Tag: Quality Content

“The people who have been able to keep up with and process the Trump storyline effectively are the people who are able to understand celebrity gossip because this is a celebrity president.”

Celebrity gossip aficionado Elaine Lui, otherwise known as Lainey Gossip, joins Alex Paterson to discuss gossip as anthropology, the merging of celebrity and politics, and the changing face of media in the #metoo era.
 

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“47% believed the lie.”
Nik Nanos, author of The Age of Voter Rage, joins Alex Paterson in the Canada 2020 studio to talk about populism, the similarities between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau’s campaign tactics, the unfulfilled promise of the Internet as a fact-checking tool, and professional wrestling.

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“Donald Trump has changed our business deeply. There are things that fly at us that we don’t expect and we don’t anticipate.”

Heather Scoffield, Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Canadian Press, joins Alex Paterson to discuss the changing face of Canadian political journalism and the value of wire services. 

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“The think-tank for the Government of Canada used to be the Government of Canada.”

Tim Barber joins Alex Paterson to talk about the role of think-tanks, marketing new ideas, and Canada 2020’s origins.

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“I became totally obsessed with the core brain story and child development”

Chloe Ferguson of the Martin Family Initiative joins Alex Paterson in the Interac Podcast Lounge to talk about her experiences in First Nations communities across the country — what we’re getting right, what we’re getting wrong, and what we’re missing.

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“When we are born we get a smile, a hug, and a warm meal, and we are connected to that emotionally for the rest of our lives”

Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Beckta joins Alex Paterson in the Canada 2020 studio to talk about the passing of Anthony Bourdain, the nature of our relationship with food, culinary diplomacy, and Canada’s food identity.

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