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The Goldwaters are back with a very special episode. Anne-France Goldwater and Marie-Hélène Dubé are joined this week by constitutional lawyer—and Anne-France’s former law professor!—Julius Grey. Grey is on the pod to talk that dreaded…

Dans ce plus récent épisode de The Goldwaters, Me Anne-France Goldwater, Me Marie-Hélène Dubé et leur invitée, la jeune militante  Dalila Awada, mènent une réflexion profonde sur les effets d’un Québec qui se scinde au…

The Goldwaters are back! After a little hiatus, the podcast is returning this summer with new episodes. In this very special edition, Anne-France Goldwater is talking about the latest in animal rights law in Canada….

Social networking is an integral part of the way we live today, but are these networks hindering conversations that should be resolving some of our most important societal challenges? On this episode of the podcast,…

Montréal is a special city. It’s a unique mix of English and French, and the home to migrants from all over the globe. And on this episode of The Goldwaters, Anne-France Goldwater wonders, should Montréal…

Two people standing in a ring punching each other in the head may seem like a mindless, brutish dance. But it’s much more. In this episode of the podcast, Daniel Goldwater explores the intellectual side…

Is there such a thing as it being too early to quit drinking? For Jason Rockman, the age of 21 was just right. On this episode of The Goldwaters, Dr. Samantha Goldwater-Adler is joined by…

It’s tough out there for a news consumer. If you consume any political news, you’re going to be inundated with news about polls — who’s up, who’s down, who’s going to win, and who’s going…

Millennials are the most entitled generation of young people the world has ever seen. They spend all their money of avocado toast and hand-crafted lattes. They live in their parents basements taking selfies and tweeting…

This week, The Goldwaters present a special episode in French. English text follows. Pour beaucoup de Québécois, le débat sur le port de symboles religieux est un débat abstrait. Pour Sondos Lamrhari, c’est très réel.  …

One of the more distressing things to emerge in our current political moment is the rise of white nationalism. Look around the United States, in particular, and you’ll find people no longer frightened or ashamed…

Is marriage still worth it? That’s the question that’s on the minds of The Goldwaters this episode. Anne-France and Daniel Goldwater are both family lawyers, and Samantha Goldwater-Adler is a family therapist, so their experience…

Cette semaine, The Goldwaters sera à l’Hôtel de ville de Montréal pour une séance bilingue avec la mairesse de Montréal, Valérie Plante, la première femme à occuper ce poste depuis les 375 ans d’histoire de…

March is here, and in many places that means kids have just finished their break and are heading back to the classroom. Now that the last stretch of the school year is upon us, The…

Ah, siblings. There’s no relationship that is likely to last as long, or be as strongly rooted as the one between a brother and a sister. Of course, there’s no relationship more associated with bickering…

It wasn’t long after the #MeToo moment began that people started to wonder if North American society was in the midst of a sex panic. Values are shifting rapidly as we all deal with the…

Is comedy funny anymore? This might seem like a silly question. But, at the moment, everything seems political. And as politics has seeped into every part of culture, so has political correctness. So, Samantha Goldwater-Adler…

In the early 2000s, neoconservatism was the dominant strain of political thought on the right. Bush the younger was president in the U.S. and The West was under attack by Osama Bin Laden. And it…

Across the US and Canada, women are coming forward and speaking out about the sexual violence they have faced over the years from men in positions of authority. In this episode, the family talks through…

Dans cet épisode spécial — en Français — de la ballado les Goldwaters, Daniel demande à Anne-France pourquoi elle a renoué avec la politique municipale. Elle discute des rumeurs de course à la mairie à…

The Goldwaters are back for a second season, and they’re here to talk dirtbags. The dirtbag left, that is. The self-styled dirtbags are a subset of leftists known for their vulgarity and irreverence. It’s a…

Looking at the world today, it’s not hard to find examples of angry, adrift men shaping public discourse. On this episode of the podcast, the brother-sister duo of Daniel Goldwater and Samantha Goldwater-Adler look at…

Free speech seems to be at a crossroads today. On campus speakers are frequently prevented from plying their trade as protests on the streets turn toward violence. So where is free speech today? Anne-France Goldwater,…

Parenting can be tough these days given how far technology has come, but is it really so different than it was a generation ago? To see if they can answer this question, the mother-daughter pair…

Bear with us for a second here: What if everything around us, everything we’ve ever known—our families, our homes, the weather—is all part of an elaborate simulation? In this episode of the podcast, the Goldwaters…

The family looks inward on this episode of The Goldwaters, discussing (and clashing on) the differences between spirituality and religion, morality, rationality, cults and their own attachment to Judaism.

Cannibis legalization is coming to Canada, and the Goldwaters have some questions. So, they invited Adam Greenblatt to visit the Goldwater Grille to get some answers. Greenblatt is the Head of Quebec Engagement for medicinal…

Happiness is a state of mind that’s as sought after as it is elusive. It’s something we find so fundamental that the “pursuit of happiness” is even written into the U.S. constitution. But what really…

Psychologist, TED speaker and “Passion” radio host Dr. Laurie Betito stops by the Goldwater home to discuss monogamy and related issues like polyamory, marriage and divorce. Is monogamy sustainable? Is love? Are we stuck in a…

The Goldwaters welcome their very first special guest to the podcast for this episode on multiculturalism. Marie-Hélène Dubé is a Montreal family and civil law attorney and, as co-founder of Goldwater, Dubé, Anne-France’s longtime legal partner. The…

The Goldwaters take a bit of a break from the news this fortnight to chat about issues related broadly to empathy. Is it effective, or are policies based more in compassion better at advancing us…

The Goldwaters respond to the hubbub over fake news, the rogue presidential campaign that’s made the most noise about it and peer into Quebec’s Spy-gate scandal. Sad!

The Goldwaters discuss the ethics of gene therapy, algorithmic data, the AI revolution and whether the bots are going to take all our jobs.

In this episode, the Goldwaters discuss the contributions of the British monarchy to Canada and the world, Daniel’s admiration for the Queen and the institution she represents, as well as the future of the institution.

In this episode, the Goldwaters talk about Melania Trump taking a stand against cyberbullying, anti-bullying legislation and whether or not the media aids in glorifying bullies in the public sphere.

The Goldwaters discuss the legacy of president Barack Obama, the Black Lives Matter movement, the racially-charged presidential campaign of Donald Trump, and Canada’s racism problem with indigenous communities.

In the inaugural episode, the Goldwaters talk about pit bulls, breed-specific legislation (BSL), eating less meat, and the potential need for a Charter of Animal Rights and Freedoms.