Robyn Simon

You may notice the TBS team is not in the credits from today’s episode - we are not producing the podcast moving forward.

We were a small but scrappy team at TBS, and I’m proud of the work we did together over the 2 years I produced the show. It’s all still sinking in, but if you have any leads for work in podcasting/ broadcasting/ audio, let me know

Well, in the time honoured tradition of working in media, I’ve been laid off! Thank you to everyone at Frequency and The Big Story — most of whom also lost their jobs yesterday

I’ve spent the last few months cooking up a podcast miniseries with the amazing team at @thebigstoryfpn, and we’re so excited to share it with you! Here’s the trailer for Paydirt, the inside story of Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal: the-big-story-bb309f15.simplecast.com/episodes/the-b…

As Pride Month begins, New Brunswick’s government has decided to “review” a policy created to protect LGBTQIA+ students in schools. Dale Smith @journo_dale, columnist for @XtraMagazine, shares why this could be a warning to the rest of Canada link.chtbl.com/TheBigStoryCYO…

@PaulineDakin @NYFestivals @elonmusk @CBC Congrats Pauline!!

My podcast Run, Hide, Repeat has received a gold award @NYFestivals tonight. I'm thrilled, but sorry not to share this post on Twitter with my brilliant CBC colleagues and all of their followers because of the @elonmusk mischaracterization of @cbc as "state media".

The Narwhal has uncovered the existence of an email that could reveal how Ontario chose the areas where it dropped Greenbelt protections. The Ford government’s refusal to release it violates the public’s right to know, @balkissoon writes. #onpoli #cdnfoi thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenb…

LGBTQ hate is on the rise and queer youth are suffering. So I turned to LGBT Elders for advice, collecting stories of love, triumph and resistance. My latest, for @WashingtonPost. Pls share this with a young queer person in your life—there’s no paywall. washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…

BP just announced that it will join Shell in slowing its transition to clean energy. The company plans to use record profits from 2022 to invest an additional $8 billion in fossil fuels. BP also plans to aim for 20% carbon reductions by 2030 vs. its original 40% target.

I got 2 leaked letters that show, while we were on holiday, the Doug Ford gov't actually removed conservation authority powers to review development that impact natural spaces that are "intrinsically linked to flooding." Everyone got 3 days notice thenarwhal.ca/ontario-strips… #onpoli

The show we've been working on for the past 6 months has a trailer hot off the presses! Introducing The Prince Mixtape! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/int…

#breaking scoop from me. I know everything is happening in #onpoli, but this is huge: the protected Duffins Creek wetland that was a flashpoint over development in 2021 has allegedly been damaged. 90 per cent of it has been cleared/tilled, says @TRCA_HQ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-duffin…

The Doug Ford gov't is messing with the Greenbelt. ALSO 90% of the protected Duffins Creek wetland, where the gov't once overrode environmental oversight to fast-track development, has allegedly been cleared and tilled. BREAKING from @EmmaMci thenarwhal.ca/ontario-duffin… #onpoli

Ontario! @fatimabsyed and @EmmaMci worked alllll day to get you this story, about how the Ford govt is weakening watershed protection bodies in the name of housing.

EXCLUSIVE: There are only two candidates running for trustee in this French language school board ward. Neither of them speak French. @emmabuchanan_ on the mystery candidates, the parents who found them, and what comes next. thelocal.to/viamonde-schoo…

It’s no coincidence that on the day Parliament is set to vote on our @NDP motion to tackle Big Grocery profiteering, Loblaws sends every MP a message entitled “NO NAME PRICE FREEZE”. They want you to think they have your back, but in reality they just showed us their cards. 1/4

Look at this simple but insanely difficult act of public service journalism: reported, fact-checked biographies of all councillors AND school trustee candidates from every single ward across the city. Bookmark this, more to come. #topoli thelocal.to/candidate-trac…

I am on the hunt for colourful, action-packed, behind-the-scenes profiles of scientific research for @HakaiMagazine. Stories should, ideally, be about projects currently undergoing field research. Pieces will be ~800 words, paid at CAN $1.10/word 🧵

Election signs going up, voting pamphlets in the mail, advanced polling in a week―election season is upon us. If you're struggling to decide who to vote for, check out our candidate tracker, where we've researched everyone running for mayor & city council. thelocal.to/candidate-trac…