iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We're number one on Apple podcasts. There's a reason people are listening to us. There are ways of escape from this nightmare.

3247

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I mean, @margaretatwood.bsky.social is telling you to listen to Gloves Off, so you'd better. She'll be disappointed in you if you don't.

270

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Infinite Prayer for Peace on display in the lobby of Bildmuseet. www.infiniteprayer.com

030

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This year I worked as a dramaturge for Stratford’s production of The Tempest, which opens tonight. One of the greatest pleasures and honours of my life has been to work with Antoni Cimolino on his final season. Totally amazing to see my face on the wall in the theatre! @stratfest.bsky.social

1110

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My essay The Grey Plateau, published in the Literary Review of Canada, about Covid and its aftermath, has been selected for Best Canadian Essays and is nominated for an NMA. Probably the best thing I've written. reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...

260

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of doing an author visit to the Warkworth prison book club. Easily the most informed, thoughtful and considered discussion of The Next Civil War I have had with any book club. Insert joke about captive audience here.

051

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The 18th @shortyawards' Audience Honor Voting ends tomorrow. Gloves Off is Nominated for best News & Politics Podcast. Cast your vote here: shortyawards.com/vote/

010

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Gloves Off got nominated for a Webby (twice actually). I'm informed by people who know that we're up against the Obamas and therefore have no chance, but still...

1100

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This week I am off to Sweden for the launch of my AI art project, "An Infinite Prayer for Peace." (More on that later.) Lovely to see The New York Times shout out the work before it launches.

5671

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Nice to see Gloves Off on the best of Amazon podcast list and on a massive billboard at Dundas Square! If anyone else sees it, please send a pic.

1141

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

"Gloves Off" made Apple's Best of 2025 list.

2152

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This is Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays Ace, teaching his daughters how to ride bikes at the Evergreen Brickworks farmers market the day before the biggest start of his life. Everybody knew who he was. Nobody bothered him. Watch out Mariners. He looks happy and loose.

2568

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Here's @MargaretAtwood in my house giving me a t-shirt. In the final episode of Gloves Off, I asked her what the title of a new dystopian novel about America would be. Her answer? "Genocide of the Poor." shows.acast.com/gloves-off

413429

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New episode of Gloves Off dropped today. Disinformation is flooding our feeds, undermining democracy—and Canada isn’t ready. I spoke to @uwaterloo.ca’s Bessma Momani, Cofacts Billion Lee, and @rferl.org.web.brid.gy's Andrei Soshnikov on to fight back. 🎧 Listen: apple.co/glovesoff

282

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

What would it take for the U.S. to occupy Canada? @UofT’s Aisha Ahmad dives into the chilling reality: authoritarianism, zero representation, and the repression of 40 million people. Listen to more of our interview on Ep 6 of the Gloves Off Pod. #Authoritarianism #Geopolitics #Canada #USPolitics

2113

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Gloves Off has now been in the top ten shows in Canada on @ApplePodcasts for a month.

0111

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🇨🇦 Can Canada defend itself? In Ep 5 of Gloves Off, we head to Iqaluit to talk Arctic sovereignty, U.S. dependence, and why Finland’s “whole society defence” might be the model we need now. 🎧 Listen: apple.co/glovesoff #GlovesOff #CanadianSovereignty #MilitaryReadiness #Podcast #ArcticSecurity

1108

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

What can Ukraine teach us about preparing for disaster? Journalist @timkmak.bsky.social lived through the invasion—and he says Canada isn’t ready. 🎧 Listen On Episode 4 of Gloves Off #GlovesOffPodcast #Ukraine #Canada #EmergencyPreparedness #MiddlePowerPolitics

164

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

“Canada should be our 51st state.” — Trump At first, it sounded like a joke. Now? Not so much. Civil War expert @bfwalter joins us in Ep 1 to answer: how far can American chaos reach us? bit.ly/GlovesOffPodE1

062

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Two amazing facts for today. 1) We are now officially closer to 2050 than to 2000. 2) After one day, Gloves Off is just behind @joerogan in podcasts generally, and second in all series. Thanks to everyone who shared it.

221

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

What happens when your closest ally becomes a threat? We uncover hard truths about Canada’s readiness. How prepared are we? On Ep 2 🎧 Listen to Gloves Off Pod shows.acast.com/gloves-off #Canada #NationalSecurity #GlovesOffPodcast

2111

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Canada has been Robin to America's Batman. What happens when Batman turns into the Joker? On @Gloves-OffPod Episode 1 I dig into what America’s turmoil means for Canada’s security and future. 🇨🇦🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/gloves-off #GlovesOffPodcast #Canada #USRelations

0103

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy #CanadaDay! 2 Episodes of Gloves Off are ready for listens on @applepodcasts. This Canada Day, we know, is different from all other Canada Days. Please share with anyone who wants to keep Canada alive. apple.co/glovesoff

081

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Thrilled @Gloves-OffPod is featured on @applepodcasts. Subscribe, 2 episodes come out #CanadaDay apple.co/glovesoff shows.acast.com/gloves-off

010

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Strange to find myself front-faced on the bookshelf of a dissident colonel but honoured. History is full of turns.

0112

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Unfortunately, Andrew Yang and I got Chuck Schumer pretty damn right in our dystopian thriller.

1113

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Over two years after publication, The Next Civil War enters the Canadian bestseller lists.

1222

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

For the Literary Review of Canada, I wrote about the first days of Covid. No other catastrophe during my lifetime has generated such a stark contrast between its impact and the poverty of its discourse. It changed our intimate lives, like how we shit, but we don't talk about it.

170

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The end of The Last Election, which I wrote with Andrew Yang, imagines a final American inauguration whose theme is “strength and unity” (the last words of the book). That is the exact theme Trump has chosen for his inauguration.

0133

Stephen Marche @stephenmarche.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Feels like there's some kind of metaphor for the state of the world here...

060