Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow a tax cut for the wealthy almost tanked the UK economy
Liz Truss’s ‘mini budget’ didn’t get a mini reaction. The plan, which initially included a cut in personal income tax for the top earners, sent marke…
3 years, 3 months ago
The NFT market has crashed, but NFT thefts are rising
After a meteoric rise, the value of NFTs plummeted. But here’s the weird thing: that’s when people started stealing them. In the span of a year, one …
3 years, 3 months ago
A doctor answers your current COVID questions
We wanted to find out from you, our listeners, what you’re thinking about COVID-19 – especially as restrictions are disappearing and new vaccines are…
3 years, 3 months ago
Land back and the next stage of reconciliation
It’s become something of a rallying cry to move reconciliation forward, repeated from British Columbia to Ontario to New Brunswick. But what exactly …
3 years, 3 months ago
Parties promise to limit immigration in Quebec election
Quebec is the one province where immigration is a ballot-box issue in provincial elections. In 2018, it was one of the deciding factors that gave Fra…
3 years, 3 months ago
A nuclear scientist on Russia’s threat of nuclear war
Russia has one of the largest nuclear arsenals in the world, and Russian President Vladimir Putin and those in his inner circle have threatened to us…
3 years, 3 months ago
An Iranian woman’s death in custody sparks global protests
Protests are spreading across Iran – and the world – after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Mahsa was picked up by Iran’s mora…
3 years, 3 months ago
How two Canadian women were switched at birth
In September 1969, two baby girls were born in a tiny hospital in rural Newfoundland, a few hours apart. A simple accident led to both of their lives…
3 years, 3 months ago
Putin doubles down on the war in Ukraine
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 reservists in a partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine. That sparked protests in s…
3 years, 3 months ago
The good and bad of slowing inflation
Inflation is on the decline for the second straight month. New numbers from Statistics Canada show that inflation slowed to 7 per cent in August – do…
3 years, 3 months ago