Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCulture Cancelled: Are Canada's festivals destined to disappear?
Episode 1048
Last week, Juste Pour Rire announced that it would not hold Just For Laughs festivals in Montreal and Toronto in 2024, and that it was entering credi…
2 years, 5 months ago
How are other countries dealing with the housing crisis?
Episode 1047
Canada is not the only country in the world experiencing skyrocketing costs and a shortage of available housing options. Across the world nations are…
2 years, 5 months ago
Get Divorced?! In This Economy?!
Episode 1045
Olivia is going through a divorce. And while it has been amicable, splitting assets feels impossible, especially when it comes to the home they share…
2 years, 5 months ago
Could we learn to talk to whales?
Episode 1046
There’s a chance that one day, we humans could have a conversation with whales. Seriously. Scientists are working on a way to make it happen.
If techn…
2 years, 5 months ago
The crisis in Haiti, explained
Episode 1044
Haiti is in the grip of a deepening crisis. Armed gangs are expanding their control of the Caribbean nation through increasingly violent attacks.
A st…
2 years, 5 months ago
Has the battle over Ottawa’s carbon pricing reached a boiling point?
Episode 1043
In some parts of Canada, carbon pricing is a four-letter word.
Now, one province is taking a dramatic stand against the federal government’s carbon le…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is ultra-low cost air travel doomed to fail in Canada?
Episode 1042
Lynx Air is no more.
The ultralow-cost airline abruptly announced its exit from Canadian skies just ahead of busy March Break travel. Customers were l…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why dynamic pricing isn’t off the menu entirely
Episode 1041
Last week, it came out that Wendy’s was considering using dynamic pricing, which sparked concern that would mean increased prices during peak hours. …
2 years, 5 months ago
Pay for Heating?! In This Economy?!
Episode 1040
Matt is struggling to keep up with the cost of heating his home. And he's not alone, Canadians are reporting higher energy consumption costs across t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Everything you never wanted to know about bed bugs
Episode 1039
Just 20 years ago, Canadian cities were seeing a few dozen bed bug infestation reports a year. Now they get thousands—and in Toronto, tens of thousan…
2 years, 5 months ago