Podcast Episodes

Will recognition lead to a Palestinian state?

Last week, Canada officially recognized Palestinian statehood. 

In explaining this decision, Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement which read, "Canada recognises the State of Palestine and o…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

How the world abandoned climate politics

While Donald Trump may have shocked many at the UN General Assembly when he called climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, he may just have been the most extreme messenge…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who can rebuild the NDP?

It’s been about a month since the NDP leadership race began and two main contenders have emerged: longtime climate activist and former broadcaster Avi Lewis, and NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona, Heath…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The secret to China’s dominance

Dan Wang is a tech analyst and a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab. He’s one of the leading China analysts in the world right now and his new book is called “Breakneck: Chin…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jimmy Kimmel, free speech and big money media

After a brief suspension for comments he made in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, Jimmy Kimmel has made his return to late night.

It was just the latest example in a string of cancellations, resi…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Autism and Tylenol: what the science says

Health professionals around the world are disputing  the Trump administration’s claims about autism and its potential causes. U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with President Dona…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Robert Munsch’s decision to die

Beloved children’s author Robert Munsch has chosen medically assisted death. Canada is one of the few places in the world where MAID is legal for patients like Munsch, who are not terminally ill. Tod…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Danielle Smith on Carney, Kirk and pipelines

Today, a wide-ranging interview with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

She talks to host Jayme Poisson about Alberta’s future in light of the Carney government’s push to fast track major projects, argui…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The era of meme shooters is here

Memes have been written on weapons, quoted in manifestos, and cited by young attackers as the inspiration for acts of mass violence. It's a phenomenon that springs from groups of disaffected people c…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Politics! Farewell Freeland, hello mega-projects

For the first time since June, MPs returned to the House of Commons to decide the path of Canada’s future. And just a few days into the fall session, it’s already looking like a busy season.

After mor…

Published on 3 months ago