The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
Episodes
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Oct 26, 2023 • 10min
'No real alternative': Farmers can't export, risk crops rotting due to St. Lawrence Seaway strike
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Crosby Devitt, CEO of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and an active grain farmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2023 • 9min
What we know about the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting so far
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ric Tyler, producer and co-host of the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on Voice of Maine, about the latest on the Lewiston mass shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 10min
'Our community's struggling': Sault Ste Marie grieving following tragedy that left 5 people, including 3 children, dead
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 8min
Convicted killer Paul Bernardo transfer: Prison officials ‘intervened’ to stop public statement
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tim Danson, lawyer who has represented the French and Mahaffy families. Paul Bernardo is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 15-year-old Kristen French and 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy, in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 13min
How do you negotiate with terrorists when it comes to releasing hostages?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Andrew, Principal of PAX Group, a global crisis and conflict management consultancy, and a former FBI hostage negotiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 10min
Blacklocks Check-In: Liberals shut down hearing with RCMP
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Liberals walking away and shutting down the hearing with the RCMP, and Federal pandemic management where we lost more money than one can imagine. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 8min
'Don't tell Toronto': Why this Ontario town is targeting frustrated city dwellers to make the move
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Kapil Lakhotia, President and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation, about the 'Don't Tell Toronto' campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 10min
Ottawa uncovers ‘Spamouflage’ campaign targeting Trudeau, MPs linked to China
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada- expert on security and defence. Author of ‘Polar Cousins: Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Future.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 11min
MPP Sarah Jama ousted from NDP caucus for following Gaza comments - are employees entitled to freedom of speech?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with employment lawyer Howard Levitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 13min
'See this for what it is - a propaganda attempt': former extremist on Hamas releasing two Israeli hostages
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mubin Shaikh, former extremist turned counterterrorism operative and terrorism expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
