CANADALAND
Episodes
SHORT CUTS #187 - Member of Parliament
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Debunking the Munk Debates, Tony Clement's sordid social media habits, and Ontario Proud goes national. Ira Wells co-hosts.Support CANADALAND: https:/...
Ep. 251 - How True Crime Took Over Podcasting
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For a long time, CANADALAND was (proudly) the number one podcast in the country — but that's no longer true. Australian-born Kristi Lee works in mar...
SHORT CUTS #186 - Hate Isn't The Problem
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was the deadliest instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history. Is the kind of rhetoric that motivated the...
Ep. 250 - Canada's First Smart City Is A Disaster
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Google's sister company, Sidewalk Labs, has partnered with every level of government to build the first-ever 'smart city' in Toronto — but with seve...
SHORT CUTS #185 - Our Friend With A Bone Saw
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Despite mounting human rights violations and the seemingly state-sanctioned murder of a journalist, Canada continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia. Plu...
Ep.249 - Thunder Bay
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The debut episode of our new series, hosted by Ryan McMahon. Episode 2 is online now, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. ...
SHORT CUTS #184 - The Toronto SUN Is Going To Get Somebody Killed
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The entirely credible reports of a Toronto Sun "investigative columnist" ritually sacrificing scapegoats, and the pivotal role Facebook played in the ...
Ep.248 - The CANADALAND Investigation Of The Kielburger's WE Movement
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Kielburger founded WE when he was 12 to fight child labour. Now, the WE brand is used to promote products made by children. Reporter Jaren Ke...
SHORT CUTS #183 - It All Comes Back To Weed And Wrestling
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The miraculous refinery explosion in New Brunswick, Faith Goldy tricks the press again, and the changing landscape of cannabis coverage. Damian Abraha...
Ep. 247 - The Weed Beat
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Next week, recreational weed will become legal across Canada. In anticipation, mainstream media has begun taking cannabis coverage seriously. Overnigh...
SHORT CUTS #182 - Why Mr. T Can't Teach Math In Quebec
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What does the election of a right-leaning populist party in Quebec mean for the future of the province? And how do you pronounce USMCA? It sounds a lo...
Ep. 246 - Sheila Heti And Rachel Cusk On Why Memoir Is A Dead End
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Host Sheila Heti (Motherhood, How Should a Person Be?) speaks with fellow "autofiction" author Rachel Cusk (A Life's Work, Aftermath, et al). Th...
SHORT CUTS #181 - Crown Fetish
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring Maxime Bernier's ties to the Koch Brothers, Andrew Coyne's love for the monarchy, and proof, if you needed it, that Jordan Peterson is full ...
Ep. 245 - The Last Labour Reporter
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Mojtehedzadeh may very well be Canada's last full-time labour reporter. This past fall, as the Toronto Star's work and wealth reporter, Mojtehed...
SHORT CUTS #180 - Nice Work, Twitter Mob!
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A series of essays by men accused of sexual misconduct, in which they attempt to defend themselves, have appeared in the press lately. Jesse and co-ho...
Ep. 244 - Chip Zdarsky On Marvel Money And The Canadian Comics Boom
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Host Chip Zdarsky (Spectacular Spiderman, Sex Criminals) is joined by Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) co-founder and longtime friend, Chris ...
SHORT CUTS #179 - Last Man Notwithstanding
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A look at how the Ford government's notwithstanding invocation has been covered by the press, as well as a look at the spurious media diet of the alle...
Ep. 243 - What Does 'Off The Record' Actually Mean? The Toronto Star And BuzzFeed Explain.
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Confusion over "off the record" played a pivotal role in global affairs this past week. So — how does this oft-misunderstood agreement actually wor...
SHORT CUTS #178 - How Not To Interview Faith Goldy
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse talks to Graeme Gordon about his controversial interview with former Rebel personality, current Toronto mayoral candidate, and avowed white supr...
Ep.242 - Live Local News Neither Live Nor Local
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Tadich joins Jesse in the studio to talk about what it was like producing multiple cities worth of news from a windowless green-screen room in ...
Short Cuts #177 - The Dumb Fight Ahead
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maxime Bernier fights diversity, then fights journalism. Justin Trudeau yells at a racist. Andrew Scheer wants you to know some people sometimes say s...
Ep. 241- Reporting In Ottawa Vs. Reporting In Washington
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
BuzzFeed’s Paul McLeod has covered politics in both capitals. Jesse reaches Paul in D.C. to speak about what it’s like to cover politics on both ...
SHORT CUTS #176 - The House Of Sad
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Saudi Arabia leads the charge in exposing the human rights violations of Jordan Peterson, Alex Jones becomes the latest casualty in the Info Wars, and...
BONUS: Wag The Doug Episode 1
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Wag The Doug, a pop-up podcast about Doug Ford. Hosts Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie help make sense of the Ford era.Support CANADALAN...
Ep. 240 - How Marketing Conquered Food
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Food journalist Corey Mintz speaks with Jesse about how influencers, marketing and Instagram have impacted food writing and eating. Check out the mo...
SHORT CUTS #175 - Conspiracy And Speculation In The Danforth Shooting
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The mass shooting in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood quickly headed into conspiracy territory. And should members of government be forced to endu...
NEW PODCAST: Taste Buds
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are releasing a new podcast this week called Taste Buds. Food writer and former critic Corey Mintz sits down for a meal with chefs, cooks and resta...
Ep. 239 - Last Chance For Newspapers: Inside La Presse
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The newspaper business is in rapid decline. La Presse, Québec’s largest news-site, announced its plan to become a non-profit. Jesse joins Pierre-...
SHORT CUTS #174 - Tackling The History Of Slavery, Québécois Style!
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What's Wrong With White People Pretending To Be Musical Black Slaves? Answer: Everything. And the 18 year old story of the then goateed dude-bro, now ...
Ep.238 - Authors Are Getting Bloody In The Culture Wars
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The book world has been thrown into turmoil by sexual assault allegations, inter-generational fighting and questions over Indigenous ancestry. Is this...
SHORT CUTS #173 - The Aesthetics Of Rigour
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you trust the press when politicians have Twitter? And we read the Steven Galloway "article" in Quillette so you don't have to; turns out t...
Ep.237 - The Legend Of Weed Toque Girl
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Almost every news story about cannabis is accompanied by a stereotypical stoner pic. The same few photos are used again and again. Why? Who took these...
SHORT CUTS #172 - Be Like The Lamb That Jumps For The Knife
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rogers Media's questionable new approach to publishing (hint: there's just less of it), Scaachi Koul's journey into the heart of Rebel darkness, and J...
Ep.236 - Jesse Meets WNYC's On The Media
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The weekly radio show On The Media was one of the main inspirations for CANADALAND. This week, their co-host Bob Garfield talks to Jesse about the Tr...
SHORT CUTS #171 - A He Said That She Said Story
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why is no one in Canada reporting on that Justin Trudeau groping allegation? How does The Globe & Mail go from publishing one of the most important pi...
Ep.235 - Taxing Porn (And Everything Else) To Pay For CanCon
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's broadcast regulator has put forward a proposal to tax everything from porn to podcasts to help pay for Canadian content. Greg O'Brien, editor...
SHORT CUTS #170 - Doug Life
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached peak batshit in the Ontario election. Ford suing Ford, octogenarians in "physical altercations" with seventh-graders while illegally c...
Ep.234 - Famous Anonymous: Celebrity Media In Canada
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How do you cover celebrities in a country that's so bad at making them?Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for ...
SHORT CUTS #169 - The Devil Wears Pravda
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Never mind a Tesla in every Mars driveway, Elon Musk is going to save journalism, one truth at a time. The Toronto Sun has found Hitler's body – or ...
Ep.233 - Journalists Are Done With CBC Stealing Their Scoops
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CBC has a reputation in Canadian media for reporting on other people's scoops without giving credit. Reporters at other outlets have often grumbled ab...
SHORT CUTS #168 - Daft Munk
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping the "debate" out of the Munk Debates, getting the best Canadian coverage from American press, and serving Anthony Bourdain the unpalatable bes...
Ep.232 - How We Cover Israel
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why did every national news organization in Canada change its headline about the mass-killings in Gaza last week? And is the media biased for Israel, ...
SHORT CUTS #167 - Stephen Harper Would Like Some Attention
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
AMBER ALERTS. Stephen Harper's back! MP Christine Moore's ongoing public ordeal, and Doug Ford has found some standards (apparently). Jan Wong co-h...
Ep. 231 - Robo Reporters and Blockchain Broadcasts
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While journalists worry about Facebook algorithms and digital advertising, every other industry gets to be excited about technology. So today, we try ...
SHORT CUTS #166 - Doug Ford’s Magical World Of Make-Believe
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An update on our investigation into possible bias at Ford Nation Live, a look at the Ivory Tower's imperative to let absolutely anyone speak their min...
Ep.230 - The Pipeline Approval Was Rigged
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Whistleblowers from within the federal government revealed to National Observer reporter Mike De Souza how the Trudeau government effort pretended to ...
SHORT CUTS #165 - Jokes About Politicians That Don't Hurt Anyone's Feelings
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian version of the White House Correspondents Dinner will never offend you (because you've never heard of it), new developments in the Steve...
Ep. 229 - The Manosphere
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How did an online subculture of lonely men inspire the murders of 10 people in Toronto? After 10 people were killed in the Toronto van attack, a Fa...
SHORT CUTS #164 - All Eyes On Us
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why were some people so determined to label the Toronto van attack as Islamist? How is it that U.S. media are capable of breaking key points of develo...
Ep. 228 - What's The New York Times Doing In Canada?
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
More than a year after their expansion into Canada, the New York Times is prospering here. And they're doing it with only three reporters. But what ex...
SHORT CUTS #163 - The Indoctrination Of Alexandre Bissonnette
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the media diet of Alexandre Bissonnette, charged with the January, 2017 terror attack at a Quebec City mosque that killed six and wounded ni...
Ep. 227 - Journalism On Trial
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to two Canadian journalists who are facing legal consequences --including jail time-- for doing their jobs. VICE reporter Ben Makuch is headin...
SHORT CUTS #162 - Not Paid To Be Classy
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Media coverage of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, a statement from the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression sets off alarms, and a fond farewell to ...
Ep. 226 - The Great Satan Of The CBC
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Stursberg was the most hated CBC executive in recent history. What advice does he have for Catherine Tait, the CBC's new president? And what d...
SHORT CUTS #161 - Never Underestimate Hatred For Toronto
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Toronto Star goes national, the CBC finally has a female president, and Canada's left mourns the loss of one of its most stalwart intellectuals. L...
Ep. 225 - Satirical News Site Fast-Tracks Reconciliation, Everything Fine Now
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Fontaine "set fire" to his journalism career last December, when he launched Walking Eagle News. After 20 years of covering tragedy and injustice...
SHORT CUTS #160 - Oh, So I'm The Idiot
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hot takes! If the CBC runs a picture of you without your consent, do they owe you a column? And why was one Canadian taxpayer-subsidized show availabl...
Ep. 224 - How To Un-F**k The Internet
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley still believes in the dream of The Internet. Remember that dream? Before Russian troll-bots, “fake news,” Cam...
SHORT CUTS #159 - You Can Beat Me With a Hose
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is all of your Facebook data up for sale? What do the Cambridge Analytica revelations mean for Canada? When does journalism cross the line into crimin...
Ep. 223 - The Misery Beat
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In an age of sensationalized true crime podcasts and Netflix docudramas—and with no end in sight—can longform crime reporting reach beyond morbid ...
SHORT CUTS #158 - The Conspiracy Provisions
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Another populist businessman turned politician defeats a more-qualified female candidate. Will the Competition Bureau actually do anything other than ...
Ep. 222 - How To Slander Friends And Libel People
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Brown announced last month that he would be suing CTV, after they published a report of his alleged sexual misconduct — but whether or not ...
SHORT CUTS #157 - The Haunted Dungeon Of Q
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Has Tom Power gotten an easy ride? Facebook finds a new way to manipulate the news. And with so many awful people on Twitter, how are they choosing wh...
Ep. 221 - Indie Journalists On The Government News Bailout
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After two years of reports and stuffy consultations, the slow-moving train-wreck that's been the "news bailout" has made its way into the proposed 201...
Short Cuts #156 - Rogue Indian Elements
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why did CBC News let Justin Trudeau use them like a cheap tool? Why did Patrick Brown quit (this time)? And what's up with the newspaper bailout plan?...
Ep. 220 - We Need To Talk About Reddit
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After years of dodging emails about the internal politics of the country's largest subreddit, r/Canada, Jesse finally jumps down the weirdo-message-bo...
Short Cuts #155 - Patrick Brown Totally Has Sisters
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did CTV actually f**k up its Patrick Brown exposé? Can we reverse engineer his crisis communications PR strategy? When can we talk about anythi...
Ep. 219 - Where Is Rock Bottom? Live From Saskatchewan, Before The Trial (Rebroadcast)
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On February 9, Gerald Stanley — the farmer accused of killing 22-year-old Cree man, Colten Boushie, in Battleford, Saskatchewan — was acquitted of...
SHORT CUTS #154 - Patrick Brown vs. His Reputation
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Gerald Stanley verdict was a crucial moment - was the media equal to it? Was Patrick Brown set-up by CTV? And why is the newspaper bailout a thing...
Ep. 218 - Robert Jago: Decolonizing Canada In His Spare Time
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After ending the campaigns of several Tory candidates with his muckraking during the 2015 federal election, Macleans dubbed Robert Jago, "the most da...
SHORT CUTS #153 - Paikin Care Of Business
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Balkissoon co-hosts. Topics: Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie: why must the news media disrespect and blame dead Indigenous kids? And the alleg...
Introducing OPPO, with Jen Gerson vs Justin Ling
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to our new politics show here (Apple Podcasts): https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/oppo/id1344871955 Or here (RSS): http://oppopod.libsyn...
Ep. 217 - The CANADALAND Guide to Jordan B. Peterson
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why did an obscure Canadian psychology prof suddenly become an international media star? It's a much better question than "is he right or wrong?" —...
SHORT CUTS #152 - Slow News Week
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ontario's political scene lately - why so boring?! Jordan Peterson was a guest on CBC. The media's angle on the ongoing coverage of Toronto's accused...
Ep. 216 - As If It Never Even Happened
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One year ago today, a 27-year-old white man, named Alexandre Bissonnette, walked into the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City and opened fire on ov...
SHORT CUTS #151 - You'd Think A Serial Killer Would Be A Bigger Deal
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which we discuss the media's bizarre long-term silence on the disappearances from Toronto's gay village, the Rogers-Vice Canada fallout, and Toront...
Ep. 215 - They Asked Me To Join The Militia
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracies! They're out there... and Vice Canada's Mack Lamoureux is getting to the bottom of them. You name it, he's covered it: The Berenst(a)ein...
SHORT CUTS #150 - Creeping Sharia, Bitches!
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On coverage of the hijab cutting hate crime that never was and the job of journalists in reporting stories of sexual harassment. Naheed Mustafa joins ...
Ep. 214 - Black Mirror Canada
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought Bill C-51 was concerning, boy do we have an update for you! Bill C-59 is the Liberal government’s national security reform bill, an...
SHORT CUTS #149 - CanLit is Crawling With Creeps
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Novelist and poet Zoe Whittall joins Jesse to talk creepy professors, racist letters, and predatory men. @zoewhittallSupport CANADALAND: https://canad...
Ep. 213 - How Facebook Bought-Off Canada For Peanuts
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Governments around the world are cracking down on Facebook. But not Canada's. Forget taxes and regulations — Trudeau's Ministers are getting photo-o...
SHORT CUTS #148 - We March On Loblaws At Dawn
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian grocery store billionaires duped us for 14 years— Vive la gift card!! Joshua Boyle, former Taliban hostage, faces 15 charges including se...
The Imposter - Aliya Tries Comedy
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of this season of The Imposter, Aliya will do a live comedy set onstage at Second City. But first—she needs to learn how to tell a jok...
The Imposter - I Pity The Country Part 1
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Imposter's "I Pity The Country" sits alongside Radiolab and The Heart on Constant Listener's 8 best podcast episodes of 2017. You can read that li...
COMMONS - Invisible Victims: How Police Botched The Robert Pickton Case
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the holidays, we're presenting some of the best episodes from across CANADALAND Media. "If the police don't want you to see a file, you're nev...
SHORT CUTS #147 - Officially Suspicious: The Sherman Deaths
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead in their Toronto home. As we parse through language in the press like "suspicious" an...
Ep. 212 - Meet the New Partisan Press
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
PressProgress calls itself "Canada’s most shared source for progressive news and information." They get real scoops, using the traditional tools of...
SHORTCUTS #146 - Terrible Documentary Silenced by Basic Decency
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A terrible BBC documentary about transgender kids was pulled from CBC scheduling. A journalists' materials were seized from a Niagara Regional Council...
Ep. 211 - Inside A Right-Wing Meme Machine
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After working in media, PR and politics, Jeff Ballingall understands the political power of Facebook. His top Facebook page gets more engagement than ...
SHORT CUTS #145 - News From The Upside Down
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Globe and Mail recently launched their re-designed newspaper much to the dismay of old people everywhere. Editor-in-Chief David Walmsley claims th...
Ep. 210 - Why Newspapers Don't Have To Die
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After 34 newspapers were abruptly killed by Postmedia and Torstar last week, Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey made the case that it was just part of an inev...
SHORT CUTS #144 - I'll Kill Your Newspapers If You Kill Mine
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of Canadians lost their community news this week, after two news giants traded 41 newspapers and shut nearly all of them down. Postmedia CEO Pa...
Ep. 209 - The Man Behind The Paradise Papers
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gerard Ryle is the director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who are behind the Paradise Papers, the Panama Papers and ot...
SHORT CUTS #143 - Goddamnit, Fine, Let's Talk About Jordan Peterson
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A Master's student was reprimanded for showing her students a public TV clip of psychology professor/YouTuber Jordan Peterson explaining why he refus...
Ep. 208 - Ahead Of The Times: Jezebel Reporters On Louis CK
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reporters Anna Merlan and Madeleine Davies were investigating and writing about Louis CK well before the New York Times story came out. And they faced...
SHORT CUTS #142 - The Erotic Adventures Of Bill Morneau
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Morneau tries to turn down the heat through tales of his spicy past, CBC takes a stand for landlord rights and Jagmeet Singh tries out some slam ...
Ep. 207 - Village Of The Sprawling Phoenix: New Models For Local News
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is local media doomed? We speak to three entrepreneurs who are making a go of it with three very different models. Dave Bidini publishes the West E...
SHORT CUTS #141 - Team Kill Rich People
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
CBC's flagship TV newscast The National is revamped with a four-host format and released into the world. The Paradise Papers reveal what the Toronto...
Ep. 206 - Jeremy Scahill: Mistrust First, Then Verify
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
“Objectivity for the sake of objectivity often means make sure that the powerful always get their say. And sometimes Caesar shouldn’t have his say...
SHORT CUTS #140 - Weekend With Bernie
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A series of media scoops have shown that some politicians are actually rich people who want to keep their money. Bernie Sanders comes to Canada to tel...