Podcast Episodes

What’s behind Mark Carney’s military splurge?

For years now Canada's been badgered to pony up, and spend more money on the military. Those calls have come from our actual military itself, our NATO allies, and more recently the U.S. President.

Wel…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires rage across Canada

As many as 40,000 Canadians are out of their homes right now with evacuation alerts and states of emergency in effect across much of western Canada, from B.C. through northern Ontario. Many, especial…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Battleground L.A.: Fighting Trump’s ICE crackdown

The city of Los Angeles has been embroiled in protests for days after a series of ICE raids rounded up dozens of people. Now, after President Donald Trump sent in 2000 members of the National Guard, …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Trump and Elon’s messy breakup

A feud between Elon Musk and U.S. President Trump escalated and exploded over the course of 72 hours last week.

It started off with Musk’s criticism of Trump’s new spending bill, calling it a “disgust…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Weekend Listen: How will Canadian film and TV change if streamers don't pay into it?

What is Canadian content? And why does it matter? The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission has been hearing very different answers to that question — as they try to come up with new CanCo…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Cheap and deadly: How drones are reshaping war

On Sunday, Ukraine launched Operation Spider’s Web, a surprise drone attack that went deep inside Russia, reaching as far as Siberia for the first time.

Ukraine says 117 drones were smuggled into Russ…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Politics! Border bill blowback and 'Santa' Carney

The Liberals have tabled new legislation that would significantly expand law enforcement powers and tighten immigration of all kinds, including refugee claims, in a move to appease the Trump White Ho…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Real estate, crypto, Middle East deals: Who is Steve Witkoff?

A little over five months ago, few outside of the New York City real estate scene knew who Steve Witkoff was. Now, as the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, he’s not only been tasked with trying …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

When hunger is a weapon

Since October 7, access to food in Gaza – and its systematic restriction by Israel – has been the subject of international condemnation. 

The most recent incident is the killing of dozens of Palestini…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Politics! Elon’s out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. Harvard

Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, is on Front Burner to break down a few of the big developing news stories coming out of the Trump administration in recent weeks.

He talks to host Jay…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago