The Charlottetown Aux Cord

15/03/2021

Happy Birthday to Canadian film legend David Cronenberg.

On this episode, we discuss Videodrome (1983). We talk about how it seems like a film about the internet, try to suss out what Cronenberg's politics are, and talk about the changing media landscape from its release in 83 to today. We also discuss James Woods, the way Toronto is perceived vs how it is depicted in this film, Disney Channel Originals (you know Rebecca is on an episode when...) and try to figure out what Jewish summer camp Cronenberg went to.

This is the first episode with four people (Ian, Rebecca, Jacob & Duncan), the first appearance of friend-of-the-pod Duncan Chalmers, and the first episode not to be edited by Ian. Hope you enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday to Canadian film legend David Cronenberg. On this episode, we discuss Videodrome (1983). We talk about how it seems like a film about the internet, try to suss out what Cronenberg's politics are, and talk about the changing media landscape f...

15/03/2021

Happy Birthday to Canadian film legend David Cronenberg. On this episode, we discuss Videodrome (1983). We talk about how it seems like a film about the internet, try to suss out what Cronenberg's politics are, and talk about the changing media landscape from its release in 83 to today. We also disc...

10/02/2021

Okay, now this is epic. Rebecca is back for another dive into the world of mid 2000's comedy with the Much Music TV show Video on Trial.

We talk about how grating this show is to return to (or in Jacob's case, be introduced to) in 2021. Discussions of the Toronto comedy scene, a "Where Are They Now" for jurors like Debra DiGiovanni and Nicole Arbour, and much more inside.

Okay, now this is eoicm  Rebecca is back for another dive into the world of mid 2000's comedy with the Much Music TV show Video on Trial. We talk about how grating this show is to return to (or in Jacob's case, be introduced to) in 2021. Discussions of the...

23/01/2021

Josie makes her long awaited return to the pod to discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2013 mind-bending Toronto doppelganger movie, Enemy. We discuss the brutal architecture of Toronto and its legacy in mind bending horror cinema, the way Villeneuve balances filmbro cred with an interesting take on gender, the film's odd theme of dictatorship and the way it relates to a certain Ottawa sculpture, and finish with an ode to the honorary queen of cancon Sarah Gadon.

Josie makes her long awaited return to the pod to discuss Denis Villeneuve's 2013 mind-bending Toronto doppelganger movie, Enemy. We discuss the brutal architecture of Toronto and its legacy in mind bending horror cinema, the way Villeneuve balances filmbr...

17/01/2021

And we're back.



https://homewoodresearch.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/



This episode features the inimitable Rebecca Alter and your usual hosts, Jacob and Ian. It begins with Ian putting on his producer hat in to contextualize our far-too-long hiatus. We discuss two movies that are strangely by the same director: Black Christmas, and A Christmas Story. If you're still craving a little bit of that Christmas cheer, this is the extremely late episode for you.

And we're back.   https://homewoodresearch.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/   This episode features the inimitable Rebecca Alter and your usual hosts, Jacob and Ian. It begins with Ian putting on his producer hat in to contextualize our far-too-long hiatu...

26/12/2020

Happy Boxing Day! Our latest episode is on Justin Trudeau, the impossible-to-pin-down Prime Minister of Canada. To celebrate the origins of this holiday, consider donating to your local food bank.

Happy Boxing Day! Our latest episode is on Justin Trudeau, the impossible-to-pin-down Prime Minister of Canada. To celebrate the origins of this holiday, consider donating to your local food bank....

20/12/2020

Wow, 10 Episodes!

episode. Check out this week's org for at risk youth in Toronto: https://horizonsforyouth.org/donate

Another weekend update, this week we are highlighting Horizons for Youth which is a support organization for at youth and unhoused youth in Toronto. Rebecca is back, she will be joining us biweekly for the near future. This week we talk about an institutio...

12/12/2020

This week's donation link: West Neighborhood House, a mutual aid organization in Toronto. You thought no episode this week? No way man, here's a weekend treat from Jacob & Ian! This episode is on Kenny vs Spenny: the show, the characters, the men behind the characters, and 'Paldemic' special they ma...

03/12/2020

This weeks org: The Unison Fund, independent musician support organization. https://www.unisonfund.ca/support-us/donate



Another episode with just the boys: Rebecca was busy keeping Vulture's lights on during American Thanksgiving Weekend.



This episode is our first dedicated music episode, and in typical fashion we go at the stuff that ticks us off. Bachman Turner Overdrive? In our sights. Rush? Get 'em outta here. We talk about why Canadian Dad Rock can be so mediocre, Ian mixes up Americans and Canadians a bunch, and Jacob comes out with about 1 hot take a minute. Hope you enjoy Aux Gang

This weeks org: The Unison Fund, independent musician support organization. https://www.unisonfund.ca/support-us/donate   Another episode with just the boys: Rebecca was busy keeping Vulture's lights on during American Thanksgiving Weekend.   This episode ...

26/11/2020

URGENT CALL TO ACTION:

This week we are highlighting The Open Door https://www.opendoortoday.org/ways-to-support/.
They are a Montreal based charity providing aid to the unhoused community in Montreal and they are in particular need of aid right now due to tents and clothing being taken away from unhoused people in Milton-Parc. This episode is about how hard winter is on us, people who live in homes with heating, it's hard to imagine how difficult things are right now for people without a home.



Winter has set in, snow is falling, and everyone is feeling it. Rebecca was super busy this week, and both Ian & Jacob have been feeling those Winter/Quarantine blues kicking in. That makes this a less structured episode. We talk about finding things to cherish within winter, check in with each other on our struggles, and discuss delicious winter treats. We talk for a long time about our feelings about the pandemic, public vs individual responsibility... entirely possibly showing our asses but it comes from an honest place. We also begin the episode with a long overdue apology section. Hope you enjoy.





Producer's Scheduling Note: I've decided to release episodes on Wednesday from now on, we usually record over the weekend and Tuesday gets a bit dicey.

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: This week we are highlighting The Open Door. They are a Montreal based charity providing aid to the unhoused community in Montreal and they are in particular need of aid right now due to tents and clothing being taken away from unhou...

20/11/2020

In loving memory of Stuart McClean, April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017. Consider donating to The Canadian Melanoma Foundation.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/canadian-melanoma-foundation/

Featuring music by The Lifers! Check them out at https://thelifersmusic.com/ or on Facebook.



In this episode, we discuss the legacy of McClean and the Vinyl Cafe. Ian tries out his not-spot-on impression of Stuart McClean. The gang discusses the similarities and differences between our beloved show and A Prairie Home Companion down south. Jacob shares his experience encountering the show for the first time. Rebecca shares a great capsule review of the ‘06 Prairie Home Companion movie. A nice, short, cozy ep. Wait until the end for a Dave & Morley story featuring a situation we feel the late McClean would have for sure done at some point had he not passed away.

In loving memory of Stuart McClean, April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017. Consider donating to The Canadian Melanoma Foundation.   Featuring music by The Lifers! Check them out at https://thelifersmusic.com/ or on Facebook.   In this episode, we discuss the ...

18/11/2020

Part 2 of the Canada Transportation episode. The gang all swap travel stories. In this part, Ian gradually horrifies Rebecca & Jacob with his succession of chaos travel stories, and explains the small field of entropy he has around him that leads him to a storied but uncomfortable life. Jacob tells....

18/11/2020

Part 2 of the Canada Transportation episode. The gang all swap travel stories. In this part, Ian gradually horrifies Rebecca & Jacob with his succession of chaos travel stories, and explains the small field of entropy he has around him that leads him to a storied but uncomfortable life. Jacob tells stories of being stuck on standby and some "airport secrets" from his pilot father. Ian also explains his inexplicable inability to distinguish between several Hollywood actors who do not look that much like each other. Rebecca's jokes are killer throughout and her closing story takes us home. This is the kind of fun, joke-focused you can expect to make up bonus episodes.

Also: our new logo is drawn by Alexa Hawksworth, and if you are in Montreal you can see her work opening on November 26 details here: https://www.picturamtl.com/projet-casa/digital-natives?fbclid=IwAR0aYhpEsYsZKB8qq-QeKfrR3_wlYitrEufdZCYqQytFytbgTY_lRPfRlgc



We are still highlighting The Canadian Railroad Historical Association https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/canadian-railroad-historical-association/ as a place you might donate to.

Part 2 of the Canada Transportation episode. The gang all swap travel stories. In this part, Ian gradually horrifies Rebecca & Jacob with his succession of chaos travel stories, and explains the small field of entropy he has around him that leads him to a storied but uncomfortable life. Jacob tells....

13/11/2020

Apologies for our lateness!


This is part 1 of Episode 5 which we have decided to release as two episodes due to a very fun but very long record with your hosts, Rebecca, Ian, and Jacob.

Apologies for our lateness! This week we are highlighting The Canadian Railroad Historical Association as a place you might donate to.   This is part 1 of Episode 5 which we have decided to release as two episodes due to a very fun but very long record wit...

12/11/2020

If you like the show, we would absolutely love for you to rate us on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, that's the biggest way we can gain listeners outside of friends and family. We also hope we are a fun enough listen that you will chat about us with friends who might like the same stuff.

Canada—a land of contrasts.The Charlottetown Aux Cord is an irreverent but loving critique of Canadian Culture. Each week, Hosts Rebecca Alter, Jacob Klemmer & Ian Rodgers analyze a new aspect of Canadian Culture. Have some laughs, get some warmth off our hot takes, and hopefully learn some things...

12/11/2020

Schitt's Creek is a town of contrasts.

On this episode, due to our current anxiety about the election down south, we are promoting The Florence Project which provides legal aid to immigrants in Arizona.

https://firrp.org/donate/



This is a fun episode about the show Schitt's Creek and the first appearance of our new co-host Rebecca Alter. Our conversation was very free flowing this time, going from Canadian Fast Food, to the CBC, to Canadian TV, to Q***r Issues, to Rural vs Urban issues and more. Hope you can enjoy it while refreshing the New York Times, Google, and Decision Desk HQ

If you are seeing this on your feed you are probably doomscrolling with me. This week we are promoting The Florence Project which provides legal aid to immigrants in Arizona. https://firrp.org/donate/   This is a fun episode about the show Schitt's Creek a...

12/11/2020

12/11/2020

Episode 3 - Hinterland Who’s Blue
October 27, 2020

Just Jacob and Ian on this one, spitballing about what the deal is with those strange Canadian Conservatives and their party of contrasts. Short n' sweet ferda.

Follow instructions here to donate to the Sipekne'katik Moderate Fishery project.

http://sipeknekatik.ca/moderate-living-fishery-fleet/

Just Jacob and Ian on this one, spitballing about what the deal is with those strange Canadian Conservatives and their party of contrasts. Short n' sweet ferda. Follow instructions here to donate to the Sipekne'katik Moderate Fishery project. http://sipekn...

12/11/2020

Episode 2 - Letterkenny Podlems
October 20, 2020

Letterkenny: a land of contrasts.

This one's a corker: we brought fellow quarantined Montreal-er Josie Teed to join us in riffing about the first Crave Original Series, Letterkenny. Featuring bad Canadian accents, Ian awkwardly claiming himself as The Universal Canadian, incredibly hot takes in terms of what the show can be compared to, and general discussion of all the weird ways both Letterkenny and White Male Podcasters try to handle problematic topics.

Donate to a reservation near Sudbury: https://atikamekshenganishnawbek.ca/online-payment-form/

Donate to addiction services in Sudbury: https://monarchrecoveryservices.ca/donate

Josie's Can-Con Blog: https://josiereviewscancon.wordpress.com/

Letterkenny: a land of contrasts. This one's a corker: we brought fellow quarantined Montreal-er Josie Teed to join us in riffing about the first Crave Original Series, Letterkenny. Featuring bad Canadian accents, Ian awkwardly claiming himself as The Univ...

12/11/2020

Episode 1 - Non-Amerikkkans
October 13, 2020

Canada, a land which relies far too much on its contrasts with America.

https://ca.gofundme.com/f/justice-pour-joycejustice-for-joyce

Because this first episode is going up after the weekend of Indigenous Awareness Day, here's a link to contribute to Justice For Joyce.
"The first podcast ep is like the first pancake, it's not gonna be perfect" ‏‏‎ ‏‏‎

On this episode, Jacob, Ian, and our inaugural guest Joe Pugh tackle Canada's the history of Canada's most important cultural tradition, insisting we are not American. Features a reading or two, some heated discussion on Canadian content, and a heated podcasting moment regarding 9/11.

But are we just kkkanadians? ‏‏‎ ‏‏‎ https://ca.gofundme.com/f/justice-pour-joycejustice-for-joyceBecause this first episode is going up after the weekend of Indigenous Awareness Day, here's a link to contribute to Justice For Joyce. "The first podcast e...