The MuniciPALS

Ep 13 - A Silver Lining Ft Jennie Worden

Join Phil and me for another brand new episode of The MuniciPALS.  This week, we talk with former ward 19 candidate, Jennie Worden.  She tells us about her reaction to the Mayor resigning, her message for the next mayor and we dive in on the topic of actually helping the unhoused.

Ep 12 - Living In Limbo Ft Reginald Tull

Join Philip and myself for another great new episode.  With everything in limbo because of the mayor's resignation, our roundtable did not go as planned and we were instead joined by former and future mayoral candidate, Reginald Tull.  We discuss how he heard the news, what his reaction was and about the possibility that John Tory recants his resignation.  Enjoy!
 

Ep 11 - BONUS John Tory Resigns

Join Philip and I for this special bonus episode of The MuniciPALS as we discuss the breaking news on this past weekend, Mayor John Tory's resignation.  We listen to the presser and give our thoughts and then we discuss who might take his place.
This Time In History returns this week on Thursday!

Ep 10 - Imagining a Better World Ft Kaila Hunte & Britt Caron

Join Philip and myself for a brand new episode this week as we get deep and philosophical as to the future of municipal, provincial and federal politics.  We are also joined by the wonderful and powerful  duo of Kaila Hunte and Britt Caron.  These ladies talk about the depositions they gave during the budget committee meetings as well as opinions on the Gardiner, the unhoused and the police.
 

Ep 9 - Toronto is Not Gotham City Yet Ft Beth Levy

Join Philip and I for another great episode featuring our guest, Beth Levy.  We talk about the TTC violence (including the announcement video) and try to get to the meat of the matter regarding the topic of Charter Cities.  We opine about the next leader of the Ontario Liberals and finally, we pay homage to the dearly departed Hurricane Hazel McCallion. 
You can follow me @matthewking511 on Twitter
You can follow Philip @PJforTO on Twitter 

Ep 8 - The Failure of a Legacy Ft Nick Kossovan

Join Philip and I for another great episode of The MuniciPALS.  This week, we welcome columnist Nick Kossovan on the show and he gives his thoughts on the election and stumps us with a theory about John Tory's legacy.  We also get his thoughts on the budget and his quips about the new councilors.
Nick writes "The Art of Finding Work" for the Oshawa Durham Central Newspaper.

Ep 7 - Game Player or Game Changer?

Join Philip and I for a brand new episode this week.  We get real right off the bat and slowly get down to business.  We also play a couple of games.

Ep 6 - Hope For the Future Ft Hope Schrier

Join us for a brand new episode this week as we welcome former Ward 6 candidate Hope Schrier on the show.  She shares her latest thoughts on her election campaign, her future plans and other thoughts on topics we cover, from the budget announcement to Dianne Saxe's twitter comment.  
You can follow Hope on social media using @hopeschrier
You can follow The MuniciPALS on Twitter using @themuniciPALS

Ep 5 - My Tummy Really Hurts This Week Ft Kiri Vadivelu

Welcome back from the holidays as Philip and I are joined by former Ward 21 Candidate Kiri Vadivelu.  We talk about his election experience and his ideology of his politics.  We also cover the Dec 14th-15th Council meetings, Lilly Cheng's Letter, Isabella Gamks' complaint to the ICT, not to mention the Active TO fallout. 

Ep 4 - From One Lefty to Another FT Norm Di Pasquale

Join Phil and I for another episode of The MuniciPALS as we welcome our guest, Norm Di Pasquale.  Norm is a former TDSB school Trustee, former Ward 11 City Council Candidate and one of the nicest guys out there.  We chat about John Tory, Bill 39, Paul Johnson, Merit Stiles and a whole host of topics.
This will be our final episode until the new year.  We will return the first week of January.
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