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(Short Cuts) Election Meme Pregame
Episode 695
The election hasn't even been called yet but our major parties' social media strategies already deserve some attention. And as more Canadians get vac…
5 years, 2 months ago
War On Porn
Episode 694
Pornhub is a massive Canadian website that few talked about until the New York Times called it out for profiting from the exploitation of children an…
5 years, 2 months ago
(Short Cuts) Hudson's Bay Identity Theft
Episode 693
Twitter conversations seem more interesting than the media's coverage on Canada's first Indigenous Governor-General. The Bay tries to empower BIPOC w…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 376 - What Is Black Press, And Did Victoria Police Re-Write Its News Story?
News stories are frequently updated, clarified or corrected online, after they've been published. But when there's no disclosure that a story has bee…
5 years, 3 months ago
Short Cuts #316 - Happy Independence (From Moral Responsibility) Day!
The media is fixated on whether to celebrate Canada Day as the Lower Kootenay First Nation announces the discovery of another 182 unmarked graves in …
5 years, 3 months ago
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…
5 years, 3 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…
5 years, 3 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…
5 years, 3 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…
5 years, 3 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 …
5 years, 3 months ago