Podcast Episodes

Front Burner Presents | The Naked Emperor E2: The Beginning of the End

We return to the beginning of Sam Bankman-Fried’s lucrative foray into crypto and ask: how did it all fall apart? Sam Bankman-Fried rose to the top of the crypto world with help from his friends. Ga…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

How pride nights became an NHL culture crisis

Pride Nights began in the NHL about ten years ago. They're meant to send a clear message to LGBTQ+ fans to feel welcome spending money and time watching hockey. But since January, a growing number o…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Israel’s Netanyahu flinched, will he retreat?

Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets and union strikes disrupted everything from flights to hospitals in Israel this week, as nearly three months of demonstrations reached a new in…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

TikTok’s power and the push to ban it

TikTok is facing tough questions from many western democracies about the personal data it gathers and who has access to it. The app’s parent company is based in China and now US politicians want to m…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Chinese interference allegations escalate

Toronto-area MP Han Dong is denying allegations that he worked against the release of ‘the two Michaels’ in 2021. His denial comes in the wake of a story from Global News that alleges Dong advised a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Front Burner Presents | The Naked Emperor E1: The Hype

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't like other crypto moguls: he drove a Toyota Corolla, he was an advocate for government regulation, he said he would give billions away to charity. That is, until he lost it a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Trailer

Season 1

Front Burner is a daily news podcast from CBC that explores the big stories of the day with curiosity and an open mind. Hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Jayme Poisson who takes you de…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Iraq still suffers, 20 years after invasion

Twenty years ago this week, a US military campaign called ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ began in the skies over Iraq’s capital, Badgdad. Overnight, cruise missiles were launched, and by the next morning …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Revolt as France forces more work before retirement

Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Paris with renewed anger this week, as an unpopular raise to France’s retirement age became law. President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced plans to s…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Will the banking crisis trigger a recession?

In the last two weeks, four banks in the United States and one in Europe have either found themselves teetering on the brink or completely collapsed. In response, other private banks and governments …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago