Best Damian Collins Podcasts (2024)

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"After a hospital stay, the senior would be evicted" - Sarah Canham 31:46

13d ago31:46

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Dr. Sarah Canham is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at The University of Utah, and an Adjunct Professor in Simon Fraser University’s Department of Gerontology. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing?…

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Julia Christensen - "Where's the communal freezer that stores country food?" 42:22

23d ago42:22

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Julia Christensen is Associate Professor in Geography and Planning at Queen's University. She’s the Canada Research Chair in Northern Governance and Public Policy. Her research project, At Home in the North: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homes is under the umbrella of CHEC. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborat…

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Jim Dunn - "Out of the problem space and into the solution space" 47:20

29d ago47:20

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Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Univers…

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Damian Collins - "What motivates me is the human right to housing" 35:21

1M ago35:21

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Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Univers…

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Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid: We regulate childcare and LTC, why not housing? 41:30

1M ago41:30

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Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid is an Associate Professor in the MBA in the Community Economic Development program at Cape Breton University. She is a CHEC Node leader researching the effects of different types of affordable housing on vulnerable populations. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a …

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Alexandra Flynn: housing and justice are completely intertwined 27:45

2M ago27:45

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Alexandra Flynn an Assistant Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law. She is the principal investigator of CHEC’s Balanced Supply of Housing Node. She is the Director of the Housing Research Collaborative, which comprises CMHC and SSHRC-funded projects focused on Canada’s housing crisis. Read more about her research. Jim Dunn is the Director of the…

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Justin Lewis says we need to look at everything 46:24

8M ago46:24

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Read the City of Hamilton’s Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, rate, review, and share. Learn more about fixing Canadian housing policy at: chec_ccrl.ca | Safe, aff…

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The 15% solution - Heather Tremain and Options for Homes 35:30

8M ago35:30

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Learn more about Options for Homes. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, rate, review, and share. Learn more about fixing Canadian housing policy at: chec_ccrl.ca | Safe, affordable, and appropriate housing for al…

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Even the big banks say we need more affordable housing 33:29

9M ago33:29

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Here’s a link to Rebecca Young's report: Canadian Housing Affordability Hurts | Post (scotiabank.com) She also released a report on seniors and aging at home: Rethinking Retirement in an Age of Longevity | Post (scotiabank.com) Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMast…

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Why land should be communal property 36:06

9M ago36:06

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Learn more about the innovative thinking that comes out of Alastair Parvin's Open Systems lab. This season of Fixing up housing policy - From Research to Reality is all about concrete research-based solutions to the housing crisis. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at Mc…

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Leilani Farha on housing as a human right 34:42

9M ago34:42

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Leilani Farha is the Global Director of The Shift, a nonprofit that focuses on the human right to housing. Between 2014 and 2020, she was the United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. Leilani shares her ideas on financialization, the right to housing, and homelessness. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collabora…

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Here comes our new season 2:30

9M ago2:30

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Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie are back. This season features big thinkers sharing their visionary ideas on how to fix our housing crisis. First episode is dropping Wednesday!By Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie

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S2: E4 Why do we have to move to afford a home? 46:59

1+ y ago46:59

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What is unaffordability migration? How has it affected cities and towns across Canada? And most importantly, how do we fix it? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie look at evidence-based solutions to the "drive 'til you qualify" phenomenon. This episode's experts: Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis, Alix McLean, Mike Moffatt Love the show? Subscribe, rate,…

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S2: E3 How can we make homes affordable for first-time buyers? 51:34

1+ y ago51:34

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What can we do to make homes more affordable for first-time buyers.? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie talk about the challenges of buying your first home and some potential solutions. Our experts today: Mohamad Bsat, Penny Gurstein, Paul Kershaw, and Alix Mclean. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Learn more about fixing Canadian…

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S2: E2 Should housing be a profit centre for big business? 43:15

1+ y ago43:15

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Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie explore financialization: how housing is a huge corporate money maker and what that means for us as renters and homeowners. Today's experts: Mohamad Bsat, Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Unive…

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S2: E1 How did we get into this mess? 35:06

1+ y ago35:06

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Buying a first home is way harder than ever before. Finding a decent affordable rental is beyond so many people's reach. In our Season Two opener, hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie explore how Canada got into this housing policy mess, and what we can do to scratch and claw our way out of it. Today's experts: Mike Moffat, Steve Pomeroy, Paul Kersh…

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Julie Inman Grant 47:45

2y ago47:45

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We are joined by Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commisioner. https://www.esafety.gov.au/report

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Professor Rasmus Nielsen 37:37

2y ago37:37

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Today we are joined by Rasmus Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford.

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Jamie Susskind: author of The Digital Republic 50:57

2y ago50:57

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We are joined by Jamie Susskind, author of the new book The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century and fellow at The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. The Digital Republic is out now on Bloomsbury Publishing @jamiesusskind

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Brandon Silverman of Crowdtangle 45:09

2y ago45:09

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Joining us on the first episode of season three is Brandon Silverman, the founder and former CEO of Crowdtangle discussing the the future of news media on social media. We are also joined by regular contributor, filmmaker and disinformation analyst Charles Kriel.

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Online Safety Bill special series: the Big Tech platforms 36:50

2+ y ago36:50

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What actions are the Big Tech platforms taking to protect users from online harms and from censorship? How are they balancing user safety with their business interests? And why do we need an Online Safety Bill to hold them accountable to it? In this special episode, Damian Collins MP looks back at when Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube and TikTok …

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Online Safety Bill special series: Maria Ressa 31:51

2+ y ago31:51

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How do you balance freedom of expression with the need to safeguard people from online harms? What role can journalism play to step the tide of online disinformation? And how do you protect journalists, who are attacked and censored online for doing their job and holding truth to power? In this Online Safety Bill special series, Damian Collins MP l…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Frances Haugen & Debbie Abrahams MP 29:49

2+ y ago29:49

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen gives her explosive evidence on damaging practices at the company to the Joint Committee examining the U.Ks Online Safety Bill. Damian Collins MP is joined by Debbie Abrahams MP to unpack.

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Inside Europe: Bulgaria with Kalina Bontcheva and Angel Petrov 37:19

2+ y ago37:19

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For the eighth episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with University of Sheffield Professor Kalina Bontcheva and Dnevnik journalist Angel Petrov to discuss the recent elections in Bulgaria and threat of disinformation to the Balkans.

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Does Evidence Influence Policy? With Molly Harrington and Norm Helfand 48:58

2+ y ago48:58

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To what extent does evidence actually influence public policy? We answer that question and more as Cynthia Belaskie, Robbie Brydon and special guest host Jim Dunn talk to Molly Harrington, former Assistant Deputy Minister with the BC government, and Norm Helfand, former Director of Income Security Policy with the Ontario government. They talk about…

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Making Rent Control Work 41:30

2+ y ago41:30

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Prince Edward Island, unlike other provinces, has unit-based rent control, with rent being tied to the units instead of the tenant. However, there is no formal mechanism to know what rent was paid by a previous tenant, despite a provincial bill passed to establish one in 2019. Join Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon as they talk to Darcie Lanthier,…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Martin Lewis, Sophie Zhang, UK regulators and City of London Police 27:23

3y ago27:23

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Should scam ads be part of the Online Safety Bill? Martin Lewis passionately makes the case. Would a culture change at Facebook lead to better safety for users online? Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang thinks so. UK regulators and the City of London police also give their views on the Bill. Damian Collins MP is joined by Lord Jim Knight to unpack…

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Inside Europe: Greece with Antonis Klapsis and Georgios Samaras 35:33

3y ago35:33

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For the seventh episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with Antonis Klapsis (Assistant Professor at University of Peloponnese) and Georgios Samaras (Assistant Lecturer at UCL) to discuss the rise of the extremist politics and the threat social media disinformation poses to the said birthplace of democracy.…

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LGBTQ2 Vulnerability In Housing With Kenna McDowell 36:53

3y ago36:53

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How do we solve the issue of LGBTQ2 vulnerability in housing? In this episode, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon's guest is Kenna McDowell, a graduate student in the Human Geography program at the University of Alberta. Kenna explains that expanding the social and affordable housing sector could solve so many issues that queer people experience. E…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Laura Edelson, Renée diResta and Guillaume Chaslot 21:10

3y ago21:10

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How do user interactions shape content algorithms? Are vulnerable people being purposefully targeted with harmful content? And how realistic is it that harmful content will be taken down before it causes harm? In this Online Safety Bill special series, Damian Collins MP unpacks the evidence heard from Laura Edelson, Guillaume Chaslot, and Renee diR…

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Inside Europe: Italy with Jacopo Jacoboni, Alex Orlowski, and Damian Tambini 59:41

3y ago59:41

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For the sixth episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with intelligence expert Alex Orlowski, author Jacopo Jacoboni, and Damian Tambini, Distinguished Policy Fellow in the Department of Media and Communications, to discuss Italian politics and ways in which Russian oligarchs and the American NRA influence the far right.…

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Inside Europe: France with Théophile Lenoir and Rudy Reichstadt 37:52

3y ago37:52

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For the fifth episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with Theophile Lenoir of Institut Montaigne and Rudy Reichstadt founder of ConspiracyWatch.info to discuss the state of democracy in France and how political parties are taking advantage of the spread of disinformation.

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Preventing Evictions in Community Housing With Damian Collins 42:04

3y ago42:04

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One of the main goals of community housing is to provide more affordable homes for those in need and, ultimately, to help them keep those homes. But what happens when people struggle to maintain tenancy in the community housing sector? In today’s episode, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon are joined by Dr. Damian Collins of the University of Alber…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Jimmy Wales and Elizabeth Denham 29:19

3y ago29:19

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Why is Wikipedia not in the headlines for causing harm to users like Facebook is? How does a community based approach to content moderation work? What do top academics and the UK’s data regulator, the ICO, think of the draft Online Safety Bill? Damian Collins MP unpacks the evidence heard from Will Perrin, Dr Edina Harbinja, Prof. Clare McGlynn, So…

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Inside Europe: Scandinavia with Jonas Parello-Plesner 34:06

3y ago34:06

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For the fourth episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with Jonas Parello-Plesner, Program Director at the Alliance of Democracies in Copenhagen, to look at democracy in Scandinavia and the threat it may come under in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

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Inside Europe: Poland with Nina Jankowicz and Anna Wojcik 30:20

3y ago30:20

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A state of emergency has been declared in Poland for the first time since 1989. With the freedom of the media under threat, is Poland at risk of losing its democracy? For the third episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP unpacks these issues in Poland with author and Director of External Engagement at Aletha Group Nina Jankowicz, and…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Ian Russell, Izzy Wick, Nina Jankowicz, Clare Pelham and Matt Harrison 27:30

3y ago27:30

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Targetting people living with epilepsy with flashing images online, images of suicide and self-harm and abuse towards women, this week the Joint Committee on the Online Safety Bill heard shocking evidence of the real life impact of online harms. Damian Collins MP unpacks the evidence heard from witnesses Ian Russell, Izzy Wick, Nina Jankowicz, Clar…

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Inside Europe: Germany with Karolin Schwarz, Felix Kartte, and Lisa-Maria Neudert 44:11

3y ago44:11

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The Federal elections in Germany are fast approaching, the first without Angela Merkel as the lead candidate for the CDU. How has social media shaped the discourse for this poll amid an ongoing pandemic? For the second in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP unpacks these questions with journalist Karolin Schwarz, and academic experts Felix …

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The Argument For Basic Income With Evelyn Forget 36:53

3y ago36:53

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Canada had a basic income pilot before Ontario. Evelyn Forget’s research on the 1970s Mincome basic income experiment in Manitoba showed that hospital admissions declined and children were more likely to finish high school. Her latest work explores the lives of people who access government supports and frontline service providers. Evelyn is a profe…

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Online Safety Bill special series: Rio Ferdinand, Imran Ahmed, Sanjay Bhandari, Edleen John 25:22

3y ago25:22

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Is the Online Safety Bill fit for purpose? The Joint Committee on the Online Safety Bill has been appointed to scrutinise this seminal piece of legislation, which will begin its journey into law in 2022. Each week, MPs and Peers on the Committee will hear from expert witnesses on the implications of the Bill for society. In this special mini-series…

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What Can We Learn from the BC Basic Income Panel? With Lindsay Tedds 34:38

3y ago34:38

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The BC Expert Panel on Basic Income did not recommend a broad basic income for that province, but did recommend three targeted basic incomes (for people with disabilities, youth aging out of care and renters). Dr. Lindsay Tedds, one of the members of the panel, joins Robbie Brydon and Cynthia Belaskie to discuss what they recommended, why they reco…

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Inside Europe: Chris Steele, Anne Applebaum, Phil Howard 58:27

3y ago58:27

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Trump-Russia dossier author Chris Steele, historian and writer Anne Applebaum and academic Phil Howard join Damian Collins MP to kick off this special series of Infotagion: Inside Europe. Each week Damian and disinformation expert Dr Charles Kriel will take a deep dive into the role of social media disinformation in the rise of populism across Euro…

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Infotagion Special: The IPPR Oxford Media Convention 2021 57:39

3y ago57:39

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A special episode of Infotagion recorded from the IPPR Oxford Media Convention 2021 featuring panellists Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University, Ben Scott, Executive Director, Reset, Professor Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law, University of Essex, Dr Charles Kriel, Writer, Filmmaker, Pr…

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Episode 56: Sinan Aral 38:57

3y ago38:57

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Damian Collins MP picks the brain of Sinan Aral, Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and author of the much cited book on the spread of misinformation “Hype Machine.” He talks about what it was like to work directly with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to track down fake news. Dr Charles Kriel joins to discuss the Mayoral election in New …

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Episode 55: Matthew d’Ancona 47:31

3y ago47:31

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Damian Collins MP is joined by author Matthew d’Ancona to discuss identity politics in the digital age, following the publication of his new book Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it. Dr Charles Kriel joins to discuss the evolution of facist imagery.…

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The Challenges Of Moving Into Long-Term Care With Dr. Tamara Sussman 36:51

3y ago36:51

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Long-term care is not an easy thing to process whether it be for the patient or the family. It can be stressful because you need to think about the relocation to a new environment, the expensive price tag on long-term care services, and most importantly, the needs of the patient. Diving deeper into this topic, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon sit…

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Aging In The Right Place With Sarah Canham, PhD 37:14

3y ago37:14

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Providing housing for the elderly is one of those issues that cannot be properly addressed without cross-sectoral partnerships. The Aging In The Right Place Study looks at the challenges of older adults to not only age in place but age in the right place. Today's guest is Dr. Sarah Canham, Project Director for the Aging In The Right Place Partnersh…

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Episode 54: Alliance of Democracies 2021 summit, Copenhagen 44:05

3y ago44:05

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Damian Collins MP introduces a special panel discussion: “Regulating Social Media and Protecting the public from harm” recorded at the Alliance of Democracies 2021 summit in Copenhagen. Featuring Werner Stengg, Jeremy Wright MP, Tanit Koch, Michael Chertoff and John Samples.By Infotagion

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Episode Zero: The Best Evidence for a Better World 20:35

3y ago20:35

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Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon share what the show is all about: the messy place where evidence meets policy in income security and housing. Dr. Jim Dunn, Director of the McMaster Institute for Health Equity and the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, joins them to talk about the origin of the show and some of the cases he has encountered …

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SEASON 2: Episode 53 Jeremy Wright MP and Bertie Vidgen 41:47

3y ago41:47

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What next for the Online Safety Bill in the U.K.? Damian Collins MP is joined by former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright MP and Bertie Vidgen from the Alan Turing Institute to discuss.By Infotagion

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