Podcast Episodes

Shopify's problems

Shopify began this year announcing to its workers that meetings of more than two employees were banned. Slack channels that were not work-related – t…

3 years, 4 months ago

Disaster-proof your finances for 2023

2022 was a pretty turbulent year financially, with sky-high inflation, interest rates and housing prices. So you might be looking at the coming year …

3 years, 4 months ago

Why the surge of COVID in China looks a lot like 2020

Since China abandoned its COVID-zero policies, the country has seen a dramatic outbreak of infections. But exactly how bad things are remains murky, …

3 years, 4 months ago

The weight loss drug everyone’s talking about

Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs have been hailed as a very effective treatment for obesity, but shortages, affordability and doctors’ willingness…

3 years, 4 months ago

How organ transplants could be changed by ... frozen frogs

Some animals survive harsh winter conditions by completely freezing and thawing in spring, like the wood frog. Researchers are looking to harness the…

3 years, 4 months ago

2022: A look back on the year of the ‘freedom convoy’

What started as a protest against vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers turned into a catch-all occupation of pent-up pandemic grievances. …

3 years, 4 months ago

As missiles fall around her, this Kharkiv citizen continues to fight disinformation

As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode about a woman documenting the destruction of the war in Ukraine. This …

3 years, 4 months ago

Should the Pope reverse a 500-year-old Church law?

As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode on the Pope’s visit to Canada and the Doctrine of Discovery, which ori…

3 years, 4 months ago

If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut

As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode on inflation, which originally aired on April 20.

With inflation eating…

3 years, 4 months ago

Move over Let It Go, we’re talking about Bruno

As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode about one of the top songs of the year. This episode originally aired …

3 years, 4 months ago