Ford v. Pardy — The Conflict on the Right

Posted on October 12, 2020

Hey everyone! We’re back! This week we have a debate between Caylan Ford, and Bruce Pardy. A debate between common good conservatism and libertarianism. The motion? “In the face of growing intolerance from the left, the state should enforce the virtues of common good conservatism rather than the freedoms of classical liberalism.” Enjoy! — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

Jesse Clarke (@jesseclarke95): Ex-Muslims, Abduction, Fathers, and Fear

Posted on August 12, 2020

Hey there 🙂 This week I spoke with Jesse Clarke, a charming ex-muslim activist from the UK. Enjoy! — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

JL (@stucatz101): From Finance to Carpentry, and Nassim Taleb.

Posted on August 3, 2020

Ciao everyone! This week I spoke with someone I met on twitter – a guy from Toronto who talked about the university system, graduating with a finance degree, going into carpentry, and more generally, his thoughts on how to become a skilled and competent person. Enjoy.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

Nadia Guo: Police Accountability, a Lawyer’s Reputation, Media Deception, and Sex Work

Posted on July 29, 2020

Welcome back. This week I spoke with Ms. Nadia Guo – a criminal defence lawyer and sex worker based in Toronto. You can reach her on twitter at @ngdefence. Enjoy.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

Dr. Ryan Alford: 7 Absolute Rights, Canada’s Unwritten Constitution, Torture, and Law Schools

Posted on July 20, 2020

Hey everyone! Dr. Ryan Alford is a tenured professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. On this episode, we discussed many things, like Baldwin and LaFontaine’s fight against the Tory oligarchy in Canada’s 19th century, Canada’s Unwritten Constitution, Blackstone, Coke, Instrumentalism, selection pressures on judges and professors, Bush v. Gore, judicial interference, how to overcome cultural, class, and racial barriers as a law graduate, what classes to take in law school, the Statement of Principles andRead More→

Lisa Bildy: StopSOP, Creating New Institutions, Liberalism, and Flirting

Posted on July 14, 2020

Hey everyone! We’re back with another episode. Lisa Bildy is a lawyer for the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms. Reach her on twitter at @ldbildy — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

Ryan Handlarski: #metoo, Apartheid, StopSOP, and Boomers

Posted on June 30, 2020

We’ve made it to Episode 10! Mr. Handlarski is a Criminal Defence Lawyer in Toronto who hates golf and loves irony. We talked about the #metoo movement, the presumption of innocence, the statement of principles, his reasons for objecting to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion clerics, systemic racism, humour, Apartheid South Africa and his mother’s life there, how law students can thrive off of Bay Street, responding to Hadiya Rodrerique’s article Black on Bay Street, and how we can createRead More→

Candice Malcolm: Kenney, Khalistani Extremism, and Journalistic Courage

Posted on June 25, 2020

Hey everyone! On this episode, I speak with Candice Malcom. We talked about Jason Kenney and Danielle Smith (two of Alberta’s political leaders), how Candice uses intimidation to drive her forward (she’s antifragile!), her article on Sikh extremism in Canada and Jagmeet Singh, how she views the media, the value of taking a public position and arguing with friends, and, of course, some book recommendations.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appRead More→

Ara Ghougassian: “hey Duolingo, i’m coming for your a**!”

Posted on June 16, 2020

That infamous and viral tweet was what launched Ara’s startup “Fluent” into the public’s view. I chat with him on this episode. This was an awesome episode! I loved loved loved it. Give him a follow at @araghougassian (ara – ghou – gas – sian). And here’s the timestamps: 4:15 (How Ara got Fluent’s tweet to BLOW UP). 18:30 What Fluent is and its origin story. 28:59 (Odyss). 38:20 (University vs. a Startup for Education). 55:57 (A defence of interruption).Read More→

Lindsay Shepherd: Yaniv, TERFs, Motherhood and Courage

Posted on June 15, 2020

Hey everyone! We’re back with Lindsay Shepherd today. Enjoy. — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-fernandes1/message

Caylan Ford: Revolution, Liberalism’s Failings, and Transcendent Justice

Posted on June 4, 2020

Today’s guest is Caylan Ford. Before you listen to this podcast, I would recommend you google her name. Her March 2020 podcast with Hugging the Cactus is what I’d listen to fully first. This podcast got pretty philosophical too, so I hope we didn’t get too abstract.  As always, you can find the show notes, book recommendations, and links to the Hugging The Cactus podcast on my website:  https://eugenefernandes.com/2020/06/04/notes-from-6-caylan-ford/.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest wayRead More→

Zach (@zachcantrad): Traditional Architecture, Objective Beauty, and The Cult of Modernism

Posted on May 29, 2020

Hey everyone! This podcast was about architecture and why architecture has become … uglier and wackier over time. Thank you to Zach (who graduated from architecture school in 2019) for joining me and talking about his experience at architecture school. You can reach him on twitter at @cantradionalist. I would post all of the show notes here but they turned out to be three pages long. If you want to know the exact minute you should go to that touchesRead More→

Steve Paolasini (pt. 2) – Deporting Native-Born Citizens, Facebook Arguments, and Government.

Posted on May 27, 2020

Hey everyone! Steve’s back by popular demand for part 2. We talk about what he learned from running for office, his dreams moving forward, his thoughts on COVID-19 government policy, and non-alcoholic beers. Hope you like it!  Here’s how you can reach me: twitter, facebook, website.  Here’s a show index (give or take 3 minutes).  Enjoy! 5:00 – Stephen Harper, how it feels to run, and the Christian Heritage Party. 9:00 – What he’s learned from the process – don’tRead More→

Michael Kudla: 7th Day Adventists, Atheism, Reason, and Thought

Posted on May 24, 2020

Thanks to Michael Kudla for joining me for the 3rd episode of the podcast. Here are the show notes (where you can find what subjects are spoken about, and when). You can also reach him on Facebook and on Instagram.  To reach me, you can tweet me @eugenefds or email me at lettersfromacontrarian2020 [at] gmail [dot] com. This conversation was recorded on May 22, 2020.  — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.Read More→

Steve Paolasini: Libertarians, Immigration and Starting a Marketing Company

Posted on May 21, 2020

We’ve made it to episode 2! Hurrah!  Today I have Steve Paolasini with me. Steve’s an immigration consultant based in Calgary, AB. I know him from my time at HustleCo, a co-working firm and marketing agency. He and his business partner Husam Rammini created the company and ran internships too.  Steve told me a bunch of really interesting stories in this podcast (like how he was about to ask HARPER for his ID when he was voting!!), so I hopeRead More→