Podcast Episodes

New Canadian ‘centrist’ party accuses rivals of extremism

 A new federal political party, the Canadian Future Party, is pitching itself as a centrist alternative for voters disillusioned with the Conservatives and Liberals.

It’s already announced candidates …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Inside a CIA agent's mission to infiltrate Al-Qaeda

After the events of Sept. 11, sweeping changes were made to U.S intelligence and counterrorism practices as part of the American-led 'war on terror'. Agencies like the CIA started focusing less on tr…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Will Ukraine's attack inside Russia pay off?

Two and half years after Russia first invaded, Ukraine has launched what might be its boldest counterattack yet: a push into the Kursk region. It's the first military incursion across Russian borders…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Cracks in Canada’s temporary foreign worker program

Over the last two weeks, Liberal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has said he's considering tightening Canada's temporary foreign worker program.

This is amid criticism of its growing use and th…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Israel accused of turning prisons into ‘torture camps’

Israeli prisons have been making headlines in recent weeks, after far-right protesters stormed the gates of the notorious Sde Teiman detention facility to protest the arrest of nine soldiers accused …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Why is ISIS seeing a resurgence?

The arrest of a father and son north of Toronto accused of being in the late stages of planning an attack for the benefit of the Islamic State. A canceled stop in Vienna on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour a…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Canada's news outlets are struggling. Should Ottawa save them?

It’s been a year since Meta banned Canadian news on platforms including Facebook and Instagram, punching a significant hole in how audiences engage with outlets online.  

At the same time, the continu…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Is AI a bubble that's about to burst?

ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in November of 2022, prompting massive investment in generative AI technology as tech companies rushed to capitalize on the hype. But nearly two years…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Weekend Listen: Putin's Murders from Tortoise

Shortly before Vladimir Putin was re-elected for a fifth term as Russia’s president he eliminated his last possible rival for power, Alexei Navalny, who from all available evidence was murdered in an…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

How anti-migration riots swept the UK

Online rumours and disinformation surrounding the identity of the suspect in a mass stabbing incident that left three little girls dead in a British seaside town led to an explosion of anti-immigrant…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago