Park Bench Ontology
Episodes
S10E10: Season Finale
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S10E09: Breaking down the Provincial election
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S10E08 - What people are missing about great replacemnt theory.
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode we took a look at the tragedy of 10 people being murdered in a Buffalo grocery store, and how the great replacement theory isn't ju...
S10E07 - Did we need to talk about Bill Cosby?
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S10E06 - Telling fascists they're fascist isn't a hate crime
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So there was another 'Freedom' convoy. This time because of COVID mandates being lifted almost completely, these bikers road for something else. Gavin...
S10E05 - The Anti-Woke Festival
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is an anti-woke festival? Why is Peter Thiel investing in it? This week on the podcast Gavin & Daniel took a look at the one-time festival, its o...
S10E04: Christians on a plane
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S10E03: Ryan Coogler and Batman and Louie CK
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S10E02: The Slap!
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S010E01: We're back!
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S09E10: Joe Rogan and the apology no one asked for
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S09E09: Is it about "Freedom"? We talk about the Truckers Convoy
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S09E08: Jordan Peterson rage quits. IT'S THE ETHNICS!
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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S09E07: Who gets to speak for the black community?
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, we talked about the controversy surrounding Desmond Cole, Royson James, the Toronto Star and a judge. Royson claims Desmond's ...
S09E06: Quebec's Tax on the Unvaxxed.
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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SE9E05: Why is Trudeau more worried about the left than the right, and how does it relate to Don't Look Up?
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Daniel and Gavin discussed a recent interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where he expressed his concern towards the 'lefts casual c...
S09E04: The Alberta Education Curriculum Problem
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'll be honest finding out about the Alberta government trying to both sides Nazis in the education curriculum kind of scared me. This week Gavin & Da...
S09E03: Who is the Manhattan institute, and why are they on my TV?
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & Daniel caught an interview with anti-anti racism linguistic professor John Mcwhorter. Mcwhorter believes anti-racism is a religion, ...
S09E02: The White Aggrievement Industry.
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S09E01: The Rittenhouse Trial
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E10: They tried to mess with Masai Ujiri
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E09: Kyrie and Texas and so much more.
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E08- Dave Chapelle, The Closer?
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E07: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & Daniel discussed what's been going on with the recent Haitian migrants and the Texas white supremacist border patrol. We also didn't...
S08E06: Election Catch up
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E05: FallingDown
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode see's Gavin & Daniel reviewing the 1993 Micheal Douglas film, Falling Down. We were surprised with this one to be honest. Hope you...
S08E04: Adolph Reed, Race Reductionism, and Black Pop Culture
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discussed Adolph Reed Jr.'s work on race reductionism and an article written in Current Affairs by Bertrand Cooper. In it, Bertrand propo...
S08E03: Rich white men and their adventures in space
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rich white men are going to space off the backs of the working class, and we're here to take a look at all the nonsense. This week Gavin and Daniel ta...
S08E02: The power of letting go.
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S08E01 - The Catch Up
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E10: Trinity Bellwoods and the war on the poor.
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Toronto decided to remove a homeless encampment by force. We took a look at how our cities are becoming increasingly hostile for the poor an...
S07E09: We need more accomplices and less allies
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we took a look at London Ont. terror attack, and why just being an ally isn't enough in this day and age. We looked at articles from co-work...
S07E08: Canada needs to face its past.
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & Daniel discuss the recent discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children at a Kamloops residential school. We talked about the ...
S07E07: Harriet Review
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & Daniel Reviewed the 2019 controversial film, Harriet. We went a little long on this one, but we had a lot to say about this movie. E...
S07E06: What's the great reset?
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E05: The Toxic Business of Self-Help
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E04: We got news for you Kamala
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E03: The Falcon and the Winter Solider Review
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E02: The Two Deaths
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S07E01: Ford VS. marginalized Ontarians
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E10: Atlanta and the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E09: Antebellum Review
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We watched the Antebellum, so we could share our thoughts on the film Antebellum is a 2020 American thriller film[5][6] written and directed by Gerar...
S06E08: Khaleel Seivewright, and his fight to help the unhoused
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E07: Digital Black Face
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E06: The Hamilton school board's systemic racist ways
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E05: Small Axe Review
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & Daniel reviewed the Steve McQueen anthology series Small Axe (Amazon Prime)Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and...
S06E04: Is Black Capitalism the Answer?
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E03: Who are the Boogaloo boys?
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E02: Michelle Latimer and the toxic nature of Neoliberal Identity Politics
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S06E01: The whiteness of an insurrection.
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E10: Bombshell review
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For our last episode of the season, Gavin and Daniel reviewed the 2019 film, Bombshell. We reviewed this movie to ask the question; can we feel sorry ...
S05E09: Mediation and mental health, with Morgan Smith (Aka Mista Mo)
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is coming from behind the paywall. We welcomed Morgan Smith to talk about his work with mental health and holistic healing, as wel...
S05E08: What is behind white fear?
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential comedy for the end of the world.🔗 Follow & Support: 🌐 Website: http://gavinstephens.ca 🎧 Podcast...
S05E07: When Beefs become Toxic
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin and Daniel took a look at Fedro Star's beef with Royce da 5'9. The guys saw a real issue here and need to give their two cents. Just t...
S05E06: Unforgiven?
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E05: The Boys Review
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E04: Election Wrap up...sort of.
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E03: Lovecraft Country
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E02: Gavin and Daniel discuss Mi'kmaq lobster dispute
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S05E01: The Forty Year Old Version
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin and Daniel are back. This week we reviewed the themes and ideas in the Netflix film; The Forty-Year Old Version. Written, directed, and starring...
Taking a break.
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S04E47: Profiting From Black Death
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We took a look at the phenomenon where capitalism feels the need to exploit the bodies of black men and women murdered by police. This week we looked ...
S04E46: The Toxicity Of Social Media
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin and Daniel talked about the toxic nature of social media and its influence on society and black liberation movements.|| You can catch ...
S04E45: RIP Chadwick Boseman
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We decided to pay tribute to Chadwick Bowseman (R.I.P), by talking about our favorite black actors.|| You can catch our bonus episode on Patreon http:...
S04E44: The NBA boycott
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the NBA post season continues, we talked about the effectiveness of the walkout and BLM messaging in the bubble. || Remember you can catch our bonu...
S04E43: The Murder of Jacob Blake, and the anti-black racism of the week.
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief hiatus, we all came together to talk about all the racism that went on in our absence. Primarily Jacob Blake's murder at the hands of po...
S04E42 – Run this town movie review
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We took a look at the 2019 movie Run this town, based on the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. IMDB: Run This Town is a 2019 drama film written and directe...
S04E41 – Flattening the black diaspora
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Joe Biden described the American Black population as "not as diverse" politically as the Latin X community, and we weren't here for that. ||...
S04E40 – White people are turning on each other
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's a new phenomenon where white people are mad at white people for being anti-racist. We see it as the new 'race traitor' dog whistle, what do yo...
S04E39 – The whiteness of the anti-mask movement
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If we had to crown the dumbest movement in history, the anti-mask one would top the list. This week Gavin, B and Daniel discuss the connections betwee...
S04E38 – Race Play
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin, B Black and Daniel Grant, discuss the fetishization of race, called Race Play. We tried to be respectful, and as mature as possible u...
S04E37 – Canceling "Cancel Culture"
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin & B Black are joined again by Daniel Grant (Spoiled Rotten Podcast). They talked about the cancel culture letter signed by many celebr...
S04E36 – Da 5 Bloods review
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin and Daniel Grant (Spoiled Rotten Podcast) review the Spike Lee Joint Da 5 Bloods. Wikkipedia - Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 American war drama film dir...
S04E35 – Breonna Taylor
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin sits down with Daniel Grant (Spoiled Rotten Podcast) to discuss the tragic murder of Breonna Taylor at the hands of Louisville police department...
S04E34 – The Respectability Politics of Protest w/Dave Getachew
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome comedian Dave Getachew to talk about why some black people insist to play the game of being “presentable” while processing ou...
S04E33 – Not today Satan (With Sam Norton)
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode Gavin and B Black welcome comedian Sam Norton @isamcomedy to talk about white people's need to interject in the protests. Trigger ...
S04E32 – Rage and Catharsis
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week an exhausted Gavin and B sort through their thoughts and feelings on the global protests, against police brutality and racial injustice. ---...
S04E31 – Joe 'You ain't black' Biden
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, and this week we talked about Joe Bidens recent interview on the Breakfast Club, where he explained how blackness works. In the second par...
S04E30 – Gun Control and Emotional Labour
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First, we talked about dealing with the emotional labour placed on POC in white spaces. Then We discussed the new gun laws that has the right angry as...
S04E29 – The ‘IOU’ is The Rich Persons Stick Up Note
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First Gavin and B Black take a look at the recent ‘raid’ of a grocery store in an affluent Toronto neighbourhood, where many of the ‘suspects’...
S04E28 - American History X Review (Part 2)
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of our review for the 1998 film American History X. American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by To...
S04E27 - American History X Review (Part 1)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The title says it all. This week B Black and Gavin review the 1998 film American History X. American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film ...
S04E26 - The Free Market is the Frye Festival of disaster relief
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a few weeks of watching Nation by nation abandon the free market and rely on a socialist platform to deal with Covid19 pandemic. We here at Unco...
S04E25 – Woke Scolding
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Uncolonized, we had a hard time with this one. On one hand, we want to be inclusive as F, but we also hate a down talking for no go...
S04E24 – Picking Cotton At Home (Part 1)
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Uncolonized, Gavin and B Black look at Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and how it’s effecting People of Color (POC) the most durin...
S04E23 - Two Canadas
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Uncolonized, Gavin & B react to an interview with Peter Mansbridge (CBC), where he discusses the Raptors win and how it signifies t...
S04E22 - Raising Black Kids (Part 1)
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the show: After watching the video of a 6 year-old get arrested, Gavin and B Black discuss what they think it takes to raise kids in whi...
S04E21 – The Chonilla Episode
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode we welcome Sherley Joseph and Clove Roy from the Chonilla Podcast. In part one of our conversation, we talk about interracial rela...
S04E20 - Tyler Perry's: A Fall From Grace (part 1)
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We reviewed another Tyler Perry movie this week. This time it's, Netfilx's A fall from Grace. Starring: Crystal Fox, Phylicia Rashad, and some bad wig...
S04E19 - Kobe Bryant
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we sat down and discussed Kobe Bryant's untimely passing. In our part two episode http://patreon.com/theuncolonized we continued the conver...
S0418 - Reconciliation is Dead
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S04E17 - Feel the Bern
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week after the controversial endorsement by Joe Rogan, Gavin need to let B know why Bernie Sanders was the clear obvious choice for pres. 🎙 P...
S04E16 - This Royal Family Biznis
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're sharing our two cents on Megan Merkel and her family, and the all the nonsense surrounding them. 🎙 Park Bench Ontology — existential com...
S01E15 - Joker with Daniel Grant
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Daniel Grant from The Spoiled Rotten Podcast (link below) To talk about the movie Joker. https://tdfeverything.com/spoiled...
S04E14 - Nationalism will get us all killed
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People on Fb are crazy about bombing brown countries, and Gavin and B wanted to look into why. Join us as we the guys talk about terrorism, Suleimani,...
S04E13 - Terry Gilliam is the real victim here, everyone. Part 1
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gavin and B sit down and discuss the comments Terry Gilliam (Monty Python) made in an interview with the Independent. Part 2 is on our Patr...
S04E12 - Top 5 Racist Moments of 2019
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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S04E11 - The Hockey one (with @TrevorWThompson)
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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S04E10 - Obama Legacy
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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S04E09 - Who watches the Watchmen?
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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