Podcast Episodes

Book Napster 📕 — Banking system is at risk. Closing the Napster of libraries. And the new Starbucks CEO.

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A coalition of central banks, including Canada, the US, the EU, England, Japan, and Switzerland, came together to keep US dollars circulating through…

3 years, 4 months ago

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LNG L ⛽️ — Tax authorities using AI. Slow LNG exports from Canada. And Couche-Tard takes Europe.

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Welcome to the future, where staying out of trouble depends on how well you can impress the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

It’s been…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Big beer 🍺 — Fighting a new beer tax hike. Microsoft launches new AI tools. And “Alberta is Calling” moves east.

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It’s not a Happy St. Patty’s for everyone. On the year’s premier drinking day, Big Beer is ramping up a fight with the federal government over a loom…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Swiss banking 🇨🇭 — Credit Suisse is in trouble. Airline fines are piling up. And fake moon photos.

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Despite bank stocks enjoying a slight but promising rebound on Tuesday, news of a potential funding crunch faced by Credit Suisse quickly put the goo…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Tap water chemicals 💦 — No more toxins in tap water. Canada is watching SVB closely. And long COVID is a huge problem.

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Good news for all you tapwater fans, the US and Canada are moving towards making drinking water free of toxic chemicals.

Canada’s banking regulator wa…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Lab grown milk 🥛 — SVB part 2. Lab grown dairy. And an update on the Senate.

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Imagine this: Before you settle in for today’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) coverage, you should listen to yesterday’s episode to get caught up. Like an…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Silicon Valley Bank Explained 🏦 —SVB fails. A confusing labour market. And people are still using floppy disks.

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We explain the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Headlines announcing layoffs continue to crowd our feeds, and yet there are very few signs of cracks i…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Supercharger 🔋 —New type of battery. Scammers are getting smarter. And money can buy happiness.

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Imagine this: A future where your phone battery is so good that you never have to get through the day on a 10% charge again.

Online purchase scams wer…

3 years, 4 months ago

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You’re fired 🧑‍💻 — New gun legislation in Alberta. Evidence on who blew up Nordstream. And more Twitter drama.

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Alberta has introduced new legislation to give itself more power over gun control.

Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines? US officials say they have n…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Big plastic 🥤— Global birth rates are down. Big plastic striking back. And new paywall on TikTok.

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Global birth rates are on the decline, but one Japanese town has cracked the baby-making code.

Lawyers for the plastics industry are fighting to make …

3 years, 4 months ago

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