Podcast Episodes

Young people can't find jobs. Is Canada's economy in trouble?

The unemployment rate for Canadians between 15 and 24 is at 15 percent, the highest it's been since 2010, not including the pandemic.

Why can't young people find a job? And how do these numbers fit in…

Published on 6 hours ago

Israel defies global outcry over Gaza City, West Bank

Airstrikes and tanks continued pounding the outskirts of Gaza City over the weekend, as Israel’s plans to seize the strip’s largest urban centre continued. A much bigger operation, widely condemned b…

Published on 1 day, 6 hours ago

Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future

Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space stations the size of major cities within a few gene…

Published on 4 days, 6 hours ago

How Christian Zionism became a key force in U.S. politics

Christian Zionism — the belief that the modern state of Israel fulfills biblical prophecy — has existed as a theological concept for well over a century. But in the past couple decades its political …

Published on 5 days, 6 hours ago

Are Canadian summers as we knew them over?

This summer is on track to being the second-worst wildfire season in Canadian history. It started earlier than usual with emergencies declared in the spring in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and is hittin…

Published on 6 days, 6 hours ago

Is Trump any closer to ending the war in Ukraine?

Over the last few days, US President Donald Trump has hosted a series of high-stakes talks to further the effort to end the war in Ukraine.

First, on Friday, there was the summit in Alaska — Russian p…

Published on 1 week ago

What the Air Canada strike is really about

It was a chaotic weekend for anyone flying with Air Canada. The airline canceled hundreds of flights after 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job. Less than 12 hours later, federal jobs minister…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Can Carney move fast enough on affordable housing?

This week, Canada's housing department released a document with more details on the Liberal government's plans to scale up affordable housing in the country. It's now seeking feedback from the public…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The killing of Gaza’s journalists

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in recent history. Among those killed was Anas Al-Sharif — one of the last remaining reporters in Northern Gaza, a…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Why has Trump taken over D.C.?

National Guard troops descended on Washington D.C. after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to take back the nation's capital and clear the streets of what he calls "crime, bloodshed, bedlam…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago