Blackballed With James Di Fiore

The Sherman Murders remains unsolved, and David Wallace is here to make us more confused, and more concerned. This episode is brought to you by the adverb ALLEGEDLY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blackballed speaks with another ex member of the PBCC, this time Anne Hamilton, who went through hell on earth for years at the hands of PBCC elders. Today she helps new ex-members adjust to life outside the cult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, and ever since James invented a way to not have to do any actual work on Friday, that means this typed sentence you are reading is just about all the labor James could muster. On this episode, they say several things that could result in their cancelation, but James doesn't believe in being canceled so he is going to ignore his own contribution to the show's degraded sense of self worth like he did to that libel notice he received last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The unsolved double murder of Barry and Honey Sherman is a modern day mystery, and most of the mainstream reporting doesn't provide the public with some of the more startling details. Nathan Jacobson and David Wallace help us understand previously unknown variables and why they begin to tell a different story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of week again where James gets really high and talks to anyone, while Ryan Lindley holds the fort. David Wishard, Paul Atkinson, Dean Blundell and Douglas Connors also joins us. James also takes the unorthodox step in his quest to get Tom Green on the show by unveiling a Tom Green diss track that also compliments the hell out of him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riviera Farms is a company owned by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and they just poisoned hundreds of Australians with bad spinach. Also, an update on the PBCC's half billion dollar grift known as the Vision Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Najjah Calibur is a good friend of James, and just came back from Qatar where he was the official World Cup 2022 hypeman, energizing crowds of over 80, 000 people. He is also a super talented artist whose new single was played inside the stadium. There were after parties, and celebrities, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Umar is a leadership guru, a keynote speaker and a force of positivity in an otherwise pessimistic world. He joins us to talk about life, taking ownership of your personal brand, and how to navigate the most frightening thing most people can think of - public speaking. Them Caryma Sa'd makes a surprise visit to discuss trying to navigate her online critics/harassers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Hart was not your typical PBCC member. He asked a lot of questions, challenged authority, and criticized the hierarchy inside the cult. He joins us tonight on the heels of the worst week the PBCC has had in a long, long time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olena Halushka is a board member of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre in Ukraine, and is the co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory. Every day she does the somber work of posting the casualties of the Ukrainian military. She is a tireless advocate for Ukraine and its people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church loses two year battle to keep their names from the public after asking Human Rights Museum to remove LGBT content from their museum. Their lawyer is former Stephen Harper/Conservative Party of Canada general counsel, Gerald Chipeur. Cheryl Hope and Richard Marsh join us to discuss the latest scandal for the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Ernest used to be a fierce white nationalist who would find ways to recruit others under the banner of hate. Today, he says he is a changed man, and now helps those he used to hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Hales, the cult leader of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, does not like his image or voice to be heard by the public. Blackballed has secured a secret recording where Bruce Hales is attempting to convince his followers to start sending even more money - a half billion dollars to be precise. Listen to how a cult leader works over his flock, and then send this to as many people as possible. Time to lift the veil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are sexy and high and drunk....and sexy! Welcome to Casual Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Klondike Papers caused quite a stir when it was released. Amazon is about to publish an edited version of the dossier, and David Wallace is here to tell us how that will pan out for him, and for those whose crimes are contained within the documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the most heart-wrenching event most of us had ever experienced re gun violence in America. The Sandy Hook tragedy took 28 lives in total, and crushed the spirit of the nation, and the world. What has been done, if anything, since the tragedy, and what can we learn from it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin Erickson was one of many who made allegations against the Legacy Christian Academy earlier this year. She has since paid for her bravery by having her home broken in to, set on fire, and religious messages scrawled on her wall. She joins us to talk about whether her fight has been worth it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I feel like Oprah gave out these libel notices. "And a libel notice for you! And you! And you!" This time, James gets dinged with a libel notice from Shane and Edith Wenzel, the developers who sued Canadaland and Jesse Brown for 1 million dollars. From James they want a groveling apology, but if you know James it probably feels like a million dollars. David updates us on the launch of The Fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meghan Murphy is the founder of The Feminist Current who made news in 2018 after she allegedly deadnamed a person, resulting in her being banned from Twitter for life. The ban has been lifted, so we caught up with the firebrand from her home in Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kira Rudik is leader of the Golos Party & Member of Ukrainian Parliament. She is also considered one of the most influential people in all of Ukraine. Alex Dayrabekov also joins us to give his perspective on Ukraine's parliamentary unity, and how civilians have played a massive role in the fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hélène Buzzetti is a veteran journalist and the author of Plaidoyer Pour L'extremes Centre/Plea For The Extreme Center, an indictment of societal polarization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James didn't book a guest tonight, so he decided 20 minutes before going live that he was going to do a call-in show with Ryan Lindley. They sorted out some shit, told some jokes, and relaxed for once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karen Cliche is a Canadian actress of film/television and the star of the new cooking show Veg Moi ça She is also a teacher, spiritualist, and talks to us about her transition during this pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Anderson is a MEP and the leader of the Alternative for Germany party. She is also a fierce critic of Justin Trudeau, calling his #COVID related policies dictatorial. She joins us today to talk about her views on the pandemic, what her party stands for, and why a free speech advocate endorses the notion of not allowing Trudeau to speak in front of the European Parliament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The under-the-radar scandal inside Alberta is growing. #PeeGate - another WTF is happening in Alberta moment, unearthed through the #KlondikePapers, involves all the same people involved with Operation Peacock, a scheme hatched by poltical-fixer-turned-whistleblower, David Wallace, who was hired and paid by well known Alberta operatives, developers and lawyers, many of whom have deep ties with Pierre Poilievre and/or the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Pardon the sensory mix, but #PeeGate is just the appetizer. There's a whole shit sandwich coming your way. You're welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spenny recently inducted Mark Breslin into the Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame, so we thought we would surprise Spenny by inviting Breslin on the show. Hilarity ensued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Denis is a former Attorney General of Alberta and has recently become one of the most controversial public figures in the country. Just before this podcast, Denis associates Mike and Maurizio Terrigno appeared to send emails to James admitting their role in the harassment of Daivd Wallace via the theft and subsequent desecration of his kids' toys, as well as the ashes of his deceased child. The emails say they urinated on these items, before posting images of their actions on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caryma is back, and she brought a can of whoop ass with her. Caryma breaks down the saga between her and members/affiliates of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, including having to lock down her Twitter account and serve one of her harassers a libel notice earlier today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Aaron knows music. She's not juste a legendary rocker, but also an accomplished jazz singer and opera singer. She is about to release her new album 'Elevate' and talks to James about her career, what she has learned about the business side of music, and why she makes music for herself rather than for labels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding is a epidemiologist and the Chief of COVID Task Force at the New England Complex Systems Institute. He joins us to talk about COVID, where we are in the pandemic, vaccines, and why he wants people to boycott the World Cup in Qatar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Wallace is back again, and this time he has an email from the Western Standard who attempted to get Wallace to incriminate himself by asking a series of ridiculous questions. We do the Western Standard a solid and attempt to answer those questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damian Hastie is the founder of openandcandid.com - a web site dedicated to researching and exposing the vast business and political connections of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. His work is extensive, and he speaks with James about the extent of the political relationships and how they are leveraged for millions of dollars in often sole-sourced contracts inside the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Wallace is back, and he was just sued by Shane Homes. But now David gets to fire back, by deposing all of the witnesses in the Naheed Nanshi plot where various Alberta conservatives allegedly conspired to remove Nenshi from office. Why anyone would want to tempt David to fight when he has nothing to lose is beyond me, but we are here for all of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Pearlman is one of the most prolific sports biographers in America. He has written 14 books, nine of which have gone on to become best-sellers. His latest book is The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson. He shares the greatest "holy shit" moments of Jackson's life, and tells us that the some of the most legendary tales are often factual, and that Bo Jackson's folklore was probably well-deserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like most members, Lara Payne was born into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. She was abused by several members of the church between the ages of 4 and 11. She shares her heartbreaking story on this episode of Blackballed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Kelly is the founder of the band Crash Kelly, and has played with Helix, Lee Aaron, Nelly Furtado and others. He is also a teacher. He joins us to talk rock n roll, life, and how he started his journey from beginner to guitar god. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Fu was there in the Golden Era contributing to one of the most important times in hip hop history. Learn about how he came up, what it meant that Eminem shouted out Fu Schnickens when he was inducted in the Rock N Roll hall Of Fame, and what he thinks of the art form today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CANADALAND concluded its pod series Ratfucker. David Wallace, Richard Marsh and James talk about the potential impact of the show, why much of the final episode was old news to us at the Dean Blundell Network, and if it will resonate enough to bring the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are fans of famous musicians, and then there are fanatics. There are fanatics, and then there is Toronto teacher and musician, Mark Baker. Baker has been dubbed the most famous U2 fan on the planet, and was even given a nickname by Bono himself - U2BROTHR. Oh yeah, and he's had a documentary film cover his admiration for U2 as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only a handful of journalists have investigated AND published stories found inside the David Wallace dossier known as the #klondikepapers. Stephen Magusiak is one of them. Stephen tells us what it has been like working on these stories given the enormous size of the document, and how the main source of the material, Wallace, is easily one of the most fascinating political operatives in Canadian political history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They say we are too polarized as a country to sit down with our political opposites. The far right and the far left might not be the biggest factions in Canada, but they definitely the loudest. In this episode of Blackballed, two members from the far right and far left sit on the same panel, along with counter-terrorism expert Mubin Shaikh, to talk about what it is like to be in the thick of political extremist groups, and why they each decided to step away from radical thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David breaks down the blue print behind the job he had where the primary target was Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi. Wallace breaks down how he was hired, who hired him, and ultimately why Operation Peacock failed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caryma Sa'd is a tireless political personality. She also understands the bad actors on all sides of politics. On this episode of Blackballed, Caryma takes us through her journey as a law student, how the Hot Box Cafe was her first law office, and how society's worst flaws are it's decisions based on capitalist motivations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year the Klondike Papers were released, and all hell broke loose. Conspiracies started floating around, accusations were made, and most editors across Canada took a pass at trying to report news unearthed from this dossier. David Wallace was the man behind the Klondike Papers, a political fixer with 30+ years as a dark arts specialist. Today, he is the subject of a CANADALAND documentary called Ratfucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheryl Hope and Richard Marsh both have good reasons to speak out against the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, the cult that quite literally stole their lives. In this episode we examine the Rapid Relief Team which is a volunteer outfit the cult uses to massage their public image. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tammy Robert breaks down what she sees in the Jeremy MacKenzie case, saying the public is being manipulated by the authorities, the Anti-Hate Network, and what she says is the public's incomplete picture as it pertains to MacKenzie's public image and the case evidence itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darren Dumas is one of those lead singers that people emulate. His band, The Salads, is Canadian music royalty. Darren spoke at length about touring with bands like Fishbone, and also how an abusive father made him less trusting of authority figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvin Prince had an eye for talent. This is the real story behind the success of Canadian rap/reggae star, Snow, and why the person largely responsible for Snow's success was pushed aside. This is one of the craziest stories ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheri Di Novo is as tough as they come. She started out on the streets in the 1970s selling LSD from her bible, then became a successful businesswoman in the 80s and 90s, before becoming a public servant in the early 200s. She is also a Reverend and officiated the very first legalized gay marriage in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices