Thunder Bay (podcast)
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| Hosted by | Ryan McMahon |
| Genre | True crime, corruption, systemic racism |
| Created by | Canadaland |
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| Original release | 2018 |
Thunder Bay is a 2018 podcast hosted by Ryan McMahon on the Canadaland network. The podcast critiques the government and police responses to systemic racism and violence directed toward Indigenous peoples in the northern Ontario town of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Production
[edit]The podcast builds on information contained in the 2017 book Seven Fallen Feathers by investigative journalist Tanya Talaga of The Toronto Star.[1] Seven Fallen Feathers documents the unexplained deaths of seven Indigenous youth, all found in rivers close to Thunder Bay.[2] The podcast is presented in five parts, produced by Canadaland, and hosted McMahon, who grew up near Thunder Bay.[1][3]
The production costs of the show were crowd-funded via Patreon.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The podcast documents systemic racism and corruption in Thunder Bay[4] and the unexplained deaths of young Indigenous people, whose bodies were found in the Kaministiquia and McIntyre Rivers.[3] It documents Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs' rejection of the Ontario Human Rights Commission concerns about the lack of municipal support for the Indigenous population in the town.[1] It discusses the killing of local Indigenous woman, Barbara Kentner.[2] The local police chief and a former Ontario Crown Prosecutor are also criticised.[1][2]
Critical reception
[edit]Jim Wilson, writing in Canadian Dimension praises McMahon's passion, notes his appropriate anger and how it captivates the listener.[1] The Atlantic listed the podcast as one of the best 50 podcasts of 2018.[3]
A four-part documentary series follow up of the same name was produced by McMahon.[5][6] Thunder Bay premiered on Crave in February, 2023.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Wilson, Kim. "Murder Bay: Investigations into the deaths of Indigenous youth". Canadian Dimension.
- ^ a b c d McIntosh, Emma (2018-02-15). "What's next for Canadaland's Thunder Bay podcast? | [ ] Review of Journalism : The School of Journalism". Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ a b c McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (2018-12-23). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2018". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lindgren, April. "Thunder Bay: Local news is important for conversations on reconciliation". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Jaeger, Griffin (15 June 2022). "The Lake, SkyMed and other Canadian-made shows soon coming to screens". CBC.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2021-04-29). "Canadaland Podcasts to Be Adapted For Film and TV Through Storied Media Group Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "‘Thunder Bay’ investigative docuseries to premiere on Crave next month". Broadcast Dialogue, January 19, 2023.