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#612 Yule-y Noted: Canada’s Most-Overlooked Stories of the Year
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
James Nicholson
Producer
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
imogen sayers
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio

Canadaland fan-favourite guests give the gift of Duly Noteds for Jesse and Noor to unwrap and judge mercilessly. Topics include secret Chinese police stations, the life and death of a right-wing party in B.C., and Danielle Smith’s French-language lessons.

Host: Jesse Brown

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

Guest: Noor Azrieh

Additional music by Audio Network

 

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