Hi Ricochet reader,
Our new podcast In Bed with the Elephant, hosted by the brilliant Adrian Harewood, has taken off — and we have you to thank.
With more than 4,000 episode downloads so far and counting, this weekly show is finding an audience that’s hungry for sharp, thoughtful conversations about power, politics, and the people caught in between. Since launching, we’ve released 12 episodes, featuring a range of high-profile guests and perspectives you won’t hear anywhere else — and we’re just getting started.
But here’s the truth: we can’t keep this going without your support.
Independent journalism takes time and resources. To keep producing In Bed with the Elephant into the fall, we need to grow our base of monthly donors.
If you’re one of the many newsletter subscribers who loves the podcast but hasn’t signed up as a monthly supporter yet, this is your moment.
Become a monthly donor today and help keep fearless public-interest podcasting alive.
Every contribution — even $5 a month — makes a real difference. It helps us pay for a skilled producer, Dave Sarazin, so Adrian can keep having the conversations that matter.
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With gratitude,
Andrea Houston,
Managing editor, Ricochet Media
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Listen to this week’s episode —
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On the latest episode — a critical second-look at PM John Diefenbaker.
Adrian sits down with acclaimed writer and Canadian historian Bob Plamondon. Plamondon’s latest book is called Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker’s Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence.
Diefenbaker was a political maverick- a prairie populist who rose from humble beginnings to become Canada’s 13th Prime Minister.
He was a complex and at times polarizing figure who throughout his 39 years as a Member of Parliament, remained a political outsider, even within the Conservative Party he led.
At this fraught moment, in which Canada is facing existential threats to its economy and political sovereignty from the sitting president of the United States, Donald Trump, John Diefenbaker provides a historical example of an idealistic, impassioned political leader who was a fierce, unrepentant Canadian nationalist, and refused to capitulate or bend the knee to American hegemony.
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