Blackballed With James Di Fiore

Chris Sky became a household name during the pandemic due to his stance on vaccines/vaccine mandates. His trial began a few days ago, and he is mulling a run for Mayor of Toronto. He also has some very questionable views. He then cancelled one minute before this show. So, on that note, James welcomes Chris Sky haters to the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheru Di Novo is a former MPP for Parkdale-High Park and one of the best political minds in Canada. Cheri shares her thoughts on Doug Ford's questionable ethics, John Tory's resignation, and the steps Ontario is taking to become a two-tiered health care system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Tory has resigned, and former Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Achampong said he probably shouldn't have. Rocco joins us to talk about what's next for him, for Toronto, and if he will throw his hat into the mayoral ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Casual Friday, and James brought with him an update on the elusive Shrooms Girl with Spenny, Ryan Lindley, Paul Atkinson and Douglas from the Eager Beaver Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emmalene Pruden knows a lot....about sex and relationships. She's also hilarious. What does she see as the main difference between men and women? And how often do couples successfully navigate the waters known as "finding the spark"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackballed welcomes the co-founder of Death Row Records & certified hip hop legend The D.O.C. to the show @WESTCOASTDOC @jamesdifiore He's worked with NWA, Dr. Dre, Easy E, co-founded Death Row Records, & has one of the best pen games in hip hop history. His album No One Can Do It Better is one of the best debut albums of all-time. He's not just a part of hip hop culture, he's part of the underpi...

Nigel Williams probably, front-man of the Pocket Dwellers, has the greatest lifetime rhyme book in Canadian rapper history. I mean, so says James. He's also a close friend of James' and was the mentor emcee for various young rappers in Whitby, ON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James misses his buddy Adam Cann. Adam moved to Korea to teach English in 2004, found a wife and had a baby. He now works privately and has loads of time to say wildly offensive things to friends and family. Adam joins us from Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Casual Friday returns, and James broke his promise to stay sober before the show even began and ate 60mg of edibles. He and Ryan spoke with James' childhood friend, Dodi, and then James called out his colleagues on air. Ashley, Paul, Kristy and Melissa also stopped by. But the #1 rule of Casual Friday remains intact; what happens on Casual Friday stays on Casual Friday, mostly because we never rem...

Alex Fesiak has a dream job...sort of. The Ukrainian-Canadian is instrumental in making sure the Ukrainian frontlines have the equipment they need in order to fight and communicate effectively against the Russian invaders. His organization is called Heart of the World Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Gibbons is a former Major League Baseball player, manager, and author of the book Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Normally when a media outlet co-signs information from a source or a reporter, that means any subsequent lawsuit against said source is then directed towards the outlet. If the outlet supports the work provided by the source, they get protected. Except when it is CANADALAND. David Wallace GoFundMe page - https://gofund.me/fc99d7e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Police Chief Evan Bray made a statement re the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis Police, James jumped to a conclusion. He's glad he did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Christie was just acquitted in UK court for a harassment charge against 8 members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. He speaks with James today about the impact his case has on members who are still trying to escape the clutches of the cult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of week again where James gets high and talks to variosu people about things that are not stressful. Last week James did a pile of shrooms, but this week he's going to take it easy....by eating 10mg of edibles every 20 minutes for more than three hours. Should be fine. Ashley Lindley joins us, as well as a bunch of other people TBD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

James welcomes the host of the, Who's Got Next podcast, Ray Routh. James was recently the debut guest on Ray's new segment called Ray's Got Next and discovered James was a fellow hip hop head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Christie in an ex member of the cult known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Yesterday ex members around the world celebrated as Lance was acquitted on harassment charges of 8 current members of the PBCC. He joins us today, along with Richard Marsh, to talk about what this victory means to ex members, and current members trying to escape the cult. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Daniel Drache is a scholar in Canadian and international political economy, globalization studies, communication studies, and cultural studies. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed book Has Populism Won: The War On Liberal Democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of week again. Casual Friday is back, and James decided to eat 5.5 grams of magic mushrooms an hour before broadcast. He held it together as he and Ryan Lindley were joined by Ray Routh, Army Chris, Caryma Sa'd, Paul Atkinson, Douglas Connors, Kristi O'Heir and Crier Media producer Chris Rooke. James wrote this summary but can't provide any details, with the notable exception that h...

David Crosby has died at age 81. We speak with music publicist Danny Deraney who worked with Crosby about his impact on music. Paul Atkinson also joins us to lend his thought on Crosby and his cultural contribution to the intersection of politics and music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caryma S'ad has a habit of pissing off the fringes on the left and the right. In this episode of Blackablled, Caryma faces off against a critic of hers, content creator Danny Taro. Danny believes Caryma should have adhered more closely to one side in a recent protest in Peterborough when she documented a drag queen story time protest/counter protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Beth Seed grew up in the cult known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. She survived a horrifying ordeal, including abuse and the forced separation from her family. She shares her story with us today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Fawcett is a writer/essayist/columnist for Canada's National Observer. Based in Alberta, Max will give us his thoughts on how Premier Danielle Smith is doing so far, what his thoughts are re free speech stalwarts like Jordan Peterson, and whether or not Pierre Poilievre's decision to go all-in with the right wing fringe is still holding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Some people spend years getting their law degree and practice law until they retire. Others abandon law after realizing their life path wasn't them being their authentic self, add a subsequent experience with ayahuasca that helped cement the transformation and you have Tara Mesensky. She is a brilliant mind, and a personal friend of James. She spoke about her therapy practice, and how mind alterin...

She was never a member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, but Terri Smith worked with and for several members in the town of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. She claims she not only witnessed sexual assaults by PBCC members, but was a victim herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices