Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSho close ⚾️ — EU passes landmark AI regs, Shohei nabs record-setting contract. Tesla fights a scandi-insurgency.
Episode 1
The EU is once again leading the charge on regulating tech, this time with a new set of rules for AI businesses.
Look away, Blue Jays fans: Shohei Oht…
2 years, 7 months ago
McMakeover 🍟 — Governments play iSpy, International student rules, McDonald’s has a new cafe.
Episode 1
Not to alarm you, but for some reason, the federal agency managing our seafood has the power to snoop at your phone. Allow us to explain.
The newest a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Do better 🏥 — Beer biz is going flat, Canadian healthcare lags, A year of cyberattacks.
Episode 1
Who doesn’t love throwin’ up their feet and crackin’ open an ice-cold beer?
We love Canada but must admit that other countries are superior in certain…
2 years, 8 months ago
Rom-commerce 🛍️ — Math scores are falling, Walmart’s shoppable show, A plan for 2024 wildfires.
Episode 1
If you’re like us, when you studied math in school, you were constantly thinking ‘wow, this is hard.’ Unfortunately, for kids today, it seems that le…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hit the gas ⛽️ — New methane rules, A new era of food, Crypto bounces back.
Episode 1
Yesterday, Canada joined the U.S. in creating strict methane rules to meet climate goals.
Like a gym bro about to tackle leg day, food companies are a…
2 years, 8 months ago
Carbon capture 🏭 — Carbon removal now critical to hitting climate goals, scientists tell COP28. KISS avatars herald weird new digital age for music industry. Foreign actors drive the digital divide.
Episode 1
Most of the world’s countries agreed on a significant new renewable energy push at the UN’s COP28 climate summit over the weekend, but scientists war…
2 years, 8 months ago
McDonalds makeover 🍔 — Dropping your living standards. McDonald’s moneymaker gets a makeover. Dissecting the digital dollar debate.
Episode 1
The Canadian economy has avoided a technical recession after economists updated the numbers that triggered alarm bells earlier this year. That’s #Eco…
2 years, 8 months ago
Media saved 📰 — A new news deal. A year of Chat GPT. Digital tax spat.
Episode 1
Canadians will get to keep (some of) their access to news, now that the government has reached a deal with Google over the controversial Online News …
2 years, 8 months ago
Flying cooking oil ✈️ — Scotiabank earnings don’t bode well. Virgin flight lifts off powered by cooking oil. The Windsor’s battery plant drama
Episode 1
Bank earnings season started not with a bang, but a whimper—one that could be sustained into 2024.
For those of you who are already freaked out by air…
2 years, 8 months ago
Mining crisis ⛏️ — Panama’s mining crisis, explained. Consumers go big on Black Friday. Alberta flexes its sovereignty.
Episode 1
Panama’s top court is currently weighing whether or not to block a Canadian mining giant from tapping into the region's copper.
Shoppers don’t need to…
2 years, 8 months ago