Terry Foxy Ladies

The hosers review the best and the worst of 2020.

The hosers provide a triple bummer of subjects this week, but don’t worry, it’s not all bad. We discuss the leathery and loathsome Peter Nygard FINALLY being arrested, the troublesome grant in Grimes pocket, and the ever so problematic…Pornhub! Our Double Double features #lockdownontario (again), and #December21st.

We are starting to get a little festive. Our Double Double involves #Elliot and #CanadaHolidayTraditions. We discuss perspectives on the upcoming vaccine, an article in the Walrus about animal cruelty photojournalism, and a Vice article about using magic mushrooms therapeutically.Relevant reading:https://thewalrus.ca/why-we-need-to-see-images-of-animal-cruelty/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adw4w/canada-is-allowing-people-with-depression-to-do-psychedelic-mushrooms

A wise man said that the dangerous thing about Sky Gilbert is he's got nothing to lose… so of course we had to invite him on to talk to us this week. We ask this Canadian writer, actor, professor, and drag performer about how gay culture and drag have changed over time, the connection between covid and victimhood culture, and the puritanism and anti-humanism of North Americans. He tells us why he prefers the French feminists' approach to MeToo, what it's like working in theatre in these lonely, digital times, and that if we had a healthy sexual culture, people wouldn't be so obsessed with porn and 15-year olds twerking. We also ask him about founding Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto, and why he had to split with them.

The hosers are all for freeing Britney and pay their respects to Alex Trebeck in this weeks episode: Polyglamorous for 600, Alex. In the double double we cover #RageAgainsttheMachine’s questionable partnership with Joe Biden’s transition team, and the age old question of if #applejuice or orange juice is better. We then share our feelings about the poppy in response to Whole Foods committing the ultimate Canadian crime: banning employees from wearing it, and Kelli María Korducki’s article The Rise of the Roommate in The Walrus has us questioning what adulthood and community really mean. We end on discussing the completely irrelevant yet entertaining plight of the Canadian polyamorous bubble. The Absolute Unit this week takes a look at some attention-seeking douchebags who just want to tell you that you’re going to die.Relevant reading: https://thewalrus.ca/the-rise-of-the-roommate/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/polyamory-pandemic-1.5608920

We discuss a group of vigilantes in Maple Ridge, or “Ridgilantes,” and whether it’s appropriate for “Clean Up Maple Ridge” to take matters of societal crime and drug abuse into their own hands. We talk about Q-anon and its infiltration into Canadian christian churches, and then discuss a recent study on brands in Canada, which leads us to debate whether Lululemon leggings are overrated. Our Double Double is a Triple Triple today because Jenna doesn’t understand the concept of picking two. It’s #STOPTHECOUNT #IHaveWonPennsylvania and #You’reFired because of the stupid US election. As a side note: we bid farewell to Brayden as she embarks on her voyage to outer space. Never fear, she may be back when she’s done her semester! I mean, when she’s done collecting outer space asteroid minerals.

We had the pleasure of interviewing independent musician, producer, and writer Neil Gray about the state of arts, music, and culture in Canada. We asked him about the impact of streaming on the industry; the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of our cultural institutions; and controversies at the Polaris and Indigenous Music Awards shows surrounding “politics” and cultural appropriation. We also chat about what’s good and what’s overrated in the Canadian music scene.Relevant reading:https://quillette.com/2018/09/30/the-implosion-of-canadas-music-industry/https://quillette.com/2019/04/08/how-the-campaign-against-cultural-appropriation-came-back-to-haunt-canadas-indigenous-peoples/https://quillette.com/2019/07/21/coming-together-to-honor-a-dead-rock-star-and-ward-off-our-own-demons/

We have a vary naiice (ma wife) Double Double today when we discover #JordanPeterson is alive again (again) and #Borat is also back. We talk about the conflict over lobster fishing in Nova Scotia, cultural appropriation in the indigenous fashion industry, and the conspiracy theory surrounding the Nova Scotia shooter. We debut our very first listener-submitted #TFLpatrioticmoment.

This week the hosers get extraterrestrial with the leading UFOlogist in Canada, Chris Rutkowski. We cover how UFO reports are documented and understood, the Canadian government’s involvement in the study of UFO’s, and the Canadian UFO Survey. Chris also shares with us some weird stories, theories, and insights into why aliens would want to come to earth in the first place.