Blackballed With James Di Fiore

Rob Davis is a conservative consultant who has a few issues with the removal of Patrick Brown's leadership candidacy. He helps us understand the politics behind it, and why the lack of transparency could actually hurt the Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Brown had already been unceremoniously removed by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in 2018. This time he was vying to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada when he was disqualified. James goes over the reasons why he was ousted, and whether or not any of the candidates can claim to be running a clean campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Dr. Janja Lalich describes the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church as "the most dangerous Christian cult on the planet." She along with Richard Marsh joins us to discuss what escapees face when they attempt to leave cults like the PBCC, and how society is ill-equipped to deal with these types of nefarious groups. We also touch on how Canadian politicians like Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilievre see...

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is an organization with many skeletons, including an assortment of heinous sexual crimes against children. In this episode, ex PBCC member Richard Marsh helps us understand the culture of secrecy and loyalty inside the church and how that translates into child victims who never see justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheryl Hope was once a member of the cult-like religious group, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. After years of being an ex-member, she is ready to come forward to share her story of abuse at the hands of Alan Drever, an elder of the PBCC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Caryma Sa'd returns to Blackballed to give her account of an assault that took place in Kensington Market in Toronto. Her political work has made her a target among the anti-Trudeau crowd. Should Caryma be concerned her coverage of this pandemic and post-pandemic politics is making her unsafe in public? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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When James received the #KlondikePapers he was one of few journalists who had access to the file. Since then, carefully selected stories from the dossier have collided with an urgency to put out material unearthed during Blackballed and The Dean Blundell Show. Justin Ling provides a perspective that encourages patience and accuracy, noting that just because claims are made during a podcast, doesn'...

Simon Rakoff joins James to discuss life as a stand-up comic. Also, James accidentally took really strong edibles...and it is very noticeable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugene Draw, or Dr. Draw, has been travelling the world for 20+ years playing his violin. From world-renowned electronic music DJs to rappers, pop stars to solo gigs, this virtuoso artist is like no other. Fresh off his gig with Fat Joe in Toronto, Draw talks to James about reinventing himself through the discipline of songwriting, and keeping his high energy game in those spots that resonate the...

George Chuvalo is the best heavyweight boxer in Canadian history. His son, Mitch Chuvalo, along with George's right-hand man, Tom Doyle, discuss the triumphs of George's career, as well as the unimaginable tragedies the Chuvalo family experienced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Lee was an Ottawa Convoy protestor who became a darling of the anti-Trudeau crowd. Yet, she calls herself a liberal, is vaccinated, and says she is going back to Parliament Hill on Canada Day to continue protesting against government vaccine mandates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's been a mentor, spiritual adviser for famous musical acts like New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, and others. He spent his formative years as a Trinidadian living in Boston where he befriended Mark Wahlberg and other soon-to-be superstars. Rasta Phil is a legend, and one of those rare characters who is famous among the famous. Learn more about your ad choices....

JJ McCullough and Michael Geist join James to discuss the Justin Trudeau Government's Bill C-11, an internet bill that would drastically impact the way independent or smaller broadcasters operate in the digital space, all while begging Big Tech companies for free money to subsidize artists under the guise of cultural necessity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James continues his interview with Richard Marsh and invites businessman Nathan Jacobson to help explain the circumstances that prompted the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church to ask Jacobson to hand him over to the cult-like organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Marsh is an ex-member of the cult-like group, The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, after Marsh blew the whistle on the alleged scam the PBCC had executed in the UK. They took his family, and even allegedly hired people to find him, kidnap him, and possibly have him 'taken care of.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former conservative party political operative, Nathan Jacobson, joins us alongside self-professed political fixer, David Wallace. The two men discuss their claims of allegedly being asked to kidnap Plymouth Brethren Christian Church whistleblower, Richard Marsh, and the highly contentious claim that the PBCC, including their lawyer, Gerald Chipeur, allegedly asked them to 'take out' PM Justin Trud...

The author of the critically-acclaimed historical fiction novel, Caught Between Two Devils, joins James to discuss his book and what it means to be a first time author in your 60s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An election is coming up. We will try our best to make sure you are not a non-voter after the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's TVO's Steve Paikin. You know, down the middle interviewer, polite but probing. He's also a baseball nut, and an all-around good guy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Fawcett is a great writer, and he's also a journalist who doesn't mind mixing it up. Lead columnist for Canada's National Observer, Max chats with us about his experience in journalism, and if ideology is one of the reasons journalists act like battle rappers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacqui Delaney joins Blackballed to talk about her experience working with John Derringer from Q107 and Corus Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linwood Barclay joins us to discuss his latest New York Times best-seller Take Your Breath Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices