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BetaKit Podcast Network
The BetaKit Podcast Channel features weekly podcasts discussing both Canadian tech and innovation, as well as global tech from a Canadian perspective.
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Apr 11, 2016 • 1h 1min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 12: Software can't solve everything
On this episode of CanCon, the team looks for proactive remedies to Canada's tech diversity issue and discusses the outcome of recent Uber regulation recommendations. Canadian content clip: "Boy Problems" by Carly Rae Jepsen (under fair dealing)

Apr 6, 2016 • 1h 7min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 11: We solve Canada's startup hiring problem
On this episode of CanCon, the team discusses the current state of diversity in tech - and it's relation to Canada's hiring gap - and the future of bots, racist or otherwise. Canadian content clip: "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette (under fair dealing)

Mar 28, 2016 • 49min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 10: The Maturation of Apple and Netflix
On this episode of CanCon, the team evaluates the federal government's first budget, and the maturation of Apple and Netlfix's product offering. Canadian content clip: "The Lines You Amend" by Sloan (under fair dealing)

Mar 22, 2016 • 1h 10min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 9: What is Canada's innovation strategy?
On this episode of CanCon, the team evaluates the federal government's role in Canadian innovation and its capacity to succeed, which VR headset is most compelling, and if Kanye West and some VCs have ruined music. Canadian content clip: "Summer Sixteen" by Drake (under fair dealing)

Mar 14, 2016 • 1h 5min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 8: Are we too Canadian for FinTech innovation?
On this episode of CanCon, the team reunites to evaluate Canada's approach to FinTech, figure out 5G, and discuss VC Roger Chabra's Canadian entrepreneur checklist. Canadian content clip: "This sentence will ruin/save your life" by Born Ruffians (under fair dealing)

Mar 7, 2016 • 1h 8min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 7: Canadian tech unicorn hype check
On this episode of CanCon, Amber Mac joins to help evaluate Canada's tech unicorns, explain the appeal of Dx3, and the deal with mobile payments. Canadian content clip: "The Oaf" by Big Wreck (under fair dealing)

Feb 29, 2016 • 1h 4min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 6: Is Canadian tech a "branch-plant economy?"
On this episode of CanCon, Communitech's Chris Plunkett joins to talk about U.S. tech companies taking Canadian talent and paths to the Valley, MWC, startup living wages, and Yelp's PR mess in Talia Jane. Canadian content clip: "The Day we Hit the Coast" by Thrush Hermit (under fair dealing)

Feb 22, 2016 • 1h 9min
CanCon Podcast Episode 5: Privilege and Privacy
On this episode of CanCon, special guest star Bruce Croxon joins us to talk about Apple's security fight with the FBI and how that affects Canadians, our current expectations of online privacy, and startup privilege. Canadian content clip: "Bad as They Seem" by Hayden(under fair dealing)

Feb 16, 2016 • 1h 4min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 4: The web is a Pokémon and how to save Twitter
On this episode of CanCon, the team ponders comes up with ways to 'save' Twitter, and discusses the evolution of the web (currently in Raichu form). Canadian content clip: "Too Old to Die Young" by Timber Timbre (under fair dealing)

Feb 7, 2016 • 59min
CanCon Podcast Ep. 3: Is BlackBerry still a Canadian tech story?
On this episode of CanCon, the team ponders if BlackBerry is still a Canadian tech company, talks tech gentrification, and about all the new food delivery apps cropping up. Canadian content clip: "Amelia Earhart" by The Inbreds (under fair dealing)