Podcast Episodes

Why are so many Toronto condos sitting empty?

The condo market in Greater Toronto, whether it’s resale or new, is struggling.

According to a recent CIBC Economics study, sales have “have dived off a cliff” to their lowest level since the late 199…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The ‘New Right’ wants revolution. Can J.D. Vance deliver it?

By ideas, dollars and in personal connections, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance is intimately tied to an amorphous ideological movement known as the “New Right.”

Some of its major pla…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Olympic boxing and sex testing’s fraught history

Last week’s boxing match between Italy’s Angela Carini and Algeria’s Imane Khelif lasted just 46 seconds. But it has ignited a firestorm online, and led to a slew of misinformation about Khelif’s sex…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Tested: tracing the surprising 100-year history of sex testing in elite sports

Tested is a new podcast series from CBC and NPR that asks the question, who gets to compete? Since the beginning of women’s sports, there has been a struggle over who qualifies for the women’s catego…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Weekend Listen: Summer and Simone hit the gold mine

Olympic FOMO is your daily Olympics recap, in 20 minutes or less hosted by longtime radio duo and media best friends Mark Strong and Jemeni. Together they provide a fresh perspective to the Olympic c…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The double-edged sword of political memes

Since US President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over as the next Democratic nominee, the US election campaign has been awash in memes.

Memes about coconut trees, weirdos, Br…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

A Hamas leader is assassinated in Iran

On Tuesday, the leader of Hamas’s political wing, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Iran. The killing is widely believed to have been an Israeli strike, although Israel has not claimed responsibili…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Are we in a 'hidden' recession?

After the Bank of Canada hiked interest rates at an unprecedented pace the last couple of years, there’s been a lot of talk about whether we’ll be tipped into a recession. Now, as rates have finally …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Canada's baffling soccer spying scandal

Canada's women's soccer team went into the 2024 Olympics with their title as defending gold medalists on the line — but they now find themselves mired in allegations of cheating after a team analyst …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

The US and Israel’s ‘special relationship’ — Part 2

This is the second episode in our two-part series on the past, present and future of the US-Israel ‘special relationship.’ 

In Part 2, we’re going to look at how that relationship affects Americans li…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago