Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBudget cutting ✂️ — Six weeks to cut $15 billion. Dental bills sharpen their teeth. You’ve heard of Mambo No. 5, but what about Indictment No. 4?
Episode 1
With a new mandate to cut billions in federal spending, cabinet members might have to skip the icebreakers and head straight to the whiteboard at the…
2 years, 11 months ago
Student housing 🏠 — New AI rules on the way in Canada. Stepping up for the student housing crisis. Why are Nova Scotian waters glowing pink?
Episode 1
Nearly nine months after the release of ChatGPT, Canada is progressing toward increasing safety and transparency around generative AI.
With rents hitt…
2 years, 11 months ago
AI love ❤️ — AI is trying to win your heart. The question vexing economists: Why did inflation fall? The record-breaking business of Guinness World Records
Episode 1
Nothing quite says romance in the year 2023 like sending sweet nothings to an AI chatbot.
In the past month, Canadians have broken Guinness World Reco…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hunt for T-Swift tickets 🎤 — My kingdom for a T-Swift ticket. Hacking contest aims to fix holes in AI models. US escalates tech war with China.
Episode 1
Good luck, indeed. As we enter the final day of ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Toronto, we wish luck to anyone trying to snag a t…
2 years, 11 months ago
AI music 🎶 — A pipeline’s debt debacle. Record labels seek deal on AI-generated music. China’s topsy-turvy pricing problem.
Episode 1
Whom amongst us hasn’t spent a little too much on something we really wanted? The federal government certainly has on its newest pipeline.
If you’ve e…
2 years, 11 months ago
New energy source 🔌 — Are big sporting events worth it? Workcations are booming. A major energy breakthrough.
Episode 1
With one year to go until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the event’s budget has already ballooned to €8.3 billion, up from an estimated €6.8 billion in ini…
2 years, 11 months ago
New energy source 🔌 — Are big sporting events worth it? Workcations are booming. A major energy breakthrough.
Episode 1
With one year to go until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the event’s budget has already ballooned to €8.3 billion, up from an estimated €6.8 billion in ini…
2 years, 11 months ago
E-commerce battle 🛍️ — Alberta pauses on renewables. An e-commerce turf war is brewing. Ozempic vs. berberine.
Episode 1
Wind and solar are the [fastest-growing sources](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/wind-and-solar-generated-a-record-amount-of-global-power-in-2022.htm…
3 years ago
New space station 🛰 — US credit is no longer #1. Hope you like chatbots. The race to replace the ISS.
Episode 1
Fitch Ratings has downgraded America's credit rating from the highest-possible “AAA” to a meagre “AA+”... just like its northern neighbour.
“Four-scor…
3 years ago
Economics of aliens 👽 — Saudi Arabia eyes the mining game. Canada wants tech-savvy immigrants. The (hypothetical) economics of alien contact
Episode 1
Saudi Arabia may have been snubbed by soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé, but it can keep its head up knowing that its foray into mining is taking off.
Is…
3 years ago