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Canada needs a news criticism podcast now more than ever. Thankfully, The Catch has got you covered. Join award-winning independent journalist Scott Martin every week as he breaks down the latest news media nonsense. Punching through the noise, The North State tackles how news media frames issues, omits information and pushes the status quo.
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Launching Worker-owned News ft. De Facto Journalism Co-op
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May 05, 2026 |
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National Post Praises White Supremacist Novel ft. Carmen Celestini
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Monologue: Why Do We Talk About Jesse Brown?
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Crossing into a Majority ft. Elizabeth McCallion
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Avi Lewis? More like Avi LENIN! ft. Nora Loreto
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The Assassination of the FOI by the Coward Doug Ford ft. Justin Ling
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Oops, the Government Determined Who Was a Journalist ft. Jeremy Appel
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Supporting the Illegal Bombing of Iran "With Regret" ft. Ian Barclay
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Courtside for Amber Bracken v. RCMP Trial ft. Ethan Cox and Camilo Ruiz
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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How to Report on Antisemitism in Canada ft. Blake Lambert
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Anti-Trans Internet Narratives and Tumbler Ridge ft. Mel Woods
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Monologue: The RCMP vs. Journalism
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Barred from the Conservative Convention ft. Arno Kopecky
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Monologue: The Bullsh*t Years
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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The North State Q&A Fest 2025 ft. Eric Wickham
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Killjoys Ruin Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner ft. Rachel Gilmore
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Accounts and Accountability ft. Jesse Brown
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Human Rights... Trans Kids Notwithstanding ft. Mel Woods
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Monologue: Post-CANADALAND Wasteland
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Panel: Sifting Through the Sludge of Budget 2025
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Pay Wall of it All
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Monologue: Fine, Let's Talk About the NDP Leadership Race
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Diving Into CBC's Five-Year Plan ft. Luke LeBrun
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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One Year of The North State
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Carney, News Media Prepare for War ft. Ian Barclay
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Doug Ford's Stupid F**king Tunnel ft. Glyn Bowerman
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Monologue: Inescapable Burnout Climate
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Canadian News Media's Orientalism ft. Sarah Samuel
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Breakdown: Back at it Again at CBC ft. Jeremy Appel
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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The Emperor's New AI Economy ft. Paris Marx
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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This isn't Canada's Land ft. Karyn Pugliese
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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News You Can't Use - Live May 30, 2025
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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What Canadians Can Learn from Australia's Election ft. Mitch Alexander
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May 20, 2025 |
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Our Decaying News Ecosystem is a Political Problem
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May 06, 2025 |
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Grading Journalism's Election Performance ft. Nora Loreto
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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The Down Under State ft. Mitch Alexander
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Breakdown: (Mostly) Election Special 2025 ft. Eric Wickham
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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When Ya Get Drafted ft. Ian Barclay
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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51st State Blues ft. Tyler Shipley
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Breakdown: Justin Tru-Done, Metapocalypse and State of Canadian News
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Digital ID Verification is Coming... Are We Ready?
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Breakdown: Layoff Season, War on Bikes, Bounty on Journalist ft. Dave Gray-Donald
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Opinion Sections Misdiagnose Trump Win ft. Chuka Ejeckam
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Decisions 2024: Election-fever-mania
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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One Year of October: The People
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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One Year of October: The Parliament
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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One Year of October: The Press
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Who Watches the Newsmen? (Trailer)
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Sep 15, 2024 |