Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAfter years of struggle, Canada’s men’s basketball levels up
Germany may have won gold this weekend, their first FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup ever, but it was Canada’s overtime upset against the United State…
2 years, 6 months ago
Google on trial: U.S. takes on tech giant
On Tuesday, a judge in the U.S. will begin hearing arguments in what’s been called the first monopoly trial of the modern Internet era. At the heart …
2 years, 6 months ago
The origins of “parental rights”
Over the last couple of months, the provincial governments in both New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have made controversial changes to their LGBTQ+ pol…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Burning Man got stuck in the mud
This year’s Burning Man festivities were more chaotic than usual when rain poured down in the Nevada desert, turning the usually dry, dusty terrain i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Greenbelt blowback continues to slam Ford government
Doug Ford’s Greenbelt scandal continues to deepen. In the past few weeks, there have been two high-profile political resignations, revelations about …
2 years, 6 months ago
China's boom changed the world. Now, it faces a slump
As Canada deals with high inflation and a housing shortage, the world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a nearly opposite reality. China has…
2 years, 6 months ago
Pierre Poilievre’s tightrope walk at the Conservative convention
Conservatives from across the country will gather this week in Quebec City for their party convention. There are some heated issues on the agenda; li…
2 years, 6 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: CBC Marketplace | Our five-year fight to stop scam calls
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…
2 years, 6 months ago
Over 100 deaths, lethal substances, and a global investigation
This week – Ontario police charged Kenneth Law, of Mississauga, with 12 counts of counselling and aiding suicide. That’s on top of the two counts he …
2 years, 6 months ago
ChatGPT in university: useful tool or cheating hack?
The ChatGPT hype cycle has died down a bit lately. There are fewer breathless headlines about generative AI’s potential and its risks. But in a recen…
2 years, 6 months ago