Update! Here's what we have booked for you over the next few weeks

• Mon Mar 16 - Guio Jacinto, economic and trade analyst, United Steelworkers
• Mon Mar 23 - Sussanne Skidmore, President, BC Federation of Labour
• Mon Mar 30 - Special federal NDP convention episode
• Mon Apr 6 - taking a one-week break -- maybe?
• Mon Apr 13 - Claudia Chender, Leader, Nova Scotia NDP
• Mon Apr 20 - Jen Pederson, foreign policy analyst
• Mon Apr 27 - Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress
• Mon May 4 - Dave McGrane, UofS professor, historian of the CCF/NDP

If there's a guest you'd like to hear, email us at lefteasttowest@gmail.com

Transcript

Speaker 0:24

A Left East to West update for me, Tom Parkin. Nikki's at work, but sends her love.

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We wanted to tell you about the fantastic lineup of guests we've got for you over the next few weeks, share some news, and ask a favor.

Speaker 0:37

In case you missed it, listen to Giuo Jacinto, Steelworkers Union Economic and Trade Analyst, on our episode this past Monday, talking about the impact of Trump's tariffs and fighting back with job creation.

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Next Monday, you'll be joined by Suzanne Skidmore, president of the British Columbia Federation of Labour and Treasurer of the Federal NDP with her thoughts on austerity and growth, labor law reform, and aligning the NDP and labor.

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Monday, March 30, we'll break away from our usual format with a federal NDP convention special recorded in Winnipeg. We'll give you the details on leadership vote, policy debates, and share analysis from our panel.

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Monday, April 6th is the return from the long weekend, and we're planning to take a break, but maybe we'll have an episode with a special guest. We'll see how that one works out. On Monday,

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April 11th, you'll be joined by Claudia Chender, leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, who's building the alternative to conservative Premier Tim Houston.

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April 20, Jen Pederson, a foreign affairs expert, is going to help you drill down into Trump's national security strategy.

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April 27th, you'll hear Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress on the CLC's next campaign.

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And on May the 4th, you'll have Dave McGrain, historian of the CCF and NDP, University of Saskatoon professor and host of the Social Democrats of the North podcast.

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That's what we have booked for you right now. But Nikki and I have a long list in mind of many more interesting people. If there's someone you'd like to hear, email us at left east to west at gmail.com.

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We also wanted to share that after just eight episodes, Left East to West has broken into the charts of top one hundred political podcasts listened to in Canada. We charted at number thirty-three, but that includes a lot of US or UK podcasts that Canadians listen to. For Canadian politics, we're around 15, so we're really pleased.

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Now, a favour. We want to bring the social democratic labour movement together around discussions that matter to the candidate we're trying to build. Share this trailer with a friend or family. If you're on an NDP or union executive committee, share it to the whole group. Put it in your newsletter. We're growing by word of mouth, and you sharing forward this trailer helps us build a platform that discusses our issues and tells our stories. Thanks so much for making the show a success so soon. Full episode comes Monday. Take care.