August 29, 2024
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#1019 Goodbye, Jonathan Goldsbie
Karyn Pugliese joins for this very special farewell to Jonathan Goldsbie.  
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Karyn Pugliese
Editor-in-Chief
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

With Postmedia ending daily print editions of The Telegram — leaving Newfoundland and Labrador without a single daily paper — we wonder how to keep talking shit about the news when the news itself keeps on disappearing. 

 

Plus, while National Post columnist Adam Zivo’s unlikely foray into international espionage makes for a great anecdote, there’s good reason why journalists shouldn’t moonlight as spies.

 

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Karyn Pugliese

 

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