Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy running is more popular than ever
Distance running, once a relatively niche sport, has exploded in popularity. The trend has been ongoing for at least a decade, but 2024′s running sea…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sudan and the neglected wars
Sudan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis. Nearly 9 million people are displaced from their homes and millions face severe hunger, all stemming from…
1 year, 8 months ago
The biggest EV investment in Canada yet
By 2030, the federal government is hoping 60 per cent of new car sales will be zero-emission. By 2035, they want that number to be 100 per cent. To h…
1 year, 8 months ago
City Space: Vancouver’s Chinatown fights gentrification
Canada’s largest Chinatown has been under siege for over a century: first by race riots, then by poverty and most recently by the threat of developme…
1 year, 8 months ago
The call to disband the Thunder Bay police
This week, a group of First-Nations leaders called for the Thunder Bay Police Service to be disbanded for the second time – following charges against…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Hong Kong is cracking down on dissent
The government in Hong Kong recently voted to pass a new national security law, referred to as Article 23. It includes seven new offences related to …
1 year, 8 months ago
As conflict rages in Gaza, a ‘silent war’ in the West Bank
The Israel-Hamas war is continuing in Gaza, but tension extends to another Palestinian territory, the West Bank. Five hundred Palestinians have been …
1 year, 8 months ago
The capital gains tax, explained
When the federal government released their 2024 budget last week, they changed the capital gains tax for the first time in a quarter-century. The tax…
1 year, 8 months ago
ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem
On Wednesday, Kristian Firth became the first person in over a century held in contempt of Parliament and ordered to answer MP questions. It all has …
1 year, 9 months ago
The stakes of India’s election as Modi seeks third term
With nearly one billion eligible voters, India is the world’s biggest democracy. Beginning April 19, with voting staggered over six weeks, they will …
1 year, 9 months ago