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Pullback
Pullback is a podcast that explores big ideas and asks: is this a real solution or a distraction? Through discussions with leading experts, we cover ideas that proponents say will address global problems like inequality and climate change.
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Disability Justice with Gregor Wolbring
Pullback is breaking for the summer, but we have a bonus episode for our lovely listeners! Kristen is joined by Gregor Wolbring to discuss ways the cl...
Youth Climate Action with Christina Joy McRorie
Pullback is breaking for the summer, but we have a bonus episode for our lovely listeners! Kristen is joined by Christina Joy McRorie to discuss her e...
Civil Disobedience with Dr. Kimberley Brownlee
As climate impacts intensify and governments continue to delay action, more people are turning to protest, disruption, and civil disobedience to deman...
De-growth and the Care Economy with Dr. Tim Jackson
Our global economic system is premised on the idea that gross domestic product needs to constantly grow. But on a finite planet, is green growth possi...
Tax Justice for Climate Justice with the Tax Justice Network's Franziska Mager
Is tax justice also climate justice? What role does the tax system have in our fight against climate change? We spoke with Franziska Mager, Senior Res...
Green Home Retrofits with Efficiency Canada's Abhi Kantamneni
The energy inefficiency in our homes is one of the biggest barriers to meeting our climate targets. Heating and electricity make up a huge portion of...
Free Public Transit with Climate Justice Montreal
Public transit in Canada is facing a crisis. Between chronic underfunding, dwindling ridership, and outdated infrastructure, it's becoming increasingl...
Adaptive Social Protection with Dr. Meghan Bailey
Our social safety nets were designed to protect people from “social risks” like illness and unemployment, and to alleviate poverty. But in the era of...
Justice40 with Anna Shipp and Joseph Schilling
We know that climate change disproportionately affects those of us who are already struggling. But can climate mitigation and adaptation policy be des...
People-Centred Just Transition with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
The transition off of fossil fuels is important and needs to happen, but it will affect the livelihoods of oil and gas workers and those in fossil fue...
Disaster Justice With Dr. Samantha Montano
Dr. Samantha Montano, an assistant professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and author of Disasterology: Dispatches From th...
Climate Justice 101
Welcome to Season 4 of Pullback, where we’ll be focusing entirely on climate justice — what it means, why it matters, and the policies we can implemen...
End of Year Quiz 2024
Kristen and Kyla host their annual end of year quiz featuring friends of the pod Stefan Hostetter, the Director of Programs and Community with the Cen...
Computer Love with Dr. Jill Fellows
These days, humans are interacting with chatbots powered by artificial intelligence more and more, including for companionship. Can these new tools he...
Nature Prescriptions with Dr. Stacy Beller-Stryer
Rates of anxiety, depression, and chronic illnesses like heart disease are on the rise, and more doctors are looking beyond the medicine cabinet for s...
Privatizing Universities with Randy Robinson
Universities have faced steep and sustained public funding cutbacks and have adapted by changing the way that they operate. What are the consequences...
Boycotting Loblaws with Emily Johnson and Eric Wickham
With Loblaws facing criticism for soaring grocery prices and record-high profits during a cost-of-living crisis, can a boycott drive real change? We t...
The Financialization of Farming with Katherine Aske
You’ve heard of speculative investors pushing up the price of housing, but did you know it’s happening on farms too? With fewer collective protections...
Co-op Housing with Diana Yoon
With home ownership out of reach for millions of Canadians and no relief in sight, could co-ops be the key to providing affordable, community-driven h...
Citizens' Assemblies with Dimitri Courant
With climate action stalled by political gridlock, could citizens' assemblies be the bold democratic solution we need to break through barriers and fi...
Cash Back with Shady Hafez
You’ve heard about land back, but what about cash back? Resource and land wealth linked to dispossession has enriched Canada and corporations, so does...
Status For All with Eliza MacLauchlan and Ryan MacRae
Canada relies on migrant workers to fill labour gaps, but the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is rife with problems, with a recent United Nations rep...
Abolishing Prisons with Jessica Evans
We often shrug off the brutality of prisons as regrettable, yet ultimately inevitable. But the recent rise of prison abolitionist movements prompts a...
Pullback Season 3: Coming Soon
In this latest season, Kristen and Kyla interview experts on topics like prison abolition, ending the Temporary Foreign Worker program, the financiali...
Book Club: An Immense World By Ed Yong
Kristen and Kyla dive into 'An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us' by Ed Yong. Join us as we explore this delightful...
Book Club: Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Kristen and Kyla read Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. "Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private pr...
Book Club: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
Kristen and Kyla read Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. This book explores the gender data gap in resea...
Special Feature: Green Majority Radio and Pullback
Pullback is pleased to share Green Majority Radio with our listeners! Hosts David and Stefan Hostetter and Lauren Latour bring together environmental...
Introducing Climate Organizing Shorts: An Activist’s Guide to Movement Building
Pullback has been collaborating with The Climate Justice Organizing HUB to develop "Climate Organizing Shorts," a collection of discussions with clima...
Book Club - Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor
Kristen and Kyla take a break from taking a break to discuss The Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor. Published in October 2023, this book explores how...
End of Year Quiz 2023
Kristen and Kyla are joined by Dr. Jennifer Jill Fellows (Gender, Sex, and Tech), Kattie Laur (Curious Tourism | Pod The North), and Eric Wickham (Unr...
Unrigged with Eric Wickham and Andre Goulet
Canadian journalism has been struggling for quite a while, with layoffs and local newspapers closing shop. Facebook’s reaction to the Online News Act...
Deep Canvassing with Montana Burgess
The country is pretty divided on climate change and what to do about it. Can deep canvassing help to get people on board with decarbonization? Is deep...
Saving the City with Patrick Esmonde-White
With the shifting nature of work, downtowns in many cities are emptying out, leading to business closures and fears about a “transit death spiral”, al...
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Katrina Miller
Western governments say that they are working toward a net-zero future. But are those same governments propping up fossil fuel companies with billions...
The 4 Day Work Week with Dale Whelehan
The five day work week was designed for an economy that relied mostly on physical labour. But does that framework need updating for the knowledge econ...
Nuclear Energy with Robert Miller
As countries look to reach net-zero and to reduce their energy dependence on Russia, nuclear is having a moment. Nuclear energy is a non-emitting sour...
Universal Basic Income with Sean Kline
It feels like everyone is struggling to get by. With poverty and inequality on the rise, is unconditional cash the ticket to a happier, healthier, mor...
Climate Repair with Andrew Dana Hudson
This year of cascading disasters is a good reminder that climate change has arrived, and some impacts are here to stay even after we reach net-zero. I...
Zoos and Biodiversity Conservation with Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde
We are living in a biodiversity crisis: 42,000 animal species are currently threatened with extinction, which is more than a quarter of all species th...