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Have we learned anything about reporting on viruses since SARS? And what can a new documentary about Idle No More teach us about our present state of…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep.311 - Let's Talk About Bell's Harmful Prison Phone Contract
Every year, Bell shines the spotlight on mental health for Let’s Talk Day. So we’re taking a look at their prison phone contract, which advocates say…
6 years, 3 months ago
SHORT CUTS #246 - Come From Huawei
What was up with those "protesters" outside Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing? And could monarchical migration have an impact on privacy in Canadian…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep.310 - Why Is The CBC So Schitty?
The CBC wants to play by the same rules that govern digital platforms like Netflix and Amazon. No rules at all. Daniel Bernhard, the executive direct…
6 years, 3 months ago
Short Cuts #245 - I Wanna Live Like Commonwealth People Do
We examine the controversy around stating a plain fact about flight 752. Then, a Royal welcome. With co-host Nora Loreto.
This episode is spo…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep.309 - A War Reporter’s Newsroom Battles
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Watson resigned from the Toronto Star in 2015 when they banned him from reporting on a story. We spoke to him …
6 years, 3 months ago
SHORT CUTS #244 - Iran So Far
We’ve heard so much from south of the border about Iran, but how are Canadian media treating this conflict? And The Fifth Estate delivers some spurio…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep.308 - The Media War Over The Hong Kong Protests
For more than half a year, protesters in Hong Kong have clashed with police. Legacy media organizations in Canada have covered the protests, but a bi…
6 years, 4 months ago
Ep.290 - What It's Like To Want To Die
This episode originally aired on August 12, 2019.
Reporter Anna Mehler Paperny talks about her book, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in…
6 years, 4 months ago
COMMONS: Dynasties - The Sahotas
The Sahotas are Vancouver’s most notorious slumlords. For decades they’ve let their buildings rot, leaving their tenants to live in filth and desolat…
6 years, 4 months ago