SHORT CUTS #89 - The Plight of the Fragile White Man
Talk radio host Ian Power of CKNW feels unwelcomed by visible minorities. In a recent interview, he demanded Globe and Mail's Denise Balkissoon tell him why. A CBC story about the Liberal government's...
13 Okt 201628min
Ep.154 - The BBC & The New York Times Come To Canada
The BBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Bloomberg: all of them are putting more resources into Canada at the exact same time that the Canadian media is cutting back like ne...
10 Okt 201633min
SHORT CUTS #88 - Print Divas and Wankers on the Web
Maclean's is going from weekly to monthly, as Rogers Media scales back its print magazines. Co-host Paul Wells of the Toronto Star spent a long time working for Maclean's. He joins Jesse to talk about...
6 Okt 201628min
Ep.153 - Pipeline Antics
When Jean Charest was a paid agent of an energy company he had a secret meeting with the government pipeline regulator, who then lied about it. Mike De Souza reported it all for the National Observer....
3 Okt 201633min
SHORT CUTS #87 - Can't Compete, Won't Try: The Shomi Story
Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente offers a half-assed apology to Newfoundland and also still has a job for some reason. Minister Maryam Monsef is being questioned over her birthplace. Canadian s...
29 Sep 201632min
Ep.152 - Paywall "Blackmail"
If you share paywalled content, does that constitute copyright infringement? Do online publications have the right to sue individuals who share their articles? Michael Geist is a law professor and exp...
26 Sep 201632min
SHORT CUTS #86 - Yaaasss Trudeau (Owl Sex)
Justin goes to New York, where the fawning coverage continues. It's another rough week at The Walrus, with a controversy over owl sex and a story getting challenged by its sources. BuzzFeed's Ishmael ...
22 Sep 201635min
Ep.151 - Trained To Ignore: The Media and First Nations
If we knew what was really happening in our First Nations communities, would we still be indifferent? Filmmaker Victoria Lean and Gchi'mnissing Anishinaabe writer and educator Hayden King discuss ster...
19 Sep 201635min
