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Short Cuts #309 - The Truth About Media Coverage Of Israel
Reporting on the occupation of Palestine is "all stick, no carrot." And Canada's National Newspaper Awards is more like the Golden Globes than we tho…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 369 - Stranded Servants: Nannies And Cleaners During Lockdown
Migrant farm workers aren't the only temporary foreign workers who have been largely forgotten and failed during the pandemic. Producer Sula Greene b…
5 years, 1 month ago
Short Cuts #308 - Rogers And Trump
Torstar publishes pro-gambling content now. And the Rogers family vacation at Mar-a-Lago. Data journalist David Weisz co-hosts.
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Ep. 368 - The Marijuana Experiment
In 1972, the government funded an absurd study to measure the impact of cannabis on productivity.
Show Notes: Young women were sequestered in a hospit…
5 years, 2 months ago
Short Cuts #307 - The Quebec Variant
Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec's law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is f…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 367 - Is Canada's Vaccine Rollout Reverse-Racist?
Ever since the Canadian government announced recommendations that adults from Indigenous and racialized communities should be given priority for a CO…
5 years, 2 months ago
Short Cuts #306 - Nudes From Parliament
As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? A…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 366 - Embedded With The Racist Right
Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Short Cuts #305 - Is There A Vaccine For Burnout?
GraceLife Church and Montreal riots against public health directives had us wondering why mainstream narratives about vaccine hesitancy focus so much…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 365 - An App For Landlords To Blacklist Tenants
The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits. The information is shared with other landlords, and i…
5 years, 2 months ago