What a Creep: Jian Ghomeshi (Season 3, Episode 5)

What a Creep

Season 3, Episode 5

Jian Ghomeshi

Jian Ghomeshi was once a superstar in Canada. He was in a popular band in the 90s that was nominated for Juno Awards and then as a CBC TV & Radio presenter. His talk show “Q with Jian Ghomeshi” was a huge hit across Canada airing twice per day with a popular YouTube channel and it aired on over 170 public radio stations at its peak between 2007-2014.

Then he was accused of sexual assault and battery losing his big gig and being a precursor to the string of men who would be indicted in the #MeToo movement that began in 2017. He tried to reshape his narrative with a factually challenged essay in 2018 which served to show he really hadn’t learned any lessons at all.

Then we talk about a Bay Area broadcaster who ISN”T a Creep!

This episode is helped by our friends at:

Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation by Kevin Donovan (Investigative journalist The Toronto Star)

The Guardian: “Jian Ghomeshi Essay Met with Backlash”

The Guardian: Jian Ghomeshi Apologizes to Former Employee

The Guardian: Jian Ghomeshi Verdict

The Guardian: “I Dated Jian Ghomeshi”

The Guardian: How One Essay Brought Down a NY Institution

Canadaland: Fact-Checking Jian Ghomeshi Essay

New York Review of Books

The Star: Jian Ghomeshi is Fired Over Sex Allegations

The Star: Ghomeshi used CBC phone to tape abuse