{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1611,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:17:59.362732+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"New Canadian Social Media Platform is Too Canadian","slug":"new-canadian-social-media-platform-is-too-canadian","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/new-canadian-social-media-platform-is-too-canadian","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a4db540195f863605f3f049","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a4db540195f863605f3f049/media.mp3","summary":"A new strictly Canadian social media platform is promising a friendlier alternative, but is it too Canadian to succeed?  Gander Social launched on Canada Day with an ambitious plan to “fix” social media with a bot-free, less divisive approach that includes moderation based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  But, do people really want social media that “makes them smile”?  Host: Julian Abraham Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Kevin Newman Additional music by Audio Network Image Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy Students and new-to-audio reporters: Canadaland is launching another year of our Audio Journalism Fellowship!  If you’re a journalism student or audio storyteller looking to gain some invaluable experience, this is a really unique opportunity. Find out more: https://www.labs.canadaland.com/   Further reading:  Canadian social-media platform Gander officially launches this week, promising data sovereignty - The Globe and Mail Investor Outlook: Gander Social expands with Canadian data focus [Bloomberg] - Arlene Dickinson and Amber Mac sever ties with Gander Social | BetaKit   Luke Lebrun Thread [Bluesky] Welcome to the Mark Carney major projects sweepstakes - The Globe and Mail The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI - The Atlantic      Sponsors: oxio : Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free!  Douglas :  Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today…","meta_description":"A new strictly Canadian social media platform is promising a friendlier alternative, but is it too Canadian to succeed? Gander Social launched on Ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1664,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/new-canadian-social-media-platform-is-too-canadian/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/new-canadian-social-media-platform-is-too-canadian.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}