Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFront Burner Introduces: CBC Marketplace
As Canada’s top consumer watchdog, CBC Marketplace looks out for your health, your safety and your money. Hosts Asha Tomlinson and David Common bring you inside eight action-packed investigations, un…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Sex, music and cringe – HBO’s The Idol
There’s been a lot of buzz about the latest show to fill HBO’s prestigious Sunday night slot, The Idol. Co-created by a team including Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and Canadian pop-icon the Weeknd, the se…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Political revolt amid LGBTQ changes in New Brunswick
This month, New Brunswick’s Department of Education announced changes to a policy meant to protect LGBTQ students. As of Saturday, the minister responsible says staff can’t call kids under 16 by thei…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Enduring the Wrap: “I was left broken.”
When Matthew Michel was 14, he was subject to a device called the Wrap for the first time, while in youth detention in Saskatchewan. It’s essentially a series of straps that bound his torso, legs and…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
What's behind the murder of a Sikh leader in B.C.?
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Gurduwara leader and Khalistani separatist advocate, was gunned down in his car just outside his temple last week after evening prayers. Now, as investigators search for two …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
What just happened in Russia?
After the Wagner Group’s leader made threats against Russian military leadership on Friday, Wagner mercenaries came over the border from Ukraine, captured a military headquarters, and marched toward …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Weekend Listen: The Banned Teacher
From the host that brought you The Band Played On, The Banned Teacher is a new investigation, in a different city. He says it was consensual sex. She says it was rape. He was her music teacher. She w…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Can a new mayor fix Toronto’s problems?
Skyrocketing housing costs, decaying infrastructure, anxiety over public safety and budgets stretched thin. On June 26, Canada’s biggest city goes to the polls to decide who will lead Toronto’s appro…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Five men, a tiny sub and a massive search
Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard officials are undertaking a desperate search in a vast swath of the North Atlantic, after five men in a small sub embarked on a risky dive to the wreck of the Titanic, 3…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Boycotts, threats and the limits of corporate ‘Pride’
In recent years, Pride Month has seen a flood of corporations using rainbow logos and products to show LGBTQ support. Whether the brands are being helpful or opportunistic has been cause for debate. …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago