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NDP Leader Avi Lewis has a massive task ahead of him. When host Noor Azrieh last spoke with him before the leadership election, he said he had a plan. Well, how’s that working out for him?

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: NDP Leader Avi Lewis

Background reading:
Are you paying more than your neighbour? It could be 'surveillance pricing' – CBC News
Provincial NDP leaders react to Avi Lewis’ ascension to federal NDP leadership – Rabble
Sask. and federal NDP clash over stance on fossil fuels in open letter – CBC News
Here's the 'experiment' NDP Leader Avi Lewis is trying to run in Canadian politics – CBC News

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Last Thursday on Off The Record, we talked about Social media — what you love and hate.

As journalists, we are pretty terminally online. We wanted to know how you balance social media with real life, and y’all showed up! Check it out, if you haven’t already.

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Stephen March will be interviewing Chrystia Freeland LIVE in Toronto in the first edition of The Nuance, a live event series in partnership with the MNJCC. Join us on Sunday, May 24th at 7pm at the Al Green theatre. Doors open at 6pm. Free for Canadaland supporters, or you can become a supporter at the door for only $2 this month. Seating is first come first served.

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The Kamloops Indian Residential School made headlines five years ago this month. What followed was tears across the country, marches, statues torn down, and the Prime Minister bending a knee while holding a teddy bear. Then came the counter narrative fuelled by books with titles like Grave Error and Dead Wrong.

Today we talk to Dr. Kisha Supernant, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, who has been working in the field at potential grave sites across the country. What has she found? What is the tone of the debate five years on from Kamloops? And why are there still so many questions?

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Additional music by Audio Network
Fact checking by Kallan Lyons

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The new GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the press and it did not go well. With scathing questions and confounded columnists, Toronto reaffirmed its reputation as a tough media market.

What is it about sports that creates unique regional media markets with their own tone and style of coverage?

Dan Robson of The Athletic joins Sam Konnert to talk sh*t about sports reporting.

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Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Dan Robson

Further reading:
John Chayka’s tenure with the Maple Leafs begins under intense scrutiny - The Globe and Mail
Internet reacts to Steve Simmons' viral moment at Leafs press conference for new GM John Chayka
The Aura Shift: Macklin Celebrini and the NHL’s TikTok-bred Gen Z takeover - The Athletic
Looking back on new Maple Leafs GM John Chayka’s tenure in Arizona - Sportsnet.ca
Dawn Of The Dumb: We Need A Better Class Of Fan - Richard Lewis [Substack]
Noam Chomsky: Why Americans Know So Much About Sports But So Little About World Affairs - Alternet
Toronto team signs Yasiel Puig, despite potential prison sentence looming - CTV News
Vancouver police deny motorcade request for FIFA's Infantino - ESPN

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As journalists, we are pretty online. Terminally online. Our screen time apps? Let’s not go there…

Now our social media feeds are likely different from many of yours. So we wanted to ask all of you, who probably lead less online lives, what you love, hate, and how you balance your online from your IRL. And you all had so much interesting stuff to share.

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
Additional music by Audio Network

Further Reading:
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe — Penguin Random House
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism — Flatiron Books
Pinterest Users Are Tired of All the AI Slop — Wired
LinkedIn Lunatics Subreddit — Reddit
The #BLM Protests Are Not Your Aesthetic — Story Factory
mastodon explained in only a few sentences - for a newbie — Reddit
People don’t want to run their own servers, and never will. (Actual title is “My first impressions of web3”) — Moxie Marlinspike (Founder of Signal)

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CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stories.

Plus, Carney’s government is planning a massive extension of journalism tax credits to include radio and broadcast, propping up legacy platforms owned by the big telcos.

Are subsidies stifling competition and innovation?

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading:
Lisa Sygutek: The CBC is a predator of local news | National Post
CBC president denies broadcaster is biased or poaches journalists from smaller markets - CBC News
The Government Doubles Down on News Sector Support: Fiscal Update Opens the Door to Tens of Millions in Tax Credits for Bell, Rogers and Corus - Michael Geist
The end of the journalism world beckons and the industry pretends it’s not happening - Peter Menzies - The Rewrite [Substack]
The Canadian government is now deciding who’s a journalist - The Hub
Eco News Site No. 1 In Grants | Blacklock's Reporter
Cape Breton community TV station loses federal funding for only journalist | CBC News
Liberals use majority to move some parliamentary committees behind closed doors | CBC News
SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them. - The Line [Substack]

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