his audio - talk about the deafening "meh" in public polling after the federal Ethics Commissioner's report into SNC-Lavalin, Andrew Scheer's gambit, broadway, what's next for the Alberta Party, and why passing out cash from a brown envelope (allegedly) is probably not a good idea.

  7. 08/12/2019

    Episode 8: We Finally Remembered Our Password

    Kirk and Joey return to the mic after a busy summer break to talk about Calgary City Council's poor approval ratings, the strategies of the major parties going into the Federal Election this October, and why nobody good really wants to run for the leadership of a political party these days.

  8. 05/18/2019

    Episode 7: Is It Safe Yet?

    Joey and Kirk emerge from their fallout shelter after 30 days of UCP government in Alberta to talk about the provincial cabinet, tough questions the Alberta Party needs to ask itself, Justin Trudeau's terrible spring, and a special appearance by the ghost of Joe Clark's federal PC government.

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By day, Kirk Schmidt and Joey Oberhoffner are mild-mannered geeks. But by night, they are... mild-mannered geeks with a podcast. The Unelectables provides a quick recap of recent political news, as well as deep dives into the “Hows” and “Whys” of politics.

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  • Creator
    The Unelectables
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
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