June 23, 2022
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#791 Imperfect Behaviour
A scandal in Canada's sacred sport. And can journalists do more to unpack the crypto craze and crash? Emilie Nicolas fills in for Jesse and Julian McKenzie co-hosts.
Emilie Nicolas
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Aviva Lessard
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Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts

A scandal in Canada’s sacred sport. And can journalists do more to unpack the crypto craze and crash? Emilie Nicolas fills in for Jesse and Julian McKenzie co-hosts.

Links:

  • TSN piece re: Hockey Canada
  • CBC story re: freezing Hockey Canada Assets
  • Rick Westhead interview with Kyle Beach
  • LA Time piece re: Amy Kaufman
  • Globe and Mail piece re: bitcoin

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