Today we’re bringing you something a bit different. It’s a podcast produced by a wonderful team in the UK called Tortoise. Reporter Alexi Mostrous will tell you all about how a Canadian private intelligence practitioner and investigator, set him off on a quest to find out who trolled Amber Heard.

When you hear the name Amber Heard, what comes to mind? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured?

Alexi investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be molded without us even realising.

All six episodes of Who Trolled Amber are now available to binge-listen here.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

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There’s a Loblaws Boycott underway, but is it actually working? Jesse breaks his silence on the Reddit-fueled consumer action and brainstorms some guerilla grocery tactics.

A new CBC advisory committee aims to “modernize” the CBC, but Peter Menzies explains why it probably won’t move fast enough to make a difference.

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson(Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Peter Menzies

Further reading:

• Loblaw boycott isn’t hurting sales, suppliers say - Toronto Star
• Loblaw boycott hits the halfway mark: Here are 5 things to know - Financial Post
• ‘We won’t give up until prices come down’: How Ontarians protested grocery stores in 1966 | TVO Today
• Rex Murphy, on Newfoundland outport fishing | CBC.ca [video]
• Seven media experts selected to help modernize CBC/Radio-Canada before next election - CBC News
• CRTC delays implementing online streaming act until end of 2025 - The Globe and Mail

Sponsors: CAMH, Douglas, Indochino, Article,

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