DYNASTIES 2 - The Irvings
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10/01/19 • 35 min
For almost a century, the Irving family has run New Brunswick like a personal fiefdom. They own the newspapers, the industry, and, according to some, even the government. So how does a single family come to so thoroughly dominate an entire province? And what happens when that family starts to fracture and split apart at the seams?
Featured in this episode: Bruce Livesey (Thieves of Bay Street).
To learn more:
“Are the Irvings Canada's biggest corporate welfare bums?” by Bruce Livesey in National Observer
Irving vs. Irving: Canada's Feuding Billionaires and the Stories They Won't Tell by Jacques Poitras
“Irving family's fortunate son explains how he fell into a dark depression, and rose again” by Erin Anderssen” in The Globe and Mail
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I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque
“A List of Ways to Die” by Lee Rosevere, “Easy Life” by Lee Rosevere, and “Androids Always Escape” by Chris Zabriskie, adapted.
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For almost a century, the Irving family has run New Brunswick like a personal fiefdom. They own the newspapers, the industry, and, according to some, even the government. So how does a single family come to so thoroughly dominate an entire province? And what happens when that family starts to fracture and split apart at the seams?
Featured in this episode: Bruce Livesey (Thieves of Bay Street).
To learn more:
“Are the Irvings Canada's biggest corporate welfare bums?” by Bruce Livesey in National Observer
Irving vs. Irving: Canada's Feuding Billionaires and the Stories They Won't Tell by Jacques Poitras
“Irving family's fortunate son explains how he fell into a dark depression, and rose again” by Erin Anderssen” in The Globe and Mail
This show was brought to you by our patrons. Please consider becoming a monthly supporter.
This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks and Leesa.
Additional music:
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque
“A List of Ways to Die” by Lee Rosevere, “Easy Life” by Lee Rosevere, and “Androids Always Escape” by Chris Zabriskie, adapted.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DYNASTIES 1 - The Stronachs
Canada is a country ruled by dynasties — political, commercial and criminal. In the first episode of our new series, we bring you the story of an eccentric, billionaire patriarch; his famous, charismatic daughter; a fire-breathing monument the size of the Statue of Liberty; and the battle over one of Canada’s great business empires.
Featured in this episode: Robert Fife (Globe and Mail).
To learn more:
“The $500 Million Family Feud” by Leah McLaren in Toronto Life
“A Stronach Family Feud: How things fell apart between the patriarch and his heir apparent” by Barbara Shecter and Geoff Zochodne in the Financial Post
“‘They stole the company’: Frank Stronach accuses daughter Belinda of betrayal” by Robert Fife in The Globe and Mail
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DYNASTIES 3 - The Fords
They call themselves the Canadian Kennedys. And they’re one of the most famous political dynasties to ever exist in this country. But the rise of the Ford family has been marred by violence and self-destruction at almost every turn. The story of the Fords is tragic — for them, for everyone who falls into their orbit, and for the people of Toronto.
Featured in this episode: Jonathan Goldsbie (Canadaland).
CORRECTION [Nov. 18, 2019]: We state in this episode that Rob Ford died in 2014. He died in March of 2016. We regret the error.
To learn more:
Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story by Robyn Doolittle
The Only Average Guy: Inside the Uncommon World of Rob Ford by John Filion
“The Rob Ford Story” by CBC’s The Fifth Estate
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This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks and Audible.
Additional music:
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque
MILLENNIALS by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
Reverie (small theme) by _ghost (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Pitx
“Unanswered Questions” by Kevin Macleod, adapted.
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