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The Alberta Separation Question Is No Longer Hypothetical
Season 2 Episode 183
Alberta separation is no longer just a whisper. A court-blocked petition, a rushed committee meeting, and a premier's televised address are all arriv…
3 months ago
NEW - Gambling on Wars: What Is Polymarket and Why Is a US Soldier Being Prosecuted Over It
Season 2 Episode 183
Polymarket lets you bet on wars, missile strikes, and how many soldiers will die. A finance professor says it is gambling, not a market, and the diff…
3 months ago
Swatch Watches, the Gray Hoodie, and What Happened to 80s Fashion
Season 2 Episode 183
Swatch watches turned a timekeeping device into a fashion statement. Ed Conroy had three or four lined up on his desk in grade three and felt like a …
3 months ago
Richard Crouse: Colbert's Exit, Billy Joel's Fight, and Baby Yoda's Big Weekend
Season 2 Episode 183
Star Wars is back on the big screen, and so is a fight over who gets to tell your story when you're famous.
Nobody Told Billy Joel the Movie Was Happ…
3 months ago
NEW - A Million Dollars and What It Actually Buys
Season 2 Episode 182
A million dollars used to change everything. One Survivor winner turned theirs into $50,000 of debt.
A CTV News piece tracking what Survivor winners …
3 months, 1 week ago
ICYMI: Bag Tag Swapping, RCMP Arrests, and the W5 Airport Investigation
Season 2 Episode 182
Airport security workers were arrested by the RCMP for swapping bag tags with drug shipments. The W5 investigation is only the beginning of the conve…
3 months, 1 week ago
SHIFTHEADS: The Spy in the Gift Bag: A Former CSIS Officer on China, Coins, and Carved Eagles
Season 2 Episode 182
Spy gifts aren't a conspiracy theory. A coin, a carved eagle, or a lanyard can all carry tracking devices.
The White House delegation to China report…
3 months, 1 week ago
He Won a Million Dollars on Survivor and Spent It on His Dog's Hip
Season 2 Episode 182
A million dollars won on Survivor, and Danny Boatwright spent $10,000 of it on a new hip for his dog. He calls it the best money he ever spent.
Seaso…
3 months, 1 week ago
Shiftheads - They Were Just Ordinary People. They Broke Into the FBI
Season 2 Episode 182
COINTELPRO is one of the largest government surveillance programs in American history. A group of ordinary people found the proof by picking the lock…
3 months, 1 week ago
Nietzsche, the Ubermensch, and Why Bad People Aren't Nihilists
Season 2 Episode 182
Nihilism says nothing is special. Greg Fish says that is the most freeing idea in philosophy, and the most misunderstood.
Greg Fish argues that the r…
3 months, 1 week ago