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#MeToo On Trial
Episode 766
In 2015, award-winning author and (former) UBC professor Steven Galloway became the target of a social media storm after an allegation was leveled th…
3 years, 9 months ago
(Short Cuts) The Best Politics Show In Canada
Episode 765
Short Cuts is off this week, so instead we bring you our latest episode of the best politics show in Canada, The Backbench. As nations around the wor…
3 years, 9 months ago
Nasty Dumps And The Success Of BlogTO
Episode 764
So many journalists would look down their noses and sneer at the likes of BlogTO, Narcity, MTL Blog or any of the similar media companies that have p…
3 years, 9 months ago
(Short Cuts) I Would Do Anything For Ukraine (But I Won’t Do That)
Episode 763
Canadian MPs wax poetic about how President Zelensky inspires them… but is that really going to change anything? And how defamation lawsuits help cov…
3 years, 9 months ago
Sarah Polley's Secret Life
Episode 762
Sarah Polley has come forward with memories of a violent sexual encounter with Jian Ghomeshi when she was 16. But why is the press tongue-tied about …
3 years, 9 months ago
(Short Cuts) Patrick Brown Settles For Less
Episode 761
Patrick Brown has had his name cleared - according to an anonymous source. And the media loves a good war story. Karen Geier co-hosts.
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Russia's Weapons Of Mass Deception
Episode 760
Canadaland doesn't have a foreign bureau, so we can't bring you the latest on the ground conflict in Ukraine. What we can do is show you another side…
3 years, 10 months ago
(Short Cuts) In Our Feelings About Ukraine
Episode 759
Why do stories coming out of Ukraine feel different from other wartime coverage? And we look at the uneven media treatment of those who are impacted …
3 years, 10 months ago
Ottawa Cops: Rapes, Lies, And A Lawsuit Against The Press
Episode 758
Long before Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly stepped down amidst criticism that the force had failed to stop the convoy occupation, there was trouble …
3 years, 10 months ago
(Short Cuts) A Kinder Gentler Machine Gun Hand
Episode 757
Overcorrecting an overstatement creates confusion; how nice were the police in Ottawa really? And the emergency is over! Though the media seemed to s…
3 years, 10 months ago