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
The Star: Jian Ghomeshi is Fired Over Sex Allegations
The Star: Ghomeshi used CBC phone to tape abuse
The Star: Kathryn Borel Statement
Jian Ghomeshi interviews Billy Bob Thornton (2009)
CTV-TV “Jian Ghomeshi Video All My Fans Make Me Sick” (1996)
The Cut: “What I Know About Jian Ghomeshi”
CBC-TV “The Unmaking of Jian Ghomeshi” 5th Estate
CBC-TV “The Trial of Jian Ghomeshi”
CBC Radio Interview with author Kevin Donovan
Global News.Ca: Jian Ghomeshi Facebook Post in Full
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