Podcast Episodes

Lessons for Canada from Europe’s housing fails

Europe has a reputation as a place that is generally ahead of the curve on things like social housing. So it might surprise some Canadians to learn that much of the EU is well into the throes of a fu…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Front Burner Presents: Modi's India, Episode 1

How did Narendra Modi, the son of a humble tea seller rise up the political ranks to become one of the most powerful leaders India has ever seen? And did bloody religious riots damage his political f…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Can you have a 'real' relationship with an AI?

OpenAI is showing off the latest version of its ChatGPT software in a new set of promotional videos, sounding almost human in the way it talks to users, inviting all sorts of sci-fi comparisons. But …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Politics! Taxing the rich, birth control and hybrid work

CBC’s chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, returns to explain the latest dust-ups in Ottawa.

Will the tax changes the Liberals are promising impact only Canada’s richest?

Why is a fight over…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The WNBA enters its Caitlin Clark era

The Women's National Basketball Association has been around for 30 years now, but has long struggled to stand out in an increasingly busy marketplace. The league has also struggled with viewership, a…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Eurovision’s charged political history

Eurovision might best be described as “the Olympics meets American Idol”: a singing contest where countries face off for the number one spot in musical glory. It’s incredibly campy, silly, and mostly…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Israel rejects ceasefire deal, pushes into Gaza’s last refuge

There were scenes of celebration in Gaza last Monday, as word spread that Hamas had accepted the terms of an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal.

But the same day, Israel rejected the deal. Its militar…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Think you’re too smart to be scammed? Think again.

Whether it’s a complex network of fake online designer shops set up to get your credit card details, a scammer impersonating your bank’s fraud department to get more personal information, or a simple…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is lobbying corrupting Canadian governments?

On Friday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre published an op-ed criticizing Canadian businesses’ use of lobbyists. He’s also called out the Liberals for high-priced fundraisers and "undue handouts…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is India hiring gangs to kill political enemies in Canada?

In June of 2023, Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down outside a gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after evening prayers. Three men have now been arrested and charged with h…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago