In this week's episode, we get a dispatch from the frontlines of TIFF’s opening weekend from arts and culture writer John Semley.

In our second segment, we make some predictions about the upcoming political season with National Post reporter Ashley Csanady.  

Lastly, we discuss Colour Code, the Globe and Mail’s new podcast on race, with one of the show’s co-hosts Denise Balkissoon.

Allison is reading Finding Raffi by Sheila Heti in Vulture.

Vass is reading “Here I am” by Jonathan Safran-Foer.

TUNES:  Unsinkable by Overnight; Real Love Baby by Father John Misty; Old School by Metronomy.