
Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn
Welcome to Cherry Picking, a political podcast recorded on lək̓ʷəŋən territory. Initially, this show was created by host Alexia Benn as a coping mechanism to find joy while completing the final year of her undergrad. Uniquely messy, at times particularly niche, and consistently caught within the contradictions of life, Cherry Picking now seeks to analyze, interrogate, and assess private and public policy through the consumption and gossip of mainstream media, acknowledging profit incentives lurking in the political sphere. From municipal politics, RCMP expenditures, anarchist and Marxist theory, environmental policy, and Indigenous governance, facts, feelings and ideas meet in the ether, given a chance to air themselves out. Always professionally unbiased, and always driven by the utmost care and consideration for human life, with a goal of accessibility. What does the acid rain which falls from the sky whisper to us? How do we listen? What will we do? Tune in most Wednesdays, sometimes with guests!
Podcasting since 2021 • 25 episodes
Cherry Picking with Alexia Benn
Latest Episodes
Interview with Ned Taylor 2.0 - Saanich South MLA Candidacy
In 2021, host Alexia Benn interviewed Ned Taylor for the first time. At the time, Taylor was a Saanich City Councillor and CRD Board Member. We catch up with him three years later to see whats new.Now a current Saanich South Provincial ...
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Episode 24
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50:54

There and Back Again
Hello dear friends and welcome back to the podcast! It's been a year, hasn't it? Time flies when you have no other choice than to live each day out in a perpetual cycle embodying Sisyphus. How nice it is to be able to catch up like...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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55:24

Should Canada Release It's "Royal Bond"?
What does it mean to be Canadian?Come one, come all. Welcome back to the pod. Today we talk about titles, the genuine joy of fulfilling employment, and a pressing question of necessity when it comes to Canada's status as a Commonwealth ...
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Season 2
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26:55
