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April 08, 2018 00:23:26
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Do social media-savvy political parties see voters as adversaries?

Will Facebook survive the snowballing scandal around its sharing of users' data with political campaign data miners? Last week, Facebook admitted that data for...

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April 01, 2018 00:24:30
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Mr. Eby goes to Ottawa, Mr. Wylie goes to Westminster

On March 27, in two world capitals, two British Columbians appeared before parliamentary committees and revealed Victoria's secrets.  In Ottawa, NDP Attorney General David...

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March 25, 2018 00:22:44
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Special guest Andrew Jennings talks FIFA and IOC corruption

Mega-events aren't what they used to be. The International Olympic Committee and FIFA used to be tickled pink by the number of countries that...

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March 18, 2018 00:23:57
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Is hosting the World Cup an honour or a burden?

Vancouver is out of the running to host early round matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. British Columbia's NDP government and the United...

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March 11, 2018 NaN
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Three-minutes and 58.8 seconds that changed Vancouver

On this edition, British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame curator and Vancouver 1954 British Empire Games book author Jason Beck discusses the legacy of...

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March 04, 2018 NaN
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Saluting a warrior in the battle for transparency and accountability

On this edition of theBreaker.news Podcast, host Bob Mackin speaks to Vincent Gogolek, who retired at the end of February as the executive director...

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