Blackballed With James Di Fiore

Nate Pike probably thought he was being a good progressive, but the extremist stance re the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences should be less important than punishing child predators. We expose the hypocrisy of pretending to be for the victims while you protect those who harm children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and Mail enjoy giving partial reporting to their audience. So, we have decided to edit some of their more memorable articles over the past year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jays are going to the World Series, we found a trove of articles detailing Athana Mentzeloupolous' shady past, and David Wallace ups the ante to the Globe and Mail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Wallace surprised everyone when he offered Nate Pike and Carrie Tait $10, 000.00 if they would finally produce balanced reporting by providing their audiences with the full background of Globe and Mail source Athana Mentzeloupolous. Will they take him up on his offer? Probably not, but you gotta love the effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Pike is having a hard time accepting the results of the Wyant Report detailing the incompetence of Alberta Health Services, Pike's employer. Pike has proven himself to be more than just a hack and a charlatan, as he is now in a state of denial as the newly released report fingers his bosses as the culprits in the COVID procurement story. Also, I am beginning to feel he has a crush on Danielle Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raymond E. Wyant has completed his report into the procurement process by Alberta Health Services, and has determined that there were failures at all levels of AHS. The report is sure to raise the ire of media types and progressives in Alberta, but will it result in a public inquiry, or is this issue now closed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Normally, it is the progressive politicians who are afraid to talk about tough subjects on a podcast like Blackballed. But lately, conservatives are even more timid than liberals when it comes to having hard discussions on-air. This podcast has had everyone, from Noam Chomsky, to Maxime Bernier. Why are Alberta conservatives so afraid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mick Dover used to be a member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, a vicious cult that has been accused by several individuals of systemic sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. This is his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Parker is the founder of controversial separatist group, Take Back Alberta. He is also quite controversial, often in the background of major political events inside that province. He joins us today to talk about Danielle Smith's UCP government, his case with Alberta Elections, and if wanting a change in provincial leadership means aligning with opposites in media and in politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the Globe & Mail continued to insult its readers by publishing a story where they wrote it like a scandal, despite the crux of their story being about a company that never did any business, framing the company as proof of a conflict and/or corruption. By continuing to cherry-pick the BLG report, and clearly ignoring the conclusion of the report, the Globe's Carrie Tait is shaping the public's perception, rather than informing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report from Carrie Tait of the Globe and Mail seems to have thrown their own source under the bus by publishing documents that deal with attorney client privilege, only there does not seem to be a public interest in disclosing these documents. By cherry-picking the BLG report, The Globe continues to provide slanted reporting, rather than disclosing the whole truth of the AHS Procurement scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #1 - Doxing is a staple for Nate Pike, who is being sued for harassment and defamation. He also has the backing of the Alberta College and Paramedics, who cited his compassion when doxing this host for his mental health case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABC out of Australia just aired BIG BRETHREN, a documentary about the horrors associated with the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. But did the doc go far enough in exposing this cult? Richard Marsh and David Wallace joins James to discuss the significance of having this cult exposed by major media outlets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlie Kirk assassination was another heinous example of political violence in the United States. What does it say about politics, social media, and the need for both sides to point fingers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Hallman is a well-known figure in political circles, especially in Alberta. After months of investigative reports by Blackballed and David Wallace, Hallman appeared defensive and has openly threatened a private investigator for promoting the story we have been covering. The audio speaks for itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and Mail sent reporter Mark MacKinnon to Lebanon, under the guise that they were there to participate in a panel dealing with improving the infrastructure of a small village. They weren't. Instead, they pretended they were there on good faith so they could find dirt on a Canadian citizen, and found nothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Athana Mentzeloupolous, the alleged main source of the Globe and mail's coverage of the AHS procurement scandal, is once again in hot water as her credibility continues to plummet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off the album Curly Head, Old Boy Rhymes returns to Blackballed, along with the founder of Strange Famous Records, and top indie hip hop artist, Sage Francis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Hyland is a retired Deputy Chief Constable, and the author of the upcoming book 'Tightrope: Balancing Duty With Courage and Conviction.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frances Widdowson is a political scientist, former prof from Mount Royal University who became an involuntary participant in the culture wars. She's a skeptic of the accepted narrative of mass graves at residential schools across Canada, and has paid the price for her skepticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and Mail are making my job easy, Athana Mentzeloupolous is dodging the independent investigation, and Blackballed made the news in Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a reunion of sorts on Blackballed as Cheryl Hope and Richard Marsh, survivors of the Plymouth Brethren Cult join James once again on Blackballed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been 75 days since the Globe and Mail sent seasoned reporter Mark MacKinnon to Lebanon, and they still haven't published a story. A kid named Mocha has impressive reporting on web maintenance. And David Wallace gives us an update on all things Athana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James continues his latest series of cult ex member interviews, this time sitting down with Cassie Davies from Perth, Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starring Danielle Smith as Patrick Brown... That's right folks, there is an attempt at a coup happening in Alberta right now. The benefactors are in place, the useful idiots are fastening their helmets, and the bad actors are lining up for their screen tests. We are here to review the coup's progress thus far. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a long hiatus from interviewing ex cult members on Blackballed, James is sitting down with ex cult member Jenni McDougall, who, like every other ex members, has bad memories from being inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a story that should have been broken by now, but since it involves a legacy media outlet, the only people who knows about it are viewers of Blackballed and the Political Dark Arts show. The Globe and Mail have painted themselves into a corner, and the only way out is to tell the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Patisney is a spokesperson for the Universal Ostrich Farm, fighting to save their 400 birds from being culled by the federal government after an avian flu breakout last year. Somehow the culture wars have made their way into this story, as outlets such as the CBC have inferred that the support of RFK Jr. is a strike against the farm. The farm says the disease is no longer present, and the supreme court is close to making their final decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and Mail are strongly implying that David Wallace is responsible for the alleged surveillance of Carrie Tait, a reporter from the Globe. This is his response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Pike of The Breakdown podcast doxed me, posting a document that detailed an out of date assessment of my mental health. He did this because he could not take the idea that his narrative was incorrect. He did this because he is a fraud, and a charlatan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and mail have some explaining to do, especially in regards to what they are not reporting. The Globe's overkill reporting of MHCare Medical is only surpassed by their underreporting of both Santis Health and Equity Health Services. But what is their motie? Why the cherry-picking? #globeandmail #santishealth #pbcc #carrietait Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and David explain what is really happening in Alberta; the MHCare scandal, the PC Alberta Party, and another chapter involving the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church #globeandmail #pcalberta #pbcc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Athana Mentzelopoulos is ate the centre of the AH/MHCare Medical scandal, as a lawsuit petitioner against the UCP government, and the likely source behind much of the work published by Carrie Tait of the Globe and Mail. But how credible is Athana? Find out today on Blackballed as we do the deep dive other outlets refused to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe and Mail used to set the standard in Canadian journalism, but in their pursuit of the MHCare Medical story, that have resorted to tabloid tactics and slanted journalism. Nadim Haidar was interviewed by a Globe reporter in Lebanon, and he tells his story about feeling ambushed . Sadly, he is not alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this teaser episode, James previews upcoming shows where he will demonstrate how the MHCare scandal may actually be an example of railroading a private citizen for clicks, and politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Wallace's game theory analysis of the Canadian political landscape 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

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Mark Creedon joins James to talk about his historical fiction novel - Caught Between Two Devils, and how there are parallels between that book and the current Russian aggression against Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She is a feminist who is critical of the culture of activism embedded inside modern feminism. Oh, and her Twitter life sentence was recently commuted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hélène Buzzetti was a parliamentary correspondent for Le Devoir from 1999-2021. Her new book is called Plaidoyer Pour L'extremes Centre/Plea For The Extreme Center, an indictment of societal polarization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Cliche is a Canadian actress of film/television and the star of the new cooking show Veg Moi ça She is also a teacher, spiritualist, and talks to us about her transition during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Kelly is the founder of the band Crash Kelly, and has played with Helix, Lee Aaron, Nelly Furtado and others. He is also a teacher. He joins us to talk rock n roll, life, and how he started his journey from beginner to guitar god. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most successful and outspoken Canadians, W. Brett Wilson joins us to talk all things Trudeau, and how to balance good environmental policies with sound economic strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Fesiak is the Vice President of Sales at a company called Indeema, which has been active in sending much needed equipment to help the people of Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WARNING - This episode of Blackballed includes details of sexual torture and abuse. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Lara Payne is an ex member of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and a survivor of sexual violence that was inflicted and enabled by the PBCC itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Extremism is considered a growing problem in Canada. But what happens when people who associate with hate groups become disillusioned with what they are seeing/doing? Bryan Trottier and Alaa Soufi were part of right wing and left wing extremist groups in Canada, but different circumstances have given both of them second thoughts re who they spent their time with. Counter-terrorism expert Mubin Shaikh joins us to talk about what former extremists can do to turn their lives around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast host and tv/radio veteran Ryan Jespersen joins James to discuss religion, politics, and the emergence of magic mushrooms as a therapeutic drug. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Brown is the owner and founder of the independent outlet CANADALAND. Cherise Seucharan is a reporter for CANADALAND. Together they just released the pod series Ratfucker, a behind the scenes glimpse of the political dark arts, as told by ex fixer David Wallace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixer David Wallace has a lot to say about Mark Carney, and whether or not Doug Ford is a dark horse in the 2025 Canadian federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He is the leader of the People's Party of Canada, and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is also without a seat in the House of Commons. Maxime Bernier stops by to discuss his party's chances in an election he is on record as saying will be won by Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices