Archives: Episodes

Monopoly #17 – Food Fight

March 8, 2023

A closer look at the modern-day supermarket and the ongoing battle between everyday Canadians and grocery CEOs over what’s to blame for our declining standard of living. 

#59 A Ruckus at Roxham Road

March 7, 2023

Host Mattea Roach is joined by Emilie Nicolas, Stuart Thomson and Les Perreaux to talk about the latest at Roxham Road, the irregular border crossing where thousands of asylum seekers flock to Canada. What’s bringing them here and what’s happening once they arrive? 

#864 Scams And Slime: C-11 And The Future Of CanCon

March 6, 2023

Do people watch Canadian film and television? What even is CanCon? Will Bill C-11 fix any of that?

#863 Ukraine’s Night Train to the Front Lines

March 2, 2023

As we cross the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former Canadaland producer Sarah Lawrynuik returns to Short Cuts to talk with Jonathan about why she became a freelance war correspondent, taking night trains to the front lines.

Monopoly #16 – Amazon’s Empire

March 1, 2023

A former Amazon VP speaks out

#862 Donors To BIPOC Retreat Feel It Was A “Scam”

February 27, 2023

There aren’t a lot of dedicated spaces for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Nova Scotia. One community group wanted to change that — but instead were betrayed.

#861 Pierre, Take The L

February 23, 2023

Rouleau has rolled out his verdict and Prime Minister Trudeau is vindicated. What precedent does this set?

Monopoly #15 – Movie Monster

February 22, 2023

“I love the smell of monopoly in the morning”

#58 99 Spy Balloons & 1 Rouleau Report

February 21, 2023

Host Mattea Roach is joined by Nick Taylor-Vaisey, David Moscrop and Sandy Garossino to talk about the two objects shot down over Canada. Is this a question of national security? Or a weather monitoring program gone wrong? It’s probably not aliens, right? 

#860 Why We Need Guns

February 20, 2023

Ian Runkle, firearms lawyer, makes the pro-gun case to Jesse, following a political victory for gun rights advocates.