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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Messages, Murals, and Moods	02 Jul 2024	00:43:18
Your panel of data professionals is Katie Renaud, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers, and Doug Sartori. On each episode, we take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around, we created data sets of our own! Check out the blog post on our website for charts, graphs and links to data.
	Cannabis, Cheech, and Chong	04 May 2024	00:41:01
Hello and welcome to Mean, Median and Moose: A podcast about data in Canada. Your panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers and me Doug Sartori take a look at the world of public-interest data. This time around we’re looking at data on cannabis in Canada. Check out the blog post for links and charts: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/05/04/cannabis-cheech-and-chong
	Cars, Cash and Coefficients	28 Feb 2023	00:44:43
On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori - bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at economic indicators in Canada. Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Tweets, TikToks and Trust	01 Feb 2023	01:00:29
On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori will bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at data on social media in Canada. Check out our blog for charts and links to data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/02/01/social-media-in-canada/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	12 Datasets For Christmas 2022	21 Dec 2022	00:59:58
In our annual Christmas episode Katie, John, Frazier and Doug look at a dozen holiday themed datasets from across Canada. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and data sources: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/12/21/twelve-datasets-of-christmas-2022/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Retirements, Return to Office, and Round Trips	06 Oct 2022	00:49:39
Frazier, John, Katie and Doug review big-picture data to assess pandemic impacts in Canada. Check out the blog for links, charts and graphs: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/10/06/retirements-return-to-office-and-roundtrips/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Money, Marriage, and Millionaires	08 Jul 2022	00:56:39
This time around our team of data professionals: Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud, and Doug Sartori look at data on incomes in Canada. Find visualizations and links to source data on our blog: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/07/08/money-marriage-and-millionaires/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Donations, Divisions, and Disrespect	01 Jun 2022	00:45:07
This time around Frazier, John and Doug talk about data related to the Ontario election campaign. Check out the blog for charts, graphs and links to data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/06/01/donations-divisions-and-disrespect/ Must go in the show description: Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Instagram, Influencers, and the Informal Economy	28 Apr 2022	01:00:38
Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we look at data on the gig economy in Canada. Check out the blog post for more details: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/04/28/instagram-influencers-and-the-informal-economy/ Must go in the show description: Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Rallies, Rebels and Revolutions	30 Mar 2022	00:47:43
This time around Katie, Frazier, John and Doug look at data around protests and rebellions in Canada. Our blog post with charts, graphics and links is here: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2022/03/30/rallies-rebels-and-revolutions/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Housing, Homes and Huts	01 Feb 2022	00:40:02
On this show, our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This month we are looking at Canadian housing data. Check out the blog for links to data and visualizations: meanmedianmoose.ca Must go in the show description: Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	12 Datasets at Christmas 2021	10 Dec 2021	00:58:44
Our annual holiday edition, jam-packed with 12 datasets themed for the season. Your panel is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori. Check out our blog for charts, data and more: meanmedianmoose.ca Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Coins, Colonists and Cost Recovery	08 Apr 2024	00:36:09
On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is discontinued data. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/04/08/coins-colonists-and-cost-recovery
	Reviewing and Ranking Referendums	08 Nov 2021	00:49:16
This month we compiled and reviewed data on referendums in Canada, with a side trip south of the border to see how the Americans do them. Your panel is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori. Check out our blog for charts, data and more: meanmedianmoose.ca Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Election Data Roundup	07 Oct 2021	00:57:44
our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring our perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time we’re talking about data in politics. Check out the charts, graphs and code for this episode on our blog post at https://meanmedianmoose.ca
	Comparing Ontario Cities	20 Jul 2021	00:54:34
This time around Frazier, John and Doug talk about comparing data across municipalities with a look at Statistics Canada population projections, municipal budgets and the Ontario Financial Information Return. For visualizations and links to data check out the blog post here: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/07/20/comparing-ontario-cities/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Ticks, Telecoms and Trails	03 Jun 2021	00:46:04
This time around Frazier, Katie, John and Doug look at crowdsourced data sets. We discuss: - eTick.ca - BikeMaps.org - Tutela's State of Mobile - OpenStreetMap.org Check out our blog post for visualizations and links: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/06/03/ticks-telecoms-and-trails/
	Arenas, Aliens and Animal Crossing	03 May 2021	00:44:53
This month in Mean, Median, and Moose, we take a look at Canadian’s close encounters in their spare time. From body checking hockey players, to bluff charging bears. From playing space invaders to sighting them, we’ve got you covered. As always we've got data, source code and links to resources on the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/05/03/arenas-aliens-and-animal-crossing/ Check out our tutorial videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41Ss5DPp90Wt0CN4GIS1Iw Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Public Consultations in Canada	01 Apr 2021	01:00:22
Frazier Fathers, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori take a look at public consultations in Canada. Our guest on this episode is Nader Shureih of Environics Analytics. Learn more about our data sources and find visualizations and links to source code on the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2021/04/01/public-consultations-in-canada Find tutorials on our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41Ss5DPp90Wt0CN4GIS1Iw Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Crime, Courts, and Constables	02 Mar 2021	00:47:07
This month we’re taking a look at crime and justice data in Canada. Links, charts and graphs on our blog: meanmedianmmoose.ca Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Data in the Nonprofit and Charitable Sector	30 Jan 2021	00:57:48
On this episode we dig into data in the nonprofit sector in Canada, including our interview with Michael Lenczner of Ajah and Powered By Data as well as a look at the public data on grants in Canada. Check out the blog post for links to resources and visualizations: meanmedianmoose.ca Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	12 Datasets at Christmas	23 Dec 2020	00:49:11
This month Frazier, John, Katie and Doug review 12 datasets from 12 Canadian provinces and territories. Check out the blog post at meanmedianmoose.ca for more details, visualizations and links. Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Rankings, Restaurants and Robots	26 Nov 2020	00:49:27
This month we look at research ranking cities and regions in Canada, take a stab at our own ranking of municipalities, and review data sets you might have missed from Statistics Canada. Be sure to check out the blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/11/26/rankings-restaurants-and-robots/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Cilantro, Crust, and Crullers	28 Feb 2024	01:00:38
On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - discuss the world of public-interest data. This month the topic is fast food data. Stay tuned for our interview with Saskatchewan Open Data activist Andy Dyck. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and links to source data: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/02/28/cilantro-crust-and-crullers
	Politics, Polls and Pot	28 Oct 2020	01:03:40
Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time, we’re talking about political data in Canada: election results, data on our representatives, and the data that political parties collect. Check out the blog to find the visualizations and links discussed in the episode: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/10/28/politics-polls-and-pot/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Property, Portals and Poultry	28 Sep 2020	01:12:09
This time we are talking about municipalities: we’ll start by dissecting available data on property taxes. Later, we’ll talk about open data in Canadian cities as well as some data you may have missed over the last month. Check out the episode's companion blog post: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2020/09/28/property-portals-and-poultry/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Introductions & Income Data in Canada	08 Sep 2020	01:17:57
In our pilot episode we start by talking a little about ourselves, our backgrounds, and the reason we’re doing this show. Later, we discuss income in Canada and round out the show by talking about some of our favourite tools.
	Twelve Datasets At Christmas 2023	19 Dec 2023	01:03:34
In our annual Christmas episode Katie, John, Frazier and Doug look at a dozen datasets from across Canada. Check out the blog post for charts, graphs and data sources: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/12/19/12-datasets-at-christmas-2023 Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Toks, Tiks, and Transparency	03 Nov 2023	00:56:25
John, Katie, Frazier and Doug take a look at transparency data from tech firms Meta, X, Google, and Tik Tok.
	Water, Waste and Wessels	01 Oct 2023	00:38:33
This episode has two segments. First, a our look at public data on shipping and containers, the great lakes, and Ontario water quality. Later, an interview with Canadian Open Data Society Executive Director Paul Connor. This time your panel of data professionals is Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori.
	The No Chart Special	29 Jun 2023	00:43:19
On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This month, we talk about our experiences and the career path for data professionals. Mean, Median and Moose will be back in September with a new data-driven season. Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	European Trade, Tourism, and Trade Schools	17 May 2023	00:47:22
On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - cover about the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around we're comparing European and Canadian data. Check out the blog for links to source data and visualization: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2023/05/17/european-trade-tourism-and-trade-schools/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Sneakerwaves, Storms and Surprises	11 Apr 2023	00:43:03
Our panel of data professionals - Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman, Katie Renaud and Doug Sartori will bring their perspective to the world of public-interest data. This time around we're loking at climate data. Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Pipelines, PowerBI, and Price Indexes	30 Sep 2024	00:38:03
Your panel of data professionals is Rashmi Krishnamohan, John Haldeman, and Doug Sartori. On each episode, we take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around, we look at tooling for data professionals. Check out the blog post on our website for charts, graphs and links to data.
	Hallowe'en Data Special	31 Oct 2024	00:39:23
On this show our panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - take a look at the world of public interest data. This time around, we look at public data on Hallowe'en. Check out the blog for more information, charts and graphs: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/10/30/canadian-halloween-data-special
	Live at the Growing Your Workforce Conference	02 Dec 2024	00:33:40
The Growing Your Workforce Conference is an annual event organized by the Workforce Boards of Ontario. This year, the conference was hosted by Workforce WindsorEssex, on November 21-22. The Mean, Median and Moose panel were invited to host a live episode at the conference, to share data and tools related to jobs and the economy. This is the live recording of the session. Check out the blog post for charts and links to source data and other goodies: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2024/12/02/live-at-growing-your-workforce.
	Tariffs Retaliation Draft	25 Mar 2025	01:00:53
On this show your panel of data professionals - Katie Renaud, Frazier Fathers, John Haldeman and Doug Sartori - take a look at the world of public-interest data in Canada. This time around we’re talking about a trade war. Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Food and Agriculture Data in Canada	03 Mar 2025	00:50:27
Our panel this time is Frazier Fathers, Rashmi Krishnamohan, Rachael Myers and Doug Sartori. This month we look at data on food and agriculture in Canada, including an in-depth look at Little Foot Foods, a pierogi manufacturer in Windsor, Ontario. Check out the blog post for more details: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2025/03/03/food-and-agriculture-data-in-canada/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Inflation, Intelligence, and Interesting Canadians	20 Jan 2025	00:54:55
This month we're looking at tools and methods for working with unstructured data. The panel is Andy Dyck, John Haldeman, Frazier Fathers, and Doug Sartori. Check out the blog post for links, charts and more: https://meanmedianmoose.ca/2025/01/20/inflation-intelligence-and-interesting-canadians Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Christmas Data 2024	20 Dec 2024	00:45:40
Our 2024 Christmas episode features two new voices alongside regulars Doug Sartori and John Haldeman. Lee Doucet of Niagara College joined us to share his students' work inspired by the podcast, and Andy Dyck of Open Data Saskatchewan (https://www.opendatask.ca/) was kind enough to put together a terrific dataset demoing the impressive capabilities of R for visualizations.

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