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Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system? 

And the CBC is (once again) accused of anti-Palestinian bias, this time in its documentary division. Lawyer and journalist Julie Sobowale helps us unpack the legal and labour implications of a series of inflammatory tweets.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Julie Sobowale

Further reading: 

• Democracy is at risk when courts come under fire, Canada's top judge warns - Toronto Star
• Opinion: Donald Trump is a criminal – and his conviction is a catastrophe for America - The Globe and Mail
• HAMMER: Post-Trump verdict, will the American Right finally wake up? - Toronto Sun
• Don’t save local journalism – reinvent it - The Philanthropist Journal
• Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness - The Guardian
• Medical Lies from the Maritimes (2023) - CANADALAND
• CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand - The Breach
• On covering one of the most divisive stories in years - CBC News Editor’s Blog
• CBC’s Palestine Exception (2022) - Review of Journalism

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This story started out like every other Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women case. But something happened that would change the trajectory of the case, the people, and even political leaders in Manitoba. 

Karyn Pugliese sits down with Kathleen Martens of APTN to discuss the trial of Jeremy Skibicki, who has admitted to killing four women: Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and an unidentified woman referred to as “Buffalo Woman”. These are the women whose bodies are presumed to be in Winnipeg landfills and for the past year, people have been calling on the government to search for them, and bring peace to the victim’s families.

Kathleen Martens has been in the courtroom for every day of this trial. In today's show she breaks it all down and provides insight into what it all means and where it might be going.

Content warning: there will be discussion of the murders of Indigenous women in this episode, and may not be suitable for all listeners. Take care when listening. 

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Host: Karyn Pugliese

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Additional music by Audio Network

Further reading, by Kathleen Martens:

• Court, families hear how Indigenous women were murdered in Winnipeg — APTN
• Surprise plea: Jeremy Skibicki admits to killing 4 Indigenous women — APTN
• Police find DNA of another 12 women at self-confessed killer’s apartment in Winnipeg — APTN
• ‘Nobody told us’: Family of Andrea Cederwall seeks answers at Skibicki trial — APTN

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Who’s buying a newspaper in 2024? Meet Kevin Klein, a politician, publisher, pretendian, and new owner of the Winnipeg Sun. 

Then, things get heated, as Jesse and Robert Jago discuss cultural boycotting at the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival. Are cultural boycotts a fair and effective form of protest? 

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Robert Jago

Further reading: 

• Would-be Manitoba newspaper owner not ruling out run for opposition party leadership - The Globe and Mail
• Kevin Klein says he's on a personal journey about his Métis identity  - APTN
• My error in judgement | Kevin Klein 
• Pretendians [podcast]
• John Ivison: Eco-activist Liberal ministers could ruin a $300M lifeline for a struggling First Nation 
• Jury hears 2021 Chicken Land shooting was by three men linked to ISIS | Toronto Sun 
• Vancouver’s PuSh Festival makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Israel-set play The Runner to keep Palestinian artist in line-up - The Globe and Mail 
• Transcript: Ezra Klein on Gaza, A.I. and the 2024 Elections - The New York Times

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CANADALAND host Jesse Brown introduces Dylan to a strange and decaying Quebecois fast food institution… housed inside a giant orange sphere. Today, the orange is a relic of a bygone era. But decades ago, this odd establishment was on track to become the McDonalds of Canada. We hear about the rise and fall of Montreal’s Orange Julep, and how its eccentric founder envisioned a Canada scattered with glowing orange spheres.

This is the third story in our collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings the listener mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here: 

• World's Oldest Edible Ham

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There’s a small, sandy island off the coast of Nova Scotia where hundreds of horses run wild. They’ve been there since the 18th century, and are genetically unlike any other horse in the world. While these horses are beloved, an official animal of Nova Scotia, there have been voices over the years saying they’re an invasive species that needs to be removed, as much for the sake of the island as for themselves. So what does the future look like for the Sable Island horse?

Phillip McLoughlin, ecologist at the University of Saskatchewan who runs the Sable Island Horse Project, joins us.

This episode was produced in collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings listeners mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here: 

• Cranes of the DMZ 

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We’re launching a collaboration with The Atlas Obscura Podcast to tell the stories of Canada’s strange and wondrous places.

Today, we bring you a story about a black bear who traveled across the ocean with a group of World War 1 soldiers before becoming the inspiration for one of the most popular children’s characters of all time. 

Lindsay Mattick, author of Finding Winnie and Winnie’s Great War, tells the story.

This episode was produced in collaboration with the Atlas Obscura Podcast - a show that brings listeners mind-blowing stories from fascinating places every weekday. If you want to hear more stories from their great show, we recommend starting here: 

• Milky Seas 
• Damanhur 

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Hot Docs, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Just for Laughs, just the latest cultural institutions to join a long list of Canadian arts groups facing existential threats. Why is this all happening now?

Based on recent headlines, you might think that we are in the midst of a total cultural collapse in this country. Film festivals, comedy festivals, symphonies, cinemas, theater companies, arts magazines all closing down or telling us that they're about to. Corporate sponsors are pulling out. Leadership teams are crumbling. People are quitting en masse or getting laid off. There's been a lot of dirty laundry aired in public from within these organizations, open letters and accusations about mismanagement and workplace inequity within these arts organizations. It all sounds miserably dire. So just what is going on and why is it all happening now?

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Featured guests: Jesse Wente, Amy Blackmore & Dan Seligman

For more information:

• Canadian Art magazine shuts down amid financial losses and internal conflict

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Traumavertissement: Le segment ‘Bien Noté’ entre 22:30 et 27:00 aborde les violences subies par les enfants autochtones dans les pensionnats.

Fin avril, le premier ministre du Québec François Legault annonçait le contenu de son Musée national de l’histoire du Québec: des collections retraçant les 400 dernières années d’histoire, de Jacques Cartier à nos jours. Dans son discours, Legault réservait une place aux Premières Nations qui étaient là “avant nous” et ont “aidé” les colons à surmonter les épreuves. Pour décrypter ces discours empreints de colonialisme, Emilie reçoit l’activiste, animatrice et chroniqueuse Innue Melissa Mollen Dupuis. Ensemble, elles réfléchissent à tisser une nouvelle histoire du Québec, décoloniale et inclusive. En deuxième partie d’émission, Melissa Mollen Dupuis offre un éclairage passionnant sur le phénomène des fraudes d’identité autochtone, les “pretendians” ou en français “fautochtones”.

Trigger Warning: The ‘Bien Noté’ segment between 22:30 et 27:00 discusses the abuse inflicted on Indigenous children at residential schools.

At the end of April, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the subject matter of his National Museum of Quebec History: collections tracing the last 400 years of history, from Jacques Cartrier to the present day. In his speech, Legault reserved a place for the First Nations who were there “before us” and “helped” the settlers to overcome challenges. To decipher this discourse, marked by colonialism, Emilie is joined by Innu activist, host and columnist Melissa Mollen Dupuis. Together, they reflect on weaving a new history of Quebec that is both decolonized and inclusive. In the second part of the show, Melissa offers fascinating insight into the phenomenon of Indigenous identity fraud, the “pretendians” or in French the “fautochtones”.

Animation : Emilie Nicolas

Générique : Lucie Laumonier (Production), Tristan Capacchione (Production technique), Karyn Pugliese (Rédactrice en chef) 

Coanimation : Melissa Mollen Dupuis

Pour en savoir plus :

• Musée national de l’histoire du Québec: des Premières Nations craignent d’être oubliées – Radio-Canada
• Indigenous leaders pass declaration on Indigenous identity fraud at summit in Winnipeg – APTN
• Sépultures anonymes d’enfants autochtones: une pente glissante – La Presse
• CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand – The Breach
• On CBC's coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, one of the most divisive stories in years – CBC
• Visit the Woodland Cultural Center from home
• Écoutez la nouvelle série « Pretendians » – Canadaland

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Lessons from Winnipeg, Canada’s most Indigenous city. Emilie Nicolas talks to Niigaan Sinclair about what reconciliation looks like in practice and why Winnipeg is ground zero for Indigenous relations in Canada.

Plus, did wildfire season start early in Canada or did the fires never stop burning? Reflecting on the evacuation of Cranberry Portage and how journalism can make a difference in the face of climate fatigue and denial. 

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Host: Emilie Nicolas

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Niigaan Sinclair

Further reading: 

• Residents relieved, anxious as they begin return to fire-threatened Cranberry Portage | CBC News
• How Canada’s wildfires start: climate misinformation explained | The Narwhal
• Early wildfires mean B.C. has already broken its record for carbon emissions in May | CBC News
• Definition of ‘serial killer’ among Skibicki’s chilling Google searches, court told – Winnipeg Free Press 
• CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand ⋆ The Breach
• On covering one of the most divisive stories in years | CBC News 
• Opinion: In its pain and its hope, Winnipeg is Canada’s most vital laboratory for reconciliation - The Globe and Mail
• Wînipêk by Niigaan Sinclair | Penguin Random House Canada  

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Today 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 an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?

Alexi investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be molded without us even realising.

All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen here. 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Special thanks: Jessica Vallentin (Audience Development Manager)

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