Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOpen 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…
3 years, 3 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…
3 years, 3 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.
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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…
3 years, 3 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…
3 years, 3 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.
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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 …
3 years, 3 months ago
Hiking season 🥾 — To hike or not to hike? The atmosphere is getting too crowded. New epoch just dropped.
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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…
3 years, 3 months ago
Fire money 🔥 — Postmedia and Nordstar call things off. The US shatters Ukraine’s NATO dreams. The economic cost of wildfires piles up
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Like an uncertain bride and groom, Canada’s two biggest newspaper publishers got cold feet and have off called their wedding.
The economic costs of Ca…
3 years, 3 months ago
Cannonball 🏊♀️ — Mercedes joins Tesla charging network. Vision Pro arriving next year—if you don’t mind Apple scanning your face. Canada’s lifeguard industry needs saving.
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Tesla’s grip on EV charging is tightening, with Mercedes-Benz reaching a deal to access Tesla’s Supercharger network and adapt its vehicles to its ch…
3 years, 3 months ago
Emoji law 👍 — Stellantis stalemate comes to a close. Threads takes off. Emoji law.
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Getting ahead in the green transition doesn’t come cheap… just ask the government.
Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and… it’s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.
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Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.
After only the US, C…
3 years, 3 months ago