Welcome to Cherry Picking, a political podcast recorded on lək̓ʷəŋən territory. Initially, this show was created by host Alexia Benn as a coping mechanism to find joy while completing the final year of her undergrad. Uniquely messy, at times particularly niche, and consistently caught within the contradictions of life, Cherry Picking now seeks to analyze, interrogate, and assess private and public policy through the consumption and gossip of mainstream media, acknowledging profit incentives lurking in the political sphere. From municipal politics, RCMP expenditures, anarchist and Marxist theory, environmental policy, and Indigenous governance, facts, feelings and ideas meet in the ether, given a chance to air themselves out. Always professionally unbiased, and always driven by the utmost care and consideration for human life, with a goal of accessibility. What does the acid rain which falls from the sky whisper to us? How do we listen? What will we do? Tune in most Wednesdays, sometimes with guests!
Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn
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Welcome to Cherry Picking, a political podcast recorded on lək̓ʷəŋən territory. Initially, this show was created by host Alexia Benn as a coping mechanism to find joy while completing the final year of her undergrad. Uniquely messy, at times particularly niche, and consistently caught within the contradictions of life, Cherry Picking now seeks to analyze, interrogate, and assess private and public policy through the consumption and gossip of mainstream media, acknowledging profit incentives lurking in the political sphere. From municipal politics, RCMP expenditures, anarchist and Marxist theory, environmental policy, and Indigenous governance, facts, feelings and ideas meet in the ether, given a chance to air themselves out. Always professionally unbiased, and always driven by the utmost care and consideration for human life, with a goal of accessibility. What does the acid rain which falls from the sky whisper to us? How do we listen? What will we do? Tune in most Wednesdays, sometimes with guests!
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Publishing Since
6/13/2021
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Recent Episodes
September 4, 2024
Interview with Ned Taylor 2.0 - Saanich South MLA Candidacy
The host of this show is currently embarked on a hero’s journey (walking the Juan de Fuca trail with modern gear) If you’ve found this before she’s back to post about it, enjoy this Easter egg! xxCheers,Alexia Instagram
May 22, 2024
There and Back Again
<p>Hello dear friends and welcome back to the podcast! <br/><br/>It's been a year, hasn't it? Time flies when you have no other choice than to live each day out in a perpetual cycle embodying Sisyphus. How nice it is to be able to catch up like this amidst it all. <br/><br/>I know life has changed for me since I last hosted, and I'm sure it has for you too. So join me today for a chat as we consolidate what is going on, both internally and externally, the details and the bigger picture. <br/><br/>Towards the end of 2023, I spent some time traveling through the prairies and central Canada, seeing protests erupt in Montreal. Volunteering, Mark Fisher, long-distance relationships, avenues as alternatives to capitalism, and state-sanctioned violence are all on the agenda. <br/><br/>What role are you fulfilling for the state? And what is a state again, anyway? <br/><br/>I think it's due time for a refresher. <br/><br/><br/></p><p>Cheers,<br/><br/>Alexia <br/><br/><a href='https://www.instagram.com/cherrypickingpod/'>Instagram </a></p>
May 24, 2023
Should Canada Release It's "Royal Bond"?
<p>What does it mean to be Canadian?<br/><br/>Come one, come all. Welcome back to the pod. Today we talk about titles, the genuine joy of fulfilling employment, and a pressing question of necessity when it comes to Canada's status as a Commonwealth country under the British monarchy. <br/><br/>There's been a petition initiated by a man in Abbotsford, brought to the House of Commons by the Conservative candidate for Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon. Let's talk about it, we have time. And there's an email? Refer <a href='https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4391'>here</a> to the aforementioned petition and consider your own opinion. I trust myself, and I trust and value my peers' insight. What do you think?<br/><br/>The quote regarding Listening, Understanding, and Acting comes from a lecture on March 30th 2021 by Stó:lō Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil through remote learning via Zoom, University of Victoria <br/><br/>:P</p><p>Cheers,<br/><br/>Alexia <br/><br/><a href='https://www.instagram.com/cherrypickingpod/'>Instagram </a></p>
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