Two men who run a prominent construction industry podcast that aired remarks about cat-calling and trying to grab women have filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against a carpenter who criticized the remarks on social media.

The offensive remarks were made on the Toronto-based podcast The Construction Life, which bills itself as shedding light on “the good, the bad, and the ugly” parts of the industry, with the goal of improving the sector.

The podcast’s 145th episode — which featured host Manny Neves and Jim Caruk, a recurring guest on the show, speaking with a plumber, Danny — included the following exchange when