Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWe live in the age of boycotts. But which ones work?
Episode 1107
We're in the middle of a month in which thousands of Canadians have sworn to boycott any store or product produced by Loblaw Companies Ltd. That incl…
2 years, 5 months ago
A look inside Ottawa's extremely strange book festival
Episode 1105
On the surface, it was just another writer's festival, with perhaps some local food vendors. But as soon as the Ottawa International Food and Book Ex…
2 years, 5 months ago
A solution to the crisis in long-term care?
Episode 1104
Ask anyone how they want to spend their final years, and nobody will say "in a long-term care facility." And that was true ever before the pandemic s…
2 years, 5 months ago
RE-RELEASE: Inside the huge casino bust that went bad
Episode 1101
We've gained some new subscribers recently, and over the next few Sundays we want to help welcome them to the show by re-releasing some of our favour…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why do basic income pilots never become permanent?
Episode 1100
In 2017, the Ontario Liberal government instituted a basic income pilot where participants across the province would receive $1,400 a month for three…
2 years, 5 months ago
The long, strange trip that ended with Tim Hortons pizza
Episode 1103
Tim Hortons. Coffee, donuts and Canadian identity. What more could you possibly want? Well, maybe quenchers? Chilli? Beef lasagna casserole? Pulled p…
2 years, 5 months ago
Will Canada ban TikTok, too?
Episode 1102
India was the first country to ban TikTok—and they did it years ago. The United States just passed a law that would see the popular app banned if it …
2 years, 5 months ago
Will Canada Post end daily mail delivery?
Episode 1099
The crown corporation is losing a ton of money, and the volume of mail it's delivering is dropping rapidly. Its annual report, released last week, hi…
2 years, 5 months ago
How worried should you be about bird flu?
Episode 1098
The latest strain of H5N1 avian flu has been doing some ... unusual things. It's infecting a wide swath of mammals. It's spreading rapidly among catt…
2 years, 5 months ago
Paydirt E3: Margaritaville
Episode 1086
Two watchdog reports into Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal in summer 2023 triggered sudden resignations and sent the Ford government spiraling into disarr…
2 years, 5 months ago