Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy the Canadian story Washington Black is produced by Americans, and The Masterplan Show is cancelled
Culture critic El Jones and film and TV producer Floyd Kane join Elamin to talk about the new series Washington Black. Also, with the recent cancella…
8 months ago
Hulk Hogan's contentious legacy
Hulk Hogan, one of the most famous American professional wrestlers and a cultural icon of the ‘80s, has died at the age of 71. He is being remembered…
8 months ago
The Fantastic Four is back + remembering two 80s tv icons
NPR writer Eric Deggans, entertainment reporter Teri Hart, and Mashable film editor Kristy Puchko join the Group Chat to talk about whether the new F…
8 months, 1 week ago
The end of the Giller Prize? + Colbert vs Trump vs Latenight
The executive director of the Giller Prize says that Canada’s most prestigious literary award will be forced to close if they don’t get millions of d…
8 months, 1 week ago
BONUS: The legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness
Toronto rocker Danko Jones, culture critic Niko Stratis, music journalist Melissa Vincent join guest host Eli Glasner to talk about the legacy of the…
8 months, 1 week ago
TSITP finale + when concerts & climate change collide!
Today on Commotion, culture writers Sarah Hunter Simanson and Megan Angelo join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the Amazon Prime Video series …
8 months, 1 week ago
Substack's rise & a tribute to poet/activist Andrea Gibson
Vinson Cunningham and Kate Lindsay join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about Substack, and how the online newsletter platform has positioned itself…
8 months, 1 week ago
Colbert cancelled, Eddington and the viral Coldplay couple
Culture critics Dylan Green, Rad Simonpillai and Alison Willmore join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to react to the news that Stephen Colbert's late night…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A Luigi Mangione murder-musical and Quebec's Polaris Prize takeover
Culture critics Joshua Chong and Jim Provenzano join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about Luigi: The Musical, the satirical prison show inspired by…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Justin Bieber's surprise album and the cost of celebrity
Four years after releasing his 2021 blockbuster Justified, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber surprised fans by dropping his new album, Swag, this past …
8 months, 2 weeks ago