Short Cuts is a weekly media criticism show where our hosts talk shit about the news.

Short Cuts

Hosted by Jesse Brown

Each week we take you behind the headlines – bringing you expert analysis, heated opinion and thoughtful debate on the stories everybody is talking about and the ones they aren’t but should be.

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#1465 The Guy Behind the News Clips More Popular Than the News

A bot. An AI agent. A paid propagandist.
November 6, 2026
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#1461 Nathan Fielder Is Lying to Us All

How much can you really see?
October 30, 2026
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#1457 Bradford or Chow? Toronto Chooses its Next Impotent Mayor

There’s no Mamdani in Toronto’s mayoral race. 
October 23, 2026

#1456 What Started the Fire at CFB Wainwright?

Why was it so hard to figure out what happened at CFB Wainwright?
October 21, 2026

#1453 What the FBI Revealed About Tumbler Ridge

Sarah Rieger of Betakit joins Julian Abraham to consider the tricky balance between privacy and safety in tech regulation.
October 16, 2026

#1452 A Reckoning for Steven Galloway

CANADALAND’s previous coverage of Galloway has come under scrutiny in Quillette and from Margaret Atwood
October 14, 2026
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