Podcast Episodes

Ep. 286 - Sports, Wages, and Bitstrips Money: Jesse Answers Your Questions

We asked our listeners to send us their burning questions and this is the result. Hear us answer questions about everything from the future of Canadaland to Jesse’s personal finances.

This episode is…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

SHORT CUTS #221 - F**k You For This One, Québec

The secularism bill banning public workers from wearing religious symbols finally passed in Québec. Google News gathered together the heads of major media companies for a meeting and (surprise!) didn…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Ep. 285 - Health News In The Age Of Goop

Politics may dominate the news cycle, but every Canadian is touched by our health care system. But while there are countless reporters covering politics in this country, only one person has spent the…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

SHORT CUTS #220 - That’s What You Get When You Draw A Political Cartoon That Doesn’t Suck

A Canadian cartoonist drew a provocative image of Trump, blithely ignorant of the fatal consequences of his border policy. After it blew up online, the cartoonist was let go from the company who'd pu…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Ep. 284 - A Former WE Employee Speaks Out

Twenty-two people spoke to us confidentially about working for WE. But Josh Keenan went on the record. Hear what he had to say, and WE’s response.

Read Jaren Kerr’s full investigation here.

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Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

SHORT CUTS #219 - The Pleasure Of Margaret Wente

Pour one out for Margaret Wente: she's leaving the Globe. The Irvings tighten their grip on New Brunswick news, and some Toronto councillors are learning not to cross Warren Kinsella.

Sean Craig co-h…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Ep. 283 - Oh Great, A Republican Plot Against Canadaland

Something strange has been going on for the last little while and we’re ready to talk about it. This is a story about a Republican-affiliated scheme against Canadaland and yes, we’re serious.

The E…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

SHORT CUTS #218 - Whose Pipeline Is It Anyway?

What better way to recognize a climate emergency than by approving the Trans Mountain Pipeline? Why did the Raptors’ president get carded after his team won? And what's with U.S. media suddenly payin…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Ep. 282 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Fatal

Greed, money, and revenge culminate with a gruesome murder on the driveway of a Vancouver mansion. Canada correspondent for The New York Times, Dan Bilefsky, talks about what happens when the Canadi…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

SHORT CUTS #217 - United Conservative Postmedia War Room

Rest assured, Canadians! Jason Kenney is here to protect you from the evils of the Green Left. A look at the Alberta government's anti-environment "War Room," plus the imminent Raptor Rapture.

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Published on 6 years, 6 months ago