Blackballed With James Di Fiore
321 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBlackballed is what other outlets refuse to be - non-combative and open to virtually anyone in politics, media, and entertainment. Host James DiFiore doesn't believe in words like platforming, and will interview some of the most controversial guests without allowing the conversation to derail.
Blackballed is what journalism used to be. Welcome to the conversation.
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Episodes
Casual Friday: The Nuclear Option Episode
June 29, 2024 13:36 - 3 hoursCasual Friday is back, and everyone is here to talk politics....for once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackballed Rewind: Seymour Hersh
June 16, 2024 18:25 - 49 minutesThis interview from 2023 features legendary reporter Seymour Hersh. Hersh breaks down the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the Nord Stream pipeline bombing and who was actually responsible for it, plus gives insights re what sound reporting is and used to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackballed Rewind: Jully Black
June 14, 2024 03:33 - 48 minutesMiss Jully Black is one of the most prolific and talented RnB singers Canada has ever produced. Her rendition of Canada's national anthem created controversy and ultimately won her praise as a trailblazer inside music culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maxime Bernier on Foreign Interference, Pride and Immigration
June 11, 2024 17:40 - 37 minutesMaxime Bernier is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Stephen Harper government, and the leader of the People's Party of Canada. He returns to Blackballed to discuss the current foreign affairs scandal, how he feels about Pride Month, and shares his thoughts on immigration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Political Dark Arts Show w/ David Wallace
June 11, 2024 02:56 - 38 minutesThe Political Dark Arts Show is a Blackballed production, featuring former political fixer David Wallace. We venture down the alley and talk openly about how dirty politics permeates in Canada and internationally, and why it is so difficult to report efficiently about the role dirty tricks plays in elected life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Miscellaneous Episode
June 08, 2024 09:57 - 4 hoursJames, Ashley, Ryan, Douglas, Leanne and David Wallace talk excrement, swinger culture, politics etc...James leaves early...again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max Fawcett talks Mark Carney, the PBO, and Foreign Interference
June 06, 2024 18:48 - 38 minutesMax Fawcett is back. He and James discuss the Conservative Party's intense focus on Liberal-in-waiting, Mark Carney. We then talk about the Parliamentary Budget Office's mishandling of the carbon tax rebate report. Finally, Max helps us understand the muddy waters after a scathing report of possible foreign interference re our MPs and/or Senators currently serving in the House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackball Rewind: The Jordan Peterson Interview
June 05, 2024 15:19 - 1 hourFrom James' short-lived radio program, The Starting Point Show. This interview with Jordan Peterson is refreshing in that he does not come off as some far-right flame thrower. Worth the listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foreign Interference w/ David Wallace
June 05, 2024 01:25 - 43 minutesDavid Wallace talks foreign interference and the CPC leadership race connection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackballed Rewind - Eat The Beat - 2003 Classic Cut
June 03, 2024 21:59 - 1 hourFrom 2003, this is James's masterpiece3 called Eat the Beat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackballed Sunday Report w/ David Wallace
June 03, 2024 03:02 - 1 hourJames and David Wallace talk Trump, David Parker, and Canadian media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Foodie Episode
June 01, 2024 11:06 - 4 hoursRyan got James all interested in Anthony Bourdain., so James flashed his sausage and peppers while everyone else laughed and pointed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Donald Trump is Guilty + food!
May 31, 2024 04:30 - 2 hoursOur inaugural impromptu podcast featuring Ryan and Ashley Lindley, Army Kris, Douglas Connors, Paul Atkinson and James Di Fiore, talking Trump, Anthony Bourdain and more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alka Pradhan - GITMO Human Rights Attorney
May 30, 2024 16:39 - 34 minutesGTMO/Human Rights Attorney - Alka Pradhan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta Civil War w/ David Wallace & Marco Van Huigenbos
May 29, 2024 13:31 - 1 hourDavid Wallace & Marco Van Huigenbos talk Take Back Alberta & David Parker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Saturday Episode w/ David Wallace
May 26, 2024 12:53 - 3 hoursDavid Wallace joins James, Ashley, Ryan and Douglas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Army Kris: A soldier's Perspective on War
May 22, 2024 02:11 - 1 hourJames is joined by Canadian soldier Army Kris and co-host Ryan Lindley to talk war, and travel stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackball Rewind: Noam Chomsky
May 20, 2024 22:12 - 56 minutesJames talks the environment and geopolitics with Noam Chomsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sensational Sunday: The May Long Episode
May 20, 2024 04:55 - 3 hoursJames, Ryan, Ashley and Douglas talk shop, and then everyone hates James. True story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Political Sewer Episode
May 18, 2024 10:11 - 1 hourJames is joined by political dark arts specialist David Wallace to discuss a Press Progress story about to drop re strange bed fellows in Canadian politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackball Rewind: John Gibbons, former Blue Jays Manager
May 08, 2024 18:20 - 59 minutesFormer Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Swear Jar Episode
May 05, 2024 02:39 - 4 hoursJames' son, Caspar, shows he's already got his Daddy's number, while Ryan and Ashley Lindley and Douglas Connors hangs out for the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Diagalon Episode
April 27, 2024 11:14 - 4 hoursCasual Friday is back, and the panel disagrees with James on what Diagalon is, Ashley's bonnet, why clones are a fantastic idea, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackball Rewind: Gay Rights Activist Peter Tatchell
April 15, 2024 22:09 - 57 minutesJames sits down with prolific gay rights activist, Peter Tatchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The OJ Simpson Episode
April 13, 2024 15:28 - 3 hoursCasual Friday is back, and we're talking OJ with Spenny, Ashley & Ryan Lindley, Douglas Connors and Toronto Dam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackball Rewind: Physicist Lawrence Krauss
April 11, 2024 14:44 - 49 minutesIn this Blackballed Rewind, theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss discusses cancel culture, UFOs and more. From 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reality Winner - NSA Whistleblower
April 10, 2024 07:29 - 44 minutesShe is the former NSA translator who received the longest ever sentence for leaking classified material to the media. She is also the subject of the HBO movie REALITY, a personal trainer, and a prison reform advocate. Reality Winner joins us. #fbi #nsa #realitywinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Justin Bieber Episode
April 06, 2024 13:43 - 4 hoursJames Ryan, Ashley, Leanne and Douglas talk about Justin Bieber, why insults are compliments, the battle of the sexes in a podcast context, and how potential guests are ghosting James at the 11th hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The P Diddy Episode
March 31, 2024 12:16 - 4 hoursJames loves hip hop, but hates P Diddy. James is joined by Sage Francis and the usual crew to talk about the hip hop mogul's downfall, and then somehow our memories from 911. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Pork Chop Episode
March 24, 2024 02:58 - 4 hoursCasual Friday s back, and James is joined by Douglas Connors, Ashley and Ryan Lindley, Ray and Kate Routh, and Leane Schaefer. The talk goes from political, to food and coffee, and eventually lands on relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emily Muse - Exotic Spa Entrepreneur
March 17, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutesEmily Muse is an intelligent, accomplished, and hot AF entrepreneur. Shde owns Muse Massage Spa in Toronto, and chats with us about her business, porn, and political activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Woke/Unwoke Episode
March 16, 2024 12:16 - 2 hoursCasual Friday returns with Spenny, Douglas Connors, Ashley & Ryan Lindley, Paul Atkinson and Bridget Mallon. The crews talks wokeness, porn names, Kate Middleton, and foodie stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bridget Mallon - Let's Talk About Life
March 07, 2024 14:03 - 3 hoursJames wanted to do a podcast on a whim. So he asked communications expert Bridget Mallon, who said yes. What ensued was a 3 hour conversation, complete with emotional pauses, life lessons, and some surprising twists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sage Francis & OldBoy Rhymes talk Israel via their new track Master Cleanse
March 06, 2024 15:15 - 1 hourLegendary independent rapper Sage Francis and OldBoy Rhymes drops by to talk about their new hard-hitting track MASTER CLEANSE, which pulls no punches in describing the Israel/Palestine conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Douglas Connors on Poilievre VS Trudeau
March 05, 2024 16:55 - 1 hourDouglas Connors from the Eager Beaver podcast helps us understand the strategies between Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau, and why Jagmeet Singh seems so ineffective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Harvard Media Episode
March 02, 2024 12:54 - 5 hoursJames, Ryan & Ashley Lindley, Douglas Connors, Paul Atkinson and Bridget hang out for 5 hours. They talked about Lochlin Cross getting sacked by Harvard Media, interviewing controversial guests, and a slew of other meandering conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheri DiNovo on Israel, Trudeau, Poilievre, Danielle Smith & Doug Ford
February 28, 2024 11:43 - 50 minutesCheri DiNovo is back, and she has a lot to say about what is happening to Canada, and the world, politically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Investigative Journalist Dave Troy
February 02, 2024 11:28 - 53 minutesDave Troy is an investigative journalist specializing in world affairs and dangers to democracy. He and James talk about Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Hamas, and the 2024 American election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Rave Episode
January 20, 2024 14:08 - 1 hourCasual Friday is back, and James and Paul reminisce about their rave days, and James reveals why he is in desperate need for a roommate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spenny discusses the conflict between Israel and Hamas
January 19, 2024 06:52 - 1 hourSpenny from Kenny VS Spenny talks about Israel, and why it is such a difficult topic to discuss publicly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday Returns: The Acting Episode
January 13, 2024 16:21 - 1 hourCasual Friday is back. James, Douglas, Ryan, Ashley and Troy Skog shoot the shit for a couple of hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Devillaer, author of Buzz Kill: The Corporatization of Cannabis
September 18, 2023 23:54 - 33 minutesMichael Devillaer's book details the behind the scenes of the run-up and rollout of weed legalization in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Report: Caryma Sa'd - The HateGate Affair
September 18, 2023 14:18 - 30 minutesCaryma Sa'd's investigative piece on the Canadian Anti -Hate Network examines the influence and unaccountability of the network and asks why it is used as an unchecked source for the media and law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Loose Morals Episode
September 16, 2023 07:31 - 1 hourCasual Friday is back with Caryma Sa'd, David Wallace, Paul Atkinson and Paul Riss. We chat about Danny Taro's misogyny, Jagmeet Singh's Invisible Man routine, and mosquitos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheryl Hope & Richard Marsh on Plymouth Brethren Grave Desecration and Chicago scandal
September 13, 2023 17:07 - 52 minutesexplain the two current Plymouth Brethren Christian Church scandals - the Chicago land deal, and the desecration of graves in the UK. We also cover the Danny Masterson rape conviction - the parallels between Scientology and the PBCC - and ask if it may lead to more coverage of other cults who protect predators. It is also Cheryl's 31st anniversary leaving the cult and ask her about her transformation since going public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blackballed Sunday Report: CPC Convention and why Justin Trudeau should fear Pierre Poilievre
September 11, 2023 01:35 - 34 minutesDavid Wallace is back to talk about the CPC convention, and how Pierre Poilievre looks far more impressive right now than Justin Trudeau, much to the dismay, and disbelief, of liberals around the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Report: David Wallace on Pierre Poilievre's cult connections and the Greenbelt Scandal
September 03, 2023 23:12 - 36 minutesDavid Wallace joins us to talk about the Greenbelt scandal. organized crime, Poilievre's cult connections, and our new pod series that focuses entirely on the Klondike Papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheri DiNovo on Doug Ford's Greenbelt Scandal
September 03, 2023 20:40 - 32 minutesCheri DiNovo is back, and she has a lot to say about the Doug Ford Greenbelt Scandal, and what regular citizens can do to fight back against corruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Blundell/Spenny Episode
September 02, 2023 12:08 - 2 hoursCasual Friday is back, and this time James and Douglas are joined by our fearless leader, Dean Blundell. Spenny also drops by, and then an unexpected Ryan Lindley sits in for the last hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Caryma Sa'd on right wing VS left wing lunatics
September 02, 2023 00:14 - 39 minutesCaryma Sa'd is back, and she has an update on her dealings with the unhinged ideologues from the right and the left due to her signature style of Gonzo journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices