(Short Cuts) Internet Censorship (Taylor's Version)
How much information should the public get when it comes to the motivations of a suspected shooter attacking a government building? And the new global order of internet governance that applies only to...
1 Feb 202442min
An Elegy To Snark
Every social media platform prizes something different. With Instagram, it’s aesthetics. On TikTok, it’s theatre-kid energy. And with Twitter, it was information and wit, conveyed via the written word...
29 Jan 202434min
(Short Cuts) The Missing Piece for International Students
From cash cows to scapegoats, has there been a change in how we talk about international students? And how Canada’s provincial governments have, one by one, told the Canada Border Services Agency that...
25 Jan 202440min
Why Government Is Addicted to Cigarettes
For years Canadian media has been saying that Canada is a world leader in regulating big tobacco and is a global success story when it comes to weaning the public off of cigarettes. Last week there we...
22 Jan 202441min
(Détours) Foncer dans le mur
AVERTISSEMENT : Dans la deuxième partie de cet épisode, nous discutons de violence à caractère sexuelle et de violence basée sur le genre. Si vous êtes à la recherche de soutien, le lien suivant vous ...
20 Jan 202450min
(Short Cuts) What Celebrity Chef Mary Berg Did
I know you want to read about what celebrity chef Mary Berg did, but DON’T click on the link - it’s clickbait! And Trump is back in a big way. Did we learn anything from the last time?Host: Jesse Brow...
18 Jan 202437min
The Dangers Of Dumb AI
Activist Esra’a Al-Shafei has gone to extreme lengths to keep her image offline. But one day that privacy was breached — or so she thought. Her story is just one of many of the real life impacts of ou...
15 Jan 202432min
(Short Cuts) Burning Down the Jewish Deli Is Not Kosher
Canada’s major newspapers take a stance on antisemitic attacks happening in Toronto. And PM Justin Trudeau heads to the beach. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio...
11 Jan 202434min
