Podcast Episodes

Ep. 266 - A Guide To The Podcast Industry

In the past year or so, the podcast industry has seen an explosion --or bubble, depending on who you ask-- with companies like Entertainment One, Corus, and Rogers making big plays in the market.

Ben…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

SHORT CUTS #201 - Short Butts

Reports of a massive protest convoy driving across the country have been greatly exaggerated ... except for the whole racism part. And a probing examination of all the Butts stuff in Ottawa.

Nora Lor…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 265 - Decoding A Political Scandal

There's a lot to learn from what politicians and journalists can and can't tell us, their lowly constituents and readers. We read between the lines of the news coverage of the SNC-Lavalin scandal wit…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

SHORT CUTS #200 - My Bloody Lavalin

How did the Canadian press cover the biggest scandal yet to hit the Trudeau government? Will the SNC-Lavalin affair blow over? With this level of potential corruption, will anyone care or remember at…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 264 - Quebec's Fake News Problem

In English media, there are whole organizations and departments devoted to debunking fake news. But in Quebec, a lot of the work falls to one guy: Jeff Yates. He talks to guest host Brigitte Noël abo…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

SHORT CUTS #199 - The Sun Never Sets On The Netflix Empire

Is Netflix threatening Canadian culture through neo-imperialism? Never mind the copyright infringement, was the Conservative Party's Heritage Minute any good? And did the new Indigenous Languages Act…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 263 - The Loudmouth Senator

Paula Simons did something that makes a lot of journalists cringe. She went into politics. The former Edmonton Journal columnist is now an independent senator. She speaks about crossing over, using s…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

SHORT CUTS #198 - The Criminals We Deserve

What's with our ongoing fascination with serial killers? What do we lose when Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to his charges? What does all this say about Canadian society? Plus, Jesse reveals the detai…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

Ep. 262 - Meet Canada's Pro-Oil, Anti-Immigrant Yellow Vest Movement

What do warnings of globalism, support for pipelines and calls to execute Trudeau have in common? They're all part of the rhetoric of Yellow Vests Canada. CANADALAND producer David Crosbie investigat…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

SHORT CUTS #197 - Smells Like MAGA Teen Spirit

Did a viral video actually show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment, or did it show all the ugliness, racism, division, and indecency of the current moment?

And lo…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago