Podcast Episodes

Lies and statistics 📊  —  Track and field to pay its Olympic gold medallists. Canada almost as unequal as U.S. when it comes to wealth

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New hardest way to earn 50 grand just dropped: winning the Olympic 400-metre hurdles.

When it comes to inequality, Canada may not be so different from…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Firepower 🇨🇦 —  Canada ups defence dollars. New RBC CFO.

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After catching flack for not spending enough on defence, the feds fished around their proverbial couch cushions and came up with a hefty chunk of cha…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Crabby 🦀 —  Feds pledge billions for AI. It’s a good day to be a crab.

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Crab fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador are sick and tired of being pinched — not by crabs, but by what they feel are unfair industry pricing pract…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Throwing shade 🌑 —  The solar eclipse economy is booming. Construction is getting entrepreneurial.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024: A once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness the celestial event, and a great excuse to stick an Oreo on a doughnut and charge ex…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Walking back 🛒 —  Disney wins its boardroom battle, Amazon cancels walk-out check-out.

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Disney can return to making magic after showing its critics that Bob Iger is here to stay.

In the era of AI, remember this maxim, “If it sounds too go…

2 years, 6 months ago

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EV slowdown 🚙 —  Tesla’s nightmarish start to the year. Queens moving to a lottery system for med school.

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Like a deadbeat dad missing his child’s softball game, Tesla’s sales numbers were a massive disappointment.

For many students, getting into med school…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Makeover 💄 — RBC takes over HSBC. Schools take social media companies to court.

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If you spotted an RBC on your commute this morning you could have sworn was an HSBC, don’t worry, you’re not going crazy…

The fight to get kids to sto…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Sentencing day ⛓️ — It’s SBF sentencing day. Canada takes a work trip to Vietnam.

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Place your bets, folks. Will the fallen crypto wunderkind spend his life behind bars or have a brief stop-over in the big house?

Canada is hoping to t…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Watch and learn 📺 — Spotify is offering video learning. Cocoa prices are going cuckoo.

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Warning: the Easter Bunny might be dropping off fewer chocolate eggs than usual this year.

There could be a new category for your Spotify Wrapped this…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Record breaking port 🚢 — The Port of Vancouver had a record-breaking year. Air passenger rights head to Supreme Court.

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The Port of Vancouver: It’s huge, it’s salty, it’s not very efficient, and it can teach us a thing or two about the state of Canada’s economy.

Canada’…

2 years, 7 months ago

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