Alto Podcast

“So much to do with culture is really about money and technology” TV critic John Doyle emigrated to Canada from Ireland in the 1980s. We talk about - immigration - Canadian TV - whether Canadians should be less nice and more raucous - whether we are now practically an American cultural province - privatized vs public medicare - if literary publishers today expect the novel to be more like TV - whether the CBC cancels all the best dramas, and - how is it possible that Netflix and Amazon Prime streaming services manage to avoid sales tax. Among other topics. This is the first ep in a series of conversations about Canada. Check back soon for the next installment. John Doyle photo is by Rob Allen.