Podcast
The Decibel
Episodes — page 48
- Disaster-proof your finances for 2023
2022 was a pretty turbulent year financially, with sky-high inflation, interest rates and housing prices. So you might be looking at the coming year and thinking about how to prote…
- Why the surge of COVID in China looks a lot like 2020
Since China abandoned its COVID-zero policies, the country has seen a dramatic outbreak of infections. But exactly how bad things are remains murky, as contradictory reports of cas…
- The weight loss drug everyone’s talking about
Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs have been hailed as a very effective treatment for obesity, but shortages, affordability and doctors’ willingness to prescribe it are still keep…
- How organ transplants could be changed by ... frozen frogs
Some animals survive harsh winter conditions by completely freezing and thawing in spring, like the wood frog. Researchers are looking to harness these abilities for humans – parti…
- 2022: A look back on the year of the ‘freedom convoy’
What started as a protest against vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers turned into a catch-all occupation of pent-up pandemic grievances. By the time it was over, hundre…
- As missiles fall around her, this Kharkiv citizen continues to fight disinformation
As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode about a woman documenting the destruction of the war in Ukraine. This episode originally aired on Mar…
- Should the Pope reverse a 500-year-old Church law?
As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode on the Pope’s visit to Canada and the Doctrine of Discovery, which originally aired on July 25. Many…
- If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut
As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode on inflation, which originally aired on April 20. With inflation eating into people’s bank accounts,…
- Move over Let It Go, we’re talking about Bruno
As part of our picks of the top stories of 2022, we are re-airing this episode about one of the top songs of the year. This episode originally aired on January 24. There are two ki…
- What’s the holiday season without a little tradition?
Ranging from childhood phone calls, to serenading strangers, to feasting on the darkest day of the year, we explore how traditions help connect us and celebrate the season. To end…
- Short on cash and power, Ukraine faces a dark Christmas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington on Wednesday. It’s his first known time outside of Ukraine since Russia invaded more than 300 days ago. He’s meeting wi…
- The YouTubers guiding immigrants in small-town Canada
Newcomers are turning to YouTube to learn about everyday life in places like Moncton NB, Kamloops B.C. or Swift Current, Sask. Canada’s goal of bringing in 500,000 new permanent re…
- What we know about the mass shooting near Toronto
On Sunday evening, five residents of a high-rise condo building in Vaughan, ON were shot and killed. A 73-year-old gunman was also shot and killed by police. Court documents reveal…
- The tiny town that might vote itself out of existence
In the community of Gaultois, Newfoundland, an upcoming vote will determine whether to keep receiving government services, or take a payout to relocate to the mainland, leaving beh…
- A success story in Indigenous-led conservation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $800-million in funding for Indigenous-led conservation efforts at COP15, the biodiversity conference happening in Montreal. The Thaidene Në…
- FTX and Canadian crypto FOMO
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday. U.S. prosecutors charged Bankman-Fried with eight counts of fraud and consp…
- A promising young player, a devastating injury and Hockey Canada
Neil Doef was 17 when his life changed. As a promising young hockey player, he was competing at an international tournament when he was paralyzed. For the last seven years, he has…
- Why NASA wants to go back to the moon
With its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Artemis 1 marked the successful completion of the first step in a new era of space travel to the moon. It comes 50 years after t…
- A rare look inside war-torn Myanmar
Myanmar has been in a state of chaos since February 2021 when the military staged a coup following a democratic election. Thousands of people have been killed in this civil war, an…
- A behavioural psychologist explains why Canadians aren’t wearing masks
Healthcare systems across the country are under strain yet again, and this time children seem to be bearing the worst of the combination of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. Health off…
