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Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 3: Heavy Hitters"It sounded like a multi-level marketing scheme. But for drug trafficking."This show is only possible because people like you believe in it and support it. By becoming a Canadaland supporter, you will be supporting rigorous independent journalism and journalists and making sure many more investigations like this one get published. Just go to canadaland.com/join (Canadian listeners) canadaland.com/investigates (everywhere else)You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acas...2025-06-1931 min
CANADALANDBONUS: Should Canadaland Hire a Child?From chatting about pancake toppings, to kissing boys, to fixing America’s public schools, kids are turning to podcasts to say what’s on their minds. But is that a good thing?Child podcasting is exploding, but children in entertainment is fraught with complexities. Are they being controlled by exploitative parents, production companies or shadowy forces?This week, the team dives deep into the world of tweens cosplaying adults on mic.Host: Sam KonnertCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brow...2025-06-1904 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 2: Move That Dope"This sounds like easy money."This show is only possible because people like you believe in it and support it. By becoming a Canadaland supporter, you will be supporting rigorous independent journalism and journalists and making sure many more investigations like this one get published. Just go to canadaland.com/join (Canadian listeners) canadaland.com/investigates (everywhere else)You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-1136 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 1: Bob's Your Oyster"They pay you in coolness."This show is only possible because people like you believe in it and support it. By becoming a Canadaland supporter, you will be supporting rigorous independent journalism and journalists and making sure many more investigations like this one get published. Just go to canadaland.com/join (Canadian listeners) canadaland.com/investigates (everywhere else) You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-0435 min
CANADALANDCanadaland’s Election ConfessionsJesse Brown is an ideological slut. Well, so he says. His past votes have jumped, in no particular order, from the Conservatives to the NDP “....maybe there was a fringe party or Parti Québécois vote in there somewhere, I can’t even remember who I’ve thrown in with over the years — I have no loyalty, I’m politically promiscuous.”Given that this is supposed to be the most consequential vote of our lifetimes, and with the polls closing in just a few hours, you’d think even the “politically promiscuous” Jesse Brown would have settled on a par...2025-04-2840 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesCapitalism: Market Failure | Canadaland Investigates x Scene On RadioToday we’re bringing you something a bit different, made by our friends at Scene On Radio: the debut episode of their seventh season, Capitalism.The world’s dominant economic system is on trial as it hasn’t been for at least half a century. Millions, young people especially, now see capitalism as the problem, not the solution. Others fear throwing out the baby with the bathwater. By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with John Fullerton, Cassandra Brooks and Charlene Brooks. Story editor: Loretta Williams. Music by Michelle Osis, Li...2025-04-0238 min
CANADALANDHow to UnF*ck the CBCIt's so normal to complain about the CBC that it's hard to imagine that one day, maybe one day soon, there may no longer be a CBC to complain about. The Conservatives are campaigning on defunding it. The Mother Corp. itself can’t seem to figure out which way is up, particularly when it comes to television ratings. Sure, radio still pulls in the numbers, but what is the future of radio itself?So, is CBC f*cked, like f*cked as in doomed? How do we unf*ck it? F*ck if I know. So we...2025-03-0349 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 6: The TrialBack in Canada, Hassan Diab’s life is hanging in limbo. He may be arrested at any moment, and Canada’s government won’t ensure his safety. What does justice mean for the victims of the Copernic attack, and what does it mean for Diab and his supporters?This show is only possible because people like you believe in it and support it. By becoming a Canadaland supporter, you will be supporting rigorous independent journalism and journalists and making sure many more investigations like this one get published. Just go to canadaland.com/join (Ca...2025-02-1944 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 5: The DetentionHassan Diab faces a new reality in Europe’s largest maximum security prison. But when Marc Trévidic is replaced by new investigative judges, the case is thrown into uncertainty - and Hassan's fortunes begin to shift.If you want to listen to the entire series right now without ads, become a Canadaland Supporter. Shows like ours cannot get made without your support. Go to canadaland.com/join.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-1235 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesEpisode 4: The ExtraditionFrance requests that Hassan be brought to Paris to stand trial. One of Canada’s most respected lawyers takes the case and fights the extradition. As the hearings drag on for years, more people start to question the French evidence against Diab.If you want to listen to the entire series right now without ads, become a Canadaland Supporter. Shows like ours cannot get made without your support. Go to canadaland.com/join.You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...2025-02-0534 min
Cool MulesIntroducing: The Copernic AffairThe Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise.Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and turns of this extraordinary story, all the while asking…Is Hassan Diab guilty, or is he a scapegoat? And what if one person’s justice means...2025-01-2203 min
Thunder BayIntroducing: The Copernic AffairThe Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise.Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and turns of this extraordinary story, all the while asking…Is Hassan Diab guilty, or is he a scapegoat? And what if one person’s justice means...2025-01-2203 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIntroducing: The Copernic Affair (Official Trailer)A sociology professor’s quiet life in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says he is innocent — but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise.The Copernic Affair is coming January 22nd. Become a Canadaland supporter and listen to the whole series early and ad-free. https://canadaland.com/join/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-1703 min
CANADALANDThe Great DarknessThis is part two of our mini series: Black Market Babies (part one, here).It’s a family story that lay hidden for decades. Then the tech was born, the DNA came to light, and after the shock, the investigation began.An underworld tale of the international baby smuggling ring that bought and sold hundreds of newborns out of Montreal in the 1950s.A family story told by the families. One reporter whose own mother was bought and sold. And another whose own DNA tied her to the one of th...2024-12-1637 min
CANADALANDWhy Unions Get Bad PressAre Canada Post employees scabbing for Santa?With the no end in sight for the Canada Post strike, Noor and Cherise consider the media coverage so far, and wonder why the media is more interested in letters to Santa than the big labour questions at stake. Host: Noor AzriehCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)Guest: Cherise Seucharan Register for Dollars and Cents: The Business of Podcasting on Wednesday, December 11 in Toronto at la...2024-11-2929 min
CANADALANDWas the Y2K Bug Really a Hoax?The Millenium Bug was supposed to bring the world to a halt, but governments claimed they squashed the problem. Was it all a panic over nothing?On a special episode of CANADALAND, COMMONS and The Hatchet host Arshy Mann speaks to the Canadian programmer who alerted the world to the Y2K Bug, and he speaks to the other Canadian programmer who was hell-bent on proving the bug was a hoax. Host: Arshy MannCredits: Jordan Cornish (Producer, Mixing & Mastering), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (production support), max collins (Director of Audio...2024-11-2845 min
CANADALANDSubstack's Founder on News, Money, and MuskJournalists have flocked to Substack. Abandoning legacy titles to pursue self-puslishing freedom at the occasionally controversial app. Substack has incubated Bari Weiss's Free Press and Andrew Sullivan’s The Weekly Dish. Here in Canada, a lot of names that Canadaland listeners may be familiar with are thriving on Substack: Terry Glavin, Sam Cooper, Justin Ling, Jen Gerson and Paul Wells to name a few..Valued at 650 million dollars and lauded as a threat to Twitter. It is a rare sign of hope and innovation and a working revenue model in a very desolate medi...2024-11-1840 min
The BackbenchUN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Canadaland InterviewLast week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy that Canadian politics was not ready for. She’s been accused of antisemitism, refused meetings by government officials, and had her talks protested.She’s been calling the war in Gaza a genocide, but the big question isn’t what she has to say, but whether or not she was someone anyone should even be listening to.This week, we sit down with Albanese to discuss the genocide, the accusations against her, and the power of the UN.2024-11-1235 min
CANADALANDUN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Canadaland InterviewLast week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy that Canadian politics was not ready for. She’s been accused of antisemitism, refused meetings by government officials, and had her talks protested.She’s been calling the war in Gaza a genocide, but the big question isn’t what she has to say, but whether or not she was someone anyone should even be listening to.This week, we sit down with Albanese to discuss the genocide, the accusations against her, and the power of the UN.2024-11-1235 min
COMMONSIntroducing Canadaland’s next big investigation - The Copernic AffairThe Copernic Affair is Canadaland’s latest big investigation about how an unassuming sociology professor in Ottawa ended up the prime suspect in a terrorism investigation that French authorities have been trying to solve since the 1980s.Is he a terrorist? Or a scapegoat?The Copernic Affair launches in late-January, but you can listen to the first two episodes right now and the rest of it, each week, starting today. Canadaland is offering early access to supporters. As a Canadaland Supporter, you’ll also get ad-free listening to all of Canadala...2024-11-1105 min
CANADALANDKamala Vibes, KilledWere the vibes around Kamala Harris overstated by the Canadian media? Did the CBC have a “meltdown” during US election night coverage? What kind of progressive candidates are viable going forward? Lisa Goldman joins to break down the US election from a Canadian perspective.Plus, the Trudeau government’s very liberal budget for podcasting, and the part of the story we’re not hearing about the Israeli hostages. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Bro...2024-11-0839 min
CANADALANDIs There a “Palestine Exception” in Newsrooms?An essay in the Toronto Star suggests there’s a rule in Canadian newsrooms that limits the coverage of Palestine. Lisa Goldman joins to unpack the idea that there’s a double standard when it comes to reporting on Israel and Palestine, and why she thinks we should be talking less about antisemitism right now. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor/ Mixer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Lisa Goldman Further Reading on Our Website 2024-11-0651 min
CANADALANDThis is How the Airlines Screwed Us During the PandemicWhen COVID hit, the airlines were sitting with billions of dollars in cash that Canadians paid for flights that were all canceled. How much of that money was refunded? Why were vouchers offered instead? And why did the transport regulator that’s supposed to uphold the rules bend them to the advantage of Air Canada and other carriers? Reporter Cherise Seucharan has obtained newly-unearthed communications from March 2020 that show airline industry execs, credit card companies, and the transportation ministry, cooperating - perhaps collaborating, to pressure Canada’s airline watchdog to bend the rules. 2024-11-0439 min
CANADALANDDoug Ford’s $200 BribeIs there more to Doug Ford’s buffoonery than $200 and a paper bag? As Scott Moe hangs on to a majority in Saskatchewan, Doug Ford scrambles to woo voters ahead of a probable election in Ontario, and it seems to be working. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Frank Domenic Further Reading on our Website This episode features the audio short “The Secret Sau...2024-10-3032 min
CANADALANDI work at Canadaland.Go to canadaland.com/join to become a yearly Canadaland Supporter today and get three months of perks and benefits for free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-2105 min
CANADALANDThe City that Gets its News from a Dumpster CompanyCanada needs rigorous, deeply reported independent journalism now more than ever. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a yearly Canadaland Supporter today and get three months of perks and benefits for free.You can't really call Regina a news desert. They still have a newspaper. But if you actually look under the hood you’ll discover that they stopped printing the newspaper in Regina. They stopped editing it in Regina. The editor lives somewhere else. And as far the CBC goes, well, that acronym is now synonymous with layoffs. Everyone from the leg...2024-10-2139 min
CANADALANDEven A.I.'s Creators don't Understand how it WorksIt’s all about the T.“T” as in the T at the end of ChatGPT. That T stands for Transformer. And it’s already transforming many aspects of your life. Novelist and essayist Stephen Marche recently investigated that T for the New Yorker magazine. He came away from the experience saying that it is the most important story he’s ever written. His piece details what he calls the Manhattan Project of our time. He also calls it, simply, magic, and he then goes on to define magic as “the word we use for things that are hugel...2024-10-1431 min
CANADALANDIsrael: the Canadaland InterviewIsrael’s Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, sits down with Jesse for a candid and intense discussion about how Israel’s actions during the war are impacting Canadians. Antisemitism, campus protests, Gazan visas, Lebanon, and setter violence in the West Bank – all of this is covered. Plus: is Jesse an Israeli collaborator? Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Sam Konnert (Audio and Video Recording), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Featured guests: Ambassador of Israel to Canada...2024-10-0739 min
CANADALANDThe Case for NIMBYismCanada has 38 of the world’s 100 safe injection sites. But for how much longer will we be the global leader in this controversial form of dealing with addiction? Politicians and communities from BC to Ontario to New Brunswick are backing away from supporting the sites. With Ontario alone shutting down 10 sites. Jesse and journalist Derek Finkle tackle a very personal story at the heart of the safe injection site closure debate.Credits: Jesse Brown (Host), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer)Photo Credit Ted McG...2024-09-1640 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIntroducing: The Worst PodcastCanadaland has launched its first ever celebrity interview podcast and it’s not great. It’s The Worst Podcast.Celebrities are always talking about their bests. Now hear them at their worst.Join award-winning filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig for refreshingly honest conversations with “notable people” about the worst things in life.Alan has no interest in best-selling books or Hollywood triumphs, and doesn’t know (or care) much about his guests. He’s looking for real conversations that dig deep and get to the worst things: naggi...2024-09-1202 min
CANADALANDThe Painful Truth About IUDsGetting an IUD can be painful. Really painful. Last month, new regulations came out in the US about managing this pain. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that before anyone gets an IUD, patients should be counseled on pain management ahead of time. But what about Canada?Credits: Mia Johnson (Reporter and Journalism Fellow), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Special thanks: Cherise Seucharan, Noor Azrieh, Arshy Mann, and Jordan CornishAdditional music by A...2024-09-0932 min
CANADALANDJesse Brown Brings You The Worst PodcastIn this primer episode of The Worst Podcast, Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown reflects on why he’s backing The Worst Podcast. Host (and acclaimed underground documentary filmmaker) Alan Zweig expresses major doubts about all of it.Follow The Worst Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Season one launches September 4.The Worst Podcast is a production of Double Double, a new imprint from Canadaland, publishing podcasts that are not a product of our newsroom.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Kevin Sexton (Producer), Julie Shapiro (Executive Producer), Alan Bl...2024-09-0224 min
CANADALANDWhy Are Thousands of Gazans Still Waiting to Come to Canada?Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced in May that Canada’s temporary visa program for Gazans would be expanded, from 1000 to 5000. But eight months into the program, only 206 people have actually made it over to Canada - and to do so, they had to find their own ways out of Gaza.Meanwhile, thousands of Gazans are still waiting to hear back on the status of their applications. What is going on? And has Canada misled people hoping for a way out of a crisis? Host: Karyn Pugliese Credits: Jonathan Goldsbi...2024-08-2622 min
CANADALANDThe Selling of Kamala HarrisIt’s all optimism at the Democratic National Convention, and Canadian headlines are reflecting the enthusiasm around Kamala Harris, but is all this hope just wishful thinking? TikToker Frank Domenic joins to assess the return of optimism to political discourse in the US and Canada. Plus, Pierre Poilievre promptly removes a promo video after it’s dragged online. Why stock images are only part of the problem with Poilievre’s campy cowboy vision of Canada. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technica...2024-08-2231 min
CANADALANDMarineland Guilty Under Animal Cruelty Laws. Why is it Still Open?Part family-owned theme park and part roadside zoo, Marineland was once the kind of place where you could get kissed by an orca and feed corn pops to bears.But then it kept being that kind of place, well into this century, and the problems piled up: newspaper exposés, official investigations, a federal law designed to end the captivity of whales and dolphins once and for all. Yet the Niagara Falls mainstay would defiantly reopen year after year. Until this year. Marineland still welcomes visitors, but, like a dead mall, nearly everything in...2024-08-1930 min
A Field Guide to Gay AnimalsGAY BONUS: Extended Zoo Tour with GERTRUDE GLOSSIPThis episode came out for free on August 15 and was available early and ad-free for Canadaland Beyond + subscribers / Canadaland Supporters.Join Drag Queen and Gay Animal Enthusiast Gertrude Glossip for an extended tour of the Gay Animals at Australia's Adelaide Zoo.A Field Guide to Gay Animals now has merch! Keep yourself in the shade while you're looking for gay animals, or tote around the illustrations by John Megahan. Shop the limited edition collection at: https://fieldguide.gayThis show cannot get made without you. Become a supporter and get...2024-08-1516 min
CANADALANDCan You be Allergic to Music?Most of us find joy in melodies and rhythms. Catchy tunes we hear at the coffee shop, in the mall, or even muzak in the elevator can get stuck in our heads. That's what happened to Anya. Except, music did not bring her joy; it felt like torture. When songs got stuck in Anya's head, they would not stop; the music was loud, pounding incessantly, and it left her bewildered, exhausted, and desperate for a cure. Her condition would stumped doctors for years. Then, hope. Via a new kind of brain surgery, pioneered in part here in Canada.2024-08-1235 min
CANADALAND(Short Cuts) Game of Drones: Canada Pays for Olympic CheatingDrones make headlines at the Paris Olympics, and it’s all Canadian soccer’s fault. Mattea Roach joins Jonathan Goldsbie to consider the narratives around cheating in sports, and why it’s less personal than it was with Ben Johnson. Plus, why exactly does Postmedia want to acquire Atlantic Canada newspaper chain SaltWire? Breaking down the economics of vulture capitalism in Canadian media and what it would take to actually save local news.Host: Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), max collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pu...2024-08-0140 min
CANADALANDThe Menswear Guy Ranks Trudeau, Poilievre, and Singh@DieWorkWear, also known as the Menswear Guy, on Twitter (or X), is a sensation — a critic, a teacher, and a gentleman. One million people follow him for his masterclasses on the outfits of the most famous and powerful men in the world. On this episode he sits down with Jesse Brown to reveal what our politicians’ clothes say about them. And what they’re trying to say to us through those clothes.Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson...2024-07-2937 minCANADALANDHow to Beat the Airline that Screwed YouGabor Lukacs has won over 25 regulatory complaints against airlines - and even taken airlines to court to uphold the rights of passengers. But he doesn’t want to keep his methods a secret - he’s here to tell you how to get a refund, get compensation for a cancelled flight, and even what to do if you’re sitting on the tarmac for hours. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Cherise Seucharan (Reporter) max collins (Production Manager), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)Featured guest: Gabor Lukacs2024-07-2236 minCANADALANDThe Last AmbulanceFor forty years, Hal Newman worked in Emergency Medical Services. After retiring, he decided to start an online platform, The Last Ambulance, where he investigates the problems he saw in the EMS system. Messages started pouring in from EMS workers from across the country. Now his platform has become a voice for many health care and emergency service workers who are demoralized, exhausted, hanging on by a thread – and who are afraid to speak publicly about what is happening inside the system. Despite having worked in the system for so long, he didn’t reali...2024-07-1534 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesKudos and Karendians | Pretendians (Bonus)Robert and Angel take listeners under the hood of season one of Pretendians. They dig deep into the positive feedback, unexpected outcomes, as well as the criticism of the show so far. They discuss topics for future seasons and reveal what they missed in the first six episodes.Includes updates on “Grand Chief” Guillaume Carle (episode 1), the definition of a “Karendian” (episode 4), and why AI makes the best songs about Pretendians. Pretendians cannot get made without you. Become a Canadaland Supporter and binge the entire first season ad-free.Sponsors:AG1: Pr...2024-07-1530 min
CANADALANDDear Taliban: Part TwoIn the spring of 2023, The Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting was awarded to then CTV W5 correspondent, Molly Thomas, for her special project on education in Afghanistan.Then, as part of a series of nation-wide cuts from Bell Media, Molly was laid off and the story was shelved.That’s where Canadaland stepped in.We’ve teamed up with Molly and the Michener-Deacon Fellowship to produce Dear Taliban, a new three-part investigation. Today we share episode two.Dear Taliban spans three continents, taking listeners from the vice-regal pomp...2024-07-0839 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIndigenish | Pretendians #6What makes people fake being Native? How do they explain it once the truth comes out? And is there any way to be not Native, but….Native adjacent? We talk to three people who lived it.Pretendians cannot get made without you. Become a Canadaland Supporter and binge the entire first season ad-free.Sponsors: AG1 BetterhelpYou can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1835 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesJohnny Depp and the Hollywood Phonies | Pretendians #5There are no shortage of stories about movie stars who played Native and kept the act going even after the cameras stopped rolling. Iron Eyes Cody, Sacheen Littlefeather, and Johnny Depp – being a Pretendian is a Hollywood tradition! A history of how they did it, and how well they were paid for it. Pretendians cannot get made without you. Become a Canadaland Supporter and get every episode one week early and ad-free.Sponsors: AG1 BetterhelpYou can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hoste...2024-06-1137 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesPretendian Hunters | Pretendians #4What happens when Pretendian investigations go wrong? Robert talks to Jacqueline Keeler, the person behind the “Alleged Pretendians List". Then, he talks to Kiros Auld, whose name appeared on that controversial list. The problem? Kiros is legitimately Native.Editors Note - An earlier version of this episode stated that "the Pamunkey Indian Tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in the state of Virginia" Since publishing it was brought to our attention that The Pamunkey Indian Tribe is one of seven federally recognized tribes in the state of Virginia.Pretendians cannot...2024-06-0427 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesMake Native America Great Again | Pretendians #3Oklahoma's Republican governor Kevin Stitt is a card-carrying member of the Cherokee Nation. So why is he also considered the most "anti-Native governor" in history? A look at his family history reveals some wild surprises, and shows how Indigenous identity can be used as a weapon against Native nations.Pretendians cannot get made without you. For a limited time, become a Canadaland Supporter for just $2/month and get every episode one week early and ad-free. Sponsors: AG1, BetterHelpYou can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hos...2024-05-2831 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesPretending in Prison | Pretendians #2Marvin "Casper" Ouimet was your ordinary terrifying Hells Angel mob boss until he was sent to prison for conspiracy to commit murder. That's where he declared himself to be Indigenous. The prison asked no questions, and granted him access to a special program for Native inmates, in which prisoners get private cells, spiritual guidance, better food and ultimately – reduced sentences. But what about the real Natives in these programs?Hosts: Robert Jago & Angel Ellis Credits: Jesse Brown (Publisher, Executive Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor, Mixer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief) Preten...2024-05-2129 min
CANADALANDWho Trolled Amber: Canadaland recommendsToday we’re bringing you something a bit different. It’s a podcast produced by a wonderful team in the UK called Tortoise. Reporter Alexi Mostrous will tell you all about how a Canadian private intelligence practitioner and investigator, set him off on a quest to find out who trolled Amber Heard.When you hear the name Amber Heard, what comes to mind? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of a...2024-05-2040 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesInterview with a Pretendian | Pretendians #1Why do people pretend to be Native? Hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) begin their journey by asking someone who has been doing just that. He’s not just your average imposter – "Grand Chief" Guillaume Carle is the king of the “pretendians", a French Canadian who made a small fortune creating his own fake First Nation and issuing phony Indian Status Cards to thousands of other identity thieves. Pretendians cannot get made without you. For a limited time, become a Canadaland Supporte...2024-05-1437 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesAudacious fraudsters and Indigenous identity theft — introducing Canadaland’s latest showThunder Bay host Ryan McMahon pops in to tell you about a new podcast you’re going to want to know about – launching right here on May 14th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-1601 min
A Field Guide to Gay AnimalsIntroducing COMMONS: WorkLabour has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. The rise of gig work and temp agencies have made employment more precarious than ever. In the interest of profits, companies are turning more and more towards temporary foreign workers and international students for minimum wage jobs. And even for those with seemingly secure employment, wages and benefits continue to be squeezed. One thing seems clear: workers are getting screwed. This season of COMMONS will dig into the fascinating history and ever-changing present of what it means to be a wor...2024-03-0602 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIntroducing COMMONS: WorkLabour has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. The rise of gig work and temp agencies have made employment more precarious than ever. In the interest of profits, companies are turning more and more towards temporary foreign workers and international students for minimum wage jobs. And even for those with seemingly secure employment, wages and benefits continue to be squeezed. One thing seems clear: workers are getting screwed. This season of COMMONS will dig into the fascinating history and ever-changing present of what it means to be a wor...2024-03-0602 min
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 200: Canadaland Founder Jesse Brown Should Be Held Accountable For His Troubling Anti-Anti-Semitism StanceThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancelation of Canadaland publisher and host Jesse Brown over allegations that he’s a genocidal monster. Plus, news from the very online state of Oklahoma, Dear Prudence revisits the past, and a podcast announcement. (Update, 1/28/2024: At around 59:56 in the original version of this episode published for premium subscribers, in a brief digression that touched upon violent hate crimes linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict in the United States rather than Canada, we mentioned the Palestinians shot in Vermont. As it turns out, at the moment there’s li...2024-01-271h 00
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesPost-Mortem, Part 1 | Thunder BayFor over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town. We have looked at the cops. The schools. The courts. The government. The people in the town itself. But we never looked at the coroners and the forensic pathologists who are a central part of death investigations. And once we started to do so, freedom of information requests and leaked reports pointed to even greater problems with how deaths a...2023-11-1339 min
Thunder BayPost-Mortem, Part 1For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town.We have looked at the cops. The schools. The courts. The government. The people in the town itself. But we never looked at the coroners and the forensic pathologists who are a central part of death investigations. And once we started to do so, freedom of information requests and leaked reports pointed to even greater problems with how deaths a...2023-11-1339 minCANADALANDWho really runs the Canadaland newsroom?Support Canadaland now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinYou’ve heard a lot from Jesse this crowdfunding campaign, it's time for Editor in Chief Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) to share her vision for Canadaland.Karyn has seen journalism change Canada before, knows that it actually can make a difference in the conversations we have in this country, and in our democracy. We are in the final days of our 10th anniversary crowdfunding campaign. Support from listeners like you has never been more vital. Head to canadaland.com...2023-11-1016 minCANADALANDAlive At TenAt ten years old, the Canadaland network has had its share of successes: investigative journalism, powerful accountability interviews, thoughtful analysis, critique of the media when it’s at its worst, and telling the weird, often untold stories about Canada. It has also had a few misses, like hiring the voice actor for Lisa Simpson to advertise for the company.Today’s episode features a few segments from the recent live show at the Hot Docs Podcast Festival, with hosts Mattea Roach, Jonathan Goldsbie, Allison Smith, Karyn Pugliese, Arshy Mann, and popular Short Cuts co-ho...2023-10-2337 min
Wag The DougThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 minThe BackbenchThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 minCANADALANDThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinJournalism is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 min
A Field Guide to Gay AnimalsThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 min
COMMONSThe End of CanadalandSupport us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head to canadaland.com/join to become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0516 minCANADALANDHow Canadaland WorksThe odds were stacked against us, but here we are. This year Canadaland turns ten. To mark the occasion, Canadaland Founder and Publisher, Jesse Brown, shares why he started a podcast and how that morphed into a thriving media company. Jesse reflects on the impact our journalism has and continues to have, why the work the team does is more important than ever, and how our supporters have enabled it all.Canadaland is turning 10! From May 24 - June 2, you can get all the benefits of our $15/month tier for only $10/month — and it's a deal you ca...2023-05-2414 min
A Field Guide to Gay AnimalsIntroducing COMMONS: HockeyLove it or hate it, hockey is inescapable in Canada. But the sport has a dark side.From violence and racism on the ice, to corruption, cover-ups and abuse off of it. In the latest season of COMMONS, host Arshy Mann and producers Jordan Cornish and Noor Azrieh will be bringing you stories from inside the cult of hockey.The new season launches on May 24th. Follow COMMONS on your favourite podcast app.If you’re a Canadaland supporter, you can get access to episodes a week early! Become a su...2023-05-1002 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland Investigates(Ratf****r) Chapter One: The Klondike PapersMeet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative. After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory. But why? And can he be trusted?Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise SeucharanAudio editing and sound design by Tristan CapacchioneOriginal music by Nathan BurleyAdditional music by Audio NetworkEditorial Assistance by Sarah LawrynuikExecutive Producer, Jesse Brown To listen to the rest of the limit...2022-10-3137 min
A Field Guide to Gay AnimalsChapter One: The Klondike PapersMeet David Wallace, political fixer and dirty tricks operative. After a career in the shadows, he’s turned whistleblower, leaking his files and sparking a conspiracy theory. But why? And can he be trusted? Written and reported by Jesse Brown and Cherise SeucharanAudio editing and sound design by Tristan CapacchioneOriginal music by Nathan BurleyAdditional music by Audio NetworkEditorial Assistance by Sarah LawrynuikExecutive Producer, Jesse Brown To listen to the rest...2022-10-3137 minCANADALANDUpdates On Nuclear Waste, A Bond Villain, And Starbucks UnionsAfter we turn off our microphones, here at CANADALAND, it would be great to think we brought you the definitive version of the story. But what actually happens is that life keeps on rolling and stories continue to add new chapters. Three stories CANADALAND originally brought you in 2021 and 2022 demanded that we publish an update.First, the latest from the two communities that might soon be home to all of Canada's high-grade nuclear waste. Second, we check in on Ari Ben-Menashe and what the international lobbyist-for-hire has been up to since he began repping Myanmar's military junta...2022-08-2942 minCANADALANDThe Interrogation Of Jesse BrownJesse Brown might think himself quite the question master, but today the tables have turned and our guest host, the Jonathan Torrens, investigates the inner workings of this show's host. Is it possible to be too cynical? Featured in this episode: Jonathan Torrens, actor, performer and writer best known for his beef with Jesse Brown and hosting shows like Street Cents, Jonovision and his role in Trailer Park Boys; Jesse Brown, early guest on Jonovision (and, I guess, the publisher of the Canadaland podcast network).Past relevant episodes:Canadaland episode 281: Trolling Jonathan TorrensCanadaland episode 2: Mill...2022-08-0839 minCANADALANDUpdates On Pretendians, Porn, And Being Priced Out Of LifeAfter we turn off our microphones, here at CANADALAND, it would be great to think we brought you the definitive version of the story. But what actually happens is that life keeps on rolling and stories continue to add new chapters.Three stories CANADALAND originally aired in 2021 demanded that we add another chapter to the story we told.First, the case of pretendians and how Indigenous identity has been co-opted by people who are not, in fact, Indigenous.Second, the story of MindGeek, Canada's largest tech company, that is known the world over...2022-01-0353 minCANADALANDThe Duty To Sh*t DisturbHe's the academic expert people love to hate. But he considers stirring the pot his moral duty. This week, CANADALAND brings you a profile of Amir Attaran.Amir Attaran might not be a name you know off the top of your head, but if you listen or read Canadian media, you've definitely come across him before.He is a professor at both the University of Ottawa law school and also its School of Epidemiology and Public Health. He's got a PhD in immunology from Oxford, along with a law degree from UBC.Attaran...2021-12-2041 min
CANADALANDEp. 217 - The CANADALAND Guide To Jordan B. PetersonThe culture war icon is back with a new bestseller. We revisit our examination of Jordan Peterson the media phenomenon, which asks how an obscure Canadian psychology professor rose to international stardom.This episode is brought to you by Pandemic University, Cullen's Foods, and FreshBooks.It first aired on February 5, 2018.Additional music by Audio Network.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-03-2237 minCANADALANDEp. 361 - Will Government Media Rules Strangle Canadaland?In February, as the Australian government prepared to introduce a link tax, Facebook blocked all news from its Australian platform. The new legislation, lobbied for by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and other big media organizations, would have forced Facebook and Google to pay them each time their content is shared online. Facebook's strong-arm tactic forced the government to amend the legislation, potentially exempting Facebook altogether if it cuts its own deals with news organizations. In return, Facebook reversed the news ban. Everyone seems happy now…except for smaller independent publishers who are still not sure exactly how they fit into...2021-03-0150 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesCriminally Responsible | Return to Thunder Bay Part 3The verdict arrives in the trial that everyone’s talking about. Can there be justice? As Thunder Bay grapples with the truth about itself, people are still dying. Kids are still dying. So where do we go from here?Support us here: canadaland.com/join.This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-1543 min
Thunder BayReturn to Thunder Bay - Criminally ResponsibleThe verdict arrives in the trial that everyone’s talking about. Can there be justice? As Thunder Bay grapples with the truth about itself, people are still dying. Kids are still dying. So where do we go from here?Support us here: canadaland.com/join.This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-12-1543 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIt Happens Because You're Indigenous | Return to Thunder Bay Part 2When a system is broken, you can work outside of it to create something new, or you can try to change it from within. But what happens when you need the system?Support us here: canadaland.com/join.This episode is brought to you by Missing From the Village and HelloFresh. Additional music by AudioNetwork.CORRECTION: An earlier edit of this episode presented an incomplete criticism of the editorial focus of CBC Thunder Bay. Apologies to Michael Dick and his team for this oversight. Host...2020-11-3041 minThunder BayReturn to Thunder Bay - It Happens Because You're IndigenousWhen a system is broken, you can work outside of it to create something new, or you can try to change it from within. But what happens when you need the system?Support us here: canadaland.com/join.This episode is brought to you by Missing From the Village and HelloFresh. Additional music by AudioNetwork.CORRECTION: An earlier edit of this episode presented an incomplete criticism of the editorial focus of CBC Thunder Bay. Apologies to Michael Dick and his team for this oversight. Hosted on A...2020-11-3041 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesA Post-Truth Town | Return to Thunder Bay Part 1It’s infamous as the homicide and hate crime capital of Canada. And now, Thunder Bay has been officially diagnosed as racist. But so what? Does knowing this mean that anything will change?Welcome to Canada's first post-truth town.Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-11-1646 minThunder BayReturn to Thunder Bay - A Post-Truth TownIt’s infamous as the homicide and hate crime capital of Canada. And now, Thunder Bay has been officially diagnosed as racist. But so what? Does knowing this mean that anything will change?Welcome to Canada's first post-truth town.Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-11-1646 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesSupport Thunder Bay, Support CanadalandJournalism like ours needs helpers. Support us here: canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-11-1001 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesIntroducing: Return to Thunder Bay (Trailer)New stories from Thunder Bay. Coming November, 2020.Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak.Support us at canadaland.com/join.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-10-1901 minThunder BayIntroducing: Return to Thunder BayNew stories from Thunder Bay. Coming November, 2020.Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak.Support us at canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-10-1801 min
SupercastersJesse Brown: Growing Canadaland Through a Deal With the AudienceIn this episode, we have an amazing conversation with Jesse Brown, Publisher and host of Canadaland, an independent news site and podcast network supported mainly by its audience. Focusing on Canadian media, news, current affairs and politics, Canadaland and its six shows get over a hundred thousand downloads every week.Throughout this podcast, we talked about:Crowdfunding and how it grows the Canadaland podcast networkRelationship dynamics between journalists and their audiencesPitching new shows and documentaries through membershipEnjoy!---Subscribe to Supercasters Premium for FREE to get bonus content with...2020-10-0637 minCANADALANDBonus AMA: Canadaland's MoneyYou asked about our money, Jesse answers. To hear the rest of this special episode right now, go to canadalandshow.com/joinSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-09-0703 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesAnnouncing Season 2Different city, different secrets. Help make season 2. Support us at patreon.com/canadalandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-10-2804 minCANADALANDEp. 283 - Oh Great, A Republican Plot Against CanadalandSomething strange has been going on for the last little while and we’re ready to talk about it. This is a story about a Republican-affiliated scheme against Canadaland and yes, we’re serious. The Executive Director of WE Charity, Dalal Al-Wahedi states: Navigator is a long-time supporter of WE Charity. Since May 2017, the charity has engaged Navigator in an advisory capacity. This work has been limited in scope to strategic advice, assisting with drafting press releases statements and in reviewing legal texts. Navigator has not been engaged in any online, editorial, media, partner or publi...2019-06-2433 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesBurners | Thunder Bay Chapter 5What if Thunder Bay isn't broken?What if it's working just as it's supposed to?Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-2628 minThunder BayChapter 5 - BurnersWhat if Thunder Bay isn't broken?What if it's working just as it's supposed to?Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-2528 minThunder BayChapter 4 - The Ruthless GameAgnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder Bay is doing it, so why are you picking on me? The story of a case that implicated Thunder Bay's elite. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-1246 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesThe Ruthless Game | Thunder Bay Chapter 4Agnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder Bay is doing it, so why are you picking on me? The story of a case that implicated Thunder Bay's elite. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-1246 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesDeathly Low Priority | Thunder Bay Chapter 3Nine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town with no consequences, it will happen again. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2939 minThunder BayChapter 3 - Deathly Low PriorityNine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town with no consequences, it will happen again. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2839 minThunder BayChapter 2 - ClownsA dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, whose wife disappeared years ago.Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2242 minThunder BayChapter 1 - There Is A Town In North OntarioLocals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2229 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesClowns | Thunder Bay Chapter 2A dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, whose wife disappeared years ago.Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2242 min
Cool Mules | Canadaland InvestigatesThere Is A Town In North Ontario | Thunder Bay Chapter 1Locals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay. Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-2229 minCANADALANDEp.248 - The CANADALAND Investigation Of The Kielburger's WE MovementCraig Kielburger founded WE when he was 12 to fight child labour. Now, the WE brand is used to promote products made by children. Reporter Jaren Kerr presents the findings of his 4-month long investigation. Read Jaren's report here. Read WE's full responses here. To provide information to Jaren Kerr, email him at jaren@canadalandshow.com, or message him securely on Signal at 530-517-7538.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-10-1548 minCANADALANDEp. 217 - The CANADALAND Guide to Jordan B. PetersonWhy did an obscure Canadian psychology prof suddenly become an international media star? It's a much better question than "is he right or wrong?" — This episode of CANADALAND is brought to you by our newest sponsor Endy.Support CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-02-0541 min
COMMONSEp.15 - CANADALAND: COMMONS Guide To DebatesDesmond Cole and guest host Supriya Dwivedi present The CANADALAND: COMMONS Guide To Debates. From the zinger to the dodge, Desmond and Supriya break down what you can expect to see in the federal leader's debates this election season. Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-08-1129 min