Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA remote evacuation scramble as the Northwest Territories burns
Episode 884
(UPDATE: Late Wednesday night, the government of the Northwest Territories announced a phased evacuation order for Yellowknife as the fires closed in…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why does (most of) Canada suck at building transit?
Episode 883
By now you are likely familiar with the long, sad story of the Ottawa LRT—which just returned from being totally shut down for a month. But that proj…
2 years, 6 months ago
Are our governments siding with big grocers?
Episode 882
Right now, thousands of grocery store workers are striking because, they say, they can't afford to buy food at the chain they work for. Food bank use…
2 years, 6 months ago
How 'the Montreal shuffle' is destroying a city's rental market
Episode 881
By now everyone is aware of the strains that short-term rentals like Air BnB can place on a city's housing market. But recently Montreal has seen tha…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ontario's massive greenbelt scandal, explained in full
Episode 880
The Greenbelt is one of Ontario's biggest environmental success stories—millions acres of protected land that capture carbon, protect at-risk species…
2 years, 6 months ago
Are the federal Liberals cooked? Or not?
Episode 879
The polls are not looking good for Justin Trudeau and company. The Liberals' recent cabinet shuffle failed to halt their downward slide. And even the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Is far right extremism gaining ground in Canada?
Episode 878
A new report looks at the circumstances that led to the convoy's arrival in Ottawa (and other places across Canada) in early 2022, and finds that it …
2 years, 7 months ago
New guidelines, old hesitancy and the future of covid vaccines
Episode 876
It's almost time for what will likely become your annual covid shot—assuming you're one of the people who will actually get it. Canada's vaccine advi…
2 years, 7 months ago
RERELEASE: How can we find common ground on climate change?
Episode 877
We realized recently that we've done an awful lot of climate coverage this summer, and that it's been overwhelmingly depressing. So, as we take a bri…
2 years, 7 months ago
How did concerts become so unaffordable?
Episode 875
It turns out Taylor Swift is coming to Canada after all! And if you're hoping to see her, you already know you'll be forking over hundreds of dollars…
2 years, 7 months ago