Episodes

  • How an AI-generated summer reading list of mostly fake books made its way into the print edition of a long-running newspaper
    May 23 2025

    PLUS: The neighbours downstairs and the meaning of habeas corpus; Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer says his case is about free speech, not immigration status; evaluating the hype about creatine; actor and activist George Takei on his new memoir and coming out at age 68; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • How a new breed of 'news influencers' is monetizing spectacle and changing the media landscape
    May 16 2025

    PLUS: Save The Children says time is running out to prevent famine in Gaza; the new animated series Super Team Canada; a new NFB short about the bond between a mother and her adult disabled daughter; what the Weeknd's new movie Hurry Up Tomorrow signals about his future; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • From bread and circuses to flood the zone: How Donald Trump thrives in chaos
    May 9 2025

    PLUS: America, What The Hell?; the junior hockey sexual assault trial; how drones became Ukraine's insurance policy against wavering U.S. support; a farewell love letter to Skype; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly, musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • How decades of housing shortages have kept young people from living independently
    May 2 2025

    PLUS: Canada's post-election challenges; a Filipino-Canadian writer reflects on the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy; how tariffs threaten to upend the supply chain for puzzle-makers; librarians on the frontlines of the overdose crisis; prescribing museum and gallery visits to manage chronic pain and depression; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • U.S. Border Patrol's social media posts are a warning to undocumented immigrants
    Apr 25 2025

    PLUS: Why the recapture of Sudan's capital brings little relief to a humanitarian crisis; a fellow Jesuit on his personal connection to Pope Francis; a hyped new video game with a Belle Epoque vibe; the strange power of A Strange Loop, the Broadway smash comes to Canada; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    55 mins
  • As Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand, a series of antitrust challenges is threatening to reshape big tech
    Apr 18 2025

    PLUS: America, What the Hell?; the story of Elon Musk's conspiracy minded, politically radical, Canadian grandfather; a new documentary on the life and work of Art Spiegelman; a Cree and Anishinaabe lawyer charts a path to secure the future of Indigenous languages; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • Two unions divided -- how Trump’s tariffs have caused a rift between Canadian and American auto workers
    Apr 11 2025

    PLUS: What's Happening with The Neighbours Downstairs?; a doctor remembers her colleagues killed in Gaza; The Last of Us Season 2 is almost here; the awesomeness of mycelial networks; an artist's plan to make animated Black hair look better; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
  • How the mayor of Canada's most tariff-exposed city is navigating economic threats and perpetual uncertainty
    Apr 5 2025

    PLUS: Our new series, America, What The Hell?; how Canadian science could benefit from the uncertainty rattling the U.S.; the backlash to AI-generated Studio Ghibli look-alikes; the designer who invented Clippy, Microsoft's ever-helpful paperclip icon; the problems with fitness influencers pushing peptides; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

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    54 mins
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