Short Cuts is a weekly media criticism show where our hosts talk shit about the news.

Short Cuts

Hosted by Jesse Brown and Jonathan Goldsbie

Each week we take you behind the headlines – bringing you expert analysis, heated opinion and thoughtful debate on the stories everybody is talking about and the ones they aren’t but should be.

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#971 Just For Death

The laughter has stopped at the Just For Laughs festival, as ownership applies for creditor protection and cancels the Montreal and Toronto 2024 festivals.
March 14, 2024

#969 Mulroney: One of Canada’s Most Divisive Prime Ministers

As the obituaries and puff pieces roll in, the Canadian media seems to have forgotten that Brian Mulroney was - in fact - divisive. Correcting the record on “Conservative Titan” Brian Mulroney. 
March 7, 2024

#967 The VICE Guide to Losing $5.7 Billion

Vice Media was once valued at 5.7 billion dollars - This week it closed its doors.
February 29, 2024

#965 The Oliphant in the Room

Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was caught being critical of the Trudeau government’s policy on the Gaza war in a leaked phone call with a constituent.
February 22, 2024

#963 For Whom Bell Trolls

Is radio not a viable business anymore? Bell Media said this in a release in the wake of massive layoffs.
February 15, 2024

#961 No Sex Please, We’re Albertan

The Alberta Premier has a UCP leadership election this year, and apparently she needs transphobic voter support more than she cares about keeping the government out of classrooms and kids’ pronouns.
February 8, 2024

#959 Internet Censorship (Taylor’s Version)

How much information should the public get when it comes to the motivations of a suspected shooter attacking a government building?
February 1, 2024

#957 The Missing Piece for International Students

From cash cows to scapegoats, has there been a change in how we talk about international students?
January 25, 2024
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