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SHORT CUTS #82 - Greasy Jungle

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Was the Tragically Hip's final show the ultimate Canadian experience? And what was the value of finally seeing the Rob Ford crack video?   Freelan...

Ep.147 - Why Johnny Can't Innovate: Canada's Tech Sector

14 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Canada's tech sector is hemorrhaging talent. Between tax credits, targeted R&D programs, and Trudeau's cheerleading, can we stop the bleeding? Earlie...

SHORT CUTS #81 - The Prime Minister's Nipples

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Trudeau’s nipples are all over the place. The Toronto Star invests in a digital strategy by laying off journalists and IT workers.   The Nat...

Ep.146 - Should The Government Bail Out The News Business?

07 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Trudeau's administration has asked a think tank to research this very question: should taxpayers provide a safety net for a news business in f...

Ep.145 - Why You Can't Set a TV Show in Canada

31 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Canada is a generic, blank slate for American television production. Dozens of shows are filmed here and slapped with American license plates and stre...

SHORT CUTS #80 - Gerbils Are Eating Their Young

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How do we process the mass murders, terrorist attacks, police killing Black people, police being murdered, instability in the Middle East and Trump’...

Ep.144 - Follow Up: John Furlong

25 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John Furlong has been accused of abusing dozens of First Nations children when he was a teacher in Burns Lake in the 1960s. Journalist Laura Robinson ...

No SHORT CUTS this week

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

SHORT CUTS is off today.   If you want something to listen to, check out our new arts & culture show, The Imposter: http://www.canadalandshow.com/i...

Ep.143 - Monica Heisey

17 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Baroness Von Sketch, CBC's new sketch show, is funny. What happened? Jesse asks Baroness writer, author, and standup comedian Monica Heisey about what...

SHORT CUTS #79 - Lone Wolf Tenor

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

News anchors around the country are dutifully explaining Pokemon Go to the Canadian public. Co-host Matt Braga gets frustrated at Access to Informat...

Ep.142 - Kathryn Borel

09 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kathryn Borel reveals new details about the Jian Ghomeshi case. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

SHORT CUTS #78 - White Pundits Matter

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The pundits been out in full force, opining over Black Lives Matter's sit-in that disrupted the Toronto Pride Parade. With The Guardian's Canada Week...

Ep.141 - The Case For Local Television

01 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When disaster strikes, local television matters. But does anyone actually care about small-town daily news coverage anymore? CHEK in Victoria is the l...

SHORT CUTS #77 - A Powerful Person Called Me a Boobie

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Aliya Pabani, the (new) host of The Imposter. Then, Jen Gerson Co-Hosts.  Topics: Brexit, Jesse attends a semi-secret news-boss meeting, and Ama...

Ep.140 - Is the Canadian-Chinese Press Controlled By Beijing?

27 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Communist Party of China influencing the Canadian-Chinese press? Journalist and paralegal Jonathan Fon joins Jesse for a discussion on the inf...

SHORT CUTS #76 - National Crisis: Strombo Needs Job

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The National Post’s Ashley Csanady co-hosts. With serial TV host George Stroumboulopoulos leaving Hockey Night in Canada, Jesse and Ashley discuss C...

Ep.139 - "It Was A Power Play" - Sexual Harassment Claim at Global News B.C.

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Global News anchor Chris Gailus is one of British Columbia's most reknowned television broadcasters. He's won an Emmy for his work. He's also been acc...

SHORT CUTS #75 - I Need to Talk S**t About John Ivison

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Response to the mass shooting in Orlando, John Ivison's terrible column and a split at the National Magazine Awards. Erica Lenti, deputy editor of To...

Ep.138 - How Justin Won

12 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How did the Liberals win the election? Author Susan Delacourt knows. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for p...

SHORT CUTS #74 - Suicide, Silence and the Star

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hodan Nalayeh, founder of IntegrationTV, co-hosts.   A reporter at the Toronto Star has died by suicide, which caused the paper's union to call for a...

Ep.137 - I Stand With Gawker

06 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Gawker has repeatedly smeared writer Stephen Marche. So why is he publicly defending Gawker in the wake of their legal battles with Hulk Hogan?Support...

SHORT CUTS #73 - Giant Novelty Spliff

02 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Toronto Star joins in the long media tradition of terrifying parents. Reporters keep getting this one thing wrong in weed coverage. The Conserva...

Ep.136 - How We Investigate

29 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

CBC Still has a bullying & harassment problem. Jesse and Jane discuss how they investigated it for their recent report, "Bullying & Harassment Claims ...

SHORT CUTS #72 - In the Pocket of Big Opera

26 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Was #elbowgate overblown by the press or is it their duty to focus so much on this unusual incident whether or not people want to hear it? D...

Ep.135 - Dangerous Cartoonists

22 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, cartoonists Ted Rall, Chip Zdarsky, and sculptor Rokudenashiko talk censorship, the surprisingly subversi...

SHORT CUTS #71 - Duly Noted

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

RCMP officers spied on journalists without authorization.   Postmedia’s CEO Paul Godfrey wants the government to prop up newspapers.   Sophie Greg...

Ep.134 - Failing Up, Pt. 2

16 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When it came to Canadian arts administration, Jeff Melanson was the king. Until his messy annulment papers from frozen food heiress Eleanor McCain all...

SHORT CUTS #70 - Fort Mac Is Still There

12 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The damage to Fort McMurray was devastating, but much of the city remains standing. National and international media outlets, including us, exaggerate...

Ep.133 - First Scandal of the Trudeau Government

09 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Canada is making military vehicles for Saudi Arabia, despite the country's flagrant history of human rights violations. So why are the Liberals preten...

SHORT CUTS #69 - Fort Mac is Gone

05 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Fort McMurray has been devastated by fire. Jesse and BuzzFeed Canada's Paul McLeod look at the conversation that's followed. VICE was given exlusive ...

Ep.132 - Andrew Loku, Desmond Cole & Black Lives Matter

02 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For the past year, Desmond Cole has been the media's go-to guywhenever a story about black Canadians would come up. Now, hediscusses what's to come af...

SHORT CUTS #68 - Wente/Duffy/Ghomeshi Fatigue

28 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Margaret Wente is still employed bythe Globe and Mail, despite being a serialplagiarist.  The attention on Senator MikeDuffy’s trial distracted fr...

Ep.131 - Newfoundland Is Screwed

25 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In Newfoundland and Labrador, massive numbers of workers are getting laid off. Taxes are skyrocketing. The oil industry is collapsing. Meanwhile, jou...

SHORT CUTS #67 - Quantum Leap Manifesto

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Co-host Lezlie Lowe quit her columnist job at the Chronicle Herald because of the paper's shoddy reporting alleging refugee violence in a schoolyard....

Ep.130 - Trial By Media, Media On Trial

18 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when three lawyers try to argue with Jesse Brown? Former trial lawyer Sandy Garossino, criminal defence counsel Michael Spratt, and fede...

SHORT CUTS #66 - How the CBC Bungled the Panama Papers

14 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The CBC messed up the Panama Papers. The Liberals turn out to be behind the Saudi arms deal and Global Affairs goes on damage control. The Chronicle...

Ep.129 - Spy Stuff

11 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance journalist Matt Braga joins Jesse to talk about spy stuff - the Panama Papers, CSIS, C-51, and Ben Makuch's ongoing battle with the RCMP. S...

SHORT CUTS #65 - A Financial Column for Supervillains

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Guest host Scaachi Koul is joined by Islamic Monthly's Davide Mastracci.The Financial Post thinks the release of the Panama Papers is overblown, but ...

Ep.128 - The Ethnic Aisle

04 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Ethnic Aisle is a crowdfunded digital magazine tackling issues of multiculturalism, diversity, and race in Toronto and the GTA. Chantal Braganza ...

SHORT CUTS #64 - The Ghomeshi Ruling

30 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Anne Kington, author and senior writer at Maclean's, co-hosts.Anne and Jesse talk about the Ghomeshi verdict, the judge's ruling and the way the press...

Ep.127 - The Imposter

27 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Chandler Levack, the host of The Imposter, CANADALAND's new arts & culture show, which debuts on Wednesday April 27th.Support CANADALAND: https:/...

SHORT CUTS #63 - Why I Miss Rob Ford

24 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Author and Esquire columnist Stephen Marche co-hosts. CBC is getting rid of anonymous comments. The public broadcaster is also getting a bunch of mo...

Ep. 126 - Failing Up

20 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Melanson was the Canadian arts & culture institution's golden boy, dubbed a "rock star arts administrator," feted by the press, and offered pre...

SHORT CUTS #62 - Lend Me Ten Bucks to Buy a National Newspaper Chain?

17 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Postmedia is for sale. Toronto Star's publisher John Cruikshank is stepping down. The CBC is getting a bunch of money and no one knows how they'll s...

Ep.125 - House Horny

13 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The media is fuelling our real estate obsession and Garth Turner, ex-Conservative MP turned real estate blogger, is pouring cold water on us.Support C...

SHORT CUTS #61 - Rap Amnesty for Wab Kinew

10 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

As Wab Kinew campaigns in Manitoba, the media has seized on his misogynistic rap lyrics from the past. A reporter for The Rebel claims she was douse...

Ep. 124 - Second Class Journalists

07 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Should journalists have control over what other journalists have access to? Allison Smith is the publisher of Queen's Park Today, a daily news website...

SHORT CUTS #60 - Trump Refugees Stay Home

03 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Americans are threatening to come to Canada if Trump becomes president. And the Canadian media is reporting on the American media checking us out. V...

Ep. 123 - The Unsolved Murders of Halifax

29 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dozens of women and girls have been murdered in the Halifax area over the past few decades. Tim Bousquet is capturing it all on his independent news s...

SHORT CUTS #59 - LOOKING FOR NON-WHITE NON-MEN

25 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

BuzzFeed's Scaachi Koul solicited essays from women and people of colour, inciting internet rage that drove her off Twitter. A government arts agency...

Ep.122 - The Dismantling of Claude Jutra

21 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Is it ok for an anonymous sexual assault complaint to destroy the reputation a beloved cultural hero?Trigger warning: this episode contains subject ma...

SHORT CUTS #58 - Poondits

18 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Music critic Chandler Levack co-hosts.  Journalists from The Rebel were kicked out of the Alberta legislature.The Grammys are over and everyone wa...

Ep.121 - Glen McGregor

14 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Glen McGregor just left the Ottawa Citizen (along with 14 others) after breaking many major political stories of the last few years. So what's next fo...

SHORT CUTS #57 - #Ghomeshi: The Eggs Awaken

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Gerson of the National Post co-hosts.Jen and Jesse talk about why Canadian media has so many boots on the ground to report on U.S. politics. W...

Ep.120 - Indigenous Media Roundtable

08 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Most Canadians don't hear about the stories Indigenous peoples tell within their communities. Mainstream media only covers the most tragic events affe...

SHORT CUTS #56 - Notes on the Ghomeshi Trial

04 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

NOT SORRY writer Vicky Mochama co-hosts. Vicky and Jesse talk about the reporting in the first week of Jian Ghomeshi’s sexual assault trial. Journ...

Ep.119 - More Trouble at The Walrus

31 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When Ken Alexander co-founded the Walrus in 2003, he wanted it to be a left-leaning literary magazine that also functioned as an educational charity. ...

SHORT CUTS #55 - Gregory Alan Elliott and the Future of Being Awful Online

27 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

BuzzFeed’s Scaachi Koul returns to yell at Jesse.  Today's topics: Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey and Torstar Chair John Honderich use their platform...

Ep.118 - The Collapse of Postmedia

25 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Postmedia laid off 90 journalists from newsrooms across Canada, months after absorbing the Sun newspaper chain. What if a slow, painful dea...

SHORT CUTS #54 - Canada is Hip and Sophie Trudeau is a Disney Princess

21 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Times declares Canada is hip, while the Prime Minister's wife breaks into song. Three men are cast into suspicion by the press for taki...

Ep. 117 - State of the Unions

17 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Do media unions protect journalists at the expense of journalism? Do they make it impossible for struggling news orgs to survive? Do they protect olde...

SHORT CUTS #53 - Peacekeeper Arms Deal

14 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Postmedia plans cuts as their advertising plummets. The CBC's James Cudmore joins the Department of National Defence after reporting on leaks from tha...

Ep.116 - Is The News Biz a Lost Cause?

11 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Do Canada's legacy news orgs have digital strategies? Do they make any sense? Is profitability online even possible? Three of today's panelists held ...

SHORT CUTS #52 - Refugee Happy Smiles A-Ok!

06 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Trudeau government failed to hit the refugee targets promised during the election campaign, but maybe Canadians would rather just feel nice about ...

Ep.115 - The Unbundling

04 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

It's a brutal time for the Canadian television industry and it's about to get worse. After March 1st, the CRTC is forcing television cable providers t...

Ep.114 - CANADALAND staff meeting

27 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

What is CANADALAND doing wrong? What are we getting right? Where should we be headed? Listen in and find out: we recorded our annual staff meeting/sta...

Ep.113 - Everyone Loves Marineland

21 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Marineland denies the allegations made in this podcast by Phil Demers, their former animal trainer. They have launched pending legal action against Th...

SHORT CUTS #51 - Vice Unite!/Star Comments/Choir Hoax

17 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The employees of Vice Canada are starting a union drive. Toronto Star closes down online commenting. An Ottawa children's choir sings a welcoming Ara...

Ep.112 - Newsworthy Victims: MMIW and the Media

14 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's taken 40 years for the media to pay attention to the crisis of missing and murdered aboriginal women. Karyn Pugliese, APTN's Director of News...

SHORT CUTS #50 - Media B&E in San Bernardino/Bill 59/Bad for Shad

10 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

National Post's Jen Gerson on the ethics of reporting from the San Bernardino shooters' apartment, Bill 59, and Simon Houpt's critique of Shad.Supp...

Ep.111 - What is Sugar Sammy?

07 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Sugar Sammy might be the most famous Canadian you haven't heard of. He plays to sell-out crowds in Paris, India, South Africa, and night afte...

SHORT CUTS #49 - Nannies/Indigenous Comments/Collateral Teen

02 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The National Post's Ashley Csanady on the Prime Minister's childcare, the CBC closing comments on all stories about First Nations, the teenager at the...

Ep.110 - VICE

30 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Is VICE a cult? Is it a sweatshop? Does their partnership with ROGERS influence their content? VICE Canada's head of content Patrick McGuire and execu...

SHORT CUTS #48 - Liberal Leaks/Newfoundland Goof/Furlong's Comeback

26 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Rosemary Barton states incorrect facts about Trudeau's refugee plan. Parliament Hill journos attempt to get into the ring with Cabinet Ministers but t...

Ep.109 - News Police

23 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Who keeps the media in check? The newly-formed National Newsmedia Council, according to John Fraser and Don McCurdy. Can a bunch of journalists and ...

SHORT CUTS #47 - Empathy Gap/Paris Errors/Domestic Backlash

19 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

What was it like in a Paris newsroom when the attacks happened? Did the media really ignore the Beirut bombing? Plus the photoshopped "terrorist" and ...

Ep.108 - The Reporter Who Fought City Hall

16 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Joey Coleman was often the only reporter at Hamilton Ontario City Hall: a one-man digital newsroom, funded by his audience. His constant presence irri...

SHORT CUTS #46 - Canadian News Hall of Fame/Mansbridge's Wedding Package/Whiny Telecom

12 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

 Buzzfeed Canada's social news editor Lauren Strapagiel discusses the fabled Canadian News Hall of Fame, Peter Mansbridge's exclusive access to Trud...

Ep.107 - The Wrong Kind of Black Person

09 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really mean to be represented, in the media or in government? Can one kind of minority stand-in for another? What is shadeism? Does the m...

SHORT CUTS #45 - Trudeaumania?/Gender Parity/Mounties vs. Vice

05 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Makuch, Vice's national security reporter, discusses Trudeau's cabinet swearing in, CBC's The National's gender parity panel, why the Mounties a...

Ep.106 - Abuse and Ethics at The Walrus

02 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Walrus is in meltdown: stories of office bullying, exploitation and workplace chaos are leaking from "Canada's best magazine". Three of the people...

SHORT CUTS #44 - Shit List/Public Editors/Sammy Yatim

29 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Carly Lewis on rape lists, the Globe & Mail's decision to withhold the publication of a Liberal government scandal on election day, The S...

Ep.105 - @Kady

26 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kady O'Malley might be the 1st Canadian journalist who gets paid, primarily, to report the news via Twitter. Ottawa Citizen calls her Canada’s firs...

SHORT CUTS #43 - Which News Org Won The Election?

22 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this dissection of election media coverage, Macleans's Laura Payton peers in while Jesse holds the knife. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.c...

Ep.104 - Steve Paikin

19 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Paikin just might be the best TV host in the country. But who needs TV hosts anymore?Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystu...

SHORT CUTS #42 - End Game: Dirty Tricks

15 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Bourrie talks dirty campaign moves, Jeffrey Simpson's 10,000 word Globe and Mail piece, and the credibility of polls.Dirty election tricks:NDP al...

Ep.103 - TPP: Spying, Blocking, And The Internet

12 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

University of Ottawa's Michael Geist breaks down the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), a proposed trade agreement that Stephen Harper has been toiling ...

SHORT CUTS #41 - Ugliest Election

08 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a gross week in Canadian politics. CANADALAND editor Jane Lytvynenko discusses citizenship revocation, the "barbaric cultural practices"...

Ep.102 - John Furlong's Privilege

05 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Robinson has lost her libel suit against John Furlong. The ruling, which could limit the media's willingness to report on abuse allegations, is ...

SHORT CUTS #40 - Munk Debate/Trudeau's Hard Knock Life

01 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Jago of Some Random Political Blog and Simren Sandhu of The True North Times tackle the Munk Debate and Jon Kay's profile of Justin Trudeau. ...

BONUS CONTENT - Mohamed Fahmy

30 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this candid conversation from Egypt, Fahmy discusses the Canadian government’s mishandling of his case in more detail than he has previously offe...

Ep. 101 - Anne Kingston

28 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

How will we know how bad things have gotten when most of the records have been erased? Anne Kingston discusses how Canada has thrown its data in the d...

SHORT CUTS #39 - Fahmy/Weaponization of Public Affairs/Polaris

24 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance writer John Semley and food podcaster Jessica Walker discuss Mohamed Fahmy's long-awaited release from Egyptian prison, Chief of Defense Sta...

Ep.100 - Margaret Atwood

21 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Prize-winning author, Twitter enthusiast, and censored columnist Margaret Atwood schools Jesse on technology, dictators, and CanLit. 7:06 - Margaret...

SHORT CUTS #38 - Paul Watson/Election Hot Mess

17 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Two guest co-hosts tackle a dozen topics. Freelancer Paul Watson and Buzzfeed Canada's Paul McLeod discuss Star Touch, the budget surplus, the refugee...

Ep.99 - Christie Blatchford

14 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Support CANADALAND here: http://patreon.com/CANADALANDSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

SHORT CUTS #37 - Candidates Gone Wild/Mansbridge Sits In A Field

10 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Conservative Follies (with special guest Adrienne Batra of The Sun): An incumbent MP crashes out of the bushes to make a citizen's arrest...

Ep.98 - Performance Review

07 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Time to check in with CANADALAND's supporters. How are we doing? What are we getting right & wrong?Patrons, put your input here: https://www.patreo...

SHORT CUTS #36 - Maher Arar/Mohamed Fahmy/Flipped Advertorials

03 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The media treated Maher Arar like shit. So why hasn't anyone apologized? Ottawa crank and iPolitics writer Andrew Mitrovica discusses this, plus John...

Ep.97 - Hart Pomerantz

30 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hart Pomerantz was Lorne Michaels's original partner, back when Michaels was still known as Lorne Lipowitz. Their top-rated CBC variety show, The Hart...