Episode Details

Did Jesse break the law? Why did an anti-Canadaland subreddit explode in popularity? And why did today's episode infuriate so many people before it was even published? 

Finally, who is Spoonkymonkey, and what does he have to do with it all?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Caleb Thompson

Additional music by Audio Network 

More information:

• Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google — Reuters
• Wikipedia and Me: Socks and Thugs and Rockin' Trolls — Mark Bourrie
• The Spoonkymonkey story — Wikipidiocracy
• Mark Bourrie’s apology to Warren Kinsella
• Ian Runkle’s appearance on Canadaland
• Ian Runkle’s Youtube channel

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