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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...

SHORT CUTS #35 - Duffy Fatigue/Black Monday

27 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Author and journalist Mark Bourrie makes a triumphant return to make heads or tails of the public's Duffy trial apathy, alarmist Black Monday coverage...

Ep.96 - The Ashley Madison Affair

24 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Ashley Madison hack was shitty and evil. But is reporting on it shitty and evil? Fortune Magazine's Mathew Ingram discusses where to draw the lin...

Ep.95 - Interview With Anonymous

17 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse speaks with The National Post's Adrian Humphreys on working with Anonymous. Then, Jesse interviews Anonymous about their recent leaks on CSI...

SHORT CUTS #34 - Election Distractions/Chris Hyndman

13 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Vice's Hilary Beaumont on Nigel Wright's Duffy trial testimonial and the media's coverage of Chris Hyndman's passing.Support CANADALAND: https://canad...

Ep.94 - Scott Thompson

09 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran comedian Scott Thompson on why nothing happened after The Kids In The Hall, the biggest problems with the Canadian film & TV industry, and why...

Ep.93 - Operation Anonymous Down

03 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Anthropologist and author Gabriella Coleman on Operation Anon Down and what it's like studying Anonymous from the inside.Support CANADALAND: https://c...

SHORT CUTS #33 - Man In Blue Suit/Ezra Wants Attention

30 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

InfoNews Kelowna's managing editor Marshall Jones on Stephen Harper's pointless photo op and Ezra Levant's feud with Catherine Porter.Support CANADALA...

Ep.92 - Women And Newspapers

27 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran journalist Vivian Smith on institutional sexism, metaphorical pink and blue aisles, why some women choose to leave the profession, and how to ...

Ep.91 - Paul Watson

20 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Watson discusses his resignation from the Toronto Star, his upcoming article that the Star refused to publish, and his career spent reporting fro...

SHORT CUTS #32 - #CPCJesus/Attack Ads

16 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Macleans Magazine's Paul Wells on #CPCJesus and recent federal attack ads.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener f...

Ep.90 - Stephen Harper Will Participate In A Photo Opportunity

13 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

VICE's parliamentary reporter Justin Ling is mad as hell at the PMO, and he's not gonna take it anymore.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joi...

SHORT CUTS #31 - So about that "Women Editors" thing

09 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Scaachi Koul lambasts Jesse for errors made in reporting on sexism at The Globe and Mail. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystud...

Ep.89 - James Dubro, True Crime Writer

06 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Crime writer James Dubro discusses the symbiotic relationship between criminals and the press, and the four decades he's spent covering the mob in Can...

SHORT CUTS #30 - Vulgar Canada/We're Better Than News

02 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Guardian's John Barber on Cape Breton's Mother Canada statue, the RCMP Musical Ride, and Kory Teneycke's accidental proclaimation.Support CANADALA...

Ep.88 - Dirty Halifax

29 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist and founder of the Halifax Examiner Tim Bousquet talks about corruption, investigative journalism, and conflicts of interest in Halifax me...

SHORT CUTS #29 - Terrorism Is Over / The Crazy Bitch Defense

25 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance writer John Semley on the Toronto Star's Charleston headline and Laura Robinson's ongoing defamation suit against John Furlong.Support CANAD...

Ep.87 - CANADIAN MUSIC (is horribly broken) WEEK

22 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Musician Paul Lawton discusses FACTOR, the Canadian music industry, and why the current system is broken.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/jo...

SHORT CUTS #28 - The Trial of John Furlong/Smearing Snowden

18 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance writer Denise Balkissoon on Laura Robinson's defamation suit against John Furlong and the CBC's flip-flopping headline following Glenn Green...

Ep.86 - Hongcouver

15 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

South China Morning Post's Vancouver correspondent Ian Young speaks with Jesse about wealth migration, racism, and immigration schemes. Support CANAD...

SHORT CUTS #27 - Evan Solomon/Harper family secrets

11 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

VICE reporter Hilary Beaumont on the Evan Solomon flame-out and the RCMP's secret, sealed court document that may contain allegations of RCMP wrongd...

Ep.85 - The Tim Hortons "Boycott" Fiasco

08 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Last week a Conservative strategist fooled the media into thinking there was a popular, grassroots movement to boycott Tim Hortons on behalf of the...

SHORT CUTS #26 - Horny Press/Zehaf-Bibeau Video/Khadr Doc

04 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Freelance journalist Adrian MacNair on the horny press, the RCMP's release of 18 missing seconds of the Michael Zehaf-Bibeau video, and the whitewashi...

Ep.84 - My Socalled Friend

01 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Dolgin is one of Canada's most idiosyncratic talents. He is a rapper, a producer, an accordian player, a magician, a cartoonist, a puppeteer, an...

SHORT CUTS #25 - Wynne Documentary/Bugingo

28 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse on White Pine Pictures's cancelled documentary about Kathleen Wynne, and La Presse journalist Isabelle Hachey on foreign correspondent François...

Ep.83 - Jay & Jesse Solve Canada

25 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Baruchel on the Canadian film & TV racket and how to smash it. Taped before a live audience at the Bloor HotDocs Theatre in Toronto.Support CANADA...

SHORT CUTS #24 - Muzzled Scientists/Harper Pulls Out

21 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Evidence For Democracy's Executive Director Dr. Katie Gibbs on the muzzling of federal government scientists and Stephen Harper's withdrawal from the...

Ep.82 - Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

18 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Aboriginal people make up over 4% of Canada's population, but less than .5% of Canadian news stories have anything to do with them. What little we do...

Ep.81 - Leah McLaren

11 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Leah McLaren was telling the world about her private life before we all started doing it. She talks to Jesse about haters, journalism and acts of ...

SHORT CUTS #23 - Alberta/C-51/The Brown Fallacy

07 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The National Post's Jen Gerson on the victory of the NDP, the victory of Bill C-51, and the failure (says she!) of Jesse's logic. Support CANADALAND...

Ep.80 - Chantal Hébert

04 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's possible that Chantal Hébert's journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discussion about what's appropriate in political ne...