CBC puts an end to Randy Bachman’s Vinyl Tap after 16 years of self-indulgent, uninspiring radio. What will take its place? And it turns out one of the reporters who's most friendly to Doug Ford is in a relationship with the Premier’s director of media relations.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Tiffany Lam
Producer
Kevin Sexton
Producer
Andréa Schmidt
Managing Editor, Podcasts
Hosted by Jesse Brown and Jonathan Goldsbie
Fucked Up singer and Turned Out A Punk host Damian Abraham co-hosts.
Read Jonathan Goldsbie’s piece about Brian Lilley and Ivana Yelich here.
CORRECTION: In the episode, we refer to Ivana Yelich as Premier Doug Ford’s press secretary. That was her former title. She is currently Ford’s director of media relations.
As the hit Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did draws criticism for manipulating source materials, we talk to Karen K. Ho about the differences between True Crime and journalism.
As Elon Musk rails against content moderation in a disastrous interview with Don Lemon, Jesse and Ivor Shapiro reconsider Canada’s new approach to online speech.
The laughter has stopped at the Just For Laughs festival, as ownership applies for creditor protection and cancels the Montreal and Toronto 2024 festivals.
As the obituaries and puff pieces roll in, the Canadian media seems to have forgotten that Brian Mulroney was - in fact - divisive. Correcting the record on “Conservative Titan” Brian Mulroney.
