Podcast Episodes

Ep. 281 - Trolling Jonathan Torrens

Jonathan Torrens talks about the CBC, what really happened on Trailer Park Boys, and about that one song you love to hate.

From hosting his own show o…

5 years, 8 months ago

Short Cuts #280 - The Socialist Coup You Can Trust

A trifecta of powerful (potentially socialist) forces rally behind #NationalNewspaperWeek—or not. And the bias of coherence muddles COVID-19 messagin…

5 years, 8 months ago

Ep. 343 - The New Solitudes

Quebec's distinct culture reacts differently to global movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Jesse is joined by Emilie Nicolas, a columnist, …

5 years, 8 months ago

Short Cuts #279 - Did The New York Times Get Catfished?

RCMP charges a podcast star with not being a terrorist. And Edmonton radio host chooses the wrong put-down. Al Jazeera English journalist and filmmak…

5 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 342 - Corporate Psychopaths Still Run The World

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel calls corporate social responsibility's bluff.

Co-directors Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on …

5 years, 9 months ago

Short Cuts #278 - Lobster Politics

Mi'kmaw fishermen earning a ‘moderate livelihood' seems to be too much for Nova Scotia's settler lobster harvesters. And CBC leverages its credibilit…

5 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 341 - Food Will Find A Way

Restaurants have suffered huge losses during the pandemic. But food journalist Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook'…

5 years, 9 months ago

Short Cuts #277 - Conservative Cuties

Erin O'Toole wants to protect children from a movie he has never seen. And former CBC journalist Terry Milewski resurfaces from retirement to insult …

5 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 340 - Dethroning The Arts-Grant Elite

There's a broad undertaking to shake up who gets arts funding, and who governs it. Jesse speaks with Jesse Wente, the new President of the Canada Cou…

5 years, 9 months ago

Short Cuts #276 - Scandalized Philanthropists and A Criminalized Journalist

Breaking news on WE. An Indigenous journalist is criminalized for doing his job. And mass panic appears to be on the newly minted curriculum. One Dis…

5 years, 9 months ago