Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow AI takes workplace surveillance to another level
Episode 1059
We all know that companies track what we do on work devices. If, for example, you're listening to this show right now on a company phone or laptop, y…
1 year, 11 months ago
In This Economy: How subscription fees spiraled out of control
Episode 1060
Netflix. Disney+. Prime. Apple TV+. Spotify. Newspapers. Magazines. Video games. Substacks. A secret caller (hint: you know him!) has a minor subscri…
1 year, 11 months ago
The past, present and perilous future of bagged milk in Canada
Episode 1058
It's a Canadian institution. Or at least, a piece of Canadian culture. OK, fine, it's an interesting quirk that visitors to Eastern and Atlantic Cana…
1 year, 11 months ago
Measles are back. How worried should we be?
Episode 1057
Canada has already seen more cases of measles in 2024 than in all of 2023. And rates of the disease in Europe and the United States are also rising. …
1 year, 11 months ago
Why has Canada's program brought zero Gazans to safety?
Episode 1056
When announced in December, it seemed like a new immigration program would allow Canadians with extended family in Gaza to finally bring them to safe…
1 year, 11 months ago
Explaining the ArriveCan scandal
Episode 1055
You might have used the app during the pandemic. It may have saved you time at the airport. It may have cost you an unnecessary quarantine. Either wa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Women are gambling, too. Why don't we see them?
Episode 1054
With the rise in both legality and popularity of gambling, it can seem like images of both winners and losers are everywhere. Images of men, that is.…
1 year, 11 months ago
Are smartphones the new cigarettes?
Episode 1053
Not too long ago, cigarettes were everywhere. Lighting up in a restaurant, on a flight, or even in a doctor’s office was just part of the smoky fabri…
1 year, 11 months ago
Change Jobs?! In This Economy?!
Episode 1052
Cody wants to find a new job, in a new industry, but doesn't have the qualifications listed on the job postings he's seeing. Alan feels trapped in hi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Can you still trust Google's search results?
Episode 1051
If you've tried to use Google to research a purchase recently, you've probably encountered—right at the top of the rankings—a whole lot of extremely …
1 year, 11 months ago