Podcast Episodes

How the petrodollar took over the world

The shockwaves triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran have made clear the extent to which the global economy relies on oil, and the U.S. dollar. I…

4 months ago

Mark Carney’s economic update

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has delivered its spring economic update amidst an unpredictable global backdrop. It included a better-than-e…

4 months ago

Can surveillance pricing be stopped?

For years, Jim Balsillie has been one of the loudest voices in the country to speak out about how data is being used to concentrate wealth and power,…

4 months ago

A third attempt on Trump’s life?

On Saturday night, as U.S. President Donald Trump sat on a dais in front of a room full of journalists, gunshots were heard inside the building. An a…

4 months ago

Why can’t the U.S. win its wars?

Nearly two months into the war on Iran one thing remains clear: Iran has secured strategic leverage that before this war began, seemed unlikely.

And i…

4 months, 1 week ago

The FBI’s controversial Kash Patel

In his 14 months as director of the FBI, Kash Patel has not only overseen a radical transformation of the bureau, but has also embroiled himself in a…

4 months, 1 week ago

Rights and reconciliation collide in B.C.

A conflict playing out in British Columbia is testing the limits of reconciliation in the province. It’s a fight that involves resource extraction, d…

4 months, 1 week ago

Can liberal democracy be saved?

Jayme sits down with Nobel laureate economist, Daron Acemoglu, a professor at MIT, and one of the leading thinkers about labour, politics and technol…

4 months, 1 week ago

Is a global food crisis looming?

During the spring, farmers around the globe work to get the seeds and enough fertilizer in the ground to maintain the growing season. If that doesn't…

4 months, 1 week ago

Mark Carney and war in the Middle East

U.S. President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, following diplomatic talks in Washington. This fol…

4 months, 2 weeks ago