Podcast Episodes

The Liberals’ pitch to regulate online harms

The Liberals originally promised a bill tackling online harms would come within 100 days of their re-election in 2021.

Instead, Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled their new act on Monday, which aims …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Law & Order Toronto and why the franchise endures

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent premiered last Thursday.

The series, adapted by CityTV, features cases that are 'ripped from headlines' from Canada's largest city, Toronto. It films in Toronto ne…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The Joe Biden age problem

The debate over whether or not Joe Biden is too old to be president is getting heated.

He has struggled to collect his thoughts, mumbled incoherently at press conferences, referenced recent conversati…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Could an ID law trigger a Pornhub blackout?

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party supports a bill from an independent senator that would require websites to verify users' ages before allowing them to see sexually explicit content…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Is it time for an NDP, Liberal divorce?

On paper, the Liberals’ deal for the NDP’s support is supposed to prop up their minority government until next summer.

But in exchange, the Liberals agreed to a bill on pharmacare, and NDP leader Jagm…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Why fast-fashion garment workers' lives are still at risk

 In 2013, Rana Plaza - an eight-storey garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing over 11-hundred people.

It's a tragedy that led to a lot of public anger towards the brands that made clothes th…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

AI video’s groundbreaking, controversial leap forward

 OpenAI has just introduced a new tool, Sora, which turns text prompts into short, shockingly realistic videos. Sora hasn’t been released to the public yet, but it’s already sparking controversy abou…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

With Navalny dead, is Putin absolute?

The Kremlin says Alexei Navalny died Friday in an Arctic prison. After surviving a poisoning and still making the decision to return to Russia, President Vladimir Putin's most significant opposition …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Jon Stewart is back. Does America still need him?

When Jon Stewart stepped down as host of the Daily Show in 2015, it seemed pretty conclusive. For nearly 16 years, he guided the show through 9/11, the Iraq war, the 2008 financial crisis and more, b…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Overdoses and a small city state of emergency

Last week, paramedics in Belleville, Ontario responded to 13 drug overdoses in a single hour. By the time the city declared a state of emergency two days later, the total had reached almost two dozen…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago