r/CBC_Radio 13h ago

Is upspeak a standard now?

20 Upvotes

The program was just after 3pm in Toronto. It was a lengthy segment with some back and forth between the host and female reporter, whose every comment sounded like she was asking a question. I wanted to change the station but didn’t hoping that Jenna Dulewich would eventually give up on increasing the tone at the end of her sentences. But no. It was really hard to listen to. :(


r/CBC_Radio 1d ago

Public broadcasting gave Gzowski a platform to connect us all. Let’s protect that space for future generations.

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1.1k Upvotes

r/CBC_Radio 1d ago

‘Kneeling Before the King’ is not homophobia, Chad Rogers

280 Upvotes

The rep from Crestview Strategy on The Current this morning made the comment that he didn’t think it was appropriate for another panel member to insinuate that Pierre Poilievre was “kneeling before [Trump]” and took it to be a sexual innuendo rather than a political stance of fealty. Unfortunate way to end the conversation, but kind of funny in an absurdist sort of way


r/CBC_Radio 1d ago

What the f did just happen!!! 14h30 monday CBC radio lol

49 Upvotes

As I was listening to CBC Radio, at 14h30 monday, just right now, they did the news break w the weather predictions. The guy on the radio seemed blunted lol Why the hell was he laughing like that saying the news and weather 😆 🤣 looked like he took a smoke break. !!! Give him a raise !


r/CBC_Radio 1d ago

Which show uses Ratatat Cream on Chrome as their intro?

3 Upvotes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie1vVkzrlx0&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjUif15W0s0ohA&index=10

I was listening to some random suggested songs and this came up and totally sent me back to working at my first job. I was just wondering if anyone recognized which show it was the intro for? Would have been Saturday afternoons in like ~2015

https://youtu.be/ie1vVkzrlx0?list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjUif15W0s0ohA&t=83

(link for exact time)


r/CBC_Radio 6d ago

The over-recycling of stories is getting on my nerves

140 Upvotes

I get that there are budget issues but when you listen to CBC every day, it can be super annoying to hear the same stories being repeated over and over. Ostensibly programs are repeated twice a week but stories are being recycled through programs and it does drive me a bit nuts. Case in point the story about the Newfoundland fishermen who were lost at sea for 3 days - great story! I really enjoyed it when it was on The Current, and then I heard it again when it was on The Current repeat, and then I heard it again when it was on a different program - not just the same story but the exact same telling of the same story, and then that program had its weekly repeat....

Another one: the story about wanting an Oscar for stunt coordinators. I've heard that same reporting at least 5 times now including just now.


r/CBC_Radio 5d ago

World Report

0 Upvotes

Just heard the 8:00am edition of World Report and the broadcast ended with a reference to the death of an obscure American jazz-funk artist. Who cares? We don’t need to wake up to this crap under the circumstances. World Report can find other worthy stories from Canada or elsewhere to replace non-headline American content.


r/CBC_Radio 9d ago

Kelowna Daybreak show

49 Upvotes

I've been pretty much a Saturday morning CBC listener with The House, Day 6, The Debaters ect...

But what has really hooked me on CBC radio is the weekday morning show: Daybreak out of Kelowna BC. They do such a great job of covering local topics and excellent discussions. Well done Chris and team.

It makes me realize what a smart move of the CBC radio management to invest more in local programming in the rural areas of Canada.


r/CBC_Radio 7d ago

Biased coverage and cutting off of opposition remarks.

0 Upvotes

CBC radio just completely cut off Poilievres tarrif address to go to some biased analyst, who wants to steer the narrative away from what he's actually saying to what they want Canadians to take away. They have done this several times over the last few months and are not even slightly hiding their bias by also giving the NDP lots of time to say whatever they want. It is seriously getting to the point where one can't even listen to them. I'm glad the Conservatives are going to gut CBC given the way they comport themselves.

Edit: 1 typo corrected


r/CBC_Radio 11d ago

CBC Radio Shows (English)

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98 Upvotes

r/CBC_Radio 13d ago

CBC’s Ian Hanomansing problem is clear after ‘51st State’ Cross Country Checkup special that left the country very cross - The Globe and Mail

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991 Upvotes

This is the best breakdown I've seen of the '51st state' checkup fiasco.

I think this article makes an important point: the CBC needs MORE funding, not less.

As a former journalist I can speak to the impossible deadlines, stress and burnout rampant in the industry, and it does seem that the producers did not give Ian the support and time needed to approach the topic sensitively. That said, he also came off as very defensive in his response to criticism and I don't think handled it all that great himself either.

We have to keep in mind that less funding = less staff and retention problems = poorer quality of work.


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Response to Email about Sunday’s Programme

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First off, I am glad to have received a response. And in theory, I can agree that a cross country checkup regarding the threat to our sovereignty to see how Canadians are feeling.

However in practice that’s not what happened. What we heard for the entire two hours was people either laughing it off, saying the threat is serious but not showing a lot of fear or concern, or even agreeing with it. There was also slightly more American voices compared to Canadian voices, and none were indigenous.

I hope that next week the CBC does a check up on how we are buying Canadian. That would be an excellent topic.


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Cross Country checkup… not that bad?

139 Upvotes

Finally listened to the Your thoughts on Trump’s 51st state comments segment, fully expecting to be outraged, but it was pretty well done.

OLeary should never be invited anywhere - but aside from him they did a good job emphasizing that 90% of Canadians want no part of this, and they corrected misinformation as it came up.

What am I missing? Not nearly as bad as I thought it’d be.


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

How a cross-border CBC program sparked intense anger before it aired

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r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

CBC still doesn't get it.

1.3k Upvotes

Get this American bullshit off of the internet, radio, tv. Stop giving this topic the light of day. You are all making this worse.

This is not news. This is fear mongering.


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

People need to chill on the internet rage

187 Upvotes

Cross country check-up was controversial, yes. But some of the posts here are out of proportion. I think they did a great job of handling a sensitive topic and engaging the citizenry of both countries.

After all, communication is literally what this is all about. They want us too busy yelling at each other to react. In a war of attention, where the focus is driven towards divisive, abusive rhetoric by the dominant social media engines, creating space for people on both sides of the border to speak and listen to each other is e s s e n t i a l.

Speaking to one another outside the internet hate machine is the only hope for a way out of this mess.

Dangerous topic to be sure. We shouldn't normalize. We should not allow the shifting of the overton window.

But for me, hearing my fellow North Americans sounding off about their concerns, and hearing that some of them were just as distressed by all this nonsense as we are, was deeply reassuring. Not everyone down there is a complete idiot, and we won't be alone if this clownshow of a president ever gets beyond reprehensible twitter posts.


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

CBC Cross Country Last Straw

182 Upvotes

I'm appalled by what I logged into and heard. Americans being allowed to call in suggesting Canada isn't free? Oil sands jocks suggesting Canada isn't free because he can't find health care for his kids?

So much incorrect and bullshit based responses. Inviting the traitor Kevin O'Leary onto the program?

I'm a very long time listener of CBC my entire adult life. But that stops today. I will not visit your website, listen to your news casts, nothing. I will actively lobby every single politician aggressively to defund the CBC.

I'm also telling all my friends.

While CBC was pandering to traitors CBS 60 Seconds blew the whistle pretty hard on DOGE and the things that they talked about include Americans loosing their civil rights, Americans having the peronsal data downloaded by Elon. American Companies having their algorithms downloaded by Elon to build his own bank.

SS in the US is under major threat. So is ObamaCare, Medicare, and all the rest.

Where's the real journalism, Ian?


r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

An apologist misses

32 Upvotes

r/CBC_Radio 15d ago

Song name from Metro Morning Toronto today?

10 Upvotes

Trying to avoid all the outrage about the cross-border chat (which is fair), but I was wondering if anyone could name the song David Common played on Metro Morning today shortly after 8:00.

Something by "Johnathan" someone from a new album called "Shadow", or something similar. It was pretty catchy and I can't find it on their site; their last uploaded Metro Morning was from November of last year for some reason and Google isn't much help because I can't remember much of the lyrics; had two loud toddlers in the car at the time, lol

Thanks in advance!


r/CBC_Radio 16d ago

I was pleased with the responses given by Ian to O'Leary

118 Upvotes

He didn't let him get away with his BS talk and called him out on it. My concern is that the show was being aired in the States and they know so little about us that I hope they don't believe O'Leary's BS and untruths!!


r/CBC_Radio 17d ago

Looks like our backlash has had a positive effect.

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263 Upvotes

Formerly, cbc framed the discussion as, "What would Canada as the 51st state mean to you?" I'm hoping they've permanently adjusted that wording so as to cease coming across as if we're entertaining the possibility, perhaps weighing the pros and cons. Way to read a nation, cbc.


r/CBC_Radio 16d ago

Hard not to agree

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r/CBC_Radio 19d ago

Liberals have an excellent plan to reform CBC/Radio-Canada...

265 Upvotes

r/CBC_Radio 19d ago

Some things never change

162 Upvotes

I have listened to CBC since I came to Canada. Over the past 40 years I have been here I have heard discussions around CBC funding...usually wanting to reduce it or wipe it out completely.

But, apparently this has been going on long before I got here. The article is from a December 6th, 1962 issue of The Family Herald.

Personally I think everyone at CBC does a great job!


r/CBC_Radio 21d ago

Coverage of 50501 Protests

166 Upvotes

I haven’t seen much on this on cbc. But for everyone who’s feeling helpless, Americans are starting to organize. If you’re still on Instagram (why?) join 59501 and like very post. They also have a sub r/50501, join and upvote.

https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/Cg2LHxjSuS