Blackballed With James Di Fiore
298 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 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.
The show is part of the Dean Blundell Network and Crier Media, and is consistently ranked as one of the top podcasts in the Daily Commentary category.
Blackballed is what journalism used to be. Welcome to the conversation.
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Episodes
Blackball Rewind: Gay Rights Activist Peter Tatchell
April 15, 2024 22:09 - 56 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 - 43 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 - 38 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 - 32 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 - 29 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 - 51 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 - 35 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
Richard Marsh on the Plymouth Brethren Development Scandal in Chicago
August 31, 2023 00:38 - 29 minutesFormer member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, Richard Marsh, is following a breaking story in Chicago. The PBCC are attempting to purchase 32 acres of land but have run into something they normally do not have to deal with - protestors. Even mainstream media is covering this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Report: David Wallace on Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau
August 28, 2023 01:12 - 51 minutesDavid Wallace joins us for the Blackballed Sunday Report where we examine the similarities between the alleged corruption that infects both Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: The Redemption Episode
August 26, 2023 07:14 - 1 hourJames had COVID the last time Casual Friday happened, but this time Douglas and he nailed it, all without snot or yelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Magnificent 6 - Hip Hop Ensemble Group
August 26, 2023 07:10 - 44 minutesI got 6 emcees and a microphone.... The Magnificent 6 is what happens when you squish together 6 dope emcees, and one dope producer. Their new single Stardust is out, and it is fly AF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Disaster Episode
August 13, 2023 10:25 - 1 hourCasual Friday was way too casual this time as James was sick, made various errors, his oldest friend left abruptly due to a domestic dispute, Douglas tried to save the show but couldn't coral James, and then Ryan Lindley stopped by for ten minutes before James pulled the plug. Oh, and spoiler alert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Angela Vos from Incarcerated Voters
August 10, 2023 19:29 - 18 minutesIncarcerated Voters is an organization dedicated to raising awareness of those who have died while in custody. Angela Vos lost her own son, and she stops by to talk about her mission to help save others, and help those who have lost loved ones find justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
That Nerd Dad Joe Williamson
August 10, 2023 18:16 - 30 minutesJoe Williamson is a salt of the earth fella, who just happens to be a rising star in the podcast game. He also incorrectly believes Lebron James is better than Michael Jordan, but we love him anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Wallace on Doug Ford's Corrupt Provincial Government
August 10, 2023 02:04 - 35 minutesDoug Ford is going to get away with everything, as long as the people of Ontario sit quiet. So says former political dark arts expert, David Wallace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Relationship Episode
August 05, 2023 02:33 - 2 hoursCasual Friday back, and Spenny and Douglas give their two cents on love an relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - The Monday Episode
July 18, 2023 02:16 - 1 hourCasual Friday is back....only it's Monday. And rather than laugh away the evening James Spenny and Douglas tackle topics to hot for most people, and live to tell the tale. People not only need nuance, they want it in today's polarized world. So we gave it to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Caryma Sa'd on the downside of activism
July 13, 2023 00:32 - 1 hourCaryma Sa'd is back, and she has a message to ideological activists on both sides of the political spectrum - you are not infallible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sage Francis - Independent Hip Hop Legend
July 12, 2023 00:26 - 1 hourWhen it comes to independent hip hop music, there are only a handful who can measure up to Sage Francis. He's a dope lyricist, and an artist whose style has evolved in conjunction with how Sage has evolved personally. In other words, he's about as real as they come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday: July 7/2023 - The F Bomb Episode
July 08, 2023 13:47 - 4 hoursCasual Friday is back, and James took melatonin at the 4 hour mark, which made him sound like he was given a sedative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Working for a cult-owned company: Floss
July 06, 2023 03:33 - 42 minutesImagine being a person who just wants a job, and finding yourself working for a company owned by the cult known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Floss is her name, and her stories of dealing with working with cult members, and her interactions with cult leader Bruce Hales, are eye-opening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Growing Up Plymouth Brethren Light: Mike Moore
July 05, 2023 10:58 - 51 minutesMike Moore is a writer and podcast host who grew up inside the Plymouth Brethren. No, not that Plymouth Brethren, but a watered down version of the PBCC Mike talks about religion, the difference between his upbringing VS that of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and how to navigate spiritual waters as an adult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's it like to date a cult member when you aren't in a cult? - Emily Victoria
July 03, 2023 19:11 - 32 minutesEmily Victoria has had a whirlwind year. She met a man she thought was the one, a member of the cult known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Her relationship was a tragic one, drifting between him potentially leaving hte cult, and her potentially joining it. Emily joins us to talk about what it is like to have the love of her life choose the cult over the woman he loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nigerian Artist John Ogunmolawa
June 22, 2023 13:34 - 22 minutesNigerian born John Ogunmolawa is a special kind of talent. He's a pencil artist who can make portraits look exactly like photography, and he does it better than almost anyone. *There is audio issues with this episode related to John's internet connection, but I encourage everyone to head to the Blackballed w/ james di fiore YouTube page to check out his work.* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Wallace on Justin Trudeau's Unreported Vaccine Procurement Scandal
June 22, 2023 01:58 - 35 minutesDavid Wallace is back, and this time he's brought with him a verified report that Justin Trudeau could have had vaccines a month before he did, but delayed the process because he wanted liberal friendly companies to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casual Friday - June 16/2023: The UFO Episode
June 17, 2023 14:48 - 1 hourCasual Friday is back, and James has a new intro, his pal Spenny, and Paul Atkinson's girlfriend who got mad at James and made Paul leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Artur Pawlowski Explains Why God Kills Gay People
June 17, 2023 00:21 - 33 minutesArtur Pawlowski is about to go to court to find out his sentence for an earlier conviction of mischief and breaching a release order. He also has some very controversial views re abortion, gay rights, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
W. Brett Wilson on Climate Change, the Trudeau Govt, and Social Media
June 07, 2023 16:54 - 38 minutesW. Brett Wilson is known for his days on Dragon's Den, and for being a firebrand on Twitter. He also has a major problem with how Justin Trudeau is running Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maxime Bernier on Abortion & Trans Issues
June 07, 2023 00:10 - 28 minutesMaxime Bernier is running in a byelection, and his strategy seems to be to out right Pierre Poilievre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Linwood Barclay discusses his new book The Lie Maker
June 01, 2023 10:48 - 35 minutesThe Lie Maker is the new book by Canadian author Linwood Barclay. He discusses the book, and what inspired him to write it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices