Thu, 22 December 2016
Should politicians be allowed to talk about fundraising in the House of Commons? CBC's The Current is providing helpful tips for women to succeed in the workplace, including how not to cry. A generic white man has been robbing banks in downtown Toronto and the police aren't quite sure how to describe a criminal they can't racially profile. Jen Gerson's Twitter: @JenGerson Read producer Katie's response to The Current here: @KatieJensen |
Sun, 18 December 2016
Do politicians and foreign dignitaries have better access to health care than everyone else? A look inside CANADALAND's ongoing investigation into Ontario's VIP health care system. Robert Hiltz's story for Canadaland will go up Monday, December 19th (7am EST) and will become available here. Dr. Nadia Alam's Tweets with Omar Yar Khan. Robert Hiltz's Twitter: @robert_hiltz
Direct download: Ep.164_-_Theres_A_Hidden_VIP_Program_In_The_Health_Care_System.mp3
Category:media/news -- posted at: 7:12pm EST |
Wed, 14 December 2016
Journalist Haley Jarmain received death threats at a Rebel rally, and Ezra Levant doesn't believe her. Should we rethink political journalism in the post-truth era? Read Colin's argument here. Article Magazine founder & Macleans writer Colin Horgan co-hosts. Colin's Twitter: @CFHorgan |
Sun, 11 December 2016
Suburbs frozen in the 1950s. Progressives in the middle of oil country. A city coming to grips with a diversifying population and the clashes that ensue. Jesse explores the eccentricities of Edmonton, past and present, with panelists Sheila Pratt (Edmonton Journal), Chris Chang-Yen Phillips (CJSR 88.5 FM, Edmonton's 4th historian laureate), and Tristin Hopper (National Post). Recorded live at Edmonton Lit Fest in the Metro Cinema on October 17th 2016. Sheila Pratt's Twitter: @SheilaMPratt Chris Chang-Yen Phillips's Twitter: @CJSR Tristin Hopper's Twitter: @TristinHopper |
Wed, 7 December 2016
Protestors in Edmonton opposed to Rachel Notley's carbon tax borrow the Trump chant, "Lock Her Up." The Liberals may be abandoning campaign promises, but they do have a fun quiz on electoral reform. Toronto Life has a feature article on reporter Raveena Aulakh's suicide. Metro Edmonton columnist Danielle Paradis co-hosts. Danielle's Twitter: @DaniParadis |
Sun, 4 December 2016
Mainstream First Nations reporting usually falls into the four D's: drumming, dancing, drinking, and death. Aboriginal journalist Wawmeesh Hamilton is using everyday reporting to try and change that. Wawmeesh Hamilton's Twitter: @Wawmeesh
Direct download: Ep.162_-_Do_First_Nations_Have_A_Free_Press.mp3
Category:media/news -- posted at: 5:25pm EST |
Wed, 30 November 2016
Does it matter that Trudeau said nice things about late dictator Fidel Castro?
The RCMP is trying to change the public image of digital surveillance. Meanwhile, reporters from CBC and the Toronto Star are defending their story about the RCMP's case for better digital data collection.
The CBC has now joined the calls for an ad-free CBC. Here's their proposal.
VICE News Canadian features editor Justin Ling co-hosts.
Justin's Twitter: @JustinLing |
Mon, 28 November 2016
The Government is about to change the CBC. The think-tank hired by Heritage Canada to research media solutions invited Jesse to debate the CBC about it, but only Jesse showed up, along with some former CBC brass. Jesse goes into a deep dive with panelists Sue Gardner (Wikimedia, former Senior Director of CBC.ca), Stephen Maher (iPolitics) and Rachel Nixon (Discourse Media, former Senior Director of Digital, CBC News). Moderated by Taylor Owen. Recorded live at SFU Harbour Centre on November 4th 2016. |
Wed, 23 November 2016
Co-host Sheila Heti removed her name from a letter that caused turmoil in the CanLit community. The letter, signed by 88 prominent authors, asked UBC to review the firing of author Steven Galloway. He has been accused of sexual assault, though it's not clear if that's what he was fired for. Consultations on the future of the CBC are wrapping up. If you want an #AdfreeCBC or have any other input, you can visit this website to have your say until Friday, November 25th: http://www.canadiancontentconsultations.ca/ Sheila's website is sheilaheti.net Since this podcast was recorded, Steven Galloway has released a statement, which you can read about here: |
Sun, 20 November 2016
Fake news sites won the American election. Buzzfeed Canada's Craig Silverman discusses how bogus Facebook stories blew credible news out of the water. Craig's Twitter: @CraigSilverman
Direct download: Ep.160_-_People_Like_Fake_News_Better.mp3
Category:media/news -- posted at: 6:52pm EST |