On this episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine shares highlights from his fieldtrip to the Assembly of First Nations meeting in Gatineau, Quebec while the Red Power Panel talks the comedic dust-up surrounding Williams & Ree and the not-so-comedic-at-all controversy around the film adaptation of the Richard Wagamese novel Indian Horse.

This week on The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine looks at the confusion around a papal apology, apparently cares what Shania Twain thinks and predicts the Royal Baby’s moniker. The Red Power Panel tears truth a new one, tackling bears in weed-leaf headdresses, reconciliation and whether or not pipelines and oil are Indigenous business.

This week on The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine looks at Winnipeg’s fear of a brown neighbourhood, who said (or is silent) what about Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline and a newspaper columnist’s annoyance with anything less than a white CBC. Cree comic Howie Miller stops by and the Red Power Panel discusses Ellen’s beef with seal hunting and whether Trump has started WWIII.

On this episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine is excited the AFN election finally has another candidate before zeroing in on eagles in baseball - but not before making a canned meat on bannock sandwich! The Red Power Panel tears truth a new one by discussing Alberta Health Services' postal gaffe and non-Indigenous folk taking up Indigenous spaces.

On this episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine questions whether the Pope's refusal to apologize for the largest child sex abuse scandal in history has anything to do with his denial of the existence of hell. Then the Red Power Panel makes up some Indigenous holidays to replace Easter and discusses the pros, cons and cons of veganism. Also, rez dogs are winning the internet!

On this episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine tackles the rather genteel arrest of Green Party leader Elizabeth May, the Liberal vow to eliminate tuberculosis and viral video of porcupine salvation. Then, the Red Power Panel weighs in on whether Indigenous folk will join #DeleteFacebook and whether they would accept corporate sponsorship from Satan if it means saving Indigenous languages.

On this episode of The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine talks fearful farmers, sled dog doping and Doug Ford before the Red Power Panel weighs in on legalized pot and whether social media is the place where Canada and Indigenous communities can turn reconciliation into reconcili-ACTION.

This week, The Laughing Drum attempts to increase the sexiness of the National Chief’s job, asks whether aliens will get cell service before First Nations get clean water and host Tim Fontaine sits down with Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner. Then, the Red Power Panel discusses all things land, including whether there’s a violin small enough for white cottagers in Saskatchewan and displaced white South African farmers.

This week on The Laughing Drum, host Tim Fontaine channels his inner Billy Jack, attempts to stir up some political intrigue with the House of Chiefs and explains Canada's skewed vision of reconciliation. Then the Red Power Panel stokes the fires of justice and decolonization before playing the first-ever on-camera game of the Lip Pointing Olympics.

Host Tim Fontaine takes a look at the new, new relationship offer from the Liberals, how the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion will work and is shocked to learn who’s competing at the winter Olympics. The Red Power Panel teaches Trudeau how to snag and is judge and jury in a new segment called Shut Your Lips. Plus, the 100-meter lip-point.

Ottawa’s streamlining environmental reviews, Cheddar Man and Trudeau’s wooing of Amazon are taken on by host Tim Fontaine. “Native social media” is looked at and the Red Power Panel weighs in on Black Panther and policing comedy.

Host Tim Fontaine examines Trudeau’s hecklers, the sort-of retiring of Chief Wahoo and the mothballing of a controversial Halifax statue – but not before he downs a freshly-made bannock and tea smoothie. The Red Power Panel weighs in on offensive sports mascots and memorializing racist historical figures. Also, a new video game in honour of Ministers Carolyn Bennett and Jane Philpott!

Host Tim Fontaine turns his eye to the modern Hollywood Western — which is eerily like the old Hollywood Western. He examines the long slow car crash that is Senator Lynn Beyak, and joins Elissa Kixen, for an explosive chat about the splitting of Indigenous Affairs. Tim also sits down for an interview with critically acclaimed musician and ‘gangster academic’ Tara Williamson to talk about her music, day job and who she would roundhouse-kick. Also, meet the finger puppets of Canadian politics!