June 17, 2021
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#314 End Times For Shock Jocks
Ed the Sock doesn't seem okay since Bell announced it would reboot MuchMusic. CBC won't let their audience comment on their articles on Facebook anymore. And a Global radio host loses his job for using a racial slur - Is the era of edgelord talk radio over? Vice Senior Editor Manisha Krishnan co-hosts.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Tiffany Lam
Producer
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Further reading/watching:

  • BellMedia’s announcement re: MuchMusic here
  • Jesse retweeted a video of Prime Minister Trudeau’s G7 comment here
  • See Manisha’s recent article about Global’s Mike Stafford here
  • See our 2019 article about Mike Stafford here

This episode is supported by Dispatch Coffee, Squarespace, and HelloFresh.

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