Synopsis
Media criticism, news analysis and investigations with host Jesse Brown. The #1 Canadian podcast.
Episodes
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Short Cuts #284 - There Is No Going Back To Normal
05/11/2020 Duration: 42minIt'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 the Canadian coverage was soothing. And Prime Minister Trudeau takes a stance on free speech — but only in French.Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Audible and Hover. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 346 - We're Getting Sued
02/11/2020 Duration: 37minIt's crowdfunding month! Support us here: canadaland.com/joinRebel News personality Keean Bexte is suing Canadaland for defamation.In this special “Publisher's Note” edition of the podcast, Jesse breaks down who's suing us, how we got here and what we're going to do about it.This episode was brought to you by Squarespace and Article.Additional music from Audio Network. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #283 - Newspaper Seeks Wealthy Idiot
29/10/2020 Duration: 39minIt's crowdfunding month! Support us here: canadaland.com/join.National Post doubles down on their right to publish status quo opinions. And Bell Media confuses self-promotion with local community engagement. 12:36 'news burrito filler' Marc Weisblott co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and HelloFresh.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 345 - Ali Velshi Says The U.S. Election Will Be Closer Than You Think
26/10/2020 Duration: 54minMSNBC 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 about getting shot by a rubber bullet covering the protests in Minneapolis, then getting mocked by Trump for it; about lessons learned from the 2016 election; and what he thinks could happen following Election Day if the results are contested.This episode is brought to you by Audible.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #282 - Reconciliation In Flames
22/10/2020 Duration: 38minIt's crowdfunding month! Support us at canadaland.com/join.Hulk smash colonialism! And public health messaging crosses a line when trick or treating directives are unclear. Return to Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon cohosts.Referenced sources in the episode:That APTN infographic on "Fishery Scale Comparison"Megan Bailey's article on The Conversation: "Nova Scotia lobster dispute: Mi'kmaw fishery isn't a threat to conservation, say scientists" UBC's comparative study on "Democratic Health Communications during Covid-19: A RAPID Response" This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and HelloFresh. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 344 - WE Charity: In Desperation There Is Opportunity
19/10/2020 Duration: 55minIt's crowdfunding month! Support us at canadaland.com/joinSantai Kimakeke blew the whistle on WE. Then he recanted his allegations and disappeared. Before he did, he said he was afraid for his safety.After three months of reporting and in collaboration with John-Allan Namu of Africa Uncensored, we bring you this investigation.A reporter was offered money to kill this story. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #281 - Anti-Maskers: How To Cover The Uncovered
15/10/2020 Duration: 36minMedia's anti-masker intrigue has Canadaland staff divided. And almost 300 CBC journalists raise concerns about leveraging the broadcaster's credibility for CBC Tandem. Montreal Gazette health reporter Aaron Derfel co-hosts.This episode is sponsored by Audible, Away Travel, and Hover.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 281 - Trolling Jonathan Torrens
12/10/2020 Duration: 40minJonathan 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 to playing J-Roc on Trailer Park Boys, Jonathan Torrens has been a mainstay of the Canadian entertainment industry for decades. So what's his deal? Is he a comedian? A talk show host? Or is he just that guy who wrote a truly terrible song called “Thank U Canada”.This episode is brought to you by ArticleThis episode originally aired on June 10, 2019.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #280 - The Socialist Coup You Can Trust
08/10/2020 Duration: 41minA trifecta of powerful (potentially socialist) forces rally behind #NationalNewspaperWeek—or not. And the bias of coherence muddles COVID-19 messaging. Canadaland news editor Jonathan Goldsbie co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Hover.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 343 - The New Solitudes
05/10/2020 Duration: 43minQuebec's distinct culture reacts differently to global movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Jesse is joined by Emilie Nicolas, a columnist, journalist, anthropologist and soon-to-be instructor of a Black Lives Matter and the Media course at the University of Toronto.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and SquarespaceAdditional music from Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #279 - Did The New York Times Get Catfished?
01/10/2020 Duration: 35minRCMP 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 Al-Arian co-hosts.On Wednesday, Sept. 30 The New York Times issued a statement: "While the uncertainty about Abu Huzayfah's story was explored directly in episodes of Caliphate that featured him, his arrest and the allegations surrounding it have raised new and important questions about him and his motivations. We're undertaking a fresh examination of his history and the way we presented him in our series. We will have more to say when we complete that effort."This episode is brought to you by Audible.ca and Keep It!CORRECTION: In this episode, co-host Laila Alarian says that in terms of the country's total population, the number of Iraqis killed in the Iraq War would be the equivalent of nine to 19 million dead Americans. In fact, the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion would scale to between one and 8.3 million A
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Ep. 342 - Corporate Psychopaths Still Run The World
28/09/2020 Duration: 33minThe New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel calls corporate social responsibility's bluff.Co-directors Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott on how, almost twenty years after their first documentary came out, corporations are still driven by psychopathic greed— but are making it look like they're out to save the world.This episode was brought to you by Audible, Manscaped, and HelloFresh.Additional music from Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #278 - Lobster Politics
24/09/2020 Duration: 38minMi'kmaw fishermen earning a ‘moderate livelihood' seems to be too much for Nova Scotia's settler lobster harvesters. And CBC leverages its credibility for its new corporate clients. APTN video journalist Trina Roache co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Audible.ca.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 341 - Food Will Find A Way
21/09/2020 Duration: 35minRestaurants have suffered huge losses during the pandemic. But food journalist Suresh Doss takes us to a parking lot, a subway stop, and a home cook's kitchen to show us a thriving underground food scene.This episode is brought to you by the EDAA, Audible, and HelloFresh.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #277 - Conservative Cuties
17/09/2020 Duration: 32minErin O'Toole wants to protect children from a movie he has never seen. And former CBC journalist Terry Milewski resurfaces from retirement to insult an entire ethnicity - again. Former Executive Director of the World Sikh Organization and occasional Canadaland contributor Jaskaran Sandhu co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and Squarespace.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 340 - Dethroning The Arts-Grant Elite
14/09/2020 Duration: 44minThere's a broad undertaking to shake up who gets arts funding, and who governs it. Jesse speaks with Jesse Wente, the new President of the Canada Council for the Arts, about who gets to make contemporary Canadian art, and who pays for it.This episode is brought to you by the EDAA, Audible and Article. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #276 - Scandalized Philanthropists and A Criminalized Journalist
10/09/2020 Duration: 38minBreaking news on WE. An Indigenous journalist is criminalized for doing his job. And mass panic appears to be on the newly minted curriculum. One Dish One Mic's Karl Dockstader co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Audible.ca, Hover, and Crooked Media's Keep It!Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus AMA: Canadaland's Money
07/09/2020 Duration: 03minYou asked about our money, Jesse answers. To hear the rest of this special episode right now, go to canadalandshow.com/joinSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Short Cuts #275 - Bring Me The Head Of John A. Macdonald!
03/09/2020 Duration: 32minDoes anyone really care about indignities to the legacy of John A.Macdonald? And the inside story of co-host Manisha Krishnan's scoop about the "culture of retribution" at Global News. This episode was brought to you by Audible, Keep It and SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep. 339 - Shree Paradkar
31/08/2020 Duration: 46minThe Toronto Star's new internal ombud tells us what the job is, discusses power and race in the newsroom, and responds to that reply all email.This episode was brought to you by Audible, and Crooked Media's With Friends Like These.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.