Podcast Episodes

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 inves…

2 years, 11 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, cruis…

2 years, 11 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…

3 years 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.…

3 years ago

U.S. abortion pill access threatened by Texas lawsuit

It’s been less than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and now abortions are banned in 13 states. And in several other states…

3 years ago

Canadian ‘super pigs’ are a problem

They devour farmers’ crops, breed rapidly and can tunnel beneath the snow to survive: feral pigs have taken residence on the Canadian prairies and ar…

3 years ago

Canada starts tackling caste discrimination

The Toronto District School Board has become the first board in Canada to officially recognize caste based discrimination. The caste system is though…

3 years ago

Wrestler Kenny Omega’s Winnipeg arena homecoming

As a kid in the Winnipeg suburb of Transcona, Tyson Smith was obsessed with hockey and the Winnipeg Jets. He dreamed of being a professional goaltend…

3 years ago

The fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

On Sunday, a group of U.S. government agencies made the extraordinary decision to ensure that everyone who had money in Silicon Valley Bank would be …

3 years ago

COVID lab leak theory moves into the mainstream

Last week a US congressional committee began what could be a months-long probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Was it the result of a l…

3 years ago