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- Short Cuts #314 - End Times For Shock Jocks
Thursday, June 17th 2021
Ed the Sock doesn't seem okay since Bell announced it would reboot MuchMusic. CBC won't let their audience comment on their articles on Facebook anymore. And a Global radio host loses his job for using a racial slur - Is the era of edgelord talk radio over? Vice Senior Editor Manisha Krishnan co-hosts.
Further reading/watching:
- BellMedia's announcement re: MuchMusic here
- Jesse retweeted a video of Prime Minister Trudeau's G7 comment here
- See Manisha's recent article about Global's Mike Stafford here
- See our 2019 article about Mike Stafford here
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- Ep. 373 - Another NXIVM Podcast
Monday, June 14th 2021
"Coercive control" is how cults like NXIVM entrap followers and how abusive partners dominate their victims. A growing movement is calling for a law against it. But what about the many people who want to surrender their will to others? Sarah Berman is the author of Don't Call It A Cult, a deep investigation of NXIVM.
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM, by Sarah Berman
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- Short Cuts #313 - White Terror And The Media
Thursday, June 10th 2021
Muslim-Canadians call out the media for harming their community. And the controversy around CBC cancelling Kim's Convenience goes international. Freelance journalist and The Backbench's host Fatima Syed co-hosts.
Further reading:
- Jonathan's full Twitter thread on The London Free Press & Toronto Sun's coverage of the London attack;
- Fatima's most recent piece for The Guardian about the London vigil;
- Shout out to Fatima Said for resurfacing John Ibbitson's tweets;
- More on Simu Liu deleting his criticism of Mark Wahlberg here.
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- Ep. 372 - The RCMP's Portapique Narrative Is Falling Apart
Monday, June 7th 2021
Recordings of 911 calls from the night of the Portapique massacre have been leaked to the press, and they prove that the RCMP have been lying from the start about a crucial piece of information. But somehow it's the journalists that published the calls who are facing an angry public backlash. Frank Magazine publisher Andrew Douglas and reporter Paul Palango discuss their bombshell story, and what the RCMP may still be hiding about Gabriel Wortman.
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- Short Cuts #312 - Holding Space For Grief
Thursday, June 3rd 2021
The discovery of 215 residential school children in a mass grave spurs this week's discussion on how journalists report stories about Indigenous people. And in the wake of this news, a Bill that could empower Indigenous children is largely eclipsed.
Thunder Bay host Ryan McMahon and IndigiNews' child welfare reporter Anna McKenzie co-host in Jesse's absence.
Further reading & watching:- Former Chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair comments on the discovery;
- Ian Mosby's Twitter thread about on the National Post's residential school denialism;
- Anna's most recent piece about how non-Indigenous people can support the healing process;
- And Anna duly noted this article.
This episode contains content about residential schools that may be triggering. Support for survivors and their families is available at the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Please call 1-800-721-0066 or 1-866-925-4419 for the 24-7 crisis line.
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