Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchProtests and Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID dilemma
This fall, chaos broke out at the world’s biggest iPhone factory. The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou employs hundreds of thousands of workers. Nicknamed…
3 years, 5 months ago
New Alzheimer's drug met with hope and caution
Two pharmaceutical companies, Eisai and Biogen, have published the results of an 18-month human trial for their new drug, lecanemab. It's meant to tr…
3 years, 5 months ago
ISIS detention camps a ‘ticking time bomb’
For years, relatives of suspected ISIS fighters — including the families of many foreign fighters — have languished in massive detention camps in nor…
3 years, 5 months ago
The backlash to Doug Ford’s housing plan
On Monday, Ontario passed the “More Homes Built Faster Act” – a controversial part of Premier Doug Ford’s plan for 1.5 million new homes in the next …
3 years, 5 months ago
Trudeau takes the stand in Emergencies Act inquiry
Friday marked the end of the public hearing portion of the Emergencies Act commission. It was a blockbuster week of testimony, featuring the highest …
3 years, 5 months ago
Can persuasion bridge the political divide?
In an era of polarization, is it still possible to change people's minds about politics? That's the question Anand Giridharadas sought to answer in h…
3 years, 6 months ago
Big plans and controversies: Alberta’s Danielle Smith charts a path
Danielle Smith has been premier of Alberta for about six weeks. Her anti-Ottawa rhetoric and proposed sovereignty act ignited the leadership race. …
3 years, 6 months ago
Canada and China, in the spotlight and shadows
On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia last Wednesday, a tense face-to-face confrontation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese …
3 years, 6 months ago
Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift trouble
Last week, Ticketmaster pre-sales for Taylor Swift's Eras tour quickly devolved into chaos, with site crashes, many people waiting eight hours or mor…
3 years, 6 months ago
‘Signs of collapse’ and ways to fix health care
There's a lot of bad news in Canadian health care. We're still in the midst of a pandemic, RSV and flu season are hitting families hard, and headline…
3 years, 6 months ago