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This week Mary and Nat talk about having the courage to make fun of Stephen Outhouse’s last name, appropriate side hustles for cops, agreeing to disagree without ignoring anyone’s human rights, and more.

Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back.

New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support:

AIDS New Brunswick

Chroma NB

Imprint Youth

steel.transplants

qtfattiesnb

Further reading/viewing:

‘You really don’t see it coming’: N.B. woman warns of strep A and septic shock risk (Global)

Auditor general begins probe of travel nurse contracts in N.B. (CBC)

Investigation clears police officer of crime in off-duty bar scuffle (Telegraph Journal)

Canada confirms it will resume funding United Nations relief agency for Palestinians (CBC)

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark | Official Trailer | HBO (YouTube)

Kyle Kinane | Dirt Nap (Trailer) (YouTube)

Kyle Kinane - Dirt Nap (800 Pound Gorilla)

Dune: Part Two | Official Trailer 3 (YouTube)

I hope everyone has fun tonight! 😏🍿 (@methsyndicate on Instagram)

POOR THINGS | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures (YouTube)

This week Mary and Nat talk about transphobia, True Detective, why MLB players need to get some beige panties and more.

Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back.

New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support:

AIDS New Brunswick

Chroma NB

Clinic 554

Imprint Youth

steel.transplants

qtfattiesnb

Further reading/viewing:

Vitalite Health says travel nursing contracts allowed them to 'save lives,' reduce exhaustion and turnover (CTV)

Nursing needs 'still as great' as 2022, when use of travel nurses started, says Vitalité CEO (CBC)

'Working' requirement shuts door on N.B.'s $300 affordability payment to thousands (CBC)

Poilievre backs banning trans women from women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms (CBC)

The death of an Oklahoma teen after a fight in school has LGBTQ+ advocates seeking answers (CNN)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Liberals and New Democrats have a deal on pharmacare (CBC)

John Oliver Offers Clarence Thomas Millions to Resign Immediately (Daily Beast)

‘True Detective’ Renewed for Season 5 With Issa López at the Helm (Hollywood Reporter)

Nic Pizzolatto Can’t Stop Posting About the True Detective: Night Country Season Finale (Vanity Fair)

Robert Evans (Twitter)

The True Detective plagiarism controversy: explained (Vox)

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree – Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer (YouTube)

Introducing Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise (YouTube)

The Deep Dark Woods (I Heart Radio)

Better Offline (I Heart Radio)

Jomo - Screen Time Blocker (Apple App Store)

‘Everyone hates them’: see-through pants add to MLB’s uniform controversy (Guardian)

This week Mary and Nat talk about discount submarines, Blaine Higgs’ humiliation fetish, the importance of hobbies and more.

Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back.

Le Tits Now - Fundraiser for Nat's Top Surgery (TicketTaylor)

New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support:

AIDS New Brunswick

Chroma NB

Clinic 554

Imprint Youth

steel.transplants

qtfattiesnb

Help Nats Chest Get to The Silicone Zone

Justin TooDeep’s tip jar

Barb Wire’s tip jar

Further reading/viewing:

Searchers find submersible wreckage near Titanic, all 5 men aboard lost at sea (CBC)

Andrew Tate says he wants to train Elon Musk to fight Zuckerberg: 'You will not lose' (USA Today)

Premier Higgs says he won't resign after calls for his removal (CBC)

Cabinet ministers quit amid ‘crisis’ for low-income New Brunswickers (CTV)

New Brunswick neurologist Dr. Alier Marrero speaks to CANADALAND about what he sees as an ever-widening mystery in his province (CANDALAND)

Executive chair Jamie Irving resigns from Postmedia board (CTV)

“Just shameless. Sheer contempt for public health and public intelligence.” (@JesseBrown)

No indication yet of Russian mercenary leader arriving in Belarus after deal with Kremlin (CBC)

Fall of Eagles E01 (YouTube)

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada (BBC)

US Courts Block Anti-Trans Legislation (Human Rights Watch)

What Do the Recent Moves At TCM Mean For Film History, And Why Are Scorsese and Spielberg So Worried? (GQ)

The Satanic Rites of Dracula / Original Theatrical Trailer (1974) (YouTube)

Time After Time (1979) Official Trailer (YouTube)

The Bear Season 1 Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes TV (YouTube)

This week Mary and Nat talk about crime rates, inflation, and big TV feelings, and more.

Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back. 

New Brunswick 2SLGBTQIA causes that need your support:

AIDS New Brunswick

Chroma NB

Clinic 554

Imprint Youth

steel.transplants

qtfattiesnb

Help Nats Chest Get to The Silicone Zone

Justin TooDeep’s tip jar

Barb Wire’s tip jar

Further reading/viewing:

Province changes course and gives ombud records on new Fredericton jail (CBC)

Price tag of new Fredericton jail jumps to $42M (Global)

N.B. Teacher’s Association says teachers being ‘squeezed,’ applies for mediation in contract talks (Global)

N.B. tenants, landlords wait weeks for decisions as record number of disputes clog system (CBC)

Halifax Chamber of Commerce: No one wants to spend money downtown anymore (Halifax Examiner)

Succession Makes a Bold, Invigorating Choice (Vanity Fair)

The Mandalorian's Best Episode of the Season Came With a Price (Gizmodo)

It’s Actually Genius That ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Are Premiering on the Same Day (Collider)

The new True Detective season sure seems like it’s connected to the first (Polygon)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3 (YouTube)

This week Mary and Nat talk about 15 minute cities, John Tory’s hair, and more.

Follow us on Instagram: @nfstrongarm | @marygreenhahaha | @BlowingItPod

This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik people and we should give them their land back.

Further reading/viewing:

N.B. backtracks on scrapping French immersion in English schools (CBC)

How New Brunswick’s projected surplus has ballooned to $800M more than anticipated (Global)

Fired Horizon CEO awarded record-breaking $2M in unjust dismissal case against province (CBC)

Eggs thrown at John Tory’s office window on his last day as Toronto mayor (Global)

OFMD Struggle Tweets (Twitter)

FINAL ACCOUNT - Official Trailer [HD] (YouTube)

Ah, Jesus: The internet wants to bang The Last Of Us' giant mushroom monster (AV Club)

The Last of Us HBO (Facebook)

Well, it's over: Netflix to remove Arrested Development from its library (AV Club)

Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark | Official Trailer | HBO (You Tube)

In this episode Mark interviews Poet and teacher Kathy Mac who lives in Fredericton NB, Canada and teaches creative writing at St. Thomas University along with one of her students, Neomi about a book project, Wording Around with Prose, and the course it originated from.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from this episode's sponsor . . .

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

Mark also shares comments from recent episodes and a personal update, which include the following:

• A walk through of the Draft2Digital payment splitting
• A talk about the writing and publishing Mark will be doing for Susie Moloney, the Writer in Residence for Edmonton Public Library on Dec 8, 2020. (It's free to attend but you can email susie.moloney@epl.ca to register
• The Let It Snow Audiobook Giveaway #snowaudio2020
• Working on adding courses to his Stark Publishing Teachable platform

During the interview, Mark, Kathy, and Neomi discuss:

• How Kathy got into academia in 2002 after a start in literary publishing
• The additions Kathy helped usher into the university, including the course on Literary Publishing
• Neomi's background in theatre and how that ties into her passion for poetry, prose, and script writing
• The strong and tight-knit artistic community in Fredericton
  - Getting into the desired course without having the pre-requisites, and the importance of trying and asking when you're passionate about something
• Details about the make-up and layout of the course
• How the course has evolved as digital publishing has grown
• The decision of the class to use Draft2Digital for the eBook, and how they came to that conclusion
• Where the manuscript that was published came from and how it was adapted into the course and the work that the students did
• The cancellation of the Wordspring conference and how that led to the origin of this course
• The different assignments that student groups worked on in the publishing of this book
• Creation of the video book trailer to help support the marketing of the book
• Neomi's learnings of the process and what surprised her about the business of publishing
• How we tend to minimize the amount of work that other people do
• The way the title "Wording Around" was inspired from a blog from writer A.J. Ripley and their blog
• What is next for Wording Around Press
• How there was a plan for making a partially-hand-crafted print version of the book, but how the second wave of Covid-19 ramped up, preventing that from happening
• And more . . .

After the interview Mark shares a few reflections and thoughts about the conversation and the project.

Then he welcomes new patron Tessa Smith McGovern and thanks all patrons for supporting this podcast at www.patreon.com/starkreflections.

Links of Interest:

• Kathy Mac's Website
• Wording Around with Prose
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
• Episode 165 - Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough
• Episode 164 - Reflections on The Creative Penn Podcast Episode 517
• Episode 163 - Getting a Creative Edge with Mickey Mikkelson
• Kobo Writing Life NaNoWriMo Promo (use coupon code NANO2020)
• Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction
• Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough
• Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series
  • This Time Around (Book 0)
  • A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1)
  • Stowe Away (Book 1.5)
  • Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2)
• Findaway Voices
  • Let It Snow Audiobook Event (Blog Post - Findaway)
  • Mark's Blog Post about Let It Snow
• Books2Read
• Draft2Digital
  • Payment Splitting Video Walk-Thru
• Wide for the Win Submission Form
• Patreon for Stark Reflections

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we're talking about abortion access during a pandemic, whether golf courses are an essential service, WestWorld, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

COVID-19 Information:

Coronavirus (World Health Organization)

Coronavirus (Government of Canada)

Coronavirus (Government of New Brunswick)

Further reading/viewing:

New Jersey band Thursday is turning old merch into masks for fans and front-line health-care workers (CBC)

Feds penalize province for lack of abortion access, but reimburse payments because of COVID-19 (CBC)

Barriers to abortion access rise higher amid COVID-19 crisis (NB Media Co-Op)

Alberta golf courses deemed non-essential service: 'It could be devastating for the industry' (Global News)

Anthony Fauci compares race disparities of coronavirus to AIDS epidemic (NY Post)

Sanders quits Democratic race for president; Biden is party's apparent nominee (NBC News)

Democrats want to drop Joe Biden for Andrew Cuomo, poll finds (NY Post)

Why Pandemics Are the Perfect Environment for Conspiracy Theories to Flourish (Snopes)

False claim: Bill Gates planning to use microchip implants to fight coronavirus (Reuters)

Florida Woman Arrested After Leaving Easter Eggs Filled With 'Obscene Material' in Mailboxes (Time)

Trudeau tides over nation’s sexually frustrated aunts by saying 'moistly' (The Beaverton)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we talk about what it takes to run 64 public libraries, if reconciliation is dead, and our opinions about musical theatre.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

Fredericton could get another high-rent apartment building (CBC)

Moncton emergency shelter to charge homeless up to $300 per month (CBC)

Hiring a library service head without qualifications can have a bright side (NB Media CoOp)

New head of public library service got rid of 'hundreds' of books at Kings Landing library (CBC)

Alberta energy company under fire for image appearing to depict Greta Thunberg (Global News)

Greta Thunberg says graphic sticker shows 'we're winning' (Calgary Herald)

A secret deal between two railways? What else has Ottawa brokered? (MacLean's)

OPP arrest multiple protesters at Tyendinaga Mohawk rail blockade (Global News)

As the police arrest protesters in Tyendinaga, Jesse Wente questions the myths that Canadians believe about themselves (CBC)

Opinion: Reconciliation isn’t dead. It never truly existed (The Globe and Mail)

@_braden_neville vs @FoodProfessor (Twitter)

Mike Pence, Who Enabled a Massive HIV Outbreak As Governor, Is Handling U.S. Coronavirus Response (Jezebel)

COVID-19 outbreak: Here's what's happening around the world Friday (CBC)

Mike Pence was criticized for his handling of Indiana’s HIV outbreak. He will lead the U.S. coronavirus response (Washington Post)

What The Race Looks Like If Biden Wins — Or Wins Big, Or Loses — In South Carolina (FiveThirtyEight)

Harvey Weinstein to face charges in Los Angeles after guilty verdict in New York (The Guardian)

Céline Sciamma, Adèle Haenel Storm Out of Roman Polanski's César Win (The Advocate)

Chris Evans In Early Talks To Play Dentist Orin Scrivello In 'Little Shop Of Horrors' (Deadline)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we talk about the city locking out CUPE 508, the dread of an early election, Oscar lewks, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

Fredericton contracts elite “union-busters” after locking out its outside workers (NB Media CoOp)

Ian Wilson says solidarity protestors are terrorists (Twitter)

Siege On Wet’suwet’en (Canadaland)

Province drops overnight ER hours in major repurposing of 6 hospitals (CBC)

Gauvin sits as an independent as Higgs debates calling an election (CBC)

Conservative MP apologizes after asking NDP MP whether she's 'considered' sex work (CBC)

How Canada’s sex work laws put lives at risk (The Big Story)

Sanders Is The Front-Runner After New Hampshire, And A Contested Convention Has Become More Likely (FiveThirtyEight)

Trudeau visits Africa as part of push for Canadian seat on UN Security Council (CTV News)

The House That Mr. Mayer Built: Inside the Union-Busting Birth of the Academy Awards (Vanity Fair)

Tom Hanks And Charlize Theron Win Best Oscars Moment By Sticking Up For 'Parasite' (HuffPo)

The Witcher (YouTube)

Birds of Prey (YouTube)

Locke & Key (YouTube)

The French Dispatch (YouTube)

WestWorld season 3 (YouTube)

What We Do In The Shadows Season 2 Release Date, Cast, News, and More (DenOfGeek)

Star Trek: Picard (YouTube)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we talk about the province displacing homeless people, whether anyone cares if Peter MacKay attends Pride, the horrors of trying to get MCR tickets, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

Province shuts down tent city in Fredericton (Global News)

Clinic staff working for free, but turning away patients (The Daily Gleaner)

"Pride parades are important." (Twitter)

"While running for leader of the Liberal Party, Trudeau’s campaign expensed $876.95 in yoga sessions and spa bills for Justin Trudeau." (Twitter) 

MacKay's helicopter story doesn't fly, MPs say (CBC Politics)

South Dakota state lawmaker backtracks after comparing transgender 'procedures' to Nazi 'experiments' (The Hill)

House Bill 1507 (ACLU of South Dakota)

DNC members discuss rules change to stop Sanders at convention (Politico)

‘A lot of fear’: Asian community a target of racism amid coronavirus threat (Global News)

Why are French firefighters and riot police in violent fistfights? (The Local)

Horgan concedes Trans Mountain pipeline will go ahead while repeating support for Coastal GasLink (Global News)

"So people kept saying that the 2020 Grammy outfits are all Batman villain looks and I just had to scrawl this out after work" (Twitter)

denial_aesthetics (Instagram)

Popeyes launched a clothing line that looks a whole lot like Beyonce's Ivy Park (CNN)

My Chemical Romance fans criticize Ticketmaster after rough rollout (Alternative Press)

The Good Place’s Final Twist (Vulture)

In the End, BoJack Horseman Is So Much More Than BoJack Horseman (Vulture)

Monday Night Film Series (NB Film Co-Op)

Parasite - Official Trailer (YouTube)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire [Official Trailer] (YouTube)

A Galentine's Day Variety Show (Facebook)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we ask if the workers at Victory Meat Market should organize, what brand of gin Justin Trudeau prefers, and what kind of boner is the best.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

'I'm in': Peter MacKay announces he will run for the Conservative leadership (Global News)

Tempers flare on eve of report into missing and murdered aboriginal women (CBC)

Polytechnique shooting remark sparks Peter MacKay, Tom Mulcair spat (CBC)

Stronach demands MacKay apologize for alleged 'dog' comment (CBC)

MacKay apologizes for 'knitting' remark (CBC)

Canada Conservative leader resigns amid reports he used party funds for private school (The Guardian)

Complaints filed against RCMP for blocking Wet'suwet'en access (National Observer)

Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show (The Guardian)

Trudeau: 'Lots of discussions' left on who will cover Meghan and Harry's security costs in Canada (Global News)

Meghan Markle Has Reportedly Already Signed a Deal with Disney (Vanity Fair)

Former Liberal MP Karen Ludwig plans to run in upcoming provincial byelection (CBC)

Buttigieg says it's 'bulls---' that he worked on 'corporate price fixing' (The Hill)

Ukraine Is Investigating Whether U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Surveilled (NPR News)

adidas x IVY PARK (YouTube)

Maria Bamford: Weakness Is The Brand (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

Halsey - Manic (Spotify)

Star Trek: Picard Premieres January 23 (YouTube)

Monday Night Film Series (NB Film CoOp)

Shivering Songs Presents Comedy Night with Anthony Bryan and Friends (Facebook)

Nat and Mary are Blowing It (Grid City Magazine)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we ask if the workers at Victory Meat Market should organize, what brand of gin Justin Trudeau prefers, and what kind of boner is the best.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

A Statement from Victory Meat Market Owner Seth Chippin (Facebook)

Background, via Facebook user Chris Trefry (Facebook)

The Guy Behind Ontario Proud (OPPO)

What does it mean? The throne speech interpreted (The Star)

Justin Trudeau Laid Bare His Inner Mean Girl and We Can Relate (Vice)

Johnson and Corbyn clash in final UK election debate (Al Jazeera)

Ocasio-Cortez takes victory lap after Amazon goes to NYC — even after she helped block $3 billion in subsidies (RawStory)

@AOC (Twitter)

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Review: New Vision, Old Blind Spots (The New York Times)

Internet cat sensation Lil BUB has died at the age of 8 (CNN)

Star Wars Movies Should Be So Far Beyond Teasing LGBTQ Representation at This Point (io9)

World War 2 was gay. All of it. (Reddit)

Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week we wonder if corporate tax cuts are the answer to NB's problems, if our access to abortion is adequate, Baby Yoda, and more.

Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod

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This podcast was recorded in on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people.

Further reading/viewing:

Tories offer grim economic picture in New Brunswick throne speech (CTV News)

Making NB a tax haven: an absurdity (NB Media Co-Op)

New Brunswick Premier maintains abortion access is sufficient while Trudeau faces calls to step in (The Globe and Mail)

New Minister of Middle Class Prosperity declines to provide clear definition of middle class (The Globe and Mail)

'We followed the President’s orders’: Sondland tells impeachment inquiry Trump withheld aid to press Ukraine on probes (The Globe and Mail)

Jason Kenney dismisses public backlash over election watchdog removal as 'misreporting' (The Globe and Mail)

Controversial conscience rights bill for Alberta physicians voted down (CBC Edmonton)

Hunters trailer (Twitter)

Antebellum (2020 Movie) Official Teaser (YouTube)

Watchmen creator Alan Moore says superhero genre remains a 'white supremacist dream of the master race' (National Post)

Back on the road again, and this episode comes from the New Brunswick Spirits Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick! We'll have highlights from the festival, which is now in its 23rd year, and on WhiskyCast In-Depth, we'll get the story behind the revival of Red Spot Irish Whiskey. This single pot still classic from Dublin's Mitchell & Son disappeared in the mid-1960's, and the pleas of Irish Whiskey fans were answered this week when Irish Distillers and the Mitchell family launched the modern version of Red Spot. We'll also have tasting notes for a rare Ladyburn single malt and explain just what "Christmas Cake" has to do with whisky on Behind the Label.