December 10, 2025
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#1275 Death by Kayak: a True Spy Story
Chinese dissident in Canada? That’s a paddlin’. Jan Wong co-hosts.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Lucie Laumonier
Productrice
imogen sayers
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

In 2022, artist Hua Yong died while kayaking off the Sunshine Coast in BC. A former Chinese agent alleges it was a murder.

Radio-Canada tells the story of how China continues to target dissidents living in Canada.

Plus, India joins the battle for the Arctic and a new low for freelance writing rates.

 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

 

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