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Media criticism, news analysis and investigations with host Jesse Brown. The #1 Canadian podcast.

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  • (Short Cuts) Newspocalypse Now

    07/12/2023 Duration: 36min

    CBC makes huge cuts - with plans to eliminate 600 positions. Is it time for a good hard look in the mirror to figure out what its future could look like? And Pierre Poilievre turns to documentary film to explain the housing crisis. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Paul Wells Further reading: CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfall - CBC NewsEMERGENCY EPISODE: Catherine Tait Makes Her Case for the CBC - The Paul Wells ShowCourt dismisses CBC copyright infringement lawsuit against Conservative Party - CBC NewsCanada Proud sues Dean Blundell for defamation - Toronto StarHousing hell: How we got here and how we get out. With one video, Pierre Poilievre has taken control of the housing debate - The Globe and MailJustin Trudeau: An economy that benefits us all Sponsors: oxio, Artic

  • How Canada Became An International Joke

    04/12/2023 Duration: 40min

    To put it lightly, Canada’s relations with India and China have lately been a mess, with allegations of assassination, retaliation, interference, and spying. And that was before a recent Globe report raised new questions about why China detained the “Michaels,” and before U.S. prosecutors charged an Indian national in a “murder-for-hire conspiracy” apparently connected to the killing of a Sikh activist in Surrey. Today’s conversation with Sam Cooper, the reporter who broke the story about alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, will take you inside the mess — and help make sense of it.Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Further reading: Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering — The Globe and MailHow geopolitics caught up with Canada — Fi

  • Margaret Atwood — The CANADALAND Interview

    02/12/2023 Duration: 36min

    Margaret Atwood returns to talk about getting in trouble, being treated in the media as some sort of prophet, and whether there are times when authoritarianism could in fact help us solve major problems. This conversation was recorded in September, 2023Sponsors: Communauto, Better Help, University of King’s CollegeIf you value this podcast, support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • (Short Cuts) Danielle Smith’s Edge of Sovereignty

    30/11/2023 Duration: 35min

    Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act is like trying to get away with amending the Constitution via a hastily-scrawled Post-it note, flimsily affixed while no one’s looking. Spare a thought for the poor Alberta reporters who have to explain that, on top of their normal work of attempting to make energy policy engaging. And if 10 years is a long time in the life of a digital media company, how do we describe 20 for an indie magazine?The Narwhal’s Drew Anderson co-hosts.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Drew Anderson Further reading: Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act over federal clean electricity regulations - CBC NewsDanielle Smith wants a fight over climate policy — whether we need it or not - CBC NewsCanada's fossil fuel industry is banking on carbon capture to lower emissions. Is it a viable solution? - CBC NewsGaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage,

  • Is Jesse a Zionist? (editorial)

    29/11/2023 Duration: 24min

    Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown has been asked to stop talking about antisemitism. He's also been asked whether he will denounce Israel, or if he is in fact a Zionist. In this opinion piece, Jesse tries to clear things up once and for all.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • How Flacks Spin Hacks

    27/11/2023 Duration: 43min

    Journalists report the news. They hear about a story, write it up, verify the facts, and then hit “publish”. But, occasionally a story comes in from someone else and then they, more or less, just hit “publish”.Public relations professionals are master spin doctors. They know how to get the story they want to tell, which may or may not be true (or at least not the full truth), published in major newspapers and sites across the country.Everyone does this: governments, corporations, institutions, police departments, and so on. And as the number of journalists in the country continues its slow decline, the number of people working in PR has increased by nearly eight times in the past thirty years. With that disparity, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to verify and dedicate time to every story that comes in.Journalist Cecil Rosner sits down with Jesse and Karyn for a rich discussion about the power that PR firms can hold in setting the narrative in what the public should think and believe. Host: Jess

  • (Détours) Militer en tant que personne alliée

    25/11/2023 Duration: 33min

    Une mobilisation citoyenne à grande échelle a lieu au Canada pour inciter le gouvernement Trudeau à demander un cessez-le-feu entre Israël et la Palestine. Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer se joint à Emilie pour discuter de la place des personnes alliées au sein des mouvements sociaux, soulignant particulièrement le rôle des personnes juives solidaires avec le peuple palestinien. Dans un deuxième temps, Jonathan, membre de l'équipe d'organisation nationale de Ressources en mouvement, met en lumière cette communauté de jeunes disposant de privilèges de classe qui luttent pour des changements systémiques au Canada. Protestors have taken to the streets across Canada to urge the Trudeau government to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer joins Emilie to discuss the place of allies within social movements, highlighting the role of Jewish people in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Jonathan, a member of Resources Movement’s national organizing team, highlights the commun

  • Rick Mercer — The CANADALAND Interview

    25/11/2023 Duration: 41min

    Rick Mercer started his career as a media critic of sorts. He broke into the national consciousness with a one man show taking on an establishment journalist, called Show Me the Button: I'll Push It (or Charles Lynch Must Die). He talks to Jesse about his path from angry young outsider to palling around with politicians on TV. He also talks about developing his pioneering blend of news and comedy in This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Mercer Report, why he wouldn’t do Talking to Americans in the Youtube age, and why political satire in Canada is far friendlier than its American counterpart. This conversation was recorded in September, 2023Sponsors: Oxio, The National Film Board of CanadaIf you value this podcast, support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch at our store, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journal

  • (Short Cuts) Secondhand News From Gaza

    23/11/2023 Duration: 44min

    As news breaks of a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Emilie Nicolas and Mattea Roach discuss anti-Palestinian media bias in media as well as look at the deaths of over 50 journalists in the region. They also talk about dwindling faith in Canadian media as more layoffs rock the industry. Host: Emilie NicolasCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Mattea Roach Further reading: Israel, Hamas agree to temporary ceasefire deal where hostages, prisoners will be exchanged - CBC NewsCTV reports on Gaza with anti-Palestinian double standard, data shows - The BreachForensic psychiatrist testifies at coroner's inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri - CP24La précarité des médias affecte la confiance du public, estime Pascale St-Onge - Le DevoirThe CAJ’s 2023 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is the most comprehensive data set on gender and race in Canadian newsrooms - Canadian Association

  • Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem, Part 2

    20/11/2023 Duration: 36min

    Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson team up with Cherise Seucharan for the conclusion to Post Mortem, a two-episode dive into the connection between the police, the coroners, and the canary in a coal mine for death investigations across the province.Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Jon Thompson (Reporter), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Further reading: Reinvestigation into nine Indigenous deaths to focus on ‘finding the truth’ — TBNewswatch, October 16, 2019Lawyer says families 'ignored' as Broken Trust final report on death reinvestigations expected within weeks — CBC News, Feb 15, 2022Reports on racism and a reckoning for Thunder Bay — TVO Today, Jan 17, 20192 police officers step on handcuffed man's back as doctor watches at First Nation nursing station — CBC News, Jul 10, 2017Thunder Bay Police Board chair apologizes to famili

  • (Short Cuts) The Jeffrey Epsteins of Canada

    16/11/2023 Duration: 31min

    As sexual assault convictions stack up for Peter Nygard, another alleged predator is walking free in Montreal. And an Ontario teacher under fire for teaching about socialist economics - in his economics class.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Jan Wong Further reading: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/the-girls-around-robert-g-millerThe girls around Robert G. Miller - The Fifth Estate 'It ruined my entire life': Woman says billionaire Robert Miller abused her in 1977, when she was 12 - CBC NewsWoman says she was 11 when Montreal billionaire Robert Miller sexually exploited her - CBC NewsPierre Poilievre Under Fire After Video Surfaces of Homophobic and Transphobic Speech - Press ProgressWARMINGTON: Marxism, trans rights, genocide over math, English, science in Mr. Cirinna's class - Toronto Sun Sponsors: University of King's College, ox

  • The Newfoundlander: Chapter 3

    14/11/2023 Duration: 32min

    What defines someone’s national identity? Is it a drop of blood from a distant relative? Is it living in a community? Is it being accepted by that community as a member? Do we approach that question differently if we have Italian ancestry versus Indigenous ancestry?Justin continues his conversations with Qalipu leaders, community members, and distant relatives in his search to understand what it means to be Mi’kmaq, whether it’s right to claim a Mi’kmaq identity, and what he should tell his kids about who they really are.Host: Justin BrakeCredits: Justin Brake (Writer & Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Special Thanks: Kelly Russell and Pigeon Inlet Productions for the use of Emile Benoit’s music, Diane's Happiness, David's ReelFurther reading:Chief to explore separation from controversial Mi’kmaq band — APTN NewsQalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation votes to allow some RCMP office

  • Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem, Part 1

    13/11/2023 Duration: 42min

    For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town. We have looked at the cops. The schools. The courts. The  government. The people in the town itself. But we never looked at the coroners and the forensic pathologists who are a central part of death investigations. And once we started to do so, freedom of information requests and leaked reports pointed to even greater problems with how deaths are investigated, that could span the entire province. And so we went back to Thunder Bay.Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Jon Thompson (Reporter), Ryan McMahon (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Further reading: Lawyer says families 'ignored' as Broken Trust final

  • (Détours) Les jeunes et les symptômes de la violence

    11/11/2023 Duration: 41min

    Un nouveau documentaire, Ados et armés, traite de la question de l’usage croissant des armes à feu chez les adolescents québécois. Le film donne la chance aux adolescents concernés de parler pour eux-mêmes. Le réalisateur du film, Fabrice Vil, se joint à nous pour parler des problèmes systémiques qui nous ont amenés ici. Nous parlons aussi de racisme dans le sport, suite à une histoire dans Le Droit concernant le traitement choquant infligé à deux joueurs racisés dans une ligue de hockey jeunesse à Gatineau.A new documentary, Ados et armés, digs into the issue of rising gun use among Quebec teens, giving the affected teens a chance to speak about it in their own voices. The director, Fabrice Vil, joins us to talk about the systemic problems behind this issue. We also talk about racism in sports, following a shocking story in Le Droit about the treatment of two racialized players in a youth hockey league in Gatineau. Animation: Emilie NicolasGénérique: Nancy Pettinicchio (Production), Kevin Sexton (Produc

  • Who really runs the Canadaland newsroom?

    10/11/2023 Duration: 16min

    Support Canadaland now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinYou’ve heard a lot from Jesse this crowdfunding campaign, it's time for Editor in Chief Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) to share her vision for Canadaland.Karyn has seen journalism change Canada before, knows that it actually can make a difference in the conversations we have in this country, and in our democracy. We are in the final days of our 10th anniversary crowdfunding campaign. Support from listeners like you has never been more vital. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • (Short Cuts) A Liberal Plot Against Trudeau?

    09/11/2023 Duration: 40min

    The new refrain in the press gallery is that Trudeau has got to go. How seriously should we take this? And the world of deep fakes has come for Canadian news anchors. Glen McGregor co-hosts. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Glen McGregor Further reading: Justin Trudeau is a problem for his party — and even if he quits, it might not save the Liberals, poll suggests - Toronto StarDeepfake video. Hate-spewing tweets: How a China-linked campaign took aim at Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre - Toronto StarManipulated Elon Musk videos promote fake investment app to Canadians - AFP Fact CheckA warning from experts: 'The deepfakes you see now are going to be the worst you're ever going to see' - CTV NewsIn A New Era Of Deepfakes, AI Makes Real News Anchors Report Fake Stories - ForbesCBS Launches Fact-Checking News Unit to Examine AI, Deepfakes, Misinformatio

  • The Newfoundlander: Chapter 2

    07/11/2023 Duration: 34min

    This is chapter 2 of a mini series. To listen to all episodes, become a supporter at https://canadaland.com/joinWhen Newfoundland joined Canada as the tenth province in 1949, both the new province and the federal government neglected to mention in their terms of union that any indigenous people lived there. That meant Canada had no legal obligations to Mi’kmaq or Innu under the Indian Act. So First Nations peoples there were left out.Over the decades, Mi’kmaq on the island fought for official recognition. Following the creation of Miawpukek First Nation (Conne River) in the early 1980s, the federal government finally agreed in the 2000s to recognize Mi’lkmaq in Central and Western Newfoundland, The Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation was formed. More than 100,000 people applied to join the new band, leading many to question the authenticity of those claims. Justin speaks with experts and Qalipu community leaders to figure out how the community defines who is or isn’t Mi’kmaq. He wants to know because he and his

  • The Aquanaut

    06/11/2023 Duration: 35min

    Jill Heinerth is one of the most accomplished aquanauts in the world. With over 8500 dives, she is hired by some of the most notable names in film and television, from David Suzuki, to James Cameron. But her life isn’t all about shooting epic underwater scenes for the big screen, a lot of her life is doing research in underwater caves, looking at organisms that few have ever seen before. She does this as part of scientific research that leads to groundbreaking medical discoveries, with applications for AIDS, breast cancer, and even COVID. These dives are dangerous though, and each time she goes under, could be her last.Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Further reading: Official website — Jill HeinerthExplorer-in-Residence — Royal Canadian Geographical Society'I’m not afraid of dying': Cave diver's latest obsession is underneath the Ottawa R

  • (Short Cuts) Buffy Sainte-Marie: Coincidence or Likely Stories?

    02/11/2023 Duration: 42min

    It was impossible to look away once CBC released the story and Fifth Estate documentary questioning Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity. How well did the CBC do in its reporting? And an update on the Greenbelt scandal under Doug Ford - including an RCMP investigation. Kim Wheeler co-hosts.  Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Guest: Kim Wheeler Further reading: Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? - CBCInvestigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry - The Fifth Estate Those who pretend to be Indigenous only distract from the things that really matter - The Globe and MailGreenbelt, farmland planning favoured secrecy, not environment: docs - The NarwhalEnvironmental group releases thousands of government documents on Greenbelt, urban boundary scandals - The TrilliumDeparting premier Heather Stefanson apologizes for 'hurting M

  • The Newfoundlander: Chapter 1

    30/10/2023 Duration: 47min

    This is chapter 1 of a mini series. To listen to all episodes, become a supporter at https://canadaland.com/joinIn 2001, 9/11 forced airplanes from all over the world to suddenly land in Newfoundland. As communities responded to the crisis and welcomed people into their homes, there was a chance encounter between a Rabbi from England and an elderly person from Gander, Newfoundland: Edward Brake, grandfather of reporter Justin Brake.Edward told the Rabbi that he was a Holocaust survivor and had suppressed his Jewish identity his whole life. But now, he said, it was time to share his story before it was lost forever. How could the entire Brake family be unaware of this history? If the story is true, what does that mean for Justin? Justin sets off on a quest, speaking to family and digging through provincial archives in search of answers.Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Justin Brake (Writer & Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ej

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