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Oats for Breakfast will be on hiatus for the month of November. We'll be back again in December. The Patreon billing has been paused so patrons won't be charged this month.

Oats for Breakfast chats with podcaster Andre Goulet about the recently-launched Harbinger Media Network, an initiative that's bringing together left-wing content creators from around the country. Find out more about Harbinger here: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/

Oats interviews sociologist Lisa Kowalchuk about 'We Resist: Defending the Common Good in Hostile Times', a volume she co-edited. We also chat about the working conditions of nurses in Central America and about St. James Town Storeys, a Toronto-based podcast that Lisa co-hosts. 'We Resist': https://www.mqup.ca/we-resist-products-9780228001423.php St. James Town Storeys: https://stjamestownstoreys.com/

Oats for Breakfast sits down to chat about Kirsten Ghodsee's 2018 book 'Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence.' The discussion explores the nature of gender and sexual relations in the Eastern Bloc countries—the upsides and the downsides—while also considering how socialists should orient themselves to gender/sex issues in the present-day West. Support Oats for Breakfast by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats for Breakfast chats with Joseph Anderson about his recent book, 'Capitalist Pigs: Pigs, Pork, and Power in America.' The book surveys the role that swine played in the making of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the present. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://wvupressonline.com/node/780 Support Oats for Breakfast by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

On this bonus episode of the podcast Oats sits down with Henry, a left-wing content creator known as Deathnography. We chat about memes, podcasting, music, and anthropology.

Oats for Breakfast interviews Meryam Haddad, a socialist candidate in the Green Party of Canada's leadership race. We chat about Meryam's platform, why she calls herself a socialist, how she intends to win over voters to the Green Party, and more. Find our more about Meryam's candidacy on her campaign website: https://www.meryam2020.ca Support Oats for Breakfast by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats for Breakfast chats with Rio de Janeiro-based human rights lawyer Rhaysa Ruas about social and political circumstances in Brazil. The wide-ranging discussion touches on the COVID-19 crisis, the rise and fall of the Workers' Party, as well as the destruction of the Amazon forest and indigenous communities that inhabit it. Support the Oats for Breakfast by becoming a monthly patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats interviews Freddie deBoer about his book, "The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice." In the book Freddie argues that, to the extent that educational outcomes are the result of inherent differences between individuals, a system that distributes rewards based on educational outcomes should be regarded as unfair. Find out how you can get a copy of "The Cult of Smart" on Freddie's website: https://fredrikdeboer.com/ Help us make the Oats podcast by becoming a monthly supporter: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats for Breakfast chats with Yana Ludwig, a socialist running for office in one of the most conservative states in the US. Yana is a candidate in Wyoming's Democratic Party Senate primary, set to take place on August 18th. We chat about her platform, about how her campaign is trying to win over workers in the coal industry, and more! Yana's campaign website: https://www.yana4wyo.com/ Support the Oats for Breakfast podcast: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats chats with Dimitri Lascaris about his candidacy in the Green Party's leadership race. Dimitri tells us about how he became a socialist, the need to abolish billionaires, the impact that COVID-19 has had in long-term care facilities in Quebec and Ontario, his hopes for advancing a progressive agenda that can grow the Green Party, Canada's failed bid to win a UN Security Council seat, and a lot more. Find out more about Dimitri's candidacy by going to his campaign website: https://www.teamdimitri.ca/ Become a supporter of the Oats for Breakfast podcast: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats for Breakfast chats about the recent wave of protests that were sparked by George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis. We get into a critical discussion about the potential impacts of the protests on the upcoming US election, the merits of defunding the police, whether racism explains patterns in policing, as well as about the way anti-racism is promoted.

Oats first hosted a discussion about COVID-19 on episode 40 (which was published on February 10, 2020), well before the pandemic attained global proportions. In this episode we go back to review what we thought about the disease back then and offer a reassessment. We also chat about China's relatively successful efforts in dealing with its outbreak and try to come to terms with why Canada and especially the US are faring comparatively worse. Oats for Breakfast relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can support us by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/OatsForBreakfast

We return from our month long hiatus to chat about our experience of travelling back to Canada and (after developing some symptoms) our efforts to try to get tested for COVID-19. Everything worked out OK for us in the end, but our experience suggests that the response to the COVID-19 crisis is not being managed particularly well in Canada. Oats for Breakfast relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can support us by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/OatsForBreakfast

Oats will be on hiatus during May. A couple of us need to travel back to Canada and managing the logistics of that are going to make it difficult to continue publishing podcast content.Since we won't be publishing content and therefore won't have our usual costs this month, Patreon billing was paused.We hope to see you all again in June!

We continue the discussion we were having last time about the way the COVID-19 crisis is playing out in the Global South. We chat about preachers who want to protray the virus as a form of divine punishment, the rise of domestic abuse, as well as the economic depravation and hunger resulting from the crisis.Oats for Breakfast relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can support us by becoming a patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

In this episode we chat a bit about the experience we've had with the COVID-19 crisis while being in the Global South before getting into a broader discussion of the social and political developments that are taking place in our surroundings. We take up the issues of policing, the strife of daily wage earners, minority scapegoating, and more. The outlook for much of the Global South is not good but we also point to the case of Kerala, where an effective lockdown and provisioning strategy has allowed the spread of the virus to be contained. Oats for Breakfast relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can support us becoming a patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

Oats chats with Dru Oja Jay and Sam Hersh about the ongoing efforts to organize rent strikes across Canada. We talk about the impact the COVID-19 crisis has had on renters, the desperation that's leading many to forgo paying rent, the kind of coalition-building that will be required if a rent strike movement is to win needed political victories, and more. Check out CancelRent.ca if you'd like to find ways to get involved in rent strike organizing. Oats relies on listener support to sustain itself. You can help support us by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast

In the second part of our collaborative discussion with Jamhoor.org, we chat about some of the protest movements currently active in India and Pakistan, including the anti-war Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and the Shaheen Bagh protests. We also talk about the repression in Kashmir, and about how inter-ethnic and inter-religious conflict can help to undermine the class struggle in South Asia.

Oats for Breakfast, in collaboration with Jamhoor.org, hosts a discussion about South Asia. We chat about Hindutva and the closing off of space for dissent in India, some of the seemingly-parallel trends currently underway in Pakistan, the contradictions of minority nationalism, as well as a whole lot else. Oats relies on listener support to sustain itself. Support us by becoming a monthly patron: https://www.patreon.com/oatsforbreakfast