{"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":"Wet Hot Libel Summer: the Caylan Ford/Press Progress Fiasco","slug":"wet-hot-libel-summer-the-caylan-ford-press-progress-fiasco","published_at":"2026-08-05T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/wet-hot-libel-summer-the-caylan-ford-press-progress-fiasco","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a72a1c6f75dde11d121a79f","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a72a1c6f75dde11d121a79f/media.mp3","summary":"Seven years in, we're looking at what might just be the longest and most involved media defamation trial in Canadian history: former Alberta United Conservative Party candidate Caylan Ford is suing PressProgress, the CBC, Toronto Star and several others, for $7.65 million. She says that they wrongly portrayed her as a white supremacist, they say that they were only quoting her…  Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Jen Gerson Photo Further reading:  Caylan Ford Statement of Claim PressProgress Statement of Claim Defend Canadian Journalism - Broadbent Institute   Defend Canadian Journalism - PressProgress   Litigation — Caylan Ford Support PressProgress - Defend Canadian Journalism Caylan Ford speaks out: Former UCP candidate reveals why she was “cancelled” | Keean Bexte   Resisting the mob (feat. Caylan Ford)   When the Mob Came Alberta Needs Anti-SLAPP Legislation!   UCP Candidate Complained ‘White Supremacist Terrorists’ Are Treated Unfairly, Leaked Messages Show Press Progress claims my lawsuit is a frivolous SLAPP action. Here are the facts.      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. Visit do uglas.ca/canadaland to claim this offer. Article : Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To claim, visit article.com/canadaland and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. Shopify…","meta_description":"Seven years in, we're looking at what might just be the longest and most involved media defamation trial in Canadian history: former Alberta United Conser…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/wet-hot-libel-summer-the-caylan-ford-press-progress-fiasco/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/wet-hot-libel-summer-the-caylan-ford-press-progress-fiasco.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}