🇨🇦 Gavin Stephens 🇬🇾 🇵🇸
@gavinbstephens.substack.com
Comic. Podcast host Park Bench Ontology. JUNO-nominated. CBC opinion contributor. Caribbean-Canadian. Working class. Marxist.
Albums: All-Inclusive Coma, Park Bench Ontology.
🔗 https://dot.cards/gavinstephens
Albums: All-Inclusive Coma, Park Bench Ontology.
🔗 https://dot.cards/gavinstephens
Season 1 of Park Bench Ontology is officially wrapped.
Thanks for watching me unravel, rebuild, and rant into the void with purpose.
Season 2 starts in January—until then, enjoy the peace before the next collapse.
#ParkBenchOntology
#Comedy
#Philosophy
Thanks for watching me unravel, rebuild, and rant into the void with purpose.
Season 2 starts in January—until then, enjoy the peace before the next collapse.
#ParkBenchOntology
#Comedy
#Philosophy
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Season 1 of Park Bench Ontology is officially wrapped.
Thanks for watching me unravel, rebuild, and rant into the void with purpose.
Season 2 starts in January—until then, enjoy the peace before the next collapse.
#ParkBenchOntology
#Comedy
#Philosophy
Thanks for watching me unravel, rebuild, and rant into the void with purpose.
Season 2 starts in January—until then, enjoy the peace before the next collapse.
#ParkBenchOntology
#Comedy
#Philosophy
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
A guided art tour that refuses to behave.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
A guided art tour that refuses to behave.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
A guided art tour that refuses to behave.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
A guided art tour that refuses to behave.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
They said D&D was satanic.
But if Satan wanted an army — would he really choose
https://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology?si=ddq6ZUiSS6BhdLB9
##TheDevilsArmy #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #DarkHumor
But if Satan wanted an army — would he really choose
https://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology?si=ddq6ZUiSS6BhdLB9
##TheDevilsArmy #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #DarkHumor
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
They said D&D was satanic.
But if Satan wanted an army — would he really choose
https://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology?si=ddq6ZUiSS6BhdLB9
##TheDevilsArmy #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #DarkHumor
But if Satan wanted an army — would he really choose
https://youtube.com/@parkbenchontology?si=ddq6ZUiSS6BhdLB9
##TheDevilsArmy #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #DarkHumor
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
A guided art tour that refuses to stay serious.
🗓️ Nov 17–19 | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Art Gallery of Hamilton
🎟️ Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #ArtMusicFood #Comedy #Hamilton
A guided art tour that refuses to stay serious.
🗓️ Nov 17–19 | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Art Gallery of Hamilton
🎟️ Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #ArtMusicFood #Comedy #Hamilton
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
A guided art tour that refuses to stay serious.
🗓️ Nov 17–19 | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Art Gallery of Hamilton
🎟️ Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #ArtMusicFood #Comedy #Hamilton
A guided art tour that refuses to stay serious.
🗓️ Nov 17–19 | 6:30–7:30 PM
📍 Art Gallery of Hamilton
🎟️ Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #ArtMusicFood #Comedy #Hamilton
He walked in, touched my stomach, and blamed my pain on my body.
That’s not medicine — that’s necropolitics in action.
🎙 Park Bench Ontology — Ep. 7
#Necropolitics #ComedyPodcast #Philosophy #ExistentialComedy #BlackAbsurdism #CriticalTheory
That’s not medicine — that’s necropolitics in action.
🎙 Park Bench Ontology — Ep. 7
#Necropolitics #ComedyPodcast #Philosophy #ExistentialComedy #BlackAbsurdism #CriticalTheory
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
He walked in, touched my stomach, and blamed my pain on my body.
That’s not medicine — that’s necropolitics in action.
🎙 Park Bench Ontology — Ep. 7
#Necropolitics #ComedyPodcast #Philosophy #ExistentialComedy #BlackAbsurdism #CriticalTheory
That’s not medicine — that’s necropolitics in action.
🎙 Park Bench Ontology — Ep. 7
#Necropolitics #ComedyPodcast #Philosophy #ExistentialComedy #BlackAbsurdism #CriticalTheory
What if the freedom we chase is just another form of control?
Originally uploaded as ‘Necropolitics.’ Correct title: Freedom From Freedom
🎙 Episode 6 – Freedom From Freedom: To Be Free of Freedom
#FreedomFromFreedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #AfroAbsurdism
Originally uploaded as ‘Necropolitics.’ Correct title: Freedom From Freedom
🎙 Episode 6 – Freedom From Freedom: To Be Free of Freedom
#FreedomFromFreedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #AfroAbsurdism
October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What if the freedom we chase is just another form of control?
Originally uploaded as ‘Necropolitics.’ Correct title: Freedom From Freedom
🎙 Episode 6 – Freedom From Freedom: To Be Free of Freedom
#FreedomFromFreedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #AfroAbsurdism
Originally uploaded as ‘Necropolitics.’ Correct title: Freedom From Freedom
🎙 Episode 6 – Freedom From Freedom: To Be Free of Freedom
#FreedomFromFreedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ParkBenchOntology #ExistentialComedy #AfroAbsurdism
Some people treat “freedom” like it’s a weapon — their right to ignore everyone else.
🎙 From Park Bench Ontology
📼 YouTube: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
#Necropolitics #WhosEntitledToExist #Freedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ExistentialComedy #ParkBenchOntology
🎙 From Park Bench Ontology
📼 YouTube: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
#Necropolitics #WhosEntitledToExist #Freedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ExistentialComedy #ParkBenchOntology
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some people treat “freedom” like it’s a weapon — their right to ignore everyone else.
🎙 From Park Bench Ontology
📼 YouTube: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
#Necropolitics #WhosEntitledToExist #Freedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ExistentialComedy #ParkBenchOntology
🎙 From Park Bench Ontology
📼 YouTube: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
#Necropolitics #WhosEntitledToExist #Freedom #ComedyOfCollapse #ExistentialComedy #ParkBenchOntology
Unless ‘grumpy old man’ suddenly becomes trendy, I’m never gonna be a thing to achieve
A clip from Park Bench Ontology Ep. 5: Psychopolitics: How Control Got Cute
Watch the full episode: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
Website: gavinstephens.ca
#comedypodcast #Capitalism #philosophypodcast
A clip from Park Bench Ontology Ep. 5: Psychopolitics: How Control Got Cute
Watch the full episode: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
Website: gavinstephens.ca
#comedypodcast #Capitalism #philosophypodcast
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unless ‘grumpy old man’ suddenly becomes trendy, I’m never gonna be a thing to achieve
A clip from Park Bench Ontology Ep. 5: Psychopolitics: How Control Got Cute
Watch the full episode: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
Website: gavinstephens.ca
#comedypodcast #Capitalism #philosophypodcast
A clip from Park Bench Ontology Ep. 5: Psychopolitics: How Control Got Cute
Watch the full episode: youtube.com/@parkbenchon...
Website: gavinstephens.ca
#comedypodcast #Capitalism #philosophypodcast
My generation didn’t understand gender.
We had Mr. Mom and Three Men and a Baby — movies that treated basic care like science fiction.
Hauntology isn’t just about ghosts. It’s about replaying confusion until it feels like culture.
pod.link/uncolonized
#Hauntology #GenderRoles
#FilmTheory
We had Mr. Mom and Three Men and a Baby — movies that treated basic care like science fiction.
Hauntology isn’t just about ghosts. It’s about replaying confusion until it feels like culture.
pod.link/uncolonized
#Hauntology #GenderRoles
#FilmTheory
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My generation didn’t understand gender.
We had Mr. Mom and Three Men and a Baby — movies that treated basic care like science fiction.
Hauntology isn’t just about ghosts. It’s about replaying confusion until it feels like culture.
pod.link/uncolonized
#Hauntology #GenderRoles
#FilmTheory
We had Mr. Mom and Three Men and a Baby — movies that treated basic care like science fiction.
Hauntology isn’t just about ghosts. It’s about replaying confusion until it feels like culture.
pod.link/uncolonized
#Hauntology #GenderRoles
#FilmTheory
New Park Bench Ontology episode drops tomorrow.
Philosophy x pop culture x comedy X existential dread.
Philosophy x pop culture x comedy X existential dread.
September 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New Park Bench Ontology episode drops tomorrow.
Philosophy x pop culture x comedy X existential dread.
Philosophy x pop culture x comedy X existential dread.
Tony Soprano isn’t scared of the FBI. He’s scared of the void. 💀 Every panic attack is a jump scare from reality itself.
September 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tony Soprano isn’t scared of the FBI. He’s scared of the void. 💀 Every panic attack is a jump scare from reality itself.
In Episode 25 of the Uncolonized, @yungguard.bsky.social talk about the film Sinners and the series Andor. On our bonus episode we discuss the concept of "vice signalling."
pod.link/uncolonized
patreon.com/theuncolonized
#UncolonizedPodcast #Sinners #Andor #CulturalCritique #PoliticalDiscussion
pod.link/uncolonized
patreon.com/theuncolonized
#UncolonizedPodcast #Sinners #Andor #CulturalCritique #PoliticalDiscussion
May 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In Episode 25 of the Uncolonized, @yungguard.bsky.social talk about the film Sinners and the series Andor. On our bonus episode we discuss the concept of "vice signalling."
pod.link/uncolonized
patreon.com/theuncolonized
#UncolonizedPodcast #Sinners #Andor #CulturalCritique #PoliticalDiscussion
pod.link/uncolonized
patreon.com/theuncolonized
#UncolonizedPodcast #Sinners #Andor #CulturalCritique #PoliticalDiscussion
Just dropped a new solo ep of Uncolonized:
Working at a federal polling station confirmed what I already suspected—capitalism and democracy can’t coexist.
🎧 Listen + support: pod.link/uncolonized
#CanadaElection #Podcast #LeftistCanada #TheUncolonized #PoliticalCommentary
🎧 Listen + support: pod.link/uncolonized
#CanadaElection #Podcast #LeftistCanada #TheUncolonized #PoliticalCommentary
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just dropped a new solo ep of Uncolonized:
Working at a federal polling station confirmed what I already suspected—capitalism and democracy can’t coexist.
🎧 Listen + support: pod.link/uncolonized
#CanadaElection #Podcast #LeftistCanada #TheUncolonized #PoliticalCommentary
🎧 Listen + support: pod.link/uncolonized
#CanadaElection #Podcast #LeftistCanada #TheUncolonized #PoliticalCommentary
Colonialism didn't die — it just got a museum membership. We’re talking deportations, dirty boards, and outdated boomers. New Uncolonized up now @yungguard.bsky.social
pod.link/uncolonized
#Colonialism #Deportations #RoyalOntarioMuseum #DecolonizeNow #PoliticalPodcast
pod.link/uncolonized
#Colonialism #Deportations #RoyalOntarioMuseum #DecolonizeNow #PoliticalPodcast
April 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Colonialism didn't die — it just got a museum membership. We’re talking deportations, dirty boards, and outdated boomers. New Uncolonized up now @yungguard.bsky.social
pod.link/uncolonized
#Colonialism #Deportations #RoyalOntarioMuseum #DecolonizeNow #PoliticalPodcast
pod.link/uncolonized
#Colonialism #Deportations #RoyalOntarioMuseum #DecolonizeNow #PoliticalPodcast
On this weeks eps of Uncolonized @yungguard.bsky.social & I unpack how power, race, and prestige shape the narratives around "genius"—while reviewing the film #Mickey17
pod.link/uncolonized
#Bourdieu #CulturalCapital #CriticalTheory #PostcolonialCinema #MarxistFilmTheory
#DeconstructingCinema
pod.link/uncolonized
#Bourdieu #CulturalCapital #CriticalTheory #PostcolonialCinema #MarxistFilmTheory
#DeconstructingCinema
April 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On this weeks eps of Uncolonized @yungguard.bsky.social & I unpack how power, race, and prestige shape the narratives around "genius"—while reviewing the film #Mickey17
pod.link/uncolonized
#Bourdieu #CulturalCapital #CriticalTheory #PostcolonialCinema #MarxistFilmTheory
#DeconstructingCinema
pod.link/uncolonized
#Bourdieu #CulturalCapital #CriticalTheory #PostcolonialCinema #MarxistFilmTheory
#DeconstructingCinema
I have feelings about a dude I had in an audience on tour. He was a #MAPLEMAGA and was entirely on board with Trump taking over. Ah, the authoritarian mindset.
pod.link/uncolonized
Part 2 of our episode is also out on HTTP://patreon.com/theuncolonzied
pod.link/uncolonized
Part 2 of our episode is also out on HTTP://patreon.com/theuncolonzied
April 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I have feelings about a dude I had in an audience on tour. He was a #MAPLEMAGA and was entirely on board with Trump taking over. Ah, the authoritarian mindset.
pod.link/uncolonized
Part 2 of our episode is also out on HTTP://patreon.com/theuncolonzied
pod.link/uncolonized
Part 2 of our episode is also out on HTTP://patreon.com/theuncolonzied
This weeks episode of Uncolonized Podcast I talked with Derek Forgie (The social about his up coming project #Parties?over.
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #political #canada
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #political #canada
March 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This weeks episode of Uncolonized Podcast I talked with Derek Forgie (The social about his up coming project #Parties?over.
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #political #canada
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #political #canada
This week @yungguard.bsky.social and I talked about the #ontario #election and so much more.
pod.link/uncolonized
Bonus episode: patreon.com/theuncolonized
pod.link/uncolonized
Bonus episode: patreon.com/theuncolonized
March 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This week @yungguard.bsky.social and I talked about the #ontario #election and so much more.
pod.link/uncolonized
Bonus episode: patreon.com/theuncolonized
pod.link/uncolonized
Bonus episode: patreon.com/theuncolonized
This weeks uncolonized podcast @yungguard.bsky.social and I talked about the new #captianAmericaBravenewworld and its relation to art in the age of mechanical reproduction.
pod.link/uncolonized
And in our bonus episode we talk far-right extremism
patreon.com/theuncolonized
pod.link/uncolonized
And in our bonus episode we talk far-right extremism
patreon.com/theuncolonized
February 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This weeks uncolonized podcast @yungguard.bsky.social and I talked about the new #captianAmericaBravenewworld and its relation to art in the age of mechanical reproduction.
pod.link/uncolonized
And in our bonus episode we talk far-right extremism
patreon.com/theuncolonized
pod.link/uncolonized
And in our bonus episode we talk far-right extremism
patreon.com/theuncolonized
This week on Uncolomized @yungguard.bsky.social so I held it down with #simulacra & #simulation #HulkHogan and #politics.
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #trump #wwe #baudrillard #MarkFisher #capitalistRealism
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #trump #wwe #baudrillard #MarkFisher #capitalistRealism
January 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This week on Uncolomized @yungguard.bsky.social so I held it down with #simulacra & #simulation #HulkHogan and #politics.
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #trump #wwe #baudrillard #MarkFisher #capitalistRealism
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #trump #wwe #baudrillard #MarkFisher #capitalistRealism
In a world full of populist rhetoric, where politicians like #pierrepoilievre scream #axethetax but vote against axing the GST, #luigimangione is an anomaly in world of #falseconciousness. This weeks episode @yungguard.bsky.social and I talk about it.
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #cndpoli
December 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM
In a world full of populist rhetoric, where politicians like #pierrepoilievre scream #axethetax but vote against axing the GST, #luigimangione is an anomaly in world of #falseconciousness. This weeks episode @yungguard.bsky.social and I talk about it.
pod.link/uncolonized
#podcast #cndpoli
This week @yungguard.bsky.social and I reviewed the movie #hertic, and talked about #DougFords bill 212. On this episode of Uncolonized.
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #ontpoli #movies #podcasts #podcastsincolour
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #ontpoli #movies #podcasts #podcastsincolour
December 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM
This week @yungguard.bsky.social and I reviewed the movie #hertic, and talked about #DougFords bill 212. On this episode of Uncolonized.
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #ontpoli #movies #podcasts #podcastsincolour
pod.link/uncolonized
#cndpoli #ontpoli #movies #podcasts #podcastsincolour
Well a new episode of my podcast uncolonized is up. This week we talked about the instant rise of hate in Canada after the election in America.
pod.link/uncolonized
#canadianpoli
pod.link/uncolonized
#canadianpoli
November 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Well a new episode of my podcast uncolonized is up. This week we talked about the instant rise of hate in Canada after the election in America.
pod.link/uncolonized
#canadianpoli
pod.link/uncolonized
#canadianpoli