Archives: Episodes

#883 We Need to Talk About Kevin Vuong

May 11, 2023

Amidst escalating tensions between Canada and China, an independent MP thinks he’s found the shadowy hand manipulating his fate.

Introducing our new season… Hockey

May 10, 2023

Love it or hate it, hockey is inescapable in Canada. But the sport has a dark side.

#882 Blackberry The Phone The Podcast

May 8, 2023

For nearly a decade, Research in Motion was the global leader in smartphones with its iconic QWERTY-keyboard-having Blackberry. Through a mix of guerilla marketing and an unexpected boost in sales after 9/11, the rather simplistic email device was transferring some of the world’s most closely guarded secrets, from government officials, business leaders, and celebrities through some servers in Waterloo, Ontario.

What was the cause of its demise? The iPhone? Google? Hubris?

#881 Death of the Viral News Site

May 4, 2023

BuzzFeed is going bust and Vice is headed for bankruptcy – is it the end of viral news sites?

#63 PSAC Strike and the Future of Labour

May 2, 2023

This week host Mattea Roach is joined by Riley Yesno, Karen Restoule, and Ethan Cox to unpack the The Public Service Alliance of Canada Strike, and the increase of police involved deaths.

#880 Terry O’Reilly’s Had It With Ads

May 1, 2023

Who started the first successful podcast network in Canada? What do 1950s TV and Radio have to do with podcasting? Jesse Brown sits down with Terry O’Reilly, host of Under the Influence, to talk about all things podcasting and advertising.

#879 Fox News Gets Tucker’d Out

April 27, 2023

From his perch at the top of the far-right ecosystem, Tucker Carlson regularly soaked up stories from Canada and half-jokingly called for forcible regime change here. But when it comes to demagogues who suddenly find themselves with time on their hands, even the half-jokes might merit another look

#878 Escaping America

April 24, 2023

Canada’s recent decision to close unofficial border crossings, such as Roxham Road, doubles down on the idea that migrants seeking asylum are just as safe in the US as they are in Canada. But there’s a body of evidence saying it’s not — and that’s been clear for decades.

#12 Robots vs Humanité

April 22, 2023

En moins d’un mois, deux lettres ouvertes ont appelé à la prudence et à la législation autour de l’IA. Pourquoi? — In less than one month, two open letters have been published calling for caution and legislation around AI.

#877 CBC Is in a Fight for Its Life

April 20, 2023

We’re talking the CBC leaving Twitter after being labeled “government-funded media”, while Pierre Poilievre thanks Elon Musk for what he was already going to do. The real losers here are the Canadian public.