Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInside a Canadian man's massive psychic scam
Episode 871
This is the story of a scam that lasted for decades, and cost its victims over $200 million. It was run by a Canadian man who now sits in an American…
2 years, 10 months ago
The labour movement is back, baby! Or is it?
Episode 870
Since the last covid lockdowns ended in 2021, barely a month has passed without major job actions—union drives at huge companies, or massive strikes …
2 years, 10 months ago
What's behind the Liberals' massive cabinet shuffle?
Episode 869
Cabinet shuffles ahead of a fall session of parliament aren't unusual, but Wednesday's changes which saw most of Justin Trudeau's ministers switch ro…
2 years, 10 months ago
Why won't Manitoba search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims?
Episode 868
Last year, a man was arrested and charged with the murder of four Indigenous women in the Winnipeg area. When the charges were laid police said they …
2 years, 10 months ago
Why is Canada updating its emergency nuclear protocols?
Episode 867
Every so often, federal and provincial governments reexamine plans they have made in the event of a nuclear accident or missile exchange, which have …
2 years, 10 months ago
The challenge of creating a clean national power grid
Episode 866
Reaching net-zero emissions by 2035 will require major overhauls to Canada's national power grid. One of the major challenges to doing so is the patc…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dual strikes bring Hollywood to a screeching halt
Episode 865
Last week, after negotiations with studios and streaming giants failed to yield an agreement, the 160000 performers represented by the Screen Actors …
2 years, 10 months ago
Do drug busts lead to more overdose deaths?
Episode 863
Drug busts have long been a go-to tactic for law enforcement in the so-called 'war on drugs', but with the ubiquity of powerful narcotics like fentan…
2 years, 10 months ago
Why were asylum seekers sleeping on the streets of Toronto?
Episode 864
Asylum seekers come to Canada for safety and a better life, but instead a group of them ended up sleeping on the streets of the country’s biggest cit…
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside a mother's struggle to clear her name after a wrongful arrest
Episode 862
This episode is guest-hosted by Erica Lenti, deputy features editor at Chatelaine.
27-year old Breeanna Bascombe was trying to rock her infant daughte…
2 years, 10 months ago