Canadaland
Networks and production companies
Address: 
401 Richmond St W #376, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8, Canada
Canadaland is a Canadian podcast founded by Jesse Brown, who was a co-owner of Bitstrips, a company that makes avatars and had also worked as a media hoaxster and a humour columnist, before launching a career as a media critic. Wikipedia
Website: www.canadaland.com
Latest news
- Jun 10: A Canadian podcast network has agreed to pay CAD $885,000 (US $634,000) in a negotiated settlement after an unfounded allegation in a podcast. The founder of Canadaland, Jesse Brown must make an apology on the website and the podcast. The show appeared to repeat a false claim from a 1996 magazine article as a statement of fact; and Canadaland did not seek comment before publishing. In 2024, a judge suggested Brown showed a "callous disregard of reputation and personal damage". CTV News reports that it is one of the larger sums paid in recent years. Podnews has learnt that Canadaland was fully insured for the settlement amount.
- Jul 24, 2024: In Canadaland's COMMONS feed at the moment: an English translation of Radio France's award-winning podcast Inside Kabul - the story of two young Afghan women, Raha and Marwa, whose lives are forever changed when the Taliban comes to power. Over the course of a year, Raha and Marwa exchange and record hundreds of voice notes with noted journalist Caroline Gillet. What emerges is a raw and incredibly intimate chronicle of two young women coming of age amidst the collapse of the world they had known. It's the first show that Canadaland has licensed in this way.
- May 17, 2024: Canadian podcast publisher Canadaland, which launched Pretendians earlier this week, has plans for more shows - and a new brand name for some of its content. Jesse Brown and Julie Shapiro are interviewed in this week’s Podnews Weekly Review.
- May 14, 2024: Pretendians is a new show from Canadaland today - looking at some of the most prominent and successful Indigenous artists, leaders and professors who all have something in common: they aren’t Indigenous. From the Governor's mansion to Hollywood, co-hosts Robert Jago (Kwantlen First Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe) and Angel Ellis (Muscogee (Creek) Nation) reveal unbelievable stories of identity theft. So why do these so-called “Pretendians” do it? And what happens when they are exposed?
- Feb 26, 2024: Canadaland announced its slate for 2024. The independent, supporter driven Canadian podcast company will add four new original shows, new seasons and ongoing shows.
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