This week we speak with author Ian Gill. An ex-pat Australian, Gill cut his teeth as a journalist with the Vancouver Sun in the 1980s before moving on to produce documentaries for the CBC. In his 2016 book, No News is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse – and What Comes Next, Gill explores the […]
Halifax needs a living wage: Examineradio, episode #93
The concept of a Living Wage Ordinance has been picking up steam across North America, with more than 140 cities in the United States having adopted such a measure. Currently, New Westminister, BC, is the only Canadian city to have passed such legislation, but the movement is gaining support across the country. In Halifax, organizations like the […]
Toward an accessible Nova Scotia: Examineradio, episode #92
This week with speak with Ryan Delehanty, the Atlantic Assignment Editor for Accessible Media Inc., about the province’s – and the city’s – slow march toward genuine accessibility for all its citizens. Also, the McNeil government and the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union agree to head back to the bargaining table just as the public sector […]
Province House Dumpster Fire: Examineradio, episode #91
This week saw a meltdown at Province House of near epic proportions with Education Minister Karen Casey locking Nova Scotia students out of their own classrooms while insisting that teachers had to show up to teach … I dunno, the dust motes? Joining us to try to make sense of this colossal clusterfuck is former […]
They get cut, we bleed: Examineradio, episode #90
This week’s episode revolves almost exclusively around the labour dispute between the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union and the provincial government. It seems as though the McNeil administration expected the teachers to roll over and take the first offer (and then the second), but the teachers have made it clear that imposed working conditions have put […]
A post-Chronicle Herald Nova Scotia? Examineradio, episode #89
On this, episode 89 of Examineradio, we speak with long-time Halifax journalist and journalism professor Stephen Kimber. Over a wide-ranging interview, we look at the very real possibility that Halifax could become the largest city in Canada without a daily newspaper of record. Also, Halifax’s White Elephant has its opening date pushed back yet again, throwing […]
The Fourth Estate: Examineradio, episode #88
This week we speak with Nick Fillmore, veteran journalist and publisher of the Fourth Estate, a rabblerousing alternative Halifax newspaper in the 60s and 70s. Basically, imagine a hippier Tim Bousquet. He currently publishes the blog A Different Point of View. Also, Nova Scotia teachers agree to head back to the bargaining table in advance […]
Examineradio jumps the shark: Examineradio, episode #87
This week is a special Halifax Examiner Subscription Drive episode. We look back on some of the highlights of nearly two years’ worth of this podcast and radio show, including interviews with former MPs Megan Leslie and Peter Stoffer, Toronto Star journalist Alex Boutilier and lawyer-turned-author Philip Slayton. Oh, and Mayor Mike Savage. Plus, Tim […]
Transforming and modernizing the Senate: Examineradio episode #86
This week we speak to Senator-Designate Wanda Thomas Bernard, recently appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Bernard has a long history of social research and activism, and was the first tenure-track African Nova Scotian professor at Dalhousie. Also, Halifax is in mourning over the loss of close to 700 children in what police describe as […]
Max’s Folly: Examineradio, episode #85
Bill Turpin is a lifelong journalist with stops at the Montreal Gazette and the Halifax Daily News. He’s just released his debut novel, Max’s Folly, a love letter to the craft of journalism. Also, Nova Scotia teachers are pissed and 200% of them have voted to strike, apparently. (direct download) (RSS feed) (Subscribe via iTunes)
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