Best News Literacy Project Podcasts (2025)

In Episode 702 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the federal by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot takes centre stage as the Camrose & District Chamber of Commerce hosts a candidate forum tonight and Elections Canada delivers a blow to the Longest Ballot Committee's protest. The Prime Minister makes a long-awaited affordability announcement affectin…

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Temora Hospital re-development moves forward with $95M contract awarded 2:09

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Plus - mass fish kill at Lake Cargelligo linked to winter chill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Of Treachery and Trade -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:57:20

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In Episode 701 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Alberta (and by Alberta we mean Danielle Smith), once again, appears to be the focal point of much treachery as its prickly Premier moves to kneecap potential competition; appears to be providing aid and comfort to a band of disloyals who wish to sell out Canada in exchange for a loan; and signals sh…

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Mass fish kill at Lake Cargelligo linked to winter chill 2:08

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Plus - Wagga’s Jaimin Jolliffe marks 100th NRL game amid future speculation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Regional services hit hard with cuts to key agencies 2:08

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Plus - three Riverina locals to represent ACT Brumbies in NextGen Sevens kickoff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Mixed NAPLAN results: NSW leads in literacy, but gaps remain 2:06

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Plus - On-Country Pathways wins national award for driving change See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Wallaroos eye redemption as Piper Duck returns for Wales rematch 2:09

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Plus - police seek witnesses after Wagga cafe break in See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Police seek witnesses after Wagga cafe break in 2:07

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Plus - toolkit gives Riverina farmers a say in renewable project wind-downs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Jacob May returns to Saints in North Wagga’s first 2026 signing 2:08

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Plus - mixed NAPLAN results: NSW leads in literacy, but gaps remain See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Leeton's Roxy Theatre revamp enters phase two 2:08

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Plus - Murray Darling Basin review notes fixing rivers takes more than just water See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Barellan to host Farrer League final 2:08

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Plus - opposition flags concerns around mass DPI redundancies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Murray Darling Basin review notes fixing rivers takes more than just water 2:08

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Plus - Griffith Council warns "dark kitchens" to follow the rules See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Opposition flags concerns around mass DPI redundancies 2:09

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Plus - former jockey wraps up best season yet as trainer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Riverina urged to give hope this Donate Life week 2:06

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Plus - driver to face court after traffic stop uncovers hefty meth haul See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Driver to face court after traffic stop uncovers hefty meth haul 2:07

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Plus - Bendigo Bank to close several Riverina agencies, sparking community concern See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Bendigo Bank to close several Riverina agencies, sparking community concern 2:09

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Plus - Riverina urged to give hope this Donate Life week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Wagga house damaged in weekend blaze 2:08

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Plus - Bendigo Bank to close several Riverina agencies, sparking community concern See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Inuvik Impact — The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:45:31

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Inuvik Impact In Episode 700 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Prime Minister Mark Carney co-hosted the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee on Thursday in Inuvik with Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatamisat, and based on all reports, the event appears to have been a success. However, that may have much to do with different structures that…

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Wumbulgal rail siding project on track to ease Riverina bottleneck 2:10

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Plus - drugs, weapons and military ordnance in Leeton raid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Drugs, weapons and military ordnance in Leeton raid 2:11

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Plus - Wumbulgal rail siding project to ease Riverina bottleneck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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TNEB Interview Project ft. Singer/Songwriter Toni Vere 1:33:00

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In Episode 76 of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka Episode 699 of the Daily Beaver Morning Show), we welcome singer/songwriter Toni Vere to the Beaver Lodge for a discussion about the intersection of music and politics. Toni has been writing songs for 51 years, has five albums to her credit, with the sixth one on the way. She also …

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Wagga Wallaroos star to return from injury 2:07

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Plus - Cootamundra Cat celebrates 80 years in the saddle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Ain't Nobody Got Time for That -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:46:46

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In Episode 698 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, we talk about Prime Minister Mark Carney having sat down with Canada's thirteen provincial and territorial premiers to update them on the current state of negotiations with the U.S. and to discuss next steps on moving our economy forward... Regardless of that which the U.S. does... It would appear ev…

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Tonal Shifts -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:58:22

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In Episode 697 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, we explore a certain number of attempts at tonal shift, some successful, some not so much, coming from U.S. Senators (who are still not getting it), Alberta Premier Danielle "Sourpuss" Smith (following a PR disaster of her own making), the Conservative Party of Canada and Pierre Poilièvre (who still …

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Cootamundra Cat celebrates 80 years in the saddle 2:09

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Plus - Wagga Wallaroos star returns from injury See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Bringing the Heat -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:50:30

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In Episode 696 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, 2025 is already the second-most intense Wildfire Season we've had and following an independent report commissioned by the town of Jasper to inform how to improve response, Mother Nature isn't the only one who is bringing the heat. In addition, heat is coming from certain Indigenous communities that a…

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Olympic Highway reopens following truck crash and fuel spill near Kapooka 2:08

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Plus - CCTV released as investigation into suspicious Griffith house fire continues See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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CCTV released as investigation into suspicious Griffith house fire continues 2:08

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Plus - Olympic Highway reopens following truck crash and fuel spill near Kapooka See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Riverina woman takes on the North Channel swim for a third time 2:08

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Also; the Murrumbidgee Mavericks look to continue their winning streak in See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Fresh calls for more to be done to reign in gambling harm 2:09

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Also; Farmers call for legal protections, as well as a first farm buyers scheme See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Murrumbidgee's final business case summary released as part of Reconnecting River Country program 2:09

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Plus - Sussan Ley vows to work with Labor, while holding government to account See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Sussan Ley vows to work with Labor, while holding government to account 2:09

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Plus - term three kicks off for NSW students See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Federal parliament returns: Ley debuts as Opposition Leader, McCormack rejoins ranks 2:07

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Plus - water inquiry hearings resume in Deniliquin and Griffith after weather delays See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Water inquiry hearings resume in Deniliquin and Griffith after weather delays 2:09

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Plus - federal parliament returns: Ley debuts as Opposition Leader, McCormack rejoins ranks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Systems of Control, Histories of Resistance

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In the first part of the program, Andrew Crespo, professor of law at Harvard University joins us to discuss the mass incarceration system, a system that’s upheld by lawyers and promoted in our institutions of higher learning. Andrew outlines plea bargaining as a bolster and boost to mass incarceration, prisons as sponges for people in poverty, the …

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Systems of Control, Histories of Resistance

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In the first part of the program, Andrew Crespo, professor of law at Harvard University joins us to discuss the mass incarceration system, a system that’s upheld by lawyers and promoted in our institutions of higher learning. Andrew outlines plea bargaining as a bolster and boost to mass incarceration, prisons as sponges for people in poverty, the …

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Five councils join forces to host a Southern NSW Drought Summit 2:09

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Also; North Wagga is one of only three regional areas to make the top ten list for property sales in NSW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Leeton snaps Waratahs' unbeaten streak in a Group 20 upset 2:10

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Also; Riverina farming businesses urged to learn from near misses this National Farm Safety Week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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North Wagga makes the Top Ten list for property sales in NSW 2:11

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Also; Riverina farming businesses urged to put the focus on reducing accidents this National Farm Safety Week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Carney Faces Indigenous Ire -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 2:03:00

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In Episode 695 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the hastily-called (damage control oblige) summit between the Government of Canada and First Nations to discuss the way forward on nation-building projects within the context of the recently passed One Canadian Economy Act does not go down as both the Prime Minister and Government had hoped. Met with…

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Green light for Cootamundra-Gundagai to demerge, but what about Snowy Valleys? 2:09

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Also; police urge drivers to take it easy on the roads this weekend as school holidays end See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Wreckage, believed to be from a missing plane, found in the Snowy Mountains 2:10

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Also; Cootamundra-Gundagai Council has the green light to proceed with a demerger, so what happens next? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Minister gives the green light for Cootamundra-Gundagai council to de-merge 2:07

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Also; two injured in a crash on the Sturt Highway near Narrandera See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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Plans revealed for a significant upgrade of Ted Scobie Oval 2:09

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Also; a law firm is urging witnesses to alleged historic child sexual abuse at a Wagga Catholic school to come forward See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR

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TNEB Interview Project ft. Nathaniel Arfin of the New Leaf Liberals -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:41:23

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In Episode 75 of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka Episode 695 of the Daily Beaver Morning Show), we have a conversation with Mr. Nathaniel Arfin, one the driving forces behind the New Leaf Liberals initiative, seeking to rebuild the Ontario Liberal Party and boldly calling for the replacement of current leader Bonnie Crombie. We d…

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Reality Check -- The Daily Beaver Morning Show 1:54:26

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In Episode 693 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, we recall how yesterday we mused aloud about whether a trade deal was even possible with the United States. Well, it seems Team Canada and PM Carney's view as to whether one without tariffs is going to be possible has changed as the exercise to temper Canadians's expectations has already started. Mea…

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The search continues for a plane missing in the snowy mountains 2:07

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Also; farming groups call on Canberra to boost funding for the national pesticide and vet medicine regulator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR