Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 102
Is history at a turning point? How can we meet the moment?You may have heard the phrase this week, or even just this year, that we are living history right now. The truth is we are always living history, but some of us can afford to ignor…
U of T medical school’s first solo Black female valedictorian graduates, and leaves behind a legacy of activismChika Stacy Oriuwa graduated from the University of Toronto's faculty of medicine on Tuesday as valedictorian—the first black woman in the faculty's history to receive the honour a…
Police brutality is not just an American problem. What needs to happen here?There’s a natural instinct a lot of Canadians have to look at the United States and feel better about ourselves. It’s obviously not a great look for us as a country at the best of…
How to be an ally in everyday situationsThe images of police killing black men or assaulting protesters are horrifying and disgusting, but they are just the most visible tip of an ugly, ugly iceberg. Before we talk about…
Investigating the Toronto Blessing: A beautiful mysteryOn January 20th, 1994, strange things started happening at a small Christian church in Toronto, Canada. Worshipers found themselves laughing, shaking, falling, rolling around on th…
Hannah Georgas on what it’s like being a musician in the COVID-19 eraImagine you're a Canadian musician about to go international. You've been working your way up the charts, year by year, with awards, acclaimed albums, and bigger and bigger tours.…
What’s the next disaster we need to prepare for now?You may have heard that lots of people saw this pandemic coming. We still weren't adequately prepared. So what do we need to do now to make sure we are ready for whatever comes nex…
What is Ontario doing wrong on COVID-19?New infections are up. Testing is down. Contact tracing is late. People are partying in parks. A report from members of Canada's armed forces on conditions in long-term care facili…
Schools and students in limbo as virtual fall term loomsImagine being a high-school graduate right now, deciding whether to pay your tuition for post-secondary education in the fall. How do you know what you'll be getting for your money…
How workers are fighting for their rights in a dangerous gig economyA few months ago, a group of couriers won a huge victory for gig economy workers in Canada. And you won't believe what happened next... We're relying on this sort of work more tha…
Will COVID-19 bring down Airbnb?Nearly every story on a housing crisis casts Airbnb as one the chief villains driving up rents and home prices. So it should not come as a shock that the crisis facing the company…
A groundbreaking terrorism charge against an alleged ‘incel’The crime itself did not generate many headlines at the time it happened. Partly because the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up, and partly because women are killed with shocking reg…
How isolation is changing our use of substancesHave you found yourself joking about drinking your way through quarantine? You are, anecdotally and statistically, not alone. We know more people are reporting increased use of sub…
An employment lawyer explains what we need to know as workplaces openEmployees returning to work is a positive sign in our battle against COVID-19, but it's also scary, and raises a lot of questions. Is my workplace safe? What is my employer require…
Alone and threatened on a boat far out to sea…Every bottom-trawling fishing boat off the coast of British Columbia has an independent observer on board. The observers monitor the catch and protect against overfishing and envir…
What we do (and don’t) know about COVID-19 and kidsSchools in parts of Quebec reopened this week—though they look different. And other parts of the country will likely be considering this move soon. And as this happens we still don…
“Is this year really possible?” A COVID-19 vaccine explainedYou know the timeline we've been quoted every time a COVID-19 vaccine is discussed: 12-18 months. But how accurate is that? What if we get lucky? What if we really, really don't?…
A very Canadian solution to a problem we’ll hopefully never faceYou've seen the stories and images from around the world. Hospitals built in China in 10 days. Convention centres turned into temporary Covid-19 care centres. A medical train movin…
Will a Universal Basic Income finally get a real shot?If there was one thing almost all governments—liberal, conservative, whatever—agreed upon when disaster struck, it was the need to get money into people's hands quickly. And in Can…
- Oh great…now Murder Hornets?
Well, you probably shouldn't call them that. They may kill—but they don't intend to murder, which is what passes for good news in 2020. Since a New York Times headline vaulted the…
