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Hamilton Spectator episodes

  • Insider: Is Wonder Woman a hero for us all?

    In this podcast extra, Jon Wells and Amy Kenny on the blockbuster movie raking in dollars and sparking debate. Gal Gadot as the Amazonian goddess is beautiful; is she also a feminist icon?

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    30 min
  • Insider: The rise of lethally laced drugs, and a look at the carports of yesteryear

    In Episode 14 of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider podcast, host Joanna Frketich talks with Spectator reporter Mark McNeil about The Carports of Pleasant Valley running June 2 to June 25 at the Carnegie Gallery and managing editor Jim Poling about The Spectator’s investigation into the rising threat of street drugs laced with deadly substances.

    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider.

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    11 min
  • Insider: The rise of lethally laced drugs, and a look at the carports of yesteryear

    In Episode 14 of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider podcast, host Joanna Frketich talks with Spectator reporter Mark McNeil about The Carports of Pleasant Valley running June 2 to June 25 at the Carnegie Gallery and managing editor Jim Poling about The Spectator’s investigation into the rising threat of street drugs laced with deadly substances.
    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider.
    Subscribe to Newsroom Insider podcast on iTunes.
    11 min
  • Insider: Billy Cummer is a violent criminal. And a human being.

    In Episode 13 of The Hamilton Spectator’s Newsroom Insider podcast, host Steve Buist introduces us to Billy Cummer, a man who has lived a life of unimaginable violence, spent mostly in jail. He wanted to spend the rest of his life behind bars. But a judge said no.
    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider
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    25 min
  • Insider: History, healing and saying goodbye

    In Episode 12  of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider podcast, Jon Wells talks about what it was like to write an obituary feature about Peter George, before the McMaster University icon had passed away. Also, editor Jeff Day on the Spec's plans for Canada's 150th birthday, and columnist Jeff Mahoney on the anniversary of Wellwood, a local organization that has helped ease cancer's painful ripple effects for 20 years.
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    30 min
  • Insider: Where are all the women on the Sunshine List?

    In episode ten of the Insider, host Natalie Paddon and reporter Joanna Frketich talk about the conspicuous absence of women among the highest-paid public sector workers in the Hamilton and Burlington area.
    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider.
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    11 min
  • Insider: The myth and reality of Vimy Ridge

    In Episode 9 of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host Joanna Frketich talks with Spectator reporter Nicole O'Reilly about her behind the scenes tour of a new $2.3 million Mohawk College lab that simulates real life medical tests, and with reporter Jon Wells about his weekend feature on the myth and reality behind the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Plus a sneak peek at reporter Mark McNeil's August trip to France and Belgium for the 75th anniversary of the infamous raid on Dieppe.
    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider
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    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider
    Subscribe to Newsroom Insider podcast on iTunes.
    22 min
  • Insider: Code Red explores the link between house fires and poverty
    Welcome to Episode 8 of the Newsroom Insider. Host Natalie Paddon speaks with reporters Teviah Moro and Steve Buist about the Hamilton Spectator’s latest Code Red project, which examines the link between house fires and poverty in the city.
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    Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider.
    23 min

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