Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'Alien:Earth' has landed & the worst song ever?
Commotion guest host Ali Hassan is joined by film/tv critics Rad Simonpillai and Alison Herman to discuss the new tv show 'Alien: Earth' and what the series might add to the iconic sci-fi horror fran…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Murder, Mystery & Makeup series + Disney's 'Eyes of Wakanda'
Beauty influencers are now incorporating true crime into their makeup routines. Social media influencers like Bailey Sarian post weekly videos of themselves sharing details of a famous crime case whi…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Summer Bummer (via Switched on Pop)
Every music critic seems to agree: 2025 has no true song of summer. Last August, Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” dominated the charts. This year…Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” dominates the charts. What’s…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Is 'Weapons' horror flick of the year? & the buzz around 'Shook'
Commotion guest host Rad Simonpillai is joined by film and culture critics Jackson Weaver, Rachel Ho and Joyita Sengupta to discuss the horror films ‘Weapons’ and ‘Together’ along with buzzing homegr…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and Chappell Roan has new music
Theatre critics Glenn Sumi and Joshua Chong talk about the story lighting up Broadway this week -- the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, a white actor, in the musical Maybe Happy Ending, a Seoul-set c…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
BONUS: Why did the Nelk Boys talk to Benjamin Netanyahu?
Recently, the Nelk Boys, a Canadian YouTube duo known for their prank videos, released an interview with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Hasan PIker, Justin Ling and Alyssa Mercante reac…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Naked Gun, Happy Gilmore 2, and the summer of the comedy reboot
The Naked Gun is back! Liam Neeson reprises Leslie Neilson’s role in the classic spoof movie and Adam Sandler is back with another Happy Gilmore. Alison Willmore and Adam Nayman join guest host Rad S…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Musicians are changing the conversation about Gaza
Palestinian-Canadian musician John Kameel Farah, Israeli-American culture writer Lux Alptraum, and Vassar College music professor Justin Patch discuss the recent surge of musicians speaking up about …
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
What makes a good road trip playlist?
If you’re making a good road trip playlist, you’re thinking about the people in the car, the mood you want to create, the places you’re driving through, and so much more. Niko Stratis and Emilie Hans…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy & more!
Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don, Bee Quammie and senior CBC Entertainment writer Jackson Weaver to discuss the Sydney Sweeney/American Eagle ad backlash, recent think pieces about c…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago