Blackballed With James Di Fiore

Casual Friday is back with Canadian comedy legend Spenny and co-host of the Eager Beaver podcast Paul Atkinson. This week we venture into circumcision, tattoos and various references to Paul's penis. Guests attempt to manhandle James but he is having none of it. Hilarity ensued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobody wants to talk about it. Everybody deals with it. Mental health. It's gonna be ok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

F Is For Family was a stand-alone animated television series. It was funny, sometimes dark, nostalgic, and had more staying power than the 5 seasons implied. James is joined by Executive Producer Michael Price, writer/story editor Joe Heslinga, writer Emily Towers, and writer/script supervisor Henry Gammill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo went from reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine to enlisting into the Ukrainian military. And just to make her story more interesting, she was once an opposition research professional for Republican candidates...as a transwoman. Sarah joined us from Kviv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casual Friday is a weekly roundtable show where James gets high, Ryan gets drunk, and a bunch of colleagues and randoms call in. This episode was particularly envelope-pushing because James had a couple of panic attacks this week. Don't worry, he did lots of shrooms to heal his brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Lauren shares her back story; she was adopted but it turns out she is Italian, her singing career has never been better, and she shares the exact same name as a French porn star, which kept the lolz coming for years! She's authentic, hilarious and one of the best humans James knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sherman Murders remains unsolved, and David Wallace is here to make us more confused, and more concerned. This episode is brought to you by the adverb ALLEGEDLY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackballed speaks with another ex member of the PBCC, this time Anne Hamilton, who went through hell on earth for years at the hands of PBCC elders. Today she helps new ex-members adjust to life outside the cult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and ever since James invented a way to not have to do any actual work on Friday, that means this typed sentence you are reading is just about all the labor James could muster. On this episode, they say several things that could result in their cancelation, but James doesn't believe in being canceled so he is going to ignore his own contribution to the show's degraded sense of self wor...

The unsolved double murder of Barry and Honey Sherman is a modern day mystery, and most of the mainstream reporting doesn't provide the public with some of the more startling details. Nathan Jacobson and David Wallace help us understand previously unknown variables and why they begin to tell a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of week again where James gets really high and talks to anyone, while Ryan Lindley holds the fort. David Wishard, Paul Atkinson, Dean Blundell and Douglas Connors also joins us. James also takes the unorthodox step in his quest to get Tom Green on the show by unveiling a Tom Green diss track that also compliments the hell out of him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Riviera Farms is a company owned by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and they just poisoned hundreds of Australians with bad spinach. Also, an update on the PBCC's half billion dollar grift known as the Vision Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Najjah Calibur is a good friend of James, and just came back from Qatar where he was the official World Cup 2022 hypeman, energizing crowds of over 80, 000 people. He is also a super talented artist whose new single was played inside the stadium. There were after parties, and celebrities, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Umar is a leadership guru, a keynote speaker and a force of positivity in an otherwise pessimistic world. He joins us to talk about life, taking ownership of your personal brand, and how to navigate the most frightening thing most people can think of - public speaking. Them Caryma Sa'd makes a surprise visit to discuss trying to navigate her online critics/harassers. Learn more about your ad...

Peter Hart was not your typical PBCC member. He asked a lot of questions, challenged authority, and criticized the hierarchy inside the cult. He joins us tonight on the heels of the worst week the PBCC has had in a long, long time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olena Halushka is a board member of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre in Ukraine, and is the co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory. Every day she does the somber work of posting the casualties of the Ukrainian military. She is a tireless advocate for Ukraine and its people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church loses two year battle to keep their names from the public after asking Human Rights Museum to remove LGBT content from their museum. Their lawyer is former Stephen Harper/Conservative Party of Canada general counsel, Gerald Chipeur. Cheryl Hope and Richard Marsh join us to discuss the latest scandal for the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Learn more about you...

Scott Ernest used to be a fierce white nationalist who would find ways to recruit others under the banner of hate. Today, he says he is a changed man, and now helps those he used to hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Hales, the cult leader of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, does not like his image or voice to be heard by the public. Blackballed has secured a secret recording where Bruce Hales is attempting to convince his followers to start sending even more money - a half billion dollars to be precise. Listen to how a cult leader works over his flock, and then send this to as many people as poss...

We are sexy and high and drunk....and sexy! Welcome to Casual Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Klondike Papers caused quite a stir when it was released. Amazon is about to publish an edited version of the dossier, and David Wallace is here to tell us how that will pan out for him, and for those whose crimes are contained within the documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the most heart-wrenching event most of us had ever experienced re gun violence in America. The Sandy Hook tragedy took 28 lives in total, and crushed the spirit of the nation, and the world. What has been done, if anything, since the tragedy, and what can we learn from it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin Erickson was one of many who made allegations against the Legacy Christian Academy earlier this year. She has since paid for her bravery by having her home broken in to, set on fire, and religious messages scrawled on her wall. She joins us to talk about whether her fight has been worth it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackballed focuses much of its attention on the controversial topics and stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I feel like Oprah gave out these libel notices. "And a libel notice for you! And you! And you!" This time, James gets dinged with a libel notice from Shane and Edith Wenzel, the developers who sued Canadaland and Jesse Brown for 1 million dollars. From James they want a groveling apology, but if you know James it probably feels like a million dollars. David updates us on the launch of The Fix. Lea...