
SHORT CUTS #98 - Ezra Issues A Fatwa
Journalist Haley Jarmain received death threats at a Rebel rally, and Ezra Levant doesn't believe her. Should we rethink political journalism in the post-truth era? Read Colin's argument here. Articl...
15 Des 201634min

Ep.163 - Edmonton Is Weird
Suburbs frozen in the 1950s. Progressives in the middle of oil country. A city coming to grips with a diversifying population and the clashes that ensue. Jesse explores the eccentricities of Edmonton,...
12 Des 201639min

SHORT CUTS #97 - Cuddler of Democracy
Protestors in Edmonton opposed to Rachel Notley's carbon tax borrow the Trump chant, "Lock Her Up." The Liberals may be abandoning campaign promises, but they do have a fun quiz on electoral reform. T...
8 Des 201633min

Ep.162 - Do First Nations Have A Free Press?
Mainstream First Nations reporting usually falls into the four D's: drumming, dancing, drinking, and death. Aboriginal journalist Wawmeesh Hamilton is using everyday reporting to try and change that. ...
4 Des 201628min

SHORT CUTS #96 - #NotAllTyrants
Does it matter that Trudeau said nice things about late dictator Fidel Castro? The RCMP is trying to change the public image of digital surveillance. Meanwhile, reporters from CBC and the Toronto St...
1 Des 201631min

Ep.161 - How To Save Our CBC
The Government is about to change the CBC. The think-tank hired by Heritage Canada to research media solutions invited Jesse to debate the CBC about it, but only Jesse showed up, along with some forme...
28 Nov 201650min

SHORT CUTS #95 - CanLit Clusterf*ck
Co-host Sheila Heti removed her name from a letter that caused turmoil in the CanLit community. The letter, signed by 88 prominent authors, asked UBC to review the firing of author Steven Galloway. He...
24 Nov 201631min

Ep.160 - People Like Fake News Better
Fake news sites won the American election. Buzzfeed Canada's Craig Silverman discusses how bogus Facebook stories blew credible news out of the water. Craig's Twitter: @CraigSilvermanSupport CANADALA...
20 Nov 201636min



















