{"podcast":{"title":"The Ben Mulroney Show","slug":"the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738","podcast_index_feed_id":7124738,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/benmulroneyshow","website_url":"https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-ben-mulroney-show/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/681cf522-ad01-11ef-80dc-c76b895bf19c/image/f6fc5e62dd874007e963b064d57e43b8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Corus Radio","episode_count":1416,"summary":"Ben Mulroney is regarded as one of Canada’s premier television and radio hosts. He is best known as the former co-host of Your Morning and Etalk and host of Canadian Idol, which was the most watched English-language Canadian television show on record for the entirety of its six-season run. As a preeminent host, emcee, and interviewer, Mulroney infuses galas, conferences, and every event he’s involved in with his signature humour, charisma, and warm personality. Despite being the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and earning a law degree from Laval University and a history degree from Duke University, Mulroney found his calling in show business, not politics. Mulroney got his start as the Quebec City Correspondent for The Chatroom before joining Canada AM as their entertainment reporter. He then joined Etalk from its inception, where he interviewed thousands of stars and reported from hundreds of red carpets, including the Oscars, the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and the Juno Awards. Mulroney has also appeared as a contributor on the weekend edition of ABC News’ Good Morning America and joined Kelly Ripa as guest co-host twice on the popular daytime talk show, Live!…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T20:17:25.569069+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738"},"episode":{"title":"Court Rules a Man is Free to Sexually Assault Kids","slug":"court-rules-a-man-is-free-to-sexually-assault-kids","published_at":"2026-07-09T00:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738/court-rules-a-man-is-free-to-sexually-assault-kids","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3027763264.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3027763264.mp3","summary":"The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that a deaf man named Kendall Longclaws cannot be tried for sex crimes against three minors, and upheld a 2025 lower court ruling. The man never learned to communicate. The courts decided it is a violation of his Charter rights to put him on trial, or even assess his mental fitness for trial. National Post writer and commentator Jamie Sarkonak joins Ben to unpack this legal and moral minefield. If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Ben Mulroney Show, subscribe to the podcast! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.chtbl.com/bms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, on youtube -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BenMulroneyShow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ben on Twitter/X at https://x.com/BenMulroney Insta: ⁠⁠⁠@benmulroneyshow⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@benmulroneyshow⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@benmulroneyshow⁠⁠⁠   Executive Producer:  Mike Drolet Reach out to Mike with story ideas or tips at mike.drolet@corusent.com Enjoy   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that a deaf man named Kendall Longclaws cannot be tried for sex crimes against three minors, and upheld a 2025 lower cou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":629,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738/episodes/court-rules-a-man-is-free-to-sexually-assault-kids/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-mulroney-show-7124738/court-rules-a-man-is-free-to-sexually-assault-kids.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}