Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore

Rachel Gilmore

I'm Rachel Gilmore. 💞

I'm your least favourite person's least favourite journalist.

Every week, I’ll break down the main headlines so you don't have to doomscroll.

Then we'll dive deeper into something juicy you should know about.

So join me. Let's pop your bubble. 🫧✨

Episodes

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Apr 8, 2026 • 47min

Making sense of the senseless and illegal war in Iran (feat. Samira Mohyeddin)

FOLLOW SAMIRA: Patreon: www.patreon.com/OnTheLineMedia YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SamiraMohyeddin Instagram: www.instagram.com/smohyeddin Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/smohyeddin.bsky.social Twitter: x.com/SMohyeddin ---------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE ✨ Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.com Patreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmore Twitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmore Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766 TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmore Instagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/ BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 8min

Return of the Left, Poilievre's podcast and Big Tech Troubles (Feat. Paris Marx and Supriya Dwivedi)

FOLLOW PARIS: Disconnect: https://www.disconnect.blog Tech Won’t Save Us: https://techwontsave.us BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/parismarx.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parismarx/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@techwontsaveus ---------------------------------------------- FOLLOW SUPRIYA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supsdwivedi/ Twitter: https://x.com/supriyadwivedi BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/supriya.bsky.social ---------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE ✨ Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.com Patreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmore Twitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore YouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmore Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766 TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmore Instagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/ BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 5min

Tumbler Ridge, youth radicalization and transphobia (feat. Amarnath Amarasingam and Fae Johnstone)

FOLLOW FAE:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faedingaway/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/faejohnstone.bsky.socialMomentum: https://www.momentumcanada.netFOLLOW AMAR:Twitter: x.com/AmarAmarasingamBluesky: bsky.app/profile/amaramarasingam.bsky.socialSubstack: substack.com/@amarnathamarasingam-----------------------------------------------------------SUBSCRIBE ✨Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Feb 6, 2026 • 1h 4min

Conservative cosplayers, Carney's mark on world politics and Chinese electric cars (feat. Paris Marx and Supriya Dwivedi)

FOLLOW PARIS:Disconnect: https://www.disconnect.blogTech Won’t Save Us: https://techwontsave.usBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/parismarx.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parismarx/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@techwontsaveus----------------------------------------------FOLLOW SUPRIYA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supsdwivedi/Twitter: https://x.com/supriyadwivediBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/supriya.bsky.social----------------------------------------------SUBSCRIBE ✨Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Jan 29, 2026 • 59min

How do ordinary people become agents of state murder? (feat. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage)

FOLLOW YANNICK:Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/yveilleuxlepage.bsky.socialPublications: www.yveilleuxlepage.com/publications----------------------------------------------SUBSCRIBE ✨Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Jan 22, 2026 • 54min

Heather McPherson knows how to win. Can she win NDP leadership? (feat. Heather McPherson)

FOLLOW HEATHER:Website: heathermcpherson.caInstagram: instagram.com/heathermacnowTikTok: tiktok.com/@hlmcphersonmpYouTube: youtube.com/@heathermcpherson2548Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/heathermcpherson.bsky.socialTwitter: x.com/HMcPhersonNDPThreads: threads.com/@heathermacnow----------------------------------------------SUBSCRIBE ✨Substack: rachelgilmore.substack.comPatreon: patreon.com/rachelgilmoreTwitch: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmoreYouTube: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGilmoreSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/5uP73DlOq5hVf5zlPadObD?si=3e49f0a371734d55Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bubble-pop-with-rachel-gilmore/id1796286766TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilmoreInstagram: www.instagram.com/r.gilmore/BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/rachelgilmore.bsky.social

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Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore

Episodes

Mentioned books

Making sense of the senseless and illegal war in Iran (feat. Samira Mohyeddin)

Return of the Left, Poilievre's podcast and Big Tech Troubles (Feat. Paris Marx and Supriya Dwivedi)

Okay, but how *do* you catch a fascist? (feat. Christopher Mathias)

Unmasking white nationalists across Canada (feat. Evan Balgord)

Everything is political -- yeah, even hockey (feat. David Doel)

Is the right-wing media world...okay? (feat. Luke LeBrun)

Tumbler Ridge, youth radicalization and transphobia (feat. Amarnath Amarasingam and Fae Johnstone)

Conservative cosplayers, Carney's mark on world politics and Chinese electric cars (feat. Paris Marx and Supriya Dwivedi)

How do ordinary people become agents of state murder? (feat. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage)

Heather McPherson knows how to win. Can she win NDP leadership? (feat. Heather McPherson)

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Okay, but how do you catch a fascist? (feat. Christopher Mathias)