Welcome, listener! This week’s episode starts with a bang as James describes a heated encounter with his estranged father and Michael reveals how his lover temporarily passed away. Then, it’s time for the debut of the intellectually rigorous new segment “Point-Counterpoint.”

Our guest this week is the young and ebullient Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Sandiford. During a wide-ranging conversation, Chris tells Michael and James why he considers himself a Churchillian, how to protect the city from aliens and which British actors should play Doug and Randy Ford in the movies.