January 14, 2026
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#1296 Iran So Far
After weeks of protests, thousands of casualties, internet blackouts, and viral moments of resistance, the Canadian media is only now ramping up its coverage of the Iran
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

Why hasn’t there been more coverage of this historic moment in Canadian outlets?  

 

Plus, Iranian-Canadians have been rallying across the country, but progressives aren’t joining to support them. 

 

Duly Noting: updates on the WE Charity scandal, The Narwhal vs the RCMP, and a Toronto Sun reporter’s very bad tweet. 

 

This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: Descript Studio Sound effect on the audio of Kaveh Shahrooz

 

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Katie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz

 

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