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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#1191 Record Breaking Poor Climate Coverage

Another season of wildfires, but is the coverage evolving?
July 11, 2025

#1190 Canada’s Big Beautiful Clean Energy Opportunity

Trump just handed Canada a clean energy gift, but instead we’re focused on pipelines.
July 9, 2025

#1187 Pierre Poilievre is Lost in the Wilderness

Has anyone heard from Pierre lately? I’m getting worried.
July 4, 2025

#1186 Are We Done Hating On Canada Day?

Canada Day’s redemption arc.
July 2, 2025

#1183 Death of the Columnist

Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.
June 27, 2025

#1182 King Carney: The PM’s Naked Power Grab

Carney gets a pass in the “No Kings” moment.
June 25, 2025

#1179 Alberta’s Green Energy Plan to Dig up the Rockies for Coal

The sound of 500 Albertans booing doesn’t seem to be enough to make the rest of Canada wake up and smell the coal that Danielle Smith plans on letting Australian magnates mine out of the Rockies.
June 20, 2025

#1178 Rating Carney at 100 Days in Office

Value(s)?? In THIS Economy!? Carney’s 2021 book reads like an application for a totally different job than what we’ve seen from his first 100 days as Liberal party leader.
June 18, 2025
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