Blackballed With James Di Fiore

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

The World Series, the Athana Dilemma, and more...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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David Wallace offers 10K for balanced reporting

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nathan Pike's Narrative Collapses After Wyant Report Released

October 19, 2025 • 47 mins
Nathan Pike is having a hard time accepting the results of the Wyant Report detailing the incompetence of Alberta Health Services, Pike's employer. Pike has proven himself to be more than just a hack and a charlatan, as he is now in a state of denial as the newly released report fingers his bosses as the culprits in the COVID procurement story. Also, I am beginning to feel he has a crush on Danielle Smith. Learn more about yo...
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Wyant Report Places Blame on Alberta Health Services

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alberta Conservatives Are Scared of Blackballed

October 15, 2025 • 31 mins
Normally, it is the progressive politicians who are afraid to talk about tough subjects on a podcast like Blackballed. But lately, conservatives are even more timid than liberals when it comes to having hard discussions on-air. This podcast has had everyone, from Noam Chomsky, to Maxime Bernier. Why are Alberta conservatives so afraid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mick Dover: Survivor of Plymouth Brethren Cult

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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David Parker from Take Back Alberta

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
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Globe and Mail insults it's readers via AHS story

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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Is the Globe and Mail intentionally imploding their own source?

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. Learn more about your ad ch...
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THE PIKE REPORT: The biases an unethical reporting of Nate Pike

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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BIG BRETHREN: Australian doc exposes Plymouth Brethren Cult

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Endless War Between Left and Right

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Globe and Mail Saga: Fake News in Lebanon

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alleged Globe and Mail Source Keeps Unravelling

August 27, 2025 • 34 mins
Athana Mentzeloupolous, the alleged main source of the Globe and mail's coverage of the AHS procurement scandal, is once again in hot water as her credibility continues to plummet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Old Boy Rhymes and Sage Francis

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Retired Deputy Chief Constable: Jennifer Hyland

August 11, 2025 • 27 mins
Jennifer Hyland is a retired Deputy Chief Constable, and the author of the upcoming book 'Tightrope: Balancing Duty With Courage and Conviction.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Frances Widdowson: Skeptic of Indigenous Mass Graves

August 11, 2025 • 61 mins
Frances Widdowson is a political scientist, former prof from Mount Royal University who became an involuntary participant in the culture wars. She's a skeptic of the accepted narrative of mass graves at residential schools across Canada, and has paid the price for her skepticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alberta's Independent Investigation Stymied by Key Witness

August 10, 2025 • 39 mins
The Globe and Mail are making my job easy, Athana Mentzeloupolous is dodging the independent investigation, and Blackballed made the news in Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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400th Episode: Cheryl Hope & Richard Marsh

August 6, 2025 • 42 mins
It's a reunion of sorts on Blackballed as Cheryl Hope and Richard Marsh, survivors of the Plymouth Brethren Cult join James once again on Blackballed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Something is Rotten in Lebanon

August 6, 2025 • 33 mins
It has been 75 days since the Globe and Mail sent seasoned reporter Mark MacKinnon to Lebanon, and they still haven't published a story. A kid named Mocha has impressive reporting on web maintenance. And David Wallace gives us an update on all things Athana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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