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(Détours) Parler de la Chine, sans peur
Episode 15
Avec May Chiu (coordinatrice de la Table ronde du Quartier chinois de Montréal et membre de l’Association des Chinois progressistes du Québec), Emili…
3 years ago
(Short Cuts) We All Died In a Tiny Submarine
Episode 895
Do the billionaires on the missing Titan submarine deserve sympathy or scorn? While Canada and the US pull out all the stops to find it, days before,…
3 years ago
Mystery Brain Disease Cases Quadruple, Says New Brunswick Doctor
Episode 894
It was in the winter of 2021 that the world first became aware of a mounting number of patients being seen in New Brunswick with unusual neurological…
3 years ago
(Short Cuts) Transphobia: The Right Finds Another Target
After weeks of navigating accusations of conflict, special rapporteur David Johnston finally ran aground. If you’re trying to persuade people of your…
3 years ago
The Rise and Fall of BuzzFeed News
Episode 892
In the mid-2010s, BuzzFeed News seemed like the most exciting place in media: an almost cloyingly whimsical carnival of abundance where journalists w…
3 years ago
(Détours) Les femmes, leurs voix, et la haine
Episode 14
Avec France-Isabelle Langlois (directrice générale d’Amnistie internationale Canada francophone) et Maïka Sondarjee (professeure adjointe à l’Univers…
3 years ago
(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…
3 years 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 …
3 years 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago