24 Shades of Blue

*24 Shades of Blue*
24 Shades of Blue
Presentation
Hosted by	Andy O'Brien, and Axel Villamil
Genre	Law enforcement
Format	Interview
Created by	Toronto Police Service
Production
Production	Obie & Ax Inc
Publication
Original release	November 2020
Related
Website	www.obieandax.com/project/24-shades-of-blue

24 Shades of Blue is a law enforcement podcast that first aired in November 2020. It is funded by the Toronto Police Service and produced by Obie & Ax Inc.

The Police funding of the podcast was criticised by Toronto politicians in 2023.

Production[edit]

24 Shades of Blue It is funded by the Toronto Police Service and produced by Obie & Ax Inc.^[1]^[2] Production costs exceeded $300,000.^[1] Toronto Police Service have editorial control over the podcast's content.^[3]

The podcast was launched in November 2020.^[3] As of mid February 2023, the podcast had reached 94,500 listeners.^[1]

Format[edit]

The podcast is presented as a series of interviews and is hosted by Andy O'Brien and Axel Villamil, of the production company Obie & Ax Inc.^[1]

Espies include an interview with Black police officer Stacy Clarke.^[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Former Toronto mayor John Sewell questioned if the city's police needed to spend their money on a podcast.^[1] Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow was critical that the production of the podcast was awarded through a non-competitive process.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rieti, John; Jeffords, Shawn (14 Feb 2023). "Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda'". CBC.
^ Rieti, John; Jones, Patrick (17 Feb 2023). "Peel Region spends $55K on sole-sourced podcast on housing crisis". CBC.
^ ^a ^b Bains, Camilla (2023-02-14). "Toronto police are reportedly spending $337K of taxpayer money on investigative podcast". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
^ Powell, Betsy (2022-10-01). "A trail-blazing cop is accused of helping the next generation cheat. Inside a scandal rocking Toronto police". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

External links[edit]

24 Shades of Blue Official webpage

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rieti, John; Jeffords, Shawn (14 Feb 2023). "Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda'". CBC.

[2] Rieti, John; Jones, Patrick (17 Feb 2023). "Peel Region spends $55K on sole-sourced podcast on housing crisis". CBC.

[:1-3] Bains, Camilla (2023-02-14). "Toronto police are reportedly spending $337K of taxpayer money on investigative podcast". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

[4] Powell, Betsy (2022-10-01). "A trail-blazing cop is accused of helping the next generation cheat. Inside a scandal rocking Toronto police". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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