Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow the script flipped in the US presidential election
Episode 1178
A month ago President Joe Biden was about to debate former President Donald Trump. Everything since then has been a series of shocks that dramaticall…
2 years, 1 month ago
What happens when 8.5 million computers crash at once?
Episode 1177
Last Friday, a bad update from a cybersecurity company managed to give an estimated 1 percent of the world's computers the blue screen of death. Not …
2 years, 1 month ago
Inside the rapidly shifting Canadian dental plan
Episode 1176
Canada's dental plan, the first national model in the country's history, opened earlier this year. And it's already quite different than it was at la…
2 years, 1 month ago
Tick talk: What to keep in mind before venturing outdoors
Episode 1175
If you get outside to enjoy Canadian nature, you've probably been warned about ticks and their potential to spread Lyme disease. But you may not have…
2 years, 1 month ago
Crypto. AI. Sex dolls. Robotics. And a Canadian business plan.
Episode 1174
No we haven't been hacked—today's story has all of these things and more. It's a tale about what happens when a Canadian crypto company wants to add …
2 years, 1 month ago
Rats! How Ontario failed where Alberta succeeded
Episode 1173
Five years ago, the City of Toronto sounded a warning about an explosive growth in its rat population. The city planned to ... study it. Now, both To…
2 years, 1 month ago
When a home purchase leaves the owner homeless...
Episode 1172
If you own a property, you're not allowed to kick tenants out just to raise the rent. You are, however, allowed to evict them if you've purchased the…
2 years, 1 month ago
Inside WestJet's summer strike meltdown
Episode 1171
Its mechanics were officially off the job only 29 hours. But more than a week after they returned to work, WestJet was still struggling with cancelle…
2 years, 1 month ago
The 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month ago