Ep.302 - Is The Extreme Right Finished In Canada?
Covering the extreme right has become its own beat in Canada. But is there a thin, blurry line between coverage and giving a platform to those with hateful views? Steven Zhou joins. The episode is b...
11 Nov 201946min
SHORT CUTS #237 - Shitty Media Management
A national news media start-up hires then fires its staff in a month. Also, Elizabeth May has harsh parting shots for the media. Freelancer Sarah Hagi co-hosts (and spills the tea on FreshDaily) This ...
7 Nov 201943min
Ep.301 - Interview With A Very Rich Person Who Wants To Abolish Wealth
Meghan Bell wants Canada to tax the rich. Of course, that belief would be a lot easier to explain at the dinner table if her own family wasn’t massively wealthy. Bell joins to talk about her recent p...
4 Nov 201941min
SHORT CUTS #236 - The New York Times' Trauma Porn Beat
The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief goes up to visit an Inuit community three times so she must know what she’s talking about… right? Also, podcasting is getting way too popular. Thunder Bay host ...
31 Okt 201945min
Ep.300 - An Argument With Robyn Doolittle
Major announcement about what's next for Canadaland on this episode. After that: Had It Coming is Robyn Doolittle's new book, which asks "what's fair in the age of #MeToo?" Fair to whom? Sparks fl...
28 Okt 20191h 10min
SHORT CUTS #235 - Creepy Hologram Prime Minister
Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, StarMetro journalists cry fake news at activists pretending climate propaganda is the real thing....
24 Okt 201942min
Ep.299 - Today’s Crisis, Tomorrow’s Apology: Indigenous Death In The Child Welfare System
Last month APTN reported that 102 Indigenous children died in Ontario’s child welfare system. It’s a tragic and infuriating look at how the system fails Indigenous children and puts their lives at ri...
21 Okt 201940min
SHORT CUTS #234 - The CBC's Very Dumb Lawsuit
The CBC sues the Conservative Party of Canada for copying them! Plus, Toronto journalists and writers push back on the kind of space public libraries should be. Wikimedia Chief of Staff Ryan Merkley c...
17 Okt 201944min
