Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe rise, fall and (maybe) rise again of the Newfoundland cod fisheries
Episode 1169
For 32 years a moratorium on cod fishing was in place in Newfoundland. When it hit, it cost tens of thousands of jobs, decimated the economy and chan…
1 year, 7 months ago
What do we lose when our malls disappear?
Episode 1170
It's summer, and parents across Canada are desperately looking for things to occupy their children. So why not take a trip to your local mall? That i…
1 year, 8 months ago
Will Justin Trudeau take his own 'walk in the snow'?
Episode 1168
A winter hike was the way his father, then prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, decided he was through with politics and would not run again. Inflation was…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is America on the brink of political collapse? Should Biden bow out?
Episode 1167
Political collapse is an order of magnitude different than, say, "a trouble democracy" or even "a hard right government". It means the end of democra…
1 year, 8 months ago
Alice Munro's tarnished legacy and the evolution of MeToo
Episode 1166
Learning that legendary Canadian writer Alice Munro was complicit in ignoring the sexual abuse of her daughter by her husband has shocked the country…
1 year, 8 months ago
An LCBO strike, and Ontario's long, strange history of booze policy
Episode 1161
Ontario's liquor distribution workers are on strike for the first time in their history. The reason? The government's plan to open up places like cor…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Canada's asylum system completely collapsed
Episode 1158
Eight years ago, the Prime Minister was welcoming Syrian refugees to Canada at the airport, to international acclaim. Canada was viewed as one of the…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is screen time still bad for kids?
Episode 1159
On Sundays, we revisit some of our favourite episodes. If you're new to the show, we hope you enjoy hearing these for the first time, and if you've b…
1 year, 8 months ago
Inside the fight to save the Ontario Science Centre
Episode 1157
First the Ontario Science Centre was to be moved in a year or two, and that was enough to spark a protest movement to keep the iconic building design…
1 year, 8 months ago
Will the UK turn left while France swerves hard to the right?
Episode 1156
By the end of this weekend, two of Canada's G7 allies could each have new governments, on opposite sides of the political spectrum. While the Labour …
1 year, 8 months ago