A very important non-profit agency ran aground after an influential community leader took over chairing the Board of Directors, leapt into managing day to day operations, and in short order piled up complaints from 17 clients and staff members

Winnipeg media try to erase Howard Pawley’s scandals from history

Jan 3rd, 2016 13m 17s

It took a couple of re-writes for the name “Jim Walding” to appear in Winnipeg Free Press news stories recounting the fall of Howard Pawley’s NDP government in 1988. And the ‘newspaper of record’ persists in obscuring the fact that Pawley had d

The Great Canadian Talk Show podcast is back: preview of whistleblower series that starts Wednesday.

Dec 22nd, 2015 15m 10s

Fans of citizen journalism may have to wait until February for City Circus to return to Shaw TV, but we’re back with TGCTS podcasts and public affairs blogs before Christmas. This easy to listen to 15 minute version: revives an old favourite au

Listen to the Winnipeg Parking Authority scrum – hear what the media didn’t mention

Jan 30th, 2015 21m 12s

The last podcast featured the only delegation that was heard by a Council Committee on January 19th – in other words, me – and my speech with a few broad stroke observations about the Parking Authority business plan that included making drivers

Hear the earful city hall got about the Winnipeg Parking Authority’s business plan

Jan 28th, 2015 30m 13s

Once again The Great Canadian Talk Show had to step before a city hall committee to explain to Winnipeg councillors that the Parking Authority can’t put together a business plan that’s transparent or accountable, no matter how hard they “try” I

From Transcona to the Tokyo Dome: Kenny Omega’s journey to PPV title glory

Jan 10th, 2015 40m 45s

The road for Kenny Omega to being a showcased talent on a major Japanese wrestling pay-per-view, led to a prestigious IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title match last weekend called by the legendary ‘JR’ Jim Ross, and earned the praise of best-selling aut

Return of the podcast: Former WSD chair’s email about Babinsky motion secrecy contradicts her claims on TV interview

Dec 10th, 2014 1h

The Great Canadian Talk Show podcast has returned with a one hour tour of the mysteries of the Winnipeg School Board and the emergence of a third version of what happened when trustee Mike Babinsky tried to table a motion about winter school bu

Oct. 16 2014 – Twitter lights up reviewing CBC-TV debate but Bowmanites conspicuously silent

Oct 16th, 2014 45m 9s

Is it possible that the most photogenic candidate for Mayor just doesn’t look that good to voters when they see more of him than just his smile? Last week on Shaw-TV, Brian Bowman tried to prove his “I got grit” brag to Bartley Kives by attack

October 14 2014- Return of the Podcast/Last week’s City Circus now online

Oct 14th, 2014 2m 48s

If you are able to listen to this podcast, that means our technology upgrade was successful! So coverage of public affairs on City Circus TV will be augmented by The Great Canadian Talk Show once more, and not a moment too soon. I have some new

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