CANADALAND

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 National Post’s Jen Gerson co-hosts.   Read Jen’s piece ...

11 Aug 201629min

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 free-fall? The think tank is headed by former Globe ...

7 Aug 201638min

Canada is a generic, blank slate for American television production. Dozens of shows are filmed here and slapped with American license plates and street names. Media scholar Karen Burrows discusses th...

31 Jul 201631min

How do we process the mass murders, terrorist attacks, police killing Black people, police being murdered, instability in the Middle East and Trump’s fascist rhetoric? Are we living through a major mo...

28 Jul 201634min

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 told this story and ended up on the wrong side of ...

25 Jul 201629min

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/impSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee ...

21 Jul 201640s

Baroness Von Sketch, CBC's new sketch show, is funny. What happened? Jesse asks Baroness writer, author, and standup comedian Monica Heisey about what went right and what may be changing in Canadian c...

17 Jul 201634min

News anchors around the country are dutifully explaining Pokemon Go to the Canadian public. Co-host Matt Braga gets frustrated at Access to Information requests. And a look at the state of investigati...

14 Jul 201626min