Podcast Episodes

Trump assassination attempt: What’s next for U.S democracy?

In the wake of the apparent assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, we look at the potential for an event like this to ratchet up …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Has NATO outlived its purpose?

As the NATO summit wraps up in Washington, D.C., this week, Canada has finally committed to spending two per cent of its GDP on defense, as required by the treaty. But NATO is an alliance forged in a…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Preparing for ‘war’: the Alberta blockade trial so far

In 2022, a convoy of truckers angry with COVID-19 measures staged an 18-day blockade, shutting down a busy border crossing with the U.S. in Coutts, Alberta. It ended with the RCMP arresting 13 protes…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Grappling with Alice Munro’s dark family secret

The late Canadian author Alice Munro remains one of the best-known fiction writers in the English language. She won a Nobel prize for her work, and was celebrated for her intimate portrayals of the l…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Canada vs. Messi, Argentina

The Canadian men's soccer team is set to take on Lionel Messi and Argentina, the current holders of the World Cup and No.1 ranked team in the world, in the semi finals of the Copa America soccer tour…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Where does Joe Biden go from here?

On Friday, in an exclusive interview with ABC news anchor George Stephanopoulos, U.S. president Joe Biden insisted that only the “Lord Almighty” could get him to quit. But as calls for him to step do…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

President as ‘king’, and other giant Supreme Court cases

The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling grants presidents the ability to break the law without fear of criminal prosecution as long as it counts as an “official” act. It’s the latest in a string of wi…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Why is France’s far right surging toward power?

After his centrist coalition suffered a humiliating loss to the far right in European elections early last month, French President Emanuelle Macron called snap elections for France’s own Parliament i…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

A massive collapse and the troubling history of Yukon mining

A landslide caused by a heap leach failure at the Eagle mine site in the Yukon has been called a “disaster” by some local residents.

Hundreds of workers are currently laid-off and there’s a chance tha…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Years after burning down, why hasn’t Lytton rebuilt?

A little over three years ago, a roaring, rapidly spreading wildfire burned through Lytton, a B.C. town of around 200 residents. It essentially burned to the ground. And even though at least $239 mil…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago