rabble radio is the flagship show of the rpn. It's a mix of political commentary, soundseeing tours, movie reviews, and the latest in Canadian music. It's all produced by a country-wide cadre of volunteers.
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Feb 8, 2019  Niki Ashton on the Canadian imperative for progressive internationalismNDP MP Niki Ashton speaks about the importance of linking local Canadian social movements to a bold international vision of solidarity through the budding Progressive International movement. |
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Feb 1, 2019  Canadian activists talk about coup in Venezuela and reasons Ottawa declaring it a righteous actWith Radhika Desai - Winnipeg-Venezuela Peace Committee, Nino Pagliccia - Vancouver based Venezuelan Canada and Humberto da Silva, member of the delegation which monitored May 2018's election. |
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Jan 24, 2019  Canadian Federation of Students tells Doug Ford that post-secondary education isn't just about what goes on in the classroomHildah Otiena of the Ontario CFS talks about the Ontario government plans to let students opt out of fees for student activities, health plans and bus passes. |
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Jan 17, 2019  New directions for rabble.ca -- an interview with rabble editor-in-chief Brenda O'FarrellBrenda O'Farrell has been rabble's new editor-in-chief for a few months. Now that's she's all settled in, she shares some thoughts about the media ecosystem in Canada and rabble's place in it. |
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Jan 10, 2019  Community radio in the age of the internetFind out why more small towns are starting their own community radio stations in this conversation with Barry Rooke of the National Campus Community Radio Association |
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Jan 3, 2019  The Dry Corridor: Links between climate change and migration from Central American countriesThe migration from Central America to the U.S. isn’t about people seeking the American dream. Robert Albro, cultural anthropologist, talks about an often overlooked factor -- climate change. |
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Dec 20, 2018  What was accomplished at COP 24? A civil society perspectiveCOP 24, the Annual UN Climate Change conference ended this weekend. Simon Chambers of the ACT Alliance shares his first hand experience as a civil society representative. |
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Dec 13, 2018  'Oil and Politics' - an economist specializing in oil takes a look at the bigger pictureAuthor and economist John Foster takes a broader look beyond the economics of oil and explores the petroleum-related reasons for government actions in Canada and the rest of the world. |
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Nov 22, 2018  Indigenous workers in the B.C. labour movementRod Mickleburgh, author of "On the Line - A History of the British Columbia Labour Movement," speaks to the Hospital Employees Union at their annual convention. |
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Nov 15, 2018  Migration out of Venezuela continues but the reasons behind the crisis aren't always what you're being told ...Steve Ellner, professor of economic history and political science in Venezuela talks to Michael Welch about the factors behind the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela that we’re not hearing. |
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Nov 8, 2018  The larger story of the Lac-Mégantic rail disasterAuthor Bruce Campbell weaves a skillful narrative about how policy failure devastated lives in a tragic story of big oil, deregulation and free market ideology. |
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Nov 1, 2018  'Why are the guns still firing?' Two Americans talk about taking their country backDavid Mivasair is a dual citizen campaigning in the U.S. ahead of Tuesday's midterms. Joe Jencks is a singer-songwriter from the Chicago area. They talk and sing about taking their country back. |
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Oct 25, 2018  The Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua: rabble columnist draws parallels between the 1980s and nowLois Ross was one of many young Canadians who went down to Nicaragua after the election of the Sandinistas in the '80s. Thirty years later, she says there are some similarities to those times. |
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Oct 18, 2018  The Other Toronto: Phillip Dwight Morgan shares thoughts on the Toronto municipal electionA campaign like no other -- Phillip Dwight Morgan talks about the surprises, successes and disappointments in the weeks leading up to the Toronto municipal election. |
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Oct 11, 2018  Making the link between militarism and the global refugee crisisCesar Jaramillo, executive director of Project Ploughshares talks to David Kattenburg of the Green Planet Monitor about a harsh truth the warrior nations don't ever address. |
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Sep 27, 2018  Support from surprising places – a small town rural community bands together to free Honduran political prisonerJanet Spring lives the small rural community of Elmvale, Ontario. When her son-in-law was imprisoned in Honduras for political activism, her community rallied to help. |
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Sep 20, 2018  The domino effect and climate changeCatastrophic climate change is a domino effect, according to scientist Will Steffen. Good news .. the dominoes haven’t started falling yet. But they will if we stay on the current path. |
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Sep 6, 2018  Changing the place where you live -- some ideas for smaller citiesIt's hard to be a progressive activist in small communities which have a history of electing conservatives. Keenan Aylwin and Victoria Fenner talk about social change in their home of Barrie, Ontario. |
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Aug 30, 2018  Carving out a space for community media in the new local news fundAs commercial media abandons our communities, non-profit community media is stepping up as an alternative. Some ideas about what they’d do with a fraction of the budget that for-profits would need. |
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Aug 9, 2018  Stopping sexual abuse of young girls in schools in GhanaMaxine Betteridge-Moes of Farm Radio International talks to Esther Armah about Coalition Against Sexual Abuse (CASA)’s campaign to end violence against young girls in Ghana’s schools. |
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Aug 2, 2018  Rethinking the possible: rabble assistant editor Sophia Reuss talks about why she decided to move back to the U.S.To stay in Canada or go back home is a question that Americans living in Canada sometimes ask themselves these politically volatile days. Here are one woman's reasons why she went back home. |
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Jul 19, 2018  Women's International Newsgathering Service co-founder Frieda Werden reflects on 30+ years of feminist radioWhen Frieda Werden started WINGS in 1986, she was told that a radio show entirely about women was too radical. Almost three decades later, the show is still going strong. |
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Jun 20, 2018  Steel Workers Union (Canada) message to the U.S.: Don't beat up your trading partners to solve global trade problemsKen Neumann, National Director for the United Steelworkers Canada talks to Marc Belanger of Radio Labour about why the current trade war between Canada and the U.S. is short-sighted. |
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May 23, 2018  Climate change by the numbersKeith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada, says the only way to meet our climate change targets is to leave oil in the ground. |