January 20, 2026
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#165 Guns N’ Greenland
 When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice.
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
Sam Konnert
Producer/Host
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

 A popular policy that made for an easy political win. 6 years later, it’s looking more like the gun buyback program backfired on the Liberals. How did we get here?

 

PLUS – All eyes on Greenland as Trump threatens to take control. 


Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

 

Guests: Noah Schwartz

 

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