Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSyria’s forgotten children
In 2018, under bombardment in Syria, a 2-year-old boy named Salmaan disappeared along with his mother. At the time, the Islamic State was at the brin…
2 years, 2 months ago
Encore: Inside a busy food bank
The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto had their worst month on record last March: more people used their services than at any other time in their 40-y…
2 years, 2 months ago
Encore: Why the internet is getting worse
Does it feel harder these days to find the info you need on Google? Do the Amazon products that show up at the top of your search turn out to be poor…
2 years, 2 months ago
A salute to hip-hop at 50
Hip-Hop celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. What started out in the South Bronx, became a best-selling, record-breaking, and globally influent…
2 years, 3 months ago
The year in pop culture
In 2023, Taylor Swift dominated the music industry. Beyonce had a Renaissance. HBO’s Succession ended. Tina Turner died. Online, we debated how much …
2 years, 3 months ago
A landmark trial and Hong Kong’s future
The trial for Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai began on Monday. Lai is charged under China’s national security legislation…
2 years, 3 months ago
The time Canada built a million cheap homes
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he’s bringing back a housing idea from the Second World War that helped build over a million homes. Could catalogue…
2 years, 3 months ago
Elon Musk’s very bad year
Elon Musk kicked off 2023 by losing $200 billion in wealth. And the South African entrepreneur is ending the year with a series of blunders. X, forme…
2 years, 3 months ago
Desperation in Gaza amid winter, war and hunger
As fighting in Gaza continues, civilian deaths are rising and those that remain face worsening conditions that include a severe lack of food and clea…
2 years, 3 months ago
Half a million strike in Quebec
Unions in Quebec have united for one of the largest strikes in Canadian history, with more than 6% of Quebec’s population currently on strike. Is th…
2 years, 3 months ago