June 27, 2025
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#1183 Death of the Columnist
Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Lucie Laumonier
Productrice
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
max collins
Director of Audio

A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing. 

 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Stephen Marche 

 

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