Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBen Bankas and why outrage comedy sells, and Is Fanfiction about real people ethical?
Ben Bankas is a Canadian comedian who’s selling out venues throughout North America with his hate-filled stand-up routine, including jokes about Rene…
1 month, 1 week ago
Feist and Wolf Parade are capturing the hearts of younger fans, and how Quebec rap group Muzion changed hip-hop
The year might be 2026, but for fans of Canadian indie music, it’s starting to feel a lot like 2005. Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe in Anything” has gon…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Weekly Wrap: Wuthering Heights, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and James Van Der Beek
The new adaptation of Wuthering Heights is sexy, but Emily Bronte fans are wondering if they read the same book as director Emerald Fennell. Film cri…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The fake immigration prank going viral + the legacy of Steve's Music
With comedian Ben Palmer’s fake immigration hotline going viral on TikTok and YouTube, Commotion guest host Radheyan Simonpillai is joined by culture…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Queer romance Montreal, Ma Belle shows the city like never before, and the red carpet belongs to Chappell Roan
Joan Chen played a series of iconic, beautiful women in the 80s and 90s, from Wan Jung in the Oscar-winning film 'The Last Emperor' to Josie Packard …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Springsteen, Jesse Welles, and protest songs that connect us to this moment
Musicians like Bruce Springsteen have quickly released anti-ICE protest songs, while folk singer Jesse Welles has become a viral sensation thanks to …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl Halftime show, and Aquakultre's album and why it's important to know your history
With Bad Bunny making history as the first artist to headline a Spanish-speaking performance at the Super Bowl Halftime show - Commotion guest host R…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Weekly Wrap: Charli XCX's The Moment, the Safdie brothers controversy, and Tate McRae's Olympic ad
Brat summer is resurrected in Charli XCX’s new mockumentary The Moment, which satirizes concert films, the pop music machine and Charli XCX herself. …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Muppets are back, and the symphony and pro-wrestling are the perfect marriage
The Muppets are back, again. The 50-year-old franchise originally created by Jim Henson has tried to reboot a few times. This time Kermit and Miss Pi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why so many people are obsessed with the Heated Rivalry fleece, and podcasts arrive on Netflix
People can't stop talking about the TV show 'Heated Rivalry,' and specifically the fleece Team Canada jacket that Shane Hollander (played by Hudson W…
1 month, 3 weeks ago