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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.
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CANADALANDEp. 245 - The Last Labour Reporter
Sara Mojtehedzadeh may very well be Canada's last full-time labour reporter. This past fall, as the Toronto Star's work and wealth reporter, Mojtehedzadeh went…
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SHORT CUTS #180 - Nice Work, Twitter Mob!
A series of essays by men accused of sexual misconduct, in which they attempt to defend themselves, have appeared in the press lately. Jesse and co-host Anne…
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Ep. 244 - Chip Zdarsky On Marvel Money And The Canadian Comics Boom
Guest Host Chip Zdarsky (Spectacular Spiderman, Sex Criminals) is joined by Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) co-founder and longtime friend, Chris Butcher…
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SHORT CUTS #179 - Last Man Notwithstanding
A look at how the Ford government's notwithstanding invocation has been covered by the press, as well as a look at the spurious media diet of the alleged…
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Ep. 243 - What Does 'Off The Record' Actually Mean? The Toronto Star And BuzzFeed Explain.
Confusion over "off the record" played a pivotal role in global affairs this past week. So — how does this oft-misunderstood agreement actually work, and why…
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SHORT CUTS #178 - How Not To Interview Faith Goldy
Jesse talks to Graeme Gordon about his controversial interview with former Rebel personality, current Toronto mayoral candidate, and avowed white supremacist…
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Ep.242 - Live Local News Neither Live Nor Local
Paul Tadich joins Jesse in the studio to talk about what it was like producing multiple cities worth of news from a windowless green-screen room in Don Mills…
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Short Cuts #177 - The Dumb Fight Ahead
Maxime Bernier fights diversity, then fights journalism. Justin Trudeau yells at a racist. Andrew Scheer wants you to know some people sometimes say…
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Ep. 241- Reporting In Ottawa Vs. Reporting In Washington
BuzzFeed’s Paul McLeod has covered politics in both capitals. Jesse reaches Paul in D.C. to speak about what it’s like to cover politics on both hills…
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SHORT CUTS #176 - The House Of Sad
Saudi Arabia leads the charge in exposing the human rights violations of Jordan Peterson, Alex Jones becomes the latest casualty in the Info Wars, and a review…
CANADALANDBONUS: Wag The Doug Episode 1
Welcome to Wag The Doug, a pop-up podcast about Doug Ford. Hosts Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie help make sense of the Ford era. Support CANADALAND…
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Ep. 240 - How Marketing Conquered Food
Food journalist Corey Mintz speaks with Jesse about how influencers, marketing and Instagram have impacted food writing and eating. Check out the most recent…
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SHORT CUTS #175 - Conspiracy And Speculation In The Danforth Shooting
The mass shooting in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood quickly headed into conspiracy territory. And should members of government be forced to endure Twitter…
CANADALANDNEW PODCAST: Taste Buds
We are releasing a new podcast this week called Taste Buds. Food writer and former critic Corey Mintz sits down for a meal with chefs, cooks and restaurant…
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Ep. 239 - Last Chance For Newspapers: Inside La Presse
The newspaper business is in rapid decline. La Presse, Québec’s largest news-site, announced its plan to become a non-profit. Jesse joins Pierre-Elliot…
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SHORT CUTS #174 - Tackling The History Of Slavery, Québécois Style!
What's Wrong With White People Pretending To Be Musical Black Slaves? Answer: Everything. And the 18 year old story of the then goateed dude-bro, now prime…
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Ep.238 - Authors Are Getting Bloody In The Culture Wars
The book world has been thrown into turmoil by sexual assault allegations, inter-generational fighting and questions over Indigenous ancestry. Is this inside…
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SHORT CUTS #173 - The Aesthetics Of Rigour
Why should you trust the press when politicians have Twitter? And we read the Steven Galloway "article" in Quillette so you don't have to; turns out there may…
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Ep.237 - The Legend Of Weed Toque Girl
Almost every news story about cannabis is accompanied by a stereotypical stoner pic. The same few photos are used again and again. Why? Who took these pics?…
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SHORT CUTS #172 - Be Like The Lamb That Jumps For The Knife
Rogers Media's questionable new approach to publishing (hint: there's just less of it), Scaachi Koul's journey into the heart of Rebel darkness, and Jesse's…
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Ep.236 - Jesse Meets WNYC's On The Media
The weekly radio show On The Media was one of the main inspirations for CANADALAND. This week, their co-host Bob Garfield talks to Jesse about the Trudeau we…
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SHORT CUTS #171 - A He Said That She Said Story
Why is no one in Canada reporting on that Justin Trudeau groping allegation? How does The Globe & Mail go from publishing one of the most important pieces of…
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Ep.235 - Taxing Porn (And Everything Else) To Pay For CanCon
Canada's broadcast regulator has put forward a proposal to tax everything from porn to podcasts to help pay for Canadian content. Greg O'Brien, editor and…
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SHORT CUTS #170 - Doug Life
We have reached peak batshit in the Ontario election. Ford suing Ford, octogenarians in "physical altercations" with seventh-graders while illegally…
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Ep.234 - Famous Anonymous: Celebrity Media In Canada
How do you cover celebrities in a country that's so bad at making them? Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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SHORT CUTS #169 - The Devil Wears Pravda
Never mind a Tesla in every Mars driveway, Elon Musk is going to save journalism, one truth at a time. The Toronto Sun has found Hitler's body – or his ghost…
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Ep.233 - Journalists Are Done With CBC Stealing Their Scoops
CBC has a reputation in Canadian media for reporting on other people's scoops without giving credit. Reporters at other outlets have often grumbled about it…
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SHORT CUTS #168 - Daft Munk
Keeping the "debate" out of the Munk Debates, getting the best Canadian coverage from American press, and serving Anthony Bourdain the unpalatable best of…
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Ep.232 - How We Cover Israel
Why did every national news organization in Canada change its headline about the mass-killings in Gaza last week? And is the media biased for Israel, against…
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SHORT CUTS #167 - Stephen Harper Would Like Some Attention
AMBER ALERTS. Stephen Harper's back! MP Christine Moore's ongoing public ordeal, and Doug Ford has found some standards (apparently). Jan Wong co-hosts…
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Ep. 231 - Robo Reporters and Blockchain Broadcasts
While journalists worry about Facebook algorithms and digital advertising, every other industry gets to be excited about technology. So today, we try our…
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SHORT CUTS #166 - Doug Ford’s Magical World Of Make-Believe
An update on our investigation into possible bias at Ford Nation Live, a look at the Ivory Tower's imperative to let absolutely anyone speak their mind, and…
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Ep.230 - The Pipeline Approval Was Rigged
Whistleblowers from within the federal government revealed to National Observer reporter Mike De Souza how the Trudeau government effort pretended to ask First…
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SHORT CUTS #165 - Jokes About Politicians That Don't Hurt Anyone's Feelings
The Canadian version of the White House Correspondents Dinner will never offend you (because you've never heard of it), new developments in the Steven Paikin…
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Ep. 229 - The Manosphere
How did an online subculture of lonely men inspire the murders of 10 people in Toronto? After 10 people were killed in the Toronto van attack, a Facebook post…
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SHORT CUTS #164 - All Eyes On Us
Why were some people so determined to label the Toronto van attack as Islamist? How is it that U.S. media are capable of breaking key points of developing…
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Ep. 228 - What's The New York Times Doing In Canada?
More than a year after their expansion into Canada, the New York Times is prospering here. And they're doing it with only three reporters. But what exactly is…
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SHORT CUTS #163 - The Indoctrination Of Alexandre Bissonnette
A look at the media diet of Alexandre Bissonnette, charged with the January, 2017 terror attack at a Quebec City mosque that killed six and wounded nineteen…
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Ep. 227 - Journalism On Trial
We talk to two Canadian journalists who are facing legal consequences --including jail time-- for doing their jobs. VICE reporter Ben Makuch is heading to the…
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SHORT CUTS #162 - Not Paid To Be Classy
Media coverage of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, a statement from the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression sets off alarms, and a fond farewell to Rick…
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Ep. 226 - The Great Satan Of The CBC
Richard Stursberg was the most hated CBC executive in recent history. What advice does he have for Catherine Tait, the CBC's new president? And what does he…
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SHORT CUTS #161 - Never Underestimate Hatred For Toronto
The Toronto Star goes national, the CBC finally has a female president, and Canada's left mourns the loss of one of its most stalwart intellectuals. Laura…
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Ep. 225 - Satirical News Site Fast-Tracks Reconciliation, Everything Fine Now
Tim Fontaine "set fire" to his journalism career last December, when he launched Walking Eagle News. After 20 years of covering tragedy and injustice for CBC…
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SHORT CUTS #160 - Oh, So I'm The Idiot
Hot takes! If the CBC runs a picture of you without your consent, do they owe you a column? And why was one Canadian taxpayer-subsidized show available on…
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Ep. 224 - How To Un-F**k The Internet
Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley still believes in the dream of The Internet. Remember that dream? Before Russian troll-bots, “fake news,” Cambridge…
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SHORT CUTS #159 - You Can Beat Me With a Hose
Is all of your Facebook data up for sale? What do the Cambridge Analytica revelations mean for Canada? When does journalism cross the line into criminal…
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Ep. 223 - The Misery Beat
In an age of sensationalized true crime podcasts and Netflix docudramas—and with no end in sight—can longform crime reporting reach beyond morbid fascination?…
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SHORT CUTS #158 - The Conspiracy Provisions
Another populist businessman turned politician defeats a more-qualified female candidate. Will the Competition Bureau actually do anything other than raid some…
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Ep. 222 - How To Slander Friends And Libel People
Patrick Brown announced last month that he would be suing CTV, after they published a report of his alleged sexual misconduct — but whether or not Brown…
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SHORT CUTS #157 - The Haunted Dungeon Of Q
Has Tom Power gotten an easy ride? Facebook finds a new way to manipulate the news. And with so many awful people on Twitter, how are they choosing who to ban?…
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Ep. 221 - Indie Journalists On The Government News Bailout
After two years of reports and stuffy consultations, the slow-moving train-wreck that's been the "news bailout" has made its way into the proposed 2018-19…
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Short Cuts #156 - Rogue Indian Elements
Why did CBC News let Justin Trudeau use them like a cheap tool? Why did Patrick Brown quit (this time)? And what's up with the newspaper bailout plan? Stephen…
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Ep. 220 - We Need To Talk About Reddit
After years of dodging emails about the internal politics of the country's largest subreddit, r/Canada, Jesse finally jumps down the weirdo-message-board…
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Short Cuts #155 - Patrick Brown Totally Has Sisters
Did CTV actually f**k up its Patrick Brown exposé? Can we reverse engineer his crisis communications PR strategy? When can we talk about anything else?…
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Ep. 219 - Where Is Rock Bottom? Live From Saskatchewan, Before The Trial (Rebroadcast)
On February 9, Gerald Stanley — the farmer accused of killing 22-year-old Cree man, Colten Boushie, in Battleford, Saskatchewan — was acquitted of…
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SHORT CUTS #154 - Patrick Brown vs. His Reputation
The Gerald Stanley verdict was a crucial moment - was the media equal to it? Was Patrick Brown set-up by CTV? And why is the newspaper bailout a thing again?…
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Ep. 218 - Robert Jago: Decolonizing Canada In His Spare Time
After ending the campaigns of several Tory candidates with his muckraking during the 2015 federal election, Macleans dubbed Robert Jago, "the most dangerous…
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SHORT CUTS #153 - Paikin Care Of Business
Denise Balkissoon co-hosts. Topics: Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie: why must the news media disrespect and blame dead Indigenous kids? And the allegation…
CANADALANDIntroducing OPPO, with Jen Gerson vs Justin Ling
Subscribe to our new politics show here (Apple Podcasts): https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/oppo/id1344871955 Or here (RSS): http://oppopod.libsyn.com/rss…
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Ep. 217 - The CANADALAND Guide to Jordan B. Peterson
Why did an obscure Canadian psychology prof suddenly become an international media star? It's a much better question than "is he right or wrong?" — This…