April 14, 2019
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#273 The Media Baron Dinner Party Where The News Bailout Was Born
Former CBC exec Richard Stursberg tells Jesse all about it.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

And about his new book, The Tangled Garden: A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age.

 


This episode is sponsored by Endy and Audible. 

CORRECTION: In this episode, Jesse says Fox News is not available in Canada. It is.

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