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Our digital worlds are collapsing. Jon Kay is on Fox News complaining about Seth Rogen, while celebrities are sharing the stage with normal people on Clubhouse to talk about ramen. What is Clubhouse anyway? And why did China ban it? Plus, a student journalist files a human rights complaint against his school paper, claiming they fired him over his Catholic beliefs. Freelance writer Roger Huang co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Rotman, Kilne, Manscaped and HelloFresh.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Indian government doesn't take criticism lightly, whether it's from Prime Minister Trudeau... or Rihanna. Baaz co-founder Jaskaran Sandhu breaks down why thousands of Indian farmers are camped out around Delhi, their connection to the Sikh and Punjabi diaspora here in Canada, and how his three-week-old newsletter plans to cover it.This episode is brought to you by the Rotman School of Management, Kilne, Athletic Brewing, and SquareSpace. Additional music by Audio Network. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reddit did not actually stand up to Wall Street and prove the power of the little guy. Jon Kay briefly sparks joy. The Canadian government is working to radically transform the internet and Facebook wants in. Maclean's contributing editor and partner at the Rezistans Nwa podcast network Andray Domise co-hosts.This episode was brought to you by McMaster University, Cullen's Beans, Athletic Brewing and Freshbooks.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York Times' wildly popular podcast Caliphate came into question after its central character, a Canadian man who claimed he'd joined ISIS and committed executions, was charged with perpetrating a terrorist hoax. A re-investigation of the podcast by The Times concluded that, according to an editor's note attached to the podcast, “episodes of Caliphate that presented Mr. Chaudhry's claims did not meet our standards for accuracy.” The debacle caused Rukmini Callimachi, the reporter and voice of Caliphate, to be reassigned to a new beat. And it has resurfaced allegations of workplace misconduct by Caliphate producer Andy Mills, provoked concerns about The Daily host Michael Barbaro's efforts to shape coverage of the fallout, and set off a wider conversation about who gets to tell stories in podcasting.In this episode, Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple discusses where Caliphate went wrong. Laila Al-Arian, executive producer of Al Jazeera's Fault Lines, critiques the reporting biases

Sponsored messaging from Alberta says climate journalists are helping to stage a covert revolution. And media empires strike back to protect their own. CANADALAND contributing editor Danielle Paradis co-hosts.References:Statement from the Canadian Association of Journalists condemning Alberta for discrediting climate journalistsThe full 133-page Nemeth Report: A New Global Paradigm: Understanding the Transnational Progressive Movement, the Energy Transition and the Great Transformation Strangling Alberta's Petroleum IndustryAdditional music:John Dischler's The UnknownSad trombone via Benboncan on Freesound This episode is brought to you by Hover, 18.8 Gin & Vodka and HelloFresh.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comics journalist Joe Sacco tells Jesse about how he draws stories out of people— then draws them onto the page. Most famous for his journalistic comics about people living in war zones from Gaza to the Balkans, Sacco's newest book Paying the Land took him to the Northwest Territories. He visited Dene communities to ask for their views on resource extraction on their land, and found that he had to portray it in the context of the complicated history of colonialism, its effects on these Indigenous people, their culture, and how they see their future.This episode is brought to you by McMaster University, 18.8 Gin & Vodka, and Dispatch Coffee.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reporter Ahmar Khan tried to blow the whistle on systemic racism at CBC... and they fired him. Maclean's publishes a big, powerful list. Ryan McMahon guest co-hosts with Ryerson journalism professor and former APTN news boss Karyn Pugliese.References:More details about Ahmar Khan's caseCanadian Journalists Anti-Racism Coalition statement in support of Ahmar KhanMore information on Indigenous journalist Kyle Edwards being selected to be a Nieman fellow for his reporting on Indigenous resilience during COVID-19The Maclean's Power List itselfThis episode is brought to you by 18.8, McMaster University, Freshbooks, and Squarespace.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people who broke into the Capitol broadcast their crimes across social media. Twitter, Facebook and other platforms responded by deleting accounts, but other people rushed to preserve and organize all their posts from the assault on the Capitol, as well as photos and videos from journalists present. The collective Bellingcat uses open-source intelligence to investigate events around the world. Their training director Aric Toler tells Jesse how they work. Then, Kurt Phillips used what he found on social media and internet forums to unmask racist Canadian groups for more than a decade on his blog Anti-Racist Canada. He tells Jesse about the trends he's seen in the Canadian hate movement and how his own identity was made public last year. This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee, Cullen's Foods, and Article. Additional music from Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor

Premiers activate shitty dad mode. And tech companies clamping down on Trumpism could have unintended consequences.CANADALAND's new French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee, Squarespace, Manscaped and HelloFresh Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With COVID-19 cases in many parts of Canada on the rise, what about the people who can't stay home? The Toronto Star's labour reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh has found that workplaces are a “major source” of transmission, and precarious work is helping the spread.This episode is brought to you by 18.8 and FreshbooksAdditional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A pro-Trump mob invades the U.S. Capitol building, the hunt continues for Canadian politicians who ignored COVID travel advisories and we reflect on whether Julian Assange has gotten a raw deal from the press.Jen Gerson joins us with a special announcement.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and SquarespaceSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In rural communities and in the North, people pay ridiculously high bills for ridiculously slow Internet.But decent Internet access isn't a luxury.  Lower Internet speed equals lower access, lower opportunity and lower status in just about every aspect of modern life. And while the digital divide isn't new, the pandemic has widened it, leaving people from Iqaluit to rural Alberta and Ontario frustrated and fuming at ISPs like Xplornet.Sula Greene reports.Music by Thomas Lambe, aka 666God.Additional music by Audio Network.This episode was brought to you by 18.8, Squarespace and Article.Correction (1/4/2021 at 9:55am EDT): Throughout this episode, the unit of measurement Megabits Per Second (Mbps) is incorrectly pronounced “megabytes” per second, which carries a different meaning.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's an episode of the podcast Crackdown, hosted by Garth Mullins. In 2015, Crackdown editorial board member, Jeff Louden, was on morphine pills for his chronic pain. The medication allowed Jeff to find some stability and avoid Vancouver's increasingly dangerous drug market. But, when Jeff's doctor unexpectedly cut down his medication, he turned to the street to outrun dopesickness. Five years later, Garth Mullins investigates what happened to Jeff.  What can it tell us about North America's so-called “overprescribing crisis?” A free transcript of this episode is available here. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A teenage boy and his friends start robbing banks in Toronto. A future Prime Minister is deported from Montreal. A Black Panther in Baltimore goes to prison for four decades. And the RCMP is split apart by the biggest scandal in the force's history.  At the heart of it all is one man. He calls himself the General. Featured in this episode: Ricky Atkinson, David Austin, Robin Philpot, Lennox Farrell, Gary Cristall To learn more: The Life, Crimes and Hard Times of Ricky Atkinson, Leader of the Dirty Tricks Gang by Richard Atkinson with Joe Fiorito Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex & Security in Sixties Montreal by David Austin  Ninth Floor by Mina Shum  Marshall Law: The Life & Times of a Baltimore Black Panther by Marshall “Eddie” Conway   Additional music from Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv

Stories of big news breaking when everyone else is on vacation.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The holidays, as we know them, are cancelled. So we asked people to call Jesse and argue about... whatever, in the true spirit of this festive season.Featuring CBC Radio host Piya Chattopadhyay, 12:36 newsletter maker Marc Weisblott, journalist Kareem Shaheen, Maureen from Calgary, Simon from Toronto, and more.This episode is brought to you by Audible and Squarespace.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They're lobster criminals, not lobster vigilantes. Does the CBC's President live in Brooklyn or just sleep there in a house she owns? And Brayden Bushby's verdict offers a moment to reflect on who deserves humanity. Former CAJ President Karyn Pugliese co-hosts.References:Here's MIT Technology Review's story on biased algorithms and Timnit Gebru getting fired: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/16/1014634/google-ai-ethics-lead-timnit-gebru-tells-story/Here's our story on the President of the CBC living in Brooklyn: https://www.canadaland.com/the-president-of-the-cbc-lives-in-brooklyn/This episode is sponsored by 18.8 , the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Wizard Pins, and HelloFresh. Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Uyghur man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for years was released over a decade ago, after the U.S. decided he wasn't an “enemy combatant” after all. But Ayoob Mohammed can't reunite with his wife and two kids who live in Canada. According to our immigration authorities, he was a member of an elusive terror organization. Our producer Tiffany Lam reports.This episode is brought to you by Dispatch Coffee and Audible.Additional music by Audio NetworkSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York Times says Canada needs to stand up against child exploitation on PornHub — but their columnist's suggestions could create new problems. And aliens are reportedly among us. This is no joke! NSFW reporter for The Daily Dot Ana Valens co-hosts.References: Read the aliens story in the Jerusalem Post and see the video of UFOs in the New York Times. This episode is brought to you by The Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Audible and 18.8.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Westons might be Canada's Jeff Bezos, argues Vass Bednar, and not just because they're very rich.They own Loblaw, which is much more than a grocer. It's an insurance company, a bank, a medical cannabis company and a media company. When you put it all together, that amounts to the largest private ownership of data in Canada.Loblaw knows a lot about you. Isn't it time to learn more about them? Bednar is executive director of the Master in Public Policy at McMaster University, and writes the newsletter “regs to riches.”This episode was brought to you by the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Squarespace, and Article.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.