Archives: Episodes

#975 Organ-Transplant Radio Bingo

March 28, 2024

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

WORK #2 – State of Emergency Rooms

March 27, 2024

Across Canada, emergency rooms have been shutting down, leaving desperate people in the lurch. And at the heart of this health care crisis, is a labour crisis.

#86 The Convoy Keeps Rolling

March 26, 2024

When the trucks moved out of Ottawa in 2022, our public discourse changed. Grievance politics thrived, and our political parties adapted.

#974 We Spied on the Spies Who Spy on Activists

March 25, 2024

Of all the private intelligence firms in the English-language world, there appears to be just one whose speciality is tracking activists. And it has a branch office in Calgary.

#973 The Musk of Censorship

March 21, 2024

As Elon Musk rails against content moderation in a disastrous interview with Don Lemon, Jesse and Ivor Shapiro reconsider Canada’s new approach to online speech. 

WORK #1 – The War on Workers

March 20, 2024

The rise of gig work and temp agencies have made employment more precarious than ever

#64 Dougie Went a-Courtin’

March 20, 2024

Judicial independence is a foundational principle of Canadian democracy. Doug Ford sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.

#972 The Witch Trials Of Andy Mills

March 18, 2024

Andy Mills’ podcasting work for The New York Times won a Peabody Award and a Pulitzer Prize citation. Then he lost it all.

#34 Journalisme cathartique

March 16, 2024

Comment amener les gens à s’intéresser à ce qui se passe dans le reste de la planète ?

How do you get people to care about what is going on in the rest of the planet?

#971 Just For Death

March 14, 2024

The laughter has stopped at the Just For Laughs festival, as ownership applies for creditor protection and cancels the Montreal and Toronto 2024 festivals.