Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBrother in Syria, sister in Canada, ‘helpless’ after devastating earthquake
Alaa Alakel says the night after major earthquakes struck her home country of Syria was maybe the worst night of her life. She is a student in Toront…
3 years, 3 months ago
Trudeau’s $196B pitch to fix health care
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with all 13 of Canada's premiers on Tuesday to pitch his plan for increased health-care funding to provinces and te…
3 years, 3 months ago
The real story behind ‘Women Talking’
Canadian director Sarah Polley’s new Oscar-nominated film Women Talking is set in an isolated religious community where a group of women and girls mu…
3 years, 3 months ago
The big microchip problem
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger made a prediction about how the world will vie for resources in…
3 years, 3 months ago
Front Burner Introduces: Love, Janessa
Behind every catfish, there’s the bait. Who is Janessa Brazil? Stolen images of an adult entertainment star are being used to con victims out of thou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why a weight loss drug went viral
Ozempic is a brand name for a drug that's prescribed to help manage Type 2 diabetes. But it's also being used in Canada as a treatment for obesity, s…
3 years, 3 months ago
Inside Canada’s safe sport ‘crisis’
This week, a parliamentary committee questioned Gymnastics Canada CEO, Ian Moss, about his organization’s response to allegations of misconduct again…
3 years, 3 months ago
Israel's government moves to the far-right
Over the past month, Israelis have taken to the streets in massive demonstrations. They're opposed to Prime Minister Netanyahu's new plan to limit th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Will tanks end or escalate the war in Ukraine?
Last week, after months of requests, Germany agreed to send German-built tanks called Leopard 2s to Ukraine, to help in their fight against Russia. T…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tyre Nichols’s death and the cycle of police violence
9-year-old Tyre Nichols was on his way to his mother’s house when Memphis police pulled him over. Police body cam footage and other video show office…
3 years, 3 months ago