Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBoycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada
As tariffs still loom and Donald Trump keeps musing about Canada becoming the 51st state, what does cultural resistance look like? It’s a lot easier …
1 year, 1 month ago
Tariff uncertainty and what it means for Canadian studios and creators, and Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here
Though the proposed tariffs on Canadian goods that were supposed to take effect on February 3 have been momentarily paused for 30 days, the threat st…
1 year, 1 month ago
Highlights and big moments of the 2025 Grammys
ulture critic/podcaster Pablo the Don and music journalists Carl Wilson and Rosie Long Decter give us their morning-after reactions to the biggest hi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Emilia Pérez star embroiled in controversy over offensive tweets, and The Weeknd's new album is here
Culture writer Reanna Cruz, comedian Marlon Palmer, and arts reporter Jackson Weaver chat with Elamin about the latest controversy around the movie E…
1 year, 2 months ago
YouTube star Ms.Rachel's move to Netflix, and highlights of Sundance 2025
Ms. Rachel is moving to Netflix. The YouTube star toddlers love is part of a revolution in kids' TV .. Kathryn VanArendonk and Amil Niazi join Elamin…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Tom Green changed TV
Media personality Matt Hart and TV creator Derrick Beckles discuss the new Tom Green documentary, ‘This Is the Tom Green Documentary’, and how his no…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rebecca Yarros dominates with Onyx Storm, and a new Broken Social Scene documentary
Book lovers Arizona O’Neill and Lu Aburawi talk to Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the phenomenon of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series as the third book 'Ony…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Brutalist's AI accent controversy, and rewatch podcasts
With controversy swirling around the use of AI to perfect the Hungarian accents for the actors in the Oscar-nominated film ‘The Brutalist’, Elamin is…
1 year, 2 months ago
Oscar noms are out, SZA and Keke Palmer's buddy movie, Mac Miller's new record
Culture writer Reanna Cruz and rapper Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon, chat with Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the nominations for this year’s Os…
1 year, 2 months ago
Canada Reads 2025 books reveal
The Canada Reads 2025 champions are revealed! Five celebrities each champion a book they think all of Canada should read, and after a week of debates…
1 year, 2 months ago