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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Nov 17, 2023 • 11min
Is Canada (and the West) indirectly funding Hamas?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Avi Benlolo, Founding Chairman & CEO, The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023 • 10min
She's the daughter of Holocaust survivors - and she won't bow down to protesters
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Vera Fischer, daughter of Holocaust survivors. Vera's local Starbucks was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023 • 8min
'More people will die if nothing changes': Asylum seeker found dead in the cold due to lack of shelter space
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Pastor Eddie Jjumba of Dominion International Church on Shepherd Ave in Toronto. Pastor Eddie’s church has sheltered hundreds of refugees since July 17th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023 • 11min
Are plastic bags coming back? Federal Court overturns Ottawa’s single-use plastic ban
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Cal Lakhan, a research scientist with the faculty of environmental and urban change at York University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 10min
'It was harrowing': Aviation enthusiast catches rocky landing of Air Canada flight at Pearson International
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Yaneff, Creator/Host for Wake Turbulence Aviation , YouTube channel that does live streams from Toronto’s Pearson airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 9min
'Blood on your hands': Jewish group calling on leaders to bring the temperature down after Toronto Starbucks vandalized with hate graffiti
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Levitt, President-CEO Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, about waking up to his local Starbucks covered in hate graffiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 11min
What to expect from Trudeau, Biden's meeting with China's President Xi at APEC summit
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Charles Burton, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 9min
Blacklocks Check-In: ''Who awarded ludacris contracts for Arrivecan?'
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Department of Health yesterday would not comment on its continued concealment of what taxpayers were charged for Pfizer vaccines, dozens of whistleblowers cited instances of unethical federal contracting in the past year. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 • 11min
Why is Osama bin Laden's 'Letter to America' going viral on TikTok?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Marcus Kolga, Director of DisinfoWatch and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2023 • 9min
Music festival, interactive events headline Hamilton’s Grey Cup Festival week
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Events for Tourism Hamilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
