Blackballed With James Di Fiore
Blackballed is what other outlets refuse to be - non-combative and open to virtually anyone in politics, media, and entertainment. Host James DiFiore doesn't believe in words like platforming, and will interview some of the most controversial guests without allowing the conversation to derail. Blackballed is what journalism used to be. Welcome to the conversation.
Episodes
December 16, 2025 • 30 mins
Globe and Mail writer Carrie Tait is now one of Canada's most effective political operatives. She's the media arm to Premier Danielle Smith's rivals, an alleged anonymous source, and has nothing but good things to say about unions who help drive ad revenue for The Globe and Mail.
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December 13, 2025 • 27 mins
While Nate Pike has raked in over 200, 000 dollars to pay for the legal costs associated with him being sued, he is dodging questions and has already been forced by a judge to pay costs owing to the plaintiff, MHCare Medical Corporation.
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December 9, 2025 • 22 mins
Elections Alberta has a few problems; they don't seem to care about lacking impartiality, they have a cosy relationship with slanted media, and they appear to be playing favourites in Alberta politics.
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December 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Privatization is a big issue in various provinces today. How do politics impact policies and contracts, and what role does the media play in how unions and providers operate?
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November 27, 2025 • 24 mins
The coup against Danielle Smith, aided and abetted by Carrie Tait, is getting deeper, and weirder. #TaitGate
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November 14, 2025 • 32 mins
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi said the quiet part out loud when he told Ryan Jespersen that there is an active coup against Premier Danielle Smith.
We've been saying that for months. Will the media follow-up in this story?
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November 7, 2025 • 32 mins
Nate Pike probably thought he was being a good progressive, but the extremist stance re the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences should be less important than punishing child predators.
We expose the hypocrisy of pretending to be for the victims while you protect those who harm children.
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November 5, 2025 • 32 mins
The Globe and Mail enjoy giving partial reporting to their audience. So, we have decided to edit some of their more memorable articles over the past year.
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October 24, 2025 • 55 mins
The Jays are going to the World Series, we found a trove of articles detailing Athana Mentzeloupolous' shady past, and David Wallace ups the ante to the Globe and Mail.
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October 23, 2025 • 30 mins
David Wallace surprised everyone when he offered Nate Pike and Carrie Tait $10, 000.00 if they would finally produce balanced reporting by providing their audiences with the full background of Globe and Mail source Athana Mentzeloupolous.
Will they take him up on his offer? Probably not, but you gotta love the effort.
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October 17, 2025 • 28 mins
Raymond E. Wyant has completed his report into the procurement process by Alberta Health Services, and has determined that there were failures at all levels of AHS.
The report is sure to raise the ire of media types and progressives in Alberta, but will it result in a public inquiry, or is this issue now closed?
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October 8, 2025 • 55 mins
Mick Dover used to be a member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, a vicious cult that has been accused by several individuals of systemic sexual, mental, and emotional abuse.
This is his story.
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October 7, 2025 • 63 mins
David Parker is the founder of controversial separatist group, Take Back Alberta. He is also quite controversial, often in the background of major political events inside that province.
He joins us today to talk about Danielle Smith's UCP government, his case with Alberta Elections, and if wanting a change in provincial leadership means aligning with opposites in media and in politics.
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September 29, 2025 • 36 mins
Today the Globe & Mail continued to insult its readers by publishing a story where they wrote it like a scandal, despite the crux of their story being about a company that never did any business, framing the company as proof of a conflict and/or corruption.
By continuing to cherry-pick the BLG report, and clearly ignoring the conclusion of the report, the Globe's Carrie Tait is shaping the public's perception, rather than informin...
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September 24, 2025 • 35 mins
A new report from Carrie Tait of the Globe and Mail seems to have thrown their own source under the bus by publishing documents that deal with attorney client privilege, only there does not seem to be a public interest in disclosing these documents.
By cherry-picking the BLG report, The Globe continues to provide slanted reporting, rather than disclosing the whole truth of the AHS Procurement scandal.
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September 20, 2025 • 34 mins
Episode #1 - Doxing is a staple for Nate Pike, who is being sued for harassment and defamation. He also has the backing of the Alberta College and Paramedics, who cited his compassion when doxing this host for his mental health case.
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September 16, 2025 • 43 mins
ABC out of Australia just aired BIG BRETHREN, a documentary about the horrors associated with the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
But did the doc go far enough in exposing this cult?
Richard Marsh and David Wallace joins James to discuss the significance of having this cult exposed by major media outlets.
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September 12, 2025 • 49 mins
The Charlie Kirk assassination was another heinous example of political violence in the United States.
What does it say about politics, social media, and the need for both sides to point fingers?
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August 28, 2025 • 44 mins
The Globe and Mail sent reporter Mark MacKinnon to Lebanon, under the guise that they were there to participate in a panel dealing with improving the infrastructure of a small village.
They weren't. Instead, they pretended they were there on good faith so they could find dirt on a Canadian citizen, and found nothing.
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August 23, 2025 • 58 mins
Fresh off the album Curly Head, Old Boy Rhymes returns to Blackballed, along with the founder of Strange Famous Records, and top indie hip hop artist, Sage Francis.
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