Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSoccer domination ⚽️ — The cruise business is back. Private nursing is booming. Saudi Arabia’s plan for world soccer domination.
Episode 1
Riding the comeback wave this year are cargo pants, vinyl records and… cruises?
To keep emergency rooms open, hospitals are dropping stacks on private…
2 years, 9 months ago
Declining wine 🍷 — El Niño could mean higher food prices. Fine wine’s value takes a hit. The race is on to make flying cleaner.
Episode 1
Get ready to cross some more squares off your extreme weather bingo card, because El Niño is here.
If you followed in Jay Z’s footsteps and locked up …
2 years, 9 months ago
Barbenheimer 👚 — It’s a Barbenheimer world. Google showcases its new robo-reporter. FBI of the North
Episode 1
Two of the year’s biggest films, Oppenheimer (about the father of the atomic bomb) and Barbie (about, well, Barbie), are out in theatres and making f…
2 years, 9 months ago
New tax now 🤑 — Canada wants its new tax now. Bosses want to boss from home. Alberta’s open for business.
Episode 1
At the age of 156, Canada is going through a rebellious phase.
Who’s leading the return-to-office resistance? It’s not ‘entitled’ millennials, but the…
2 years, 9 months ago
Open door 🇨🇦 — Meta opens up its AI. Inflation rate falls to 2.8%. Canada wants US tech workers. Meta just took a big swing to prevent itself from becoming an AI also-ran.
Episode 1
Temperatures are still hot, but at least inflation is cooling.
After years of losing talent to the US (also known as ‘brain drain’), Canada is now loo…
2 years, 9 months ago
More fires 🔥 — Millions across North America under air quality advisory. Little relief for big global debt. Nike cuts ties with Hockey Canada.
Episode 1
As Canadian wildfires place millions of Americans under air quality advisories again this week, get ready for our southern neighbours to get mad at u…
2 years, 9 months ago
Private jets 🛩️ — The new 9-to-5 may be here to stay. Private is the only way to go (if you’re a CEO). Canada and Australia are two peas in a pod.
Episode 1
Somewhere Dolly Parton must be celebrating because the 9-to-5 could be history, new data suggests.
Companies may be cutting back on employee perks, bu…
2 years, 9 months ago
Strike over 🪧 — Port strike coming to an end. Blame the Hollywood strike on AI. Canadian car costs are soaring.
Episode 1
After nearly two weeks of striking, the union representing BC port workers reached a tentative four-year deal with employers to re-open Canada’s west…
2 years, 10 months ago
Bank for sale 🏦 — What’s next after the latest rate hike. Laurentian throws up the “For Sale” sign. Canadian watchdog launches probe into Nike.
Episode 1
Tiff Macklem and the Bank of Canada (BoC) did what everyone expected and raised Canada’s overnight interest rate by 0.25% up to 5%—the highest since …
2 years, 10 months ago
Hiking season 🥾 — To hike or not to hike? The atmosphere is getting too crowded. New epoch just dropped.
Episode 1
Another rate decision brings T-Mack back into the hot seat.
What do Earth’s lower atmosphere and Canada’s major highways have in common?
Humanity could…
2 years, 10 months ago