Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNew Google 🔎 — Google is revamping search. Pickleball is taking off. And Russia reports on the Ukrainian “referendum”.
Episode 1
Google announced at its Search On conference that it’s testing updates to Search and Maps that will push its flagship tools in a “visual-forward” dir…
3 years, 7 months ago
New Alzheimer’s drug 💊 — Workers are getting raises. There could be a new CAPTCHA. And a new Alzheimer’s is going through a third clinical trial.
Episode 1
Employers have come up with a novel idea to retain and sustain their workforce during these trying times. You may have heard of it. It’s called ‘payi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Mobile lithium 🔋 — A Canadian company has a new way to mine for lithium. China’s trying to revive its belt and road initiative. And the Nord Stream pipelines are leaking.
Episode 1
Vancouver-based International Battery Metals claims to have developed a first-of-its-kind mobile lithium mining plant that can extract and process li…
3 years, 7 months ago
Internet vote 🗳 — A UN agency is hosting a big vote on the future of the internet. The British economy is in trouble. And Beyond Meat isn’t doing so well.
Episode 1
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN body responsible for setting global communications standards, will elect its new leader this…
3 years, 7 months ago
Diplomacy 🇰🇷 — Russia mobilizes troops. Buy now pay later is coming to a retailer near you. And Canada pushes for more influence in Asia.
Episode 1
Russia’s decision to mobilize military reserves for the first time since WWII has triggered a crisis, as protests erupt and men flee to neighbouring …
3 years, 7 months ago
New airline 🛫 — Canada has a new airline. OtterBox is pulling out of Quebec. And South Korea wants to do business with us.
Episode 1
Canada Jetlines flew its inaugural flight yesterday carrying passengers from Toronto Pearson to Calgary International Airport.
The unexpected casualty…
3 years, 7 months ago
Greenbacks 💵 — The US Dollar is surging. Robots are taking fast food jobs. And TikTok is scrapping political ads.
Episode 1
Congratulations to anyone with a US bank account, because the currency is on a tear.
Meet Flippy, Sippy, and Chippy. No, they aren’t knockoff versions…
3 years, 7 months ago
Audiobooks 🎧 — Consumer prices are down. Audiobooks are coming to Spotify. And Russia is meddling in Eastern Ukraine.
Episode 1
Canadian consumer prices fell 0.3% last month, the biggest monthly drop in two years.
Spotify launched its long-awaited audiobooks feature in the US a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ready to Rumble 🥊 — Rumble is going public. Ukraine’s economy isn’t looking good. And Volkswagen is spinning Porsche off.
Episode 1
Toronto-based video site Rumble, which bills itself as a free speech alternative to sites like YouTube, went public after a successful SPAC merger va…
3 years, 7 months ago
2 stars ⭐️ — Is the Michelin Star all it’s cracked up to be? Offices are having trouble filling them with people. And an 18 year-old hacked Uber.
Episode 1
If you’ve been on the internet this week, there’s a good chance you already know that the Michelin guide awarded its first Canadian stars to 13 resta…
3 years, 7 months ago