Short Cuts is a weekly media criticism show where our hosts talk shit about the news.

Short Cuts

Hosted by Jesse Brown and Jonathan Goldsbie

Each week we take you behind the headlines – bringing you expert analysis, heated opinion and thoughtful debate on the stories everybody is talking about and the ones they aren’t but should be.

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#989 Loblaw & Order

There’s a Loblaws Boycott underway, but is it actually working?
May 16, 2024

#987 Drake is a Journalist

Jan Wong reports from the Drake’s Mansion and Jesse offers his analysis of the journalistic underpinnings of the modern rap beef.
May 9, 2024

#985 No Cop Crackdowns on Campus

Campus protests have migrated to Canada and McGill is asking the cops for help.
May 2, 2024

#983 Jennifer Pan’s Labyrinth

As the hit Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did draws criticism for manipulating source materials, we talk to Karen K. Ho about the differences between True Crime and journalism. 
April 25, 2024

#981 War Torn TikTok

Did we just dodge WW3?
April 18, 2024

#979 Justin Trudeau’s Chinese Democracy

A spectre is haunting Canada — the spectre of Communist China.
April 11, 2024

#977 The Canadaland Guide to Staring Directly at the Sun

As Canadians prepare for a rare celestial event–a total solar eclipse–Jesse has one message: don’t look up!
April 4, 2024

#975 Organ-Transplant Radio Bingo

Why are New Zealand libertarian think-tanks so into Canada’s Indigenous skyscrapers?
March 28, 2024
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