CANADALAND

Kevin O'Leary enters the Conservative leadership campaign. Christy Clark gets written up in the NYTimes for accepting $50,000 from the BC Liberals. Justin Trudeau enjoys identifying with immigrants ...

19 Jan 201732min

When reporters are more relevant as unwilling political props than as chroniclers of facts, what happens to the job of journalism? And does the US/Canada border protect us from this hall of mirrors? T...

16 Jan 201729min

Buzzfeed released a dossier of compromising information about Trump, so he called Buzzfeed a "failing pile of garbage," and CNN "fake news." John Furlong has been reinstated as a UBC keynote speaker. ...

11 Jan 201730min

Misha Glouberman has been hosting Trampoline Hall, a barroom lecture series created by author Sheila Heti, for 15 years. He and Jesse are almost, but not quite, friends. Misha's Twitter: @mishaglouber...

9 Jan 201731min

Joseph Boyden is a celebrated, award-winning indigenous novelist - who might not actually be native. Indigenous media broke the story while mainstream media was on Christmas vacation. Ryan McMahon's T...

5 Jan 201741min

While Jesse is on vacation, here’s a compilation of The Imposter’s best bits to date. Listen to pt. 1 here. Tanya Tagaq is an Inuk throat singer. Her new album, Retribution, came out October 21st on ...

28 Dec 201641min

Jesse is on break, here's what The Imposter has been up to: Lido Pimienta is a singer, songwriter, and visual artist from Baranquilla, Colombia. Her highly-anticipated follow up album, La Papessa has ...

23 Dec 201644min

Should politicians be allowed to talk about fundraising in the House of Commons?  CBC's The Current is providing helpful tips for women to succeed in the workplace, including how not to cry.  A gene...

22 Dec 201627min