Episodes

  • Cannabis, Cheech, and Chong

    Cannabis, Cheech, and Chong
    May 4 2024
    Hello and welcome to Mean, Median and Moose: A podcast about data in Canada. Your panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers and me Doug Sartori take a look at the world of public-interest data. This time around we’re looking at data on cannabis in Canada. Check out the blog post for links and charts: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/05/04/cannabis-cheech-and-chong
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    41 mins
  • Coins, Colonists and Cost Recovery

    Coins, Colonists and Cost Recovery
    Apr 8 2024
    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is discontinued data.

    Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/04/08/coins-colonists-and-cost-recovery
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    36 mins
  • Cilantro, Crust, and Crullers

    Cilantro, Crust, and Crullers
    Feb 28 2024
    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is fast food data. Stay tuned for our interview with Saskatchewan Open Data activist Andy Dyck.

    Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/02/28/cilantro-crust-and-crullers
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Twelve Datasets At Christmas 2023

    Twelve Datasets At Christmas 2023
    Dec 19 2023
    In our annual Christmas episode Katie, John, Frazier and Doug look at a dozen datasets from across Canada. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and data sources:
    https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/12/19/12-datasets-at-christmas-2023

    Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Toks, Tiks, and Transparency

    Toks, Tiks, and Transparency
    Nov 3 2023
    John, Katie, Frazier and Doug take a look at transparency data from tech firms Meta, X, Google, and Tik Tok.

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    56 mins
  • Water, Waste and Wessels

    Water, Waste and Wessels
    Oct 1 2023
    This episode has two segments.

    First, a our look at public data on shipping and containers, the great lakes, and Ontario water quality.

    Later, an interview with Canadian Open Data Society Executive Director Paul Connor.

    This time your panel of data professionals is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori.
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    39 mins
  • The No Chart Special

    The No Chart Special
    Jun 29 2023
    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This month, we talk about our experiences and the career path for data professionals. Mean, Median and Moose will be back in September with a new data-driven season.

    Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    43 mins
  • European Trade, Tourism, and Trade Schools

    European Trade, Tourism, and Trade Schools
    May 17 2023
    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around we're comparing European and Canadian data. Check out the blog for links to source data and visualization: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/05/17/european-trade-tourism-and-trade-schools/


    Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    47 mins