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(Short Cuts) It’s BBQ Season in Canada!
Episode 891
Wildfires are coming at us from all sides. How can local reporters get at the root issues? And the implementation of Quebec's language law municipali…
2 years, 7 months ago
Crime pays, If You're A Journalist
Episode 890
There's no beat more likely to get you an audience and a paycheck. It's trend-proof and recession-proof. Yes, true crime is freakishly popular right …
2 years, 7 months ago
(Short Cuts) Little Reich On The Prairie
Episode 889
Despite Danielle Smith’s involvement in numerous scandals, she won a majority in Alberta’s election. Albertan Dani Paradis helps us understand why. A…
2 years, 7 months ago
How To Save News Media From Our Tech Overlords
Episode 888
Big tech critic Cory Doctorow lays out a four-part plan to save the news media from big tech’s stranglehold.
The plan: create a comprehensive new priv…
2 years, 7 months ago
HOCKEY 1 - The Best Game You Can Name
Episode 1
Hockey is a hell of a lot of fun. But right now, the sport is going through a reckoning. Allegations of racism, corruption, sexual misconduct and so …
2 years, 7 months ago
(Short Cuts) What, Me Inquiry?
Episode 887
The Special Rapporteur is back with a hotly anticipated release - No Public Inquiry! David Johnston made his decision – rage and frustration ensued. …
2 years, 7 months ago
How Canadaland Works
The odds were stacked against us, but here we are. This year Canadaland turns ten. To mark the occasion, Canadaland Founder and Publisher, Jesse Brow…
2 years, 7 months ago
News Tropes And Moral Panic
Episode 886
While the press of today might not be reporting on aliens with the same fervour, many of the tropes from those days are still alive and well in moder…
2 years, 7 months ago
(Détours) Les deux conservatismes
Episode 13
Des feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aus…
2 years, 7 months ago
(Short Cuts) Poilievre on Drugs
Episode 885
Jesse Brown and co-host Manisha Krishnan dismantle a 10,000 word piece in the National Post claiming safe supply programs are killing people and fuel…
2 years, 7 months ago