Archives: Episodes

HOCKEY #4 – The Lonely End of the Rink

June 14, 2023

Hockey exacts a heavy toll on many boys and young men — on their minds and their bodies. And then they’re told not to talk about any of it outside the locker room.

#66 These Rights Are Precarious: A History of LGBTQ+ Liberties

June 13, 2023

It’s Pride month! So we’re taking you back to notable moments in Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ history, so we can remember the people and work that can have made Canada the place it is today. 

#892 The Rise and Fall of BuzzFeed News

June 12, 2023

In the mid-2010s, BuzzFeed News seemed like the most exciting place in media: an almost cloyingly whimsical carnival of abundance where journalists were actually happy. At a time when everything else appeared to be crumbling, it burst with hope and possibility.

Last month, after just a few years of layoffs and withering, it shut down for good.

#14 Les femmes, leurs voix, et la haine

June 10, 2023

La haine et la violence contre les femmes dans le discours public augmentent. Quels sont les problèmes et existe-t-il des solutions ?

#891 It’s BBQ Season in Canada!

June 8, 2023

Wildfires are coming at us from all sides. How can local reporters get at the root issues?

HOCKEY #3 – Iced Out

June 7, 2023

The NHL likes to call Willie O’Ree the Jackie Robinson of hockey. And no one can deny how significant it was when he became the first Black player on the ice in an NHL game in 1958. 

But what the league doesn’t like to talk about is what happened next. 

#890 Crime Pays, If You’re A Journalist

June 5, 2023

This week Jesse cross-examines poet turned investigative journalist, Michael Lista, on the business, craft, and morality of the true crime beat.

#889 Little Reich On The Prairie

June 1, 2023

Despite Danielle Smith’s involvement in numerous scandals, she won a majority in Alberta’s election. Albertan Dani Paradis helps us understand why.

HOCKEY #2 – The Birth of Black Hockey

May 31, 2023

The Coloured Hockey League wasn’t just a sideshow to the main event of white hockey. And the way that league was targeted by the white establishment is reflective of the racism that Black players faced over the next century.

#65 Ctrl+Alt+Regulate: Can Canada’s AI Act Save Us?

May 30, 2023

This week Riley Yesno, our interim host, is joined by Meagan Simpson, Nicholas Keung, and longtime panelist David Moscrop to talk AI regulation and economic immigration.