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Grieving a World Series of feelings. 

The Blue Jays may have lost, but they inspired coverage that captured our national mood.

Reflections on heartbreak, baseball, and the relatable physique of Alejandro Kirk. 

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After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead. 

RFK Jr, Dr Oz, Rebel Media, and a motley crew of protestors rallied to save a flock of B.C. ostriches who had contracted avian flu and were subsequently ordered to be culled. 

What can the story of the ostriches tell us about the loss of public trust, the knock-on effects of COVID, and the horseshoe theory of politics?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicho...

There’s chaos in Ottawa! Green Party leader Elizabeth May doesn’t want to ruin Christmas with an election… but she says she will if Mark Carney doesn’t budge. And in B.C., a court ruling is throwing private property rights —and maybe even Canada’s map — into question. Host Noor gets the story from The Tyee’s Andrew MacLeod.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Produ...

Picture yourself driving north of Toronto into big-box suburban territory. You turn off into a little industrial parkade. There's a Keg, a Moxies, and then a stubby beige office building, six storeys high. In a fifth floor suite you will find Canso Investment Counsel Limited. Canso might be the most powerful media company that we have never talked about here at Canadaland.

And they may be one of the few companies in Canada ...

Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week.

With MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor and MP Matt Jeneroux puzzling resignation, the Conservative caucus is scrambling. 

Plus, can the Liberals and NDP actually resonate with young Canadians? 

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We all have things that we’re experts in. They could be our jobs, they could be hobbies, they could be random bits of information you’ve gleaned from podcasts over the years. So then you find yourself sitting in your car, listening to somebody on the radio yap on about a topic and get it ALL WRONG.

Frustrating, for sure.

So today, we wanted to hear from you, what does the media get wrong about your area of expertise. And the ...

Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election? 

Rachael Segal joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the “Christmas election” hysteria around the budget. Then, Sam Konnert reports on where the media, the CBC, and Eurovision fit into Carney’s plans.  

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max c...

Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used the notwithstanding clause to shut down the teachers’ strike and force them back to work.

Why?

Host Sam Konnert talks with labour expert Jason Foster about how politicians are quietly learning from each other and testing limits. And he sits down with a teacher to talk about what it’s really like inside Alberta classrooms.

Plus:

• A Liberal Budget that might send us to the pol...

Is Trump’s crazy train an existential threat to Canada or an existential opportunity?

Cory Doctorow gave the world the concept of “ensh*ttification”. Doctorow’s doctrine says there is a gradual but inevitable process by which tech platforms go from marvelous and novel and exciting to, well, they go to sh*t. They get less useful and more spammy. Your Netflix library gets smaller while your monthly fee gets bigger. It gets harder ...

Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points. Why aren’t we hearing more about how to future-proof the Canadian economy by focusing on sectors like banking, tech, and clean energy?  

Plus, potential Poilievre replacements, and fiscal report cards.

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) ...

Doug Ford has no regrets as his Reagan ad derails trade talks with Trump. He’s once again making the rounds on American media, but is this a win for “Captain Canada” or just another distraction from his failures in Ontario? 

Plus, why Blue Jays fans are louder on Fox than they are on Sportsnet. 

We’re doing another call-in show! We’re asking you: What do you think the media consistently gets wrong? If you’ve ever be...

Justice Minister Sean Fraser just dropped Bill C-14, a new bail reform bill — the third one in seven years. After provinces, cops, the opposition, and Joe Schmoe from the corner store all demanded a crackdown on “catch and release,” the Liberals are trying again to fix Canada’s bail system.

But what if the system isn’t actually broken?

Host Noor Azrieh talks with criminal defence lawyer Michael Spratt about what’s really behi...

The man known as Commander X helped orchestrate some of the most audacious cyber attacks in the world. Attacks against governments and corporations, even ranging as far as whaling ships, satellites, and the Pope.

In the U.S. he was a wanted man. The charges against him could have brought decades behind bars. So how did he pull off hiding in plain sight, for years, at a coffee shop in downtown Toronto?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits...

Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice? 

Plus, the Globe and Mail returns to China and goes to a fish market, and the CBC’s brave new plan to win over people who don’t like the CBC.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Ed...

After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the water,” or is it a media construction? 

Plus, an anonymous source paints a rosy portrait of Carney’s trip to Egypt, and who will replace Xi Jinping? 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Cal...

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is on a cross-country campus tour (sounds familiar…), with stops at universities across Canada. Jivani told Canadians to “join him” in discussing the future of our country and how we can restore the promise of Canada.

So we joined him. 

What does this tour really say about the Conservative movement in Canada? Is this a genuine effort to connect with young voters, or the import of an American-...

A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online. Are newsfluencers the future of news coverage or is their impact overstated? Sam Konnert joins Noor Azrieh to discuss whether the influence of the newsfluencer is for real.   

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technic...