Shows / CANADALAND
CANADALAND
The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.
Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
CANADALANDShort Cuts #306 - Nudes From Parliament
As provinces fail spectacularly to control the third wave of the pandemic, is the press adequately holding them to account, or making things worse? And what…
CANADALANDEp. 366 - Embedded With The Racist Right
Filmmaker Daniel Lombroso spent four years following Lauren Southern, Richard Spencer, and Mike Cernovich with a camera, as their stars rose and the bigotry…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #305 - Is There A Vaccine For Burnout?
GraceLife Church and Montreal riots against public health directives had us wondering why mainstream narratives about vaccine hesitancy focus so much on…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 365 - An App For Landlords To Blacklist Tenants
The Landlord Credit Bureau lets landlords review their tenants and report their payment habits. The information is shared with other landlords, and it can…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #304 - Pitchforks And Needles
An uprising of frontline workers forces change to COVID policies. And with a major merger in the works, a telecom giant makes the case that less competition is…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 341 - Food Will Find A Way
Restaurants have struggled badly during the pandemic. But food writer Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook's kitchen to show…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #303 - That's A Wrap For Randy's Tap
CBC puts an end to Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap after just 16 years of self-indulgent, uninspiring radio. What will take its place? And it turns out one of the…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 364 - Fake News From Fish Farms
A site called SeaWestNews describes Alexandra Morton as “BC's loudest anti-salmon farming activist,” and her writing as “rambling” and…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #302 - Picky With The Sticky
Are stories about vaccine efficacy doing more harm than good? And Canadian politicians are following a road paved by Trump, singling out critics for scorn…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 217 - The CANADALAND Guide To Jordan B. Peterson
The culture war icon is back with a new bestseller. We revisit our examination of Jordan Peterson the media phenomenon, which asks how an obscure Canadian…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #301 - Jason Kenney Vs. Bigfoot
What's the best way to cover allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces - or just generally, really? And the Alberta government has some…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 363 - Interview With A Real Life Bond Villain
Ari Ben-Menashe has been an Israeli spy, sold weapons to Iran, survived a firebombing, and been the target of at least one RCMP investigation. He crossed paths…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #300 - Do You Like Pink Slips And Scram? HuffPost! BuzzFeed! Canned, I Am
HuffPost Canada is dead. The Ryerson School of Journalism faces a crisis. And a very serious, important conversation about Dr. Seuss. The Nation's national…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 362 - The Millionaires Of Haiti
A Haitian senator's wife paid $4.25 million—all money down—for a house in Laval, Quebec. Meanwhile in Haiti, people have been protesting against…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #299 - Hard News, Loose Slots
Torstar gets into the gambling business. Americans get caught up on the WE scandal. And documents suggest Canada's two major newspaper chains traded notes on…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 361 - Will Government Media Rules Strangle Canadaland?
In February, as the Australian government prepared to introduce a link tax, Facebook blocked all news from its Australian platform. The new legislation…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #298 - The Times, They Are a-Cronkin'
Canada's vote to call China's treatment of Uyghurs a genocide exposes an online wave of China apologists on the far left. And the New York Times brings back…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 360 - How An Extreme Catholic News Site Went Full QAnon
LifeSiteNews may be the biggest Canadian news outlet you've never heard of — a kind of Breitbart for traditionalist Catholics. A new investigation…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #297 - Vax Canadiana
Canadian media have lost the plot around the vaccine rollout. And a Montreal-based website makes the list of COVID-19 conspiracy theory superspreaders. Globe…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 359 - The Convenient "Pretendian"
Michelle Latimer was the buzziest Canadian director and showrunner of 2020. Her documentary Inconvenient Indian premiered at TIFF and reaped plaudits and…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #296 - The Great Flattening
Our digital worlds are collapsing. Jon Kay is on Fox News complaining about Seth Rogen, while celebrities are sharing the stage with normal people on Clubhouse…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 358 - How India Blames Canada (And Rihanna) For The Farmers Protest
The Indian government doesn't take criticism lightly, whether it's from Prime Minister Trudeau... or Rihanna. Baaz co-founder Jaskaran Sandhu breaks down why…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #295 - Dog Shampoo
Reddit did not actually stand up to Wall Street and prove the power of the little guy. Jon Kay briefly sparks joy. The Canadian government is working to…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 357 - Califail
The New York Times' wildly popular podcast Caliphate came into question after its central character, a Canadian man who claimed he'd joined ISIS and committed…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #294 - You Can't Even Spare Jessica Mulroney?
Sponsored messaging from Alberta says climate journalists are helping to stage a covert revolution. And media empires strike back to protect their own…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 356 - Joe Sacco
Comics journalist Joe Sacco tells Jesse about how he draws stories out of people— then draws them onto the page. Most famous for his journalistic comics…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #293 - A Fired CBC Employee Is Vindicated
Reporter Ahmar Khan tried to blow the whistle on systemic racism at CBC... and they fired him. Maclean's publishes a big, powerful list. Ryan McMahon guest…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 355 - The Open Source Hunt For The Capitol Rioters
Many people who broke into the Capitol broadcast their crimes across social media. Twitter, Facebook and other platforms responded by deleting accounts, but…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #292 - The Putz Putsch
Premiers activate shitty dad mode. And tech companies clamping down on Trumpism could have unintended consequences. CANADALAND's new French language media…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 354 - This Virus Is Rampant Because We Abandoned Workers
With COVID-19 cases in many parts of Canada on the rise, what about the people who can't stay home? The Toronto Star's labour reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh has…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #291 - Holy Sh*t! (No Sh*t)
A pro-Trump mob invades the U.S. Capitol building, the hunt continues for Canadian politicians who ignored COVID travel advisories and we reflect on whether…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 353 - Dinosaur Internet
In rural communities and in the North, people pay ridiculously high bills for ridiculously slow Internet. But decent Internet access isn't a luxury. Lower…
- CANADALAND
Crackdown: Cut Off
Here's an episode of the podcast Crackdown, hosted by Garth Mullins. In 2015, Crackdown editorial board member, Jeff Louden, was on morphine pills for his…
- CANADALAND
COMMONS: The Police - Dirty Tricks
A teenage boy and his friends start robbing banks in Toronto. A future Prime Minister is deported from Montreal. A Black Panther in Baltimore goes to prison…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 258 - Christmas In The Newsroom
Stories of big news breaking when everyone else is on vacation. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 352 - Drunk Uncle Holiday Argument Simulator
The holidays, as we know them, are cancelled. So we asked people to call Jesse and argue about... whatever, in the true spirit of this festive season…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #290 - Justice Is Served, Portions Are Small
They're lobster criminals, not lobster vigilantes. Does the CBC's President live in Brooklyn or just sleep there in a house she owns? And Brayden Bushby's…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 351 - A Uyghur Family Separated By China-Canada Politics
A Uyghur man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for years was released over a decade ago, after the U.S. decided he wasn't an “enemy combatant” after…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #289 - Canada's Secret Porn Stash
The New York Times says Canada needs to stand up against child exploitation on PornHub — but their columnist's suggestions could create new problems. And…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 350 - Loblaws Will Eat Us All
The Westons might be Canada's Jeff Bezos, argues Vass Bednar, and not just because they're very rich. They own Loblaw, which is much more than a grocer. It's…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #288 - A Working Class Hero Is Something To BBQ
A petulant sandwich slinger gets attention as restaurants struggle across the country. A Global News Radio host quits over threatening messages about herself…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 349 - #MeToo And The Iranian Diaspora
Last summer, allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled against prominent Iranian-Canadian artist Aydin Aghdashloo during Iran's #MeToo moment. More than a…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #287 - Welcome To The Worst
A couple of Manitobans make a show of the media lying. Keean Bexte uncovers a socialist incubator. And copaganda tries out podcasting. Winnipeg-based freelance…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 99 - Christie Blatchford
Jesse speaks with the late Christie Blatchford, the notorious National Post columnist and court reporter who once called his work "another low-water mark in…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #286 - Off The Reconciliation Train Again
Addressing the drinking water crisis in First Nations communities is not rebuilding post-war Europe. And mandating Indigenous content on Canadian broadcasters…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 348 - Is Canada Ready To Give Land Back?
It's crowdfunding month! Support us: canadaland.com/join. Since we last spoke to Karl Dockstader and Sean Vanderklis about the occupation of a development site…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #285 - Facebook Fangoria
It's crowdfunding month! Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Beware of the FANG! And how to cover Chinese infiltration — or anti-Chinese infiltration?…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 347 - The Brayden Bushby Trial And Pity Porn
It's crowdfunding month! Support us: canadaland.com/join. The Brayden Bushby trial has once again raised some uncomfortable questions about how stories…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #284 - There Is No Going Back To Normal
It's crowdfunding month! Support us: canadaland.com/join. We may not know yet who won the U.S. election, but the results aren't reassuring. At least some of…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 346 - We're Getting Sued
It's crowdfunding month! Support us here: canadaland.com/join Rebel News personality Keean Bexte is suing Canadaland for defamation. In this special…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #283 - Newspaper Seeks Wealthy Idiot
It's crowdfunding month! Support us here: canadaland.com/join. National Post doubles down on their right to publish status quo opinions. And Bell Media…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 345 - Ali Velshi Says The U.S. Election Will Be Closer Than You Think
MSNBC host and journalist Ali Velshi has been traveling to U.S. swing states talking to voters in the lead-up to the presidential election. He tells Jesse…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #282 - Reconciliation In Flames
It's crowdfunding month! Support us at canadaland.com/join. Hulk smash colonialism! And public health messaging crosses a line when trick or treating…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 344 - WE Charity: In Desperation There Is Opportunity
It's crowdfunding month! Support us at canadaland.com/join Santai Kimakeke blew the whistle on WE. Then he recanted his allegations and disappeared. Before he…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #281 - Anti-Maskers: How To Cover The Uncovered
Media's anti-masker intrigue has Canadaland staff divided. And almost 300 CBC journalists raise concerns about leveraging the broadcaster's credibility for CBC…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 281 - Trolling Jonathan Torrens
Jonathan Torrens talks about the CBC, what really happened on Trailer Park Boys, and about that one song you love to hate. From hosting his own show on the CBC…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #280 - The Socialist Coup You Can Trust
A trifecta of powerful (potentially socialist) forces rally behind #NationalNewspaperWeek—or not. And the bias of coherence muddles COVID-19 messaging…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 343 - The New Solitudes
Quebec's distinct culture reacts differently to global movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Jesse is joined by Emilie Nicolas, a columnist…
CANADALANDShort Cuts #279 - Did The New York Times Get Catfished?
RCMP charges a podcast star with not being a terrorist. And Edmonton radio host chooses the wrong put-down. Al Jazeera English journalist and filmmaker Laila…
- CANADALAND
Ep. 342 - Corporate Psychopaths Still Run The World
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel calls corporate social responsibility's bluff. Co-directors Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on how…