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A Data Podcast in Canada. On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. Find details, links and visualizations on our web page: meanmedianmoose.ca Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Tariffs Retaliation Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 60:53


    On this show your panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around we're talking about a trade war.Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Food and Agriculture Data in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 50:27


    Our panel this time is Frazier Fathers, Rashmi Krishnamohan, Rachael Myers and Doug Sartori.This month we look at data on food and agriculture in Canada, including an in-depth look at Little Foot Foods, a pierogi manufacturer in Windsor, Ontario. Check out the blog post for more details: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2025/03/03/food-and-agriculture-data-in-canada/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Inflation, Intelligence, and Interesting Canadians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 54:55


    This month we're looking at tools and methods for working with unstructured data. The panel is Andy Dyck, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers, and Doug Sartori. Check out the blog post for links, charts and more: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2025/01/20/inflation-intelligence-and-interesting-canadiansTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Christmas Data 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 45:40


    Our 2024 Christmas episode features two new voices alongside regulars Doug Sartori and John Haldeman. Lee Doucet of Niagara College joined us to share his students' work inspired by the podcast, and Andy Dyck of Open Data Saskatchewan (https://www.opendatask.ca/) was kind enough to put together a terrific dataset demoing the impressive capabilities of R for visualizations.

    Live at the Growing Your Workforce Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 33:40


    The Growing Your Workforce Conference is an annual event organized by the Workforce Boards of Ontario. This year, the conference was hosted by Workforce WindsorEssex, on November 21-22.The Mean, Median and Moose panel were invited to host a live episode at the conference, to share data and tools related to jobs and the economy. This is the live recording of the session.  Check out the blog post for charts and links to source data and other goodies: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/12/02/live-at-growing-your-workforce.

    Hallowe'en Data Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 39:23


    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - take a look at the world of public interest data. This time around, we look at public data on Hallowe'en.Check out the blog for more information, charts and graphs: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/10/30/canadian-halloween-data-special

    Pipelines, PowerBI, and Price Indexes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 38:03


    Your panel of data professionals is Rashmi Krishnamohan, John Haldeman, and Doug Sartori. On each episode, we take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around, we look at tooling for data professionals.Check out the blog post on our website for charts, graphs and links to data.

    Messages, Murals, and Moods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 43:18


    Your panel of data professionals is Katie Renaud, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers, and Doug Sartori. On each episode, we take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around, we created data sets of our own!Check out the blog post on our  website for charts, graphs and links to data.

    Cannabis, Cheech, and Chong

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 41:26


    Hello and welcome to Mean, Median and Moose: A podcast about data in Canada. Your panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers and me Doug Sartori take a look at the world of public-interest data. This time around we're looking at data on cannabis in Canada. Check out the blog post for links and charts: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/05/04/cannabis-cheech-and-chong

    Coins, Colonists and Cost Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 36:09


    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is discontinued data.Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/04/08/coins-colonists-and-cost-recovery

    Cilantro, Crust, and Crullers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 60:38


    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is fast food data. Stay tuned for our interview with Saskatchewan Open Data activist Andy Dyck.Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/02/28/cilantro-crust-and-crullers

    Twelve Datasets At Christmas 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 63:34


    In our annual Christmas episode Katie, John, Frazier and Doug look at a dozen datasets from across Canada. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and data sources:https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/12/19/12-datasets-at-christmas-2023Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Toks, Tiks, and Transparency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 56:25


    John, Katie, Frazier and Doug take a look at transparency data from tech firms Meta, X, Google, and Tik Tok.

    Water, Waste and Wessels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 38:33


    This episode has two segments.First, a our look at public data on shipping and containers, the great lakes, and Ontario water quality.Later, an interview with Canadian Open Data Society Executive Director Paul Connor.This time your panel of data professionals is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori.

    The No Chart Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 43:19


    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This month, we talk about our experiences and the career path for data professionals. Mean, Median and Moose will be back in September with a new data-driven season.Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    European Trade, Tourism, and Trade Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 47:22


    On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around we're comparing European and Canadian data. Check out the blog for links to source data and visualization: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/05/17/european-trade-tourism-and-trade-schools/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Sneakerwaves, Storms and Surprises

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 43:03


    Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori will bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time around we're loking at climate data.Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Cars, Cash and Coefficients

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 44:43


    On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori - bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at economic indicators in Canada.Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Tweets, TikToks and Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 60:29


    On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori will bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at data on social media in Canada. Check out our blog for charts and links to data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/02/01/social-media-in-canada/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    12 Datasets For Christmas 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 59:58


    In our annual Christmas episode Katie, John, Frazier and Doug look at a dozen holiday themed datasets from across Canada. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and data sources: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/12/21/twelve-datasets-of-christmas-2022/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Retirements, Return to Office, and Round Trips

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 49:39


    Frazier, John, Katie and Doug review big-picture data to assess pandemic impacts in Canada. Check out the blog for links, charts and graphs: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/10/06/retirements-return-to-office-and-roundtrips/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Money, Marriage, and Millionaires

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 56:39


    This time around our team of data professionals: Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud, and Doug Sartori look at data on incomes in Canada. Find visualizations and links to source data on our blog: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/07/08/money-marriage-and-millionaires/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Donations, Divisions, and Disrespect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 45:07


    This time around Frazier, John and Doug talk about data related to the Ontario election campaign. Check out the blog for charts, graphs and links to data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/06/01/donations-divisions-and-disrespect/Must go in the show description:Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Instagram, Influencers, and the Informal Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 60:38


    Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we look at data on the gig economy in Canada. Check out the blog post for more details: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/04/28/instagram-influencers-and-the-informal-economy/Must go in the show description:Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Rallies, Rebels and Revolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 47:43


    This time around Katie, Frazier, John and Doug look at data around protests and rebellions in Canada. Our blog post with charts, graphics and links is here: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/03/30/rallies-rebels-and-revolutions/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Housing, Homes and Huts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 40:02


    On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at Canadian housing data. Check out the blog for links to data and visualizations: meanmedianmoose.caMust go in the show description:Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    12 Datasets at Christmas 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 58:44


    Our annual holiday edition, jam-packed with 12 datasets themed for the season. Your panel is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori. Check out our blog for charts, data and more: meanmedianmoose.caTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Reviewing and Ranking Referendums

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 49:16


    This month we compiled and reviewed data on referendums in Canada, with a side trip south of the border to see how the Americans do them. Your panel is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori. Check out our blog for charts, data and more: meanmedianmoose.caTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Election Data Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 57:44


    our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring our perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time we're talking about data in politics.Check out the charts, graphs and code for this episode on our blog post at https://meanmedianmoose.ca

    Comparing Ontario Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 54:34


    This time around Frazier, John and Doug talk about comparing data across municipalities with a look at Statistics Canada population projections, municipal budgets and the Ontario Financial Information Return.For visualizations and links to data check out the blog post here: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/07/20/comparing-ontario-cities/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Ticks, Telecoms and Trails

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 46:04


    This time around Frazier, Katie, John and Doug look at crowdsourced data sets. We discuss:- eTick.ca- BikeMaps.org- Tutela's State of Mobile- OpenStreetMap.orgCheck out our blog post for visualizations and links: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/06/03/ticks-telecoms-and-trails/

    Arenas, Aliens and Animal Crossing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 44:53


    This month in Mean, Median, and Moose, we take a look at Canadian's closeencounters in their spare time. From body checking hockey players, to bluffcharging bears. From playing space invaders to sighting them, we've got youcovered.As always we've got data, source code and links to resources on the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/05/03/arenas-aliens-and-animal-crossing/Check out our tutorial videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41Ss5DPp90Wt0CN4GIS1IwTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Public Consultations in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 60:22


    Frazier Fathers, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori take a look at public consultations in Canada. Our guest on this episode is Nader Shureih of Environics Analytics.Learn more about our data sources and find visualizations and links to source code on the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/04/01/public-consultations-in-canadaFind tutorials on our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41Ss5DPp90Wt0CN4GIS1IwTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Crime, Courts, and Constables

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 47:07


    This month we're taking a look at crime and justice data in Canada. Links, charts and graphs on our blog: meanmedianmmoose.caTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Data in the Nonprofit and Charitable Sector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 57:48


    On this episode we dig into data in the nonprofit sector in Canada, including our interview with Michael Lenczner of Ajah and Powered By Data as well as a look at the public data on grants in Canada. Check out the blog post for links to resources and visualizations: meanmedianmoose.caTheme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    12 Datasets at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 49:11


    This month Frazier, John, Katie and Doug review 12 datasets from 12 Canadian provinces and territories. Check out the blog post at meanmedianmoose.ca for more details, visualizations and links.Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Rankings, Restaurants and Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 49:27


    This month we look at research ranking cities and regions in Canada, take a stab at our own ranking of municipalities, and review data sets you might have missed from Statistics Canada.Be sure to check out the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/11/26/rankings-restaurants-and-robots/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Politics, Polls and Pot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 63:40


    Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time, we're talking about political data in Canada: election results, data on our representatives, and the data that political parties collect.Check out the blog to find the visualizations and links discussed in the episode: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/10/28/politics-polls-and-pot/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Property, Portals and Poultry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 72:09


    This time we are talking about municipalities: we'll start by dissecting available data on property taxes. Later, we'll talk about open data in Canadian cities as well as some data you may have missed over the last month. Check out the episode's companion blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/09/28/property-portals-and-poultry/Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Introductions & Income Data in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 77:57


    In our pilot episode we start by talking a little about ourselves, our backgrounds, and the reason we're doing this show. Later, we discuss income in Canada and round out the show by talking about some of our favourite tools.

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