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COMMONS

COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:42

CULTS 7 - Hey #Bossbabe!

COMMONS ·

2023/11/29

Nearly 1.4 million Canadians and almost 50 million Americans are involved in multi-level marketing. And that sheer volume of people makes it a near certainty that you’ve encountered MLMs in your life somehow.The promise of financial freedom can be an intoxicating lure. But MLMs, like so many other cultish enterprises, are about more than just money. They’re about transcendence.And in their wake, they often leave behind ruined livelihoods and broken lives.Featured in this episode: Julie Anderson,

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49:32

CULTS 6 - Being a Blackmore

COMMONS ·

2023/11/22

Mary-Jayne Blackmore is one of the oldest children of Winston Blackmore, the most famous polygamist in Canada.For decades, her family has been the subject of intense media and legal scrutiny because of her father’s 27 wives and 150 children. Their lives have been dissected in documentaries and in court testimony.The name Blackmore has become synonymous with either faith-based persecution by the state or with cult-like religious fundamentalism that victimizes girls and women.But for Mary-Jayne, these

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34:35

CULTS 5 - Alien Superstar

COMMONS ·

2023/11/15

In 1973, a French motorsports journalist claimed to have been visited by a UFO that revealed to him the secret origins of humanity. For the next half-century, the man known as Raël would go on to create a new faith with tens of thousands of adherents all around the world.The media have portrayed the Raelians as not just a cult, but a strange phantasmagoria of extraterrestrials, orgies and clones. But its followers insist it is the only true path forward for humanity.Featured in this episode: Nicole

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43:07

CULTS 4 - The Cult Wars

COMMONS ·

2023/11/08

An explosion of new spiritual movements in the 1970s led to the creation of an entirely novel academic field. But right from the beginning, the discipline was riven asunder.The Cult Wars have been raging for decades. They’re fought not only in academic journals and conference seminars, but in the press, the courts and in legislative assemblies. And their battles continue to have enormous consequences.Featured in this episode: Michael Kropveld, Stephen A. Kent, Susan J. PalmerTo learn more:“Caught Up

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42:59

CULTS 3 - MKUltra

COMMONS ·

2023/11/01

In the 1960s and 70s, there was a fear that cult leaders were brainwashing young people into joining their new, strange movements. But is it even possible to “brainwash” anyone?At a psychiatric hospital in Montreal, one mad scientist, with the help of the CIA, tried to find out.Featured in this episode: Alison Steel, Lisa EllenwoodTo learn more:Brainwashed by Michelle Shephard, Lisa Ellenwood & Chris Oke on CBC PodcastsThe Search for the Manchurian Candidate: The CIA and Mind Control by John

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31:06

CULTS 2 - Brother XII

COMMONS ·

2023/10/25

The story of Brother XII still fascinates and even frightens some people in and around Nanaimo.He’s often called the Devil of De Courcy Island for good reason.Brother XII prophesied about the coming apocalypse. But instead, his story would presage something different. He was a forerunner of the strange, new religions that would sweep over the western world.Featured in this episode: Bill Miner, Justine BrownTo learn more:Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th Century Prophet by John OliphantAll

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31:23

CULTS 1 - Speak in Tongues

COMMONS ·

2023/10/18

As organized religion declines in countries like Canada, we’ve experienced an explosion of what some call religious movements and what others call cults.The idea of cults has become an omnipresent part of our discourse. But what even is a cult? And why have we become so intrigued by these groups?And the language of cults has moved beyond just religion into so many different spheres — everything from fitness, to politics, to work.Featured in this episode: Harold Henning, Amanda MontellTo learn

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16:35

The End of Canadaland

COMMONS ·

2023/10/05

Support us now! Click here:canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce this is the last episode of Canadaland, no one would be surprised.Journalism in Canada is in a fight for its life. You can have an impact. Head tocanadaland.com/jointo become a supporter today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:34

Introducing our new season… Cults

COMMONS ·

2023/10/04

The word cult gets tossed arounda lot. The label gets applied to everything from doomsday religions, to wellness fads, to online conspiracies.Uncovering the stories of both devotees and dissenters, this season of COMMONS will go beyond the true crime cliches and will make you question everything you thought you knew about cults.Our new season launches on October 18th.Canadaland Supporters can listen to the first episode a week early! Become a supporter at canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See

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26:46

Bonus - Game Misconduct

COMMONS ·

2023/09/06

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with Jashvina Shah to talk about her book, Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture and How to Fix It.Featured in this episode: Jashvina ShahTo learn more:Game Misconduct Hockey's Toxic Culture and How to Fix It by Evan F. Moore and Jashvina Shah“No, this is not a watershed moment for hockey” by Jashvina Shah in The Globe and MailSex offences against minors: Investigation reveals more than 200 Canadian coaches convicted in last 20 years

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17:54

Bonus - Overtime

COMMONS ·

2023/08/02

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with host Arshy Mann to discuss our recent season on hockey.If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to

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46:49

HOCKEY 7 - Blood on the Ice

COMMONS ·

2023/07/05

Derek Boogaard made his living pummeling people on the ice. But outside the arena, he was soft-spoken and kind.Fighting was just his job. But it would end up taking everything from him.Hockey fights, and the numerous blows to the head that players have to endure, have become a moral crisis at the very heart of the sport. And the NHL is doing everything they can to deny the science and allow this gladiatorial combat to continue.And it’s enforcers like Derek Boogaard who end up paying the

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30:08

HOCKEY 6 - The Problem Hockey Won’t Name

COMMONS ·

2023/06/28

The Hockey Canada scandal has become one of the biggest stories in the country. And now, hockey appears to be in the middle of a reckoning. But this isn’t the first time. There was another moment, just like this one.Back then, people tried to warn the hockey world — they were ignored. And even today, the sport won’t name the very specific issue they face.Hockey has a gang rape problem.Featured in this episode: Alexis Peters, Laura RobinsonTo learn more:Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault

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45:09

HOCKEY 5 - The Boys from Brampton

COMMONS ·

2023/06/21

Mike Danton was playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the St. Louis Blues. And at the same time, he was trying to hire a hitman to kill his agent, David Frost.Danton’s arrest and conviction would become one of the biggest hockey scandals of all time. But this is not just some salacious true crime story.It’s an extreme example of everything that’s wrong with hockey culture; hazing and abuse, sexual misconduct and the adult men who control the lives of teenage boys for their own monetary

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35:29

HOCKEY 4 - The Lonely End of the Rink

COMMONS ·

2023/06/14

Justin Davis was never a superstar. He was a journeyman player, one of tens of thousands, chasing the dream. And at almost every step, when hockey gave him something, it would also take something away.Hockey exacts a heavy toll on many boys and young men — on their minds and their bodies. And then they’re told not to talk about any of it outside the locker room.It’s enough to make you ask the question. Is this a sport? Or a cult?Featured in this episode: Justin DavisTo learn more:Conflicted Scars:

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36:24

HOCKEY 3 - Iced Out

COMMONS ·

2023/06/07

The NHL likes to call Willie O’Ree the Jackie Robinson of hockey. And no one can deny how significant it was when he became the first Black player on the ice in an NHL game in 1958.But what the league doesn’t like to talk about is what happened next.Because after O’Ree, the NHL didn’t admit another black player for sixteen years. So did the NHL resegregate? And why don’t we talk about the experiences of the players who broke hockey’s second colour line?Featured in this episode: Bob Dawson, Bill

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30:15

HOCKEY 2 - The Birth of Black Hockey

COMMONS ·

2023/05/31

Of the estimated 7000 people who have played in the NHL only around 100 of them have been Black. That’s an absurdly low number compared to any other major North American sports league.But what makes that statistic especially shocking is the fact that the modern game has its roots with Black players on Black teams.The Coloured Hockey League wasn’t just a sideshow to the main event of white hockey. And the way that league was targeted by the white establishment is reflective of the racism that Black

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25:37

HOCKEY 1 - The Best Game You Can Name

COMMONS ·

2023/05/24

Hockey is a hell of a lot of fun. But right now, the sport is going through a reckoning. Allegations of racism, corruption, sexual misconduct and so much more are rocking the game to its core.But the truth is that in Canada, hockey is more than just a sport. It’s a civic religion, with a billion dollar business attached to it.Over the next seven episodes, COMMONS will be digging into the cult of hockey, scrutinizing its doctrines and exposing its secrets.Canadaland is turning 10! From May 24 - June

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2:07

Introducing our new season… Hockey

COMMONS ·

2023/05/10

Love it or hate it, hockey is inescapable in Canada. But the sport has a dark side.From violence and racism on the ice, to corruption, cover-ups and abuse off of it. In the latest season of COMMONS, host Arshy Mann and producers Jordan Cornish and Noor Azrieh will be bringing you stories from inside the cult of hockey.Our new season launches on May 24th.If you’re a Canadaland supporter, you can get access to episodes a week early! Become a supporter at canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See

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51:23

BONUS: Cory Doctorow knows why monopolies are killing...

COMMONS ·

2023/04/12

In the last season we sat down with Cory Doctorow, co-author of Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back, to find out how the music industry has become dominated by monopoly power. In this bonus episode, we’re bringing you Arshy’s full interview with Cory, complete with all the nitty gritty details around how and why musicians continue to get screwed by Spotify, music labels, ticketmaster and more.To learn more: Chokepoint

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