Comedy
Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we talk about what it takes to run 64 public libraries, if reconciliation is dead, and our opinions about musical theatre. Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod Theme music by Cursing & Swearing This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people. Further reading/viewing: Fredericton could get another high-rent apartment building (CBC) Moncton emergency shelter to charge homeless up to $300 per month (CBC) Hiring a library service head without qualifications can have a bright side (NB Media CoOp) New head of public library service got rid of 'hundreds' of books at Kings Landing library (CBC) Alberta energy company under fire for image appearing to depict Greta Thunberg (Global News) Greta Thunberg says graphic sticker shows 'we're winning' (Calgary Herald) A secret deal between two railways? What else has Ottawa brokered? (MacLean's) OPP arrest multiple protesters at Tyendinaga Mohawk rail blockade (Global News) As the police arrest protesters in Tyendinaga, Jesse Wente questions the myths that Canadians believe about themselves (CBC) Opinion: Reconciliation isn’t dead. It never truly existed (The Globe and Mail) @_braden_neville vs @FoodProfessor (Twitter) Mike Pence, Who Enabled a Massive HIV Outbreak As Governor, Is Handling U.S. Coronavirus Response (Jezebel) COVID-19 outbreak: Here's what's happening around the world Friday (CBC) Mike Pence was criticized for his handling of Indiana’s HIV outbreak. He will lead the U.S. coronavirus response (Washington Post) What The Race Looks Like If Biden Wins — Or Wins Big, Or Loses — In South Carolina (FiveThirtyEight) Harvey Weinstein to face charges in Los Angeles after guilty verdict in New York (The Guardian) Céline Sciamma, Adèle Haenel Storm Out of Roman Polanski's César Win (The Advocate) Chris Evans In Early Talks To Play Dentist Orin Scrivello In 'Little Shop Of Horrors' (Deadline)