CANADALAND

Isolation Interview: Jesse Brown

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Support us here: canadalandshow.com/join "The wild oscillations of feeling are abnormal for me." Jesse Brown is the publisher of Canadaland.Support CA...

Short Cuts #262 - Racist Vegan

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Bryan Adams pulls a Morrissey, an Indigenous ceremony is broken up by the RCMP, and Ghomeshi attemp...

Isolation Interview: Brooke Manning

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“I never believe in going down without a fight…I’m a triple fire sign.” Brooke Manning is the owner of Likely General, a store and gallery spa...

Isolation Interview: Weyni Mengesha

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“Hugs feel like they’re going to be euphoric.” Weyni Mengesha is the artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto.Support CANADALA...

Ep. 325 - Should We Stop Naming Killers?

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Prime Minister Trudeau said naming the Nova Scotia mass shooter was giving him "the gift of infamy."...

Isolation Interview: John Semley

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I fucking hate Zooming... and having to look at my own face." John Semley is a writer and author who splits his time between Toronto and Philadelphia...

Short Cuts #261 - Billionaire Welfare Slackers

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. When police searched journalists’ offices in the Alberta legislature, we wondered how government ...

Isolation Interview: Jaren Kerr

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I guess like a positive abnormal and unusual thing I did was propose to my girlfriend, which was pretty cool."   Jaren Kerr is an editor at Yahoo Fi...

Isolation Interview: Martin Lukacs

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I think I may have had coronavirus." Martin Lukacs is a journalist and author based in Montreal.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee om...

Ep. 324 - Kenny vs. Kenny

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Kenny Hotz achieved fame as the co-star of Kenny vs. Spenny, one of Canada’s most successful TV s...

Isolation Interview: Kai Cheng Thom

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Pushing for a world where we accept the risks of having a body... That's where we need to go." Kai Cheng Thom is a writer and performer based in Toro...

Short Cuts #260 - Celebrity Malfunction

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. The more we learn about the shooting in Nova Scotia, the worse it becomes. And did the star-studded...

Isolation Interview: B.J. Snowden

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I want my friends and family to be safe from this" BJ Snowden is an American musician who has written many songs about Canada. Support CANADALAND: h...

Isolation Interview: André Picard

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I like to remind people the chances of getting infected by somebody walking or running by you outside—  they're virtually nil" André Picard is a ...

Ep. 323 - Industry Pandemic

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Journalists across Canada tell us how Covid-19 has changed how they bring us the news. This episode...

Isolation Interview: Chris Locke

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"It'll probably be like a mega-hedonistic orgy after this." Chris Locke is a comedian in Toronto. He has a new podcast called "Happy Good."Support CAN...

Short Cuts #259 - Our Press Can’t Handle The Nova Scotia Shooting

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. The confluence of the pandemic, reliance on police for information, and slashed newsroom budgets me...

Isolation Interview: Tanya Talaga

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“This virus is a bitch, for sure.” Tanya Talaga is the author of Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations. She is also a former health reporter...

Isolation Interview: Surinder Mann

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I’m helping other people to be safe." Surinder Mann is a cleaner who lives in North Delta, BC, and is also the mother of COMMONS' host, Arshy Mann....

Ep. 322 - Why Life Without Fear Is Miserable

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. When journalist Eva Holland lost her mom, she went on a quest to understand the science behind her ...

Isolation Interview: Severn Cullis-Suzuki

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"My ten-year old got his first octopus all by himself" Severn Cullis-Suzuki is a writer, television host, and a board member of the David Suzuki Found...

Short Cuts #258 - Snitch Nation

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Do the same rules apply to Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer as to the rest of us? Do the rules matt...

Isolation Interview: Club Quarantine

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"If we are looking like we are one of the girls just dancing having fun, it's probably performative" Brad Allen and Andrés Sierra are two of the co-...

Isolation Interview: Kate Beaton

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I do participate in society." Kate Beaton is an excellent cartoonist. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Ep. 321 - Did Covid-19 Kill The Alt-Right?

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. The Deplorables that surrounded the Trump presidential campaign have all but disappeared from the m...

Short Cuts #257 - Speaking Moistly

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. For weeks, we’ve all been trying to flatten the curve. But how do we measure our success if the n...

Isolation Interview: Matt Huether

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I got scolded by the deputy mayor of Los Angeles for not including Funyuns in my tweet" Choose wisely: https://twitter.com/_Matty_H_/status/124659638...

Isolation Interview: Elizabeth May

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"This is the death of neoliberalism."Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Aca...

Ep. 320 - Coronavirus Is In Our Prisons And Trudeau Is Doing Nothing

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Reporter Justin Ling speaks with prisoners across Canada terrified of COVID-19 sweeping through the ...

Isolation Interview: David Sax

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"When this is all over, I never want to Zoom again." David Sax's new book is coming out in the midst of a pandemic. Support CANADALAND: https://cana...

Short Cuts #256 - Good Faith, Bad Information

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Has the messaging about whether to wear a face mask been contradictory? How do you report on sports...

Isolation Interview: Robert Jago

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“I have been obsessed with virtual reality” Robert Jago is a writer and head of an education firm. He lives in Montreal.Support CANADALAND: https...

Isolation Interview: Shad

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I've been watching old NBA games and breaking them down on Instagram Live." Shad is an artist and host of Hip Hop Evolution, available on Netflix.Sup...

Ep. 319 - Cross Country COVID Checkup

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Our first ever call-in show. From Quebec to British Columbia to Nunavut to Brooklyn, Coronavirus has...

Isolation Interview: Sarah Hagi

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Put on normal clothes, remember to stretch... That doesn't help. You're still in the prison of your own mind."  Support CANADALAND: h...

Short Cuts #255 - This Op-Ed Could Kill People

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. COVID-19 coverage continues, for the most part, to be even-handed. But that’s not why you listen ...

Isolation Interview: Ryan McMahon

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"If it really goes down, I can always shoot a moose." We're doing a call-in show! If you want to vent to Jesse about your living situation, call 844-9...

Isolation Interview: Margaret Atwood

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"My life is never exactly normal. But it's normal for me." We're doing a call-in show! If you want to vent to Jesse about your living situation, call ...

Ep. 318 - The Last Picture Show

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Independent movie theatres were in trouble before COVID-19 became a global pandemic, and now even th...

Isolation Interview: Socalled

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"So they told us music is free, so it's all about the shows now. You gotta make the shows, you gotta sell things at the shows. Now we don't have shows...

Short Cuts #254 - Wave Of Isolation

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. In a time like this, we’re so flooded with information that good, quality journalism matters more...

Isolation Interview: Jen Agg

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Restaurateur Jen Agg just wants to get home.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted...

Isolation Interview: Robyn Doolittle

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What feels most weird right now? Doing normal things. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Ep.317 - Meditations In An Emergency

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free podcasts here. We are facing an unprecedented shutdown of services and businesses across the country. Health columnist Andre Pica...

Short Cuts #253 - Panic! At The Discoronavirus

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. As COVID-19 is declared a global pandemic, how are Canadian media handling the coverage? And what o...

Ep. 316 - One News Brand To Rule Them All

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Is The New York Times a model for success in the news business, or a monolithic news brand that's c...

Short Cuts #252 - Canada Is Working Exactly As Intended

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. A front-page story tells us that Canada is broken. Is it, or is this exactly how the country was de...

Ep.315 - The Cocaine Smuggling Ring At VICE

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 2015, five young people were arrested for smuggling cocaine into Australia. They had a common connection: Slava P, a music editor at VICE Canada. A...

SHORT CUTS #251 - Heard It Through The Pipeline

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free podcasts by clicking here. Do journalists need to be protestors to get better access to Wet'suwet'en solidarity actions? Plus, th...

BONUS: Jesse Gets Grilled

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To hear the full episode right now and get ad-free podcasts, support us for $5/month by clicking here.  Jesse answers tough questions from our suppor...

Ep.314 - Nardwuar: The Interview

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free CANADALAND by clicking here. In a rare interview, Nardwuar talks about his career, his techniques, his reputation and what keeps ...

Short Cuts #250 - Wet’suwet’en Coverage Is Still Pretty Bad

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Jason Kenney’s War Room sets its sights on that white whale of fake news: The New York Times. And ...

Ep.313 - Nardwuar: An Oral History

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Nardwuar the Human Serviette is one of the biggest media personalities to come out of Canada. He’s...

Short Cuts #249 - Christie Blatchford’s Complicated Legacy

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Jordan Peterson’s familial PR team, Christie Blatchford’s legacy, Ezra Levant’s civil disobed...

Ep.312 - Siege On Wet’suwet’en

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

$5/month for ad-free Canadaland by clicking here. Last week, the RCMP arrested six people for obstruction on Wet’suwet’en territory. They then thr...

Short Cuts #248 - Return Of The Conservative Rapper

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Heritage Minister doesn't seem to understand his own plan for regulating the internet (or not), so we break it down for you. And a group that does...

Ep.18 - VICE: An Oral History

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict and controversy as Gavin McInnes and others remember Voice of Montreal, a government-subsidized community newspaper in the 90s that grew into...

SHORT CUTS #247 - Coronaviral

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have we learned anything about reporting on viruses since SARS? And what can a new documentary about Idle No More teach us about our present state of ...

Ep.311 - Let's Talk About Bell's Harmful Prison Phone Contract

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Every year, Bell shines the spotlight on mental health for Let’s Talk Day. So we’re taking a look at their prison phone contract, which advocates ...

SHORT CUTS #246 - Come From Huawei

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What was up with those "protesters" outside Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing? And could monarchical migration have an impact on privacy in Canadian ...

Ep.310 - Why Is The CBC So Schitty?

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The CBC wants to play by the same rules that govern digital platforms like Netflix and Amazon. No rules at all. Daniel Bernhard, the executive directo...

Short Cuts #245 - I Wanna Live Like Commonwealth People Do

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We examine the controversy around stating a plain fact about flight 752. Then, a Royal welcome.   With co-host Nora Loreto. This episode is spo...

Ep.309 - A War Reporter’s Newsroom Battles

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Watson resigned from the Toronto Star in 2015 when they banned him from reporting on a story. We spoke to him a...

SHORT CUTS #244 - Iran So Far

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve heard so much from south of the border about Iran, but how are Canadian media treating this conflict? And The Fifth Estate delivers some spuri...

Ep.308 - The Media War Over The Hong Kong Protests

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For more than half a year, protesters in Hong Kong have clashed with police. Legacy media organizations in Canada have covered the protests, but a big...

Ep.290 - What It's Like To Want To Die

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on August 12, 2019. Reporter Anna Mehler Paperny talks about her book, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression ...

COMMONS: Dynasties - The Sahotas

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Sahotas are Vancouver’s most notorious slumlords. For decades they’ve let their buildings rot, leaving their tenants to live in filth and deso...

Ep.258 - Christmas in the Newsroom

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on December 23, 2018. We reached out to Canadian journalists to get their stories about spending the holidays at work. N...

Ep.307 - NOW and Then

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, Toronto’s alt-weekly NOW Magazine was sold to Media Central. Former co-owner and founder of NOW, Michael Hollett, joins to talk...

SHORT CUTS #243 - The Media Hit Jobs on Andrew Scheer and Jody Wilson-Raybould

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone knows that Andrew Scheer resigned because of his tuition scandal; what this podcast presupposes is: maybe he didn’t? And the manufactured o...

Ep.306 - The Globe And Mail's Hidden Campaign For Government Favours

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Canadaland’s new team published a story about how The Globe and Mail’s management repeatedly campaigned the Prime Minister’s office ...

SHORT CUTS #242 - Inside Jordan Peterson's Antisocial Network

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A look inside Jordan Peterson’s new social media platform, which bans photos, memes, and emojis in the name of anti-censorship! Also, The Toronto St...

Ep.305 - Researchers Just Proved The Media Is Too White

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Canada’s media organizations are reluctant to release their diversity stats. But Asmaa Malik and Sonya Fatah from Ryerson’s School of Journalism ...

SHORT CUTS #241 - History Will Judge Us For Our China Takes

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leaked audio from a NATO summit reveals Trudeau’s totally reasonable reaction to Trump. Did an Edmonton school board try to shut down a radio interv...

Ep.52 - Hark! Kate Beaton

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on October 12, 2014. Cartoonist Kate Beaton is an exemplary weirdo. Her webcomic about Canadian historical figures and ...

SHORT CUTS #240 - Purified By Hatred

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

More details have emerged about Warren Kinsella’s secret work to expose Maxime Bernier as a racist. And what’s at stake as the CBC renegotiates it...

Ep.304 - From Nanook To The New York Times: Misrepresentations Of The North

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Documentary filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins and talks about how the media continues to misrepresent Indigenous people.  The episode is brought ...

SHORT CUTS #239 - StarMetro Hunger Games

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Torstar announced the closure of five papers across Canada, CBC tried to consolidate broadcasts across its radio stations in the North, and Don Cherry...

Ep.303 - Jon Ronson

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation about the similarities between journalism and porn becomes a tense disagreement about online shaming. Jon Ronson, journalist and author...

SHORT CUTS #238 - What Don Cherry Means To Me

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don Cherry drafts his first Quillette essay: “The Day the Social Media Mob Came for Me.” Also, opinion writing in Canada post-Margaret Wente turns...

Ep.302 - Is The Extreme Right Finished In Canada?

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Covering the extreme right has become its own beat in Canada. But is there a thin, blurry line between coverage and giving a platform to those with ha...

SHORT CUTS #237 - Shitty Media Management

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A national news media start-up hires then fires its staff in a month. Also, Elizabeth May has harsh parting shots for the media. Freelancer Sarah Hagi...

Ep.301 - Interview With A Very Rich Person Who Wants To Abolish Wealth

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Meghan Bell wants Canada to tax the rich. Of course, that belief would be a lot easier to explain at the dinner table if her own family wasn’t massi...

SHORT CUTS #236 - The New York Times' Trauma Porn Beat

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief goes up to visit an Inuit community three times so she must know what she’s talking about… right? Also, ...

Ep.300 - An Argument With Robyn Doolittle

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Major announcement about what's next for Canadaland on this episode.  After that: Had It Coming is Robyn Doolittle's new book, which asks "what's ...

SHORT CUTS #235 - Creepy Hologram Prime Minister

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, StarMetro journalists cry fake news at activist...

Ep.299 - Today’s Crisis, Tomorrow’s Apology: Indigenous Death In The Child Welfare System

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last month APTN reported that 102 Indigenous children died in Ontario’s child welfare system. It’s a tragic and infuriating look at how the syste...

SHORT CUTS #234 - The CBC's Very Dumb Lawsuit

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The CBC sues the Conservative Party of Canada for copying them! Plus, Toronto journalists and writers push back on the kind of space public libraries...

Ep.80 - Chantal Hébert

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode originally aired on May 3, 2015 It's possible that Chantal Hébert's journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discuss...

SHORT CUTS #233 - Our Revolting Democracy

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

That debate. The rumour mongering. The memes. Do Canadian politics have to suck this hard? A lament. And PostMedia finally responds to our investigat...

Ep.297 - Shad’s Hip-Hop Evolution

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hip-Hop Evolution is a remarkable piece of journalism and an exhaustive look at the history of hip-hop. It’s also made by a group of Canadians. Rapp...

SHORT CUTS #232 - National Paper Won't Cover National Climate March

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Canada's national paper seems shy about printing news on the national climate march. Also, another blackface scandal - at Global News. Plus, a discuss...

Ep.296 - Two Centuries of Blackface in Canada

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cheryl Thompson joins to help walk us through Canada’s history with blackface and why this story is not about race.  This episode is brought to yo...

SHORT CUTS #231 - How Did Trudeau Get a 20-Year Pass On Blackface?

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trudeau in blackface, 3 times: how did we miss that? And Canada’s reporters bravely declare their independence - from their own union. CANADALAND D...

Ep.295 - Big Media's Plan To Regulate The Internet

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are we really considering CanCon for the internet? Well, kinda. Big changes could be coming to the Broadcasting Act and the country’s biggest media ...

SHORT CUTS #230 - SNC-Aladdin

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus segment on Trudeau's "make-up" with guest co-host, Arshy Mann. Plus, one reporter’s real life story on the gift of poutine from Trudeau. An...

Ep.294 - Vagina Empire

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors, celebrities, and journalists have all played a role in spreading misinformation about women’s bodies. Dr. Jennifer Gunter, author of The ...

SHORT CUTS #229 - Sorry, Immigrants!

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Vancouver Sun is very, very sorry about publishing that inflammatory anti-immigration screed. They'll tone it down a little next time. Also, why ...

Ep.293 - Bruce McCulloch

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thirty Helens agree that The Kids in the Hall was a watershed moment not just for Canadian comedy, but for comedy as we know it. Comedian Bruce McCull...

SHORT CUTS #228 - Disaster Porn, Boat Crash, Netflix PM

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sexy Hurricane Headlines: “Dorian Relentlessly Pounds Bahamas” - What is up with the disaster porn? And Justin Trudeau’s Malaysian ancestry, an...