Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 100
We need to talk about how we talk about Kanye WestKanye's a celebrity. He lives his life extremely publicly and he's openly discussed his mental health. So many of us feel free to speculate about it, too. When we do, we're also ta…
Is this the end of the Safe Third Country Agreement?A landmark ruling last week found that sending refugee claimants back to the United States under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates their human rights—and a federal judge ha…
A window into the failure and racism in Canada’s child welfare programsThere are at least 102 kids. Most of them are Indigenous. Over seventeen years their money was stolen from their bank accounts, pushing them into poverty, homelessness and worse. A…
How did QAnon evolve? And can believers ever be convinced otherwise?It began as a strange conspiracy theory in American politics. It's since become much strange, much more widespread and much more dangerous. QAnon has spread around the world and dr…
B.C. Manhunt: One Year LaterLast summer, long before a pandemic was on the horizon, the biggest story was a teenage manhunt. After discovering the bodies of Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese at one location and L…
It’s time we consider getting rid of tipping in restaurantsAs the nation yawns awake following a months-long shutdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, restaurants are welcoming diners again. This once fully relaxing experience is now rid…
The RCMP’s ReckoningIt’s an iconic image of Canada: A Mountie, donning a red serge, Stetson hat, combat boots, standing on guard for thee, which is usually taken to mean “all of us.” But this image, a…
How Canadian media’s whiteness fails all of usRadiyah Chowdhury first thought about leaving the media business when she was still in journalism school. Back in her first year classes, sitting amongst a sea of white peers, she…
Inside Canada’s first major case of the #MeToo eraMatthew McKnight was a fixture in the Edmonton bar scene, known for partying in colourful animal themed jumpsuits and sometimes only his underwear. He’d buy rounds of drinks, distr…
Data, Dating Apps and Danger for LGBTQ People OnlineBy now we've become at least semi-acquainted with the idea that advertisers and social media companies scrape and use our personal information in ways we can't even begin to compre…
Anne Applebaum on the Harper’s Letter and the rise of authoritarianismLast week, Harper’s magazine published an open letter, speaking out against a culture of “intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency…
Could decriminalizing drugs save lives and fix the opioid crisis?Last week the Canadian Association of the Chiefs of Police announced their support for decriminalizing the personal possession of illicit drugs. Drug use and addiction, they said,…
Nature’s calling but there’s nowhere to answer. Why we need to make public toilets a number one issue.We can joke as much as we want about it, but the reality is that we all go to the bathroom, every single day. It’s a basic human need. Yet many cities are failing at providing acce…
Labour Day is weeks away. Why is the safe return to school still not a priority?When the entire country went into lockdown a few months ago, it meant kids would be staying home and most of their parents would be too. But now, as businesses reopen and people st…
Three countries are shifting international political order. Why now?In nearly a single week, three global hot spots ushered in some dramatic changes. Russia made a constitutional amendment allowing Vladimir Putin to add 16 additional years to a 20-…
Sports are coming back! But should they?We're just a few weeks away from the return of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The NFL plans to join them soon afterwards. It could be a wonderful few months for sports fans ... but it's als…
Inside the world of contact tracingIf Canada is going to keep COVID-19 under control, contact tracing and tracking will have to play a huge part in it. You hear about contact tracing in every interview or article ab…
Can big brands force Facebook to change in time for the US election?There's another public outcry about Facebook! Shocking, right? But this time over 800 companies are putting their advertising dollars behind it, in an attempt to force the social m…
What’s the story behind the Liberals’ cancelled WE Charity deal?The organization was supposed to distribute more than $900 million in student grants, but the reaction when the deal was announced was immediate and intense. There's now an ethics…
Inside the month Canada lost to COVID-19Warning bells were sounding. Some of the country's leading scientists were writing urgent emails to politicians and public health units. There was an emergency coming. It was going…
