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Doug Ford has survived scandal after scandal and will probably win again. I planned to look inside tiny libraries in neighbourhoods that vote differently to understand why. Then a woman put her feet up across an entire couch at a Gaza fundraiser.

This episode is about Ford’s immunity, and what that image shows: people are not tricked into reproducing the systems that harm them. They reproduce them at the scale available to them, fully aware, inside what Mark Fisher called capitalist realism. Ford’s cottage, “elbows up,” who absorbs the tariffs, algorithmic pricing, and the Etsy shop for your political complaint are all the same loop at different sizes.

The episode closes on a reading from Fisher’s Capitalist Realism over outtakes from the library shoot.

Park Bench Ontology is lo-fi ontological satire. Written and hosted by Gavin Stephens (JUNO-nominated, Canadian Screen Award winner).

Audio version: parkbenchontology.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parkbenchontology.substack.com10:T455,Doug Ford has survived scandal after scandal and will probably win again. I planned to look inside tiny libraries in neighbourhoods that vote differently to understand why. Then a woman put her feet up across an entire couch at a Gaza fundraiser. This episode is about Ford’s immunity, and what that image shows: people are not tricked into reproducing the systems that harm them. They reproduce them at the scale available to them, fully aware, inside what Mark Fisher called capitalist realism. Ford’s cottage, “elbows up,” who absorbs the tariffs, algorithmic pricing, and the Etsy shop for your political complaint are all the same loop at different sizes. The episode closes on a reading from Fisher’s Capitalist Realism over outtakes from the library shoot. Park Bench Ontology is lo-fi ontological satire. Written and hosted by Gavin Stephens (JUNO-nominated, Canadian Screen Award winner). Audio version: parkbenchontology.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parkbenchontology.substack.com11:T44f,Doug Ford has survived scandal after scandal and will probably win again. I planned to look inside tiny libraries in neighbourhoods that vote differently to understand why. Then a woman put her feet up across an entire couch at a Gaza fundraiser.This episode is about Ford’s immunity, and what that image shows: people are not tricked into reproducing the systems that harm them. They reproduce them at the scale available to them, fully aware, inside what Mark Fisher called capitalist realism. Ford’s cottage, “elbows up,” who absorbs the tariffs, algorithmic pricing, and the Etsy shop for your political complaint are all the same loop at different sizes.The episode closes on a reading from Fisher’s Capitalist Realism over outtakes from the library shoot.Park Bench Ontology is lo-fi ontological satire. Written and hosted by Gavin Stephens (JUNO-nominated, Canadian Screen Award winner).Audio version: parkbenchontology.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit parkbenchontology.substack.com