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.

Latest Episodes

#1263 How The Blue Jays Taught Me to Speak to Men About Feelings

Grieving a World Series of feelings.

November 14, 2025

#1262 Ostrich Hostage Sausage

After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead.

November 12, 2025

#1259 Pierre’s Collapsing Conservatives

Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week.

November 7, 2025

#1258 Mark Carney Wants an Election (and Eurovision)

Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election?

November 5, 2025

#1255 Something’s Off With Carney

Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points.

October 31, 2025

1254 The Most Successful Ad in the History of North America

October 29, 2025

#1251 China Just Let Canadian Reporters Come Back

Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice?

October 24, 2025

#1250 Yes, the Press Does Hate Pierre

After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party.

October 22, 2025

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