Podcast Episodes

At the McGill encampment: Calls to divest from Israel

Unless it was dismantled last night after we put this podcast to bed, the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University is now entering into its 11th day. It's just one of several across Canada, an…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How Loblaw inspires anger, boycott

On May 1st, the people behind a subreddit called r/loblawsisoutofcontrol launched a nationwide boycott of Loblaw-owned stores for the month.

The very same day the boycott began, Loblaw Companies Limit…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

When Drake and Kendrick beef, who wins?

A long-simmering feud between Toronto's Drake and Compton's Kendrick Lamar has finally erupted into open lyrical warfare. The bars being traded on diss tracks like "Push Ups" and "Euphoria" bring to …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Backlash and walk backs: BC reverses drug policy

In April, a hospital memo was released by the British Columbia’s official opposition party. It was from July 2023, a few months after the possession of small amounts of certain hard drugs were decrim…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Mass graves uncovered at Gaza hospitals

In early April, after Israeli troops withdrew from the area surrounding the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Palestinian recovery teams were able to assess the destruction. And just last week, …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

‘F--k Trudeau,’ from fringe to mainstream

When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre visited a convoy camp on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia last week, he was filmed in front of a “F--k Trudeau” flag.

It was another moment of…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The growing wave of campus protests

 On April 17th, pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment on the lawn of Columbia University in New York, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, and for their administration to divest from ties to Is…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Weekend Listen: Split Screen: Kid Nation

The controversial reality TV show known as ‘Kid Nation’, which borrowed its premise from Lord of the Flies, was cancelled shortly after its 2007 debut. Producers took 40 kids into a makeshift desert …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The keffiyeh’s history of culture and conflict

Earlier this month, the Ontario legislature banned the keffiyeh, a checkered black and white scarf long worn by Palestinians and often seen at pro-Palestinian protests.

The ban was brought in because …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

What to expect from Trump's 'hush money' trial

Donald Trump's first of four criminal trials is underway in New York, where he is accused of improperly disclosing money supposedly paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to cover up an alleg…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago