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.
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Aug 23, 2023 • 10min
This Yellowknife-based tour company just started to rebuild post COVID-19 lockdowns, now wildfires have halted business
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joe Bailey, founder and owner of Indigenous tour company North Star Adventures, a Yellowknife based company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2023 • 10min
Bell to end TIFF sponsorship - what does it mean for the festival?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Peter Howell, a Film Critic for the Toronto Star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 23, 2023 • 9min
Chief of staff AG report put at centre of Greenbelt controversy resigns
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jamie Ellerton, Strategist and Founding Partner of Conaptus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2023 • 11min
Trudeau; holding up the Chinese Interference Inquiry
Justin Trudeau is keeping the inquiry of Chinese Interference at a slow pace. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Sam Cooper, The Bureau and Author of ''Wilful Blindness.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2023 • 10min
Blacklocks Check-In: Mortgage holders are going deeper into debt
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Justin Trudeau's divorce, nearly half of mortgage holders are going deeper into debt to keep up with home loan payments, recovering nearly $2 billion from job quitters who cheated the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Liberal MP George Chahal isn't commenting after the Election Commissioner confirmed voting irregularities in his riding in the 2021 campaign. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2023 • 10min
Toronto Greektown business forced to close up shop after 44 years due to Ontario Line construction
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Bill Gekas, president of Akropolis Pastries On Danforth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2023 • 9min
Why doesn't Canada lean on Indigenous fire knowledge keepers on their expertise to help with wildfires?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Anderson, the adviser and negotiator for the Skeetchestn Natural Resources Corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2023 • 9min
Law Society Tribunal rules man who abused children can practice law
Host Alex Pierson speaks with criminal defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2023 • 10min
Three former Toronto mayors want city staff to reconsidering renaming Dundas St.
Host Alex Pierson speaks with John Sewell, Former Mayor of Toronto, served as the 58th mayor of Toronto from 1978 to 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2023 • 9min
Canadian government calls on Meta to lift ban on news in hopes wildfire info can be shared
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Brett Caraway, Associate Professor with the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
