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Kick to the Balls: MAGA’s World Cup
Episode 1382
The World Cup finally came to Canada. But has MAGA turned the Beautiful Game into something ugly? According to the BBC fans from about a quarter of t…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Poilievre Trolls Carney With Help From A.I.
Episode 1381
So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Did Carney Invest in A.I. Right Before it Crashes?
Episode 1380
Carney just released his new 55-page strategy, “AI for All,” to much fanfare, over $2B in funding commitments, and…very few details on how he’s going…
3 weeks ago
Ottawa’s Killer Robot Problem
Episode 1379
Host Sam spent a day at Canada's biggest defence trade show asking about autonomous weapons.
The good news: Canada says humans must always be part of …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
A Cohere Founder on What A.I. Critics Get Wrong
Episode 1378
Last week, Mark Carney announced his big A.I. strategy. Two billion dollars to support creating jobs, providing free A.I. literacy training, and prot…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
What the Media (Including Us) Got Wrong About Residential School Graves
Episode 1377
The Globe and Mail’s editorial board calls the initial reporting on Kamloops residential school graves a “failure of journalism.”
Five years later, d…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
BONUS: Local Legends and Lore
Episode 19
As journalists, our work brings us to stories that fall into one large category: the public interest. If something is happening in your community tha…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Mark Carney's First Big Failure
Episode 1376
Carney’s big address on antisemitism didn’t amount to much.
Acknowledging what he called a “crisis,” Carney spoke at a Toronto synagogue, highlightin…
4 weeks ago
Carney Wants Your Data. Why Won't Big Tech Give it to Him?
Episode 1375
This is the Liberal government’s second attempt at passing lawful access legislation. Last year, the government pushed Bill C-2, their marquee border…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Introducing the Nuance: Chrystia Freeland on Trump and Putin
Episode 1374
Trump and Putin both hate Chrystia Freeland. But her ability to unite world leaders under a single banner isn't her greatest accolade. Freeland is q…
1 month ago