Thank God, it's over - last sound off about how dull the 2019 election coverage was, we promise. Plus, Star Metro journalists cry fake news at activists pretending climate propaganda is the real thing.
October 24, 2019
Short Cuts
#234 The CBC’s Very Dumb Lawsuit
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 should be.
October 17, 2019
The CBC Has Damaged Rosemary Barton’s Brand, And Its Own
"A total lack of political savvy, another boneheaded move,” says one CBC journalist of the broadcaster's suit against the Conservatives
October 14, 2019
By Jesse Brown
CBC Radio And The Creep Of White Supremacy
Soft-focus treatment of candidate Renata Ford is final proof that the far-right People's Party has already been normalized
October 7, 2019
By Edward Dunsworth
CANADALAND
#293 Bruce McCulloch
Comedian Bruce McCulloch talks about the legacy of Canada’s weirdest sketch show, Lorne Michaels, and the CBC.
September 8, 2019
The Guardian Paves The Way For Canadian Media To Be More Blunt About The Climate Crisis
Some news organizations are joining the British paper in using terms like "global heating" and "climate denier"
July 18, 2019
By Jaren Kerr
CANADALAND
#281 Trolling Jonathan Torrens
Jonathan Torrens talks about the CBC, what really happened on Trailer Park Boys, and about that one song you love to hate.
June 10, 2019
In Smearing Julian Assange, Our Press Have Become Hypocrites
Journalists should focus on why Assange matters on the issue of press freedom instead of attacking his character
May 24, 2019
By Jaren Kerr
CANADALAND
#268 Strombo
Canada's most ubiquitous TV host talks about his many, many gigs, from MuchMusic VJ to CNN interviewer -- and why he's turned to YouTube for the latest one.
March 10, 2019
Ginning Up Native Outrage
There are Indigenous people out there trying to get real issues covered, but the media just wants hear us rant about statues, mascots, and gin