Podcast Episodes

Ep. 375 - That Time China Bought A Vancouver Newspaper

As reports of Chinese government influence in Canadian media gain traction, South China Morning Post reporter Ian Young reveals an incredible tale fr…

4 years, 6 months ago

Short Cuts #315 - But What Does The Statue Think Of His Beheading?

The Toronto Star published a "Saturday Debate" about Egerton Ryerson's legacy that contradicted the TRC - and they knew it. And it appears a police d…

4 years, 6 months ago

Ep. 374 - "Pretendians" On Campus?

Queen's University quickly rejected the findings of an anonymous report accusing six people associated with the school of misrepresenting their Indig…

4 years, 6 months ago

Short Cuts #314 - End Times For Shock Jocks

Ed the Sock doesn't seem okay since Bell announced it would reboot MuchMusic. CBC won't let their audience comment on their articles on Facebook anym…

4 years, 6 months ago

Ep. 373 - Another NXIVM Podcast

"Coercive control" is how cults like NXIVM entrap followers and how abusive partners dominate their victims. A growing movement is calling for a law …

4 years, 7 months ago

Short Cuts #313 - White Terror And The Media

Muslim-Canadians call out the media for harming their community. And the controversy around CBC cancelling Kim's Convenience goes international. Free…

4 years, 7 months ago

Ep. 372 - The RCMP's Portapique Narrative Is Falling Apart

Recordings of 911 calls from the night of the Portapique massacre have been leaked to the press, and they prove that the RCMP have been lying from th…

4 years, 7 months ago

Short Cuts #312 - Holding Space For Grief

The discovery of 215 residential school children in a mass grave spurs this week's discussion on how journalists report stories about Indigenous peop…

4 years, 7 months ago

Ep. 371 - What Police Are Hiding At Fairy Creek

There have been dozens of arrests at Fairy Creek... but not much footage to show for it. 

That's because the RCMP have been blocking and corralling jo…

4 years, 7 months ago

Short Cuts #311 - Standoff At Fairy Creek

Covering BC's anti-logging protests raise issues about journalists' decorum, access, and how stories about land protectors are framed. And Native Twi…

4 years, 7 months ago