Episode description

In this primer episode of The Worst Podcast, Canadaland publisher Jesse Brown reflects on why he’s backing The Worst Podcast. Host (and acclaimed underground documentary filmmaker) Alan Zweig expresses major doubts about all of it.

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Kattie Laur (Producer), Kevin Sexton (Producer), Julie Shapiro (Executive Producer), Alan Black (Commissioning Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Production Manager)

Photo of Alan Zweig by Naomi Harris

Additional music by Audio Network

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