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Chronicling Alberta's descent into the conservative hellscape. A project of Progress Alberta (progressalberta.ca)
Launching this July!
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Transcript
Introduction to The Progress Report
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Hello friends and enemies, I'm Duncan Kenney with Progress Alberta and welcome to the trailer for The Progress Report.
Alberta's Media and Political Landscape
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Alberta's media and political landscape is a barren, desolate, hopeless wasteland. We've got Jason Kenney committing gleeful revenge austerity on Alberta's most vulnerable people, while Calgary's corporate media cheers him on.
Critique of Current Media and Commitment to Improvement
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We've got several elderly newspaper colonists whose brains are literally melting in front of us, while what's left of Alberta's newsrooms are getting Thanos snapped away by indifferent corporate overlords. And we looked around at this and said, we can do better.
Mention of Other Alberta Political Podcasts
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And yes, there are some glorious Alberta-based political podcasts out there. The Alberta Advantage, Kino Lefter, speaking municipally. Dave Burda, now that Ryan Hasman isn't on it anymore, the strategists, R.I.P., you will be getting something different from us.
Unique Podcast Perspective and Reporting
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This is a podcast where you will be getting original, smart, and funny left-wing takes on the news, politics, and media of the day, as well as original reporting.
00:00:58
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We've got a ton of freedom of information requests out there now, and we also want your tips.
Coverage of Politics and Activism
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And we don't want to just focus on electoral politics, but also social movements and activism, the things that actually kickstart social change.
Engagement and Call for Participation
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We're going to have a rotating roster of amazing guest co-hosts, so if you've got something you want to talk about, or if you've got a tip about Alberta politics, email me at duncank at progressupport.ca.
Subscription and Future Plans
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And if you went to the trouble of listening to this trailer, hit subscribe and you'll get our first podcast when it comes out in July. Hit to theprogressreport.ca for the RSS link for your podcatcher of choice. That's all for now. See you in July.