October 30, 2024
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#1049 Doug Ford’s $200 Bribe
Is there more to Doug Ford’s buffoonery than $200 and a paper bag? 
Jesse Brown
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James Nicholson
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Production Manager

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 Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager and Fact Checking), Jesse Brown (Editor)  

Guest: Frank Domenic

 

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This episode features the audio short “The Secret Sauna” by Pippa Johnstone and Jane Sanden (Squamish, B.C.), one of the finalists from the 2024 Local Correspondents Audio Competition, a CanadaLabs initiative.

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