Podcast Episodes

Front Burner Presents: The Flamethrowers Ep. 1

Award-winning reporter Justin Ling tracks the rise of right wing radio in the U.S. from fringe preachers and conspiracy peddlers of the 1930s to the political firestorm that rages today. Our story be…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Introducing, Canada’s millennial ‘Jackpot Generation’

Over the next two years, baby boomers will pass a reported 1 trillion dollars down to their heirs, who, in most cases, are their millennial children. This intergenerational transfer of wealth is expe…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

As bombs rain down, Israel readies potential Lebanon invasion

On Wednesday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces released a video of their top commander telling troops on the northern border to prepare for a ground invasion of Lebanon. 

The mid-week Lebanese deat…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The rise of anti-South Asian content online

 A recent rise in hateful online posts directed towards South Asian immigrants in Canada and cases of South Asians being harassed and attacked in public has many in the community raising the alarm.

Ja…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The debate around involuntary care in B.C.

B.C Premier David Eby says that, if re-elected, he would expand involuntary care for those with severe addiction and mental health issues. 

The announcement came just a few weeks after a couple of unp…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Rogers’ MLSE deal and its evergrowing power

Last week, telecomms giant Rogers Communications became a majority owner of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, putting them at the helm of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors. The hist…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Weekend Listen: World Report

Wake up to what's going on in Canada and the world. Each morning, World Report will give you a 10-minute dose of the biggest news stories happening now. Our CBC News colleagues will tell you about th…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Israel’s historic, deadly cyber attack in Lebanon

This week in Lebanon, a series of attacks targeted personal communications devices — like pagers and walkie talkies — belonging to members of the political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah. At…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The empire behind Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering charges

In November of 2023, R&B singer Cassie sent shockwaves through the hip hop world when she filed a lawsuit against her former boyfriend, producer and mega-mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. She accused him of …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Is it the beginning of the end for Canada’s carbon tax?

Not long ago it seemed like the carbon tax was a fait accompli in Canada. Two elections were fought where this was a major issue, and the Liberals came out on top in both of them.

But now, things are …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago