Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 57
- How did concerts become so unaffordable?
It turns out Taylor Swift is coming to Canada after all! And if you're hoping to see her, you already know you'll be forking over hundreds of dollars. But in the past few years, ev…
- What Meta's and Google's news blocking means for indie media, and for you
On Tuesday Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, made good on a threat to block all news from Canadians on its platforms. Google is promising to do much the same thing, and has al…
- From extreme to extreme: The future of climate in Nova Scotia
First it was fires. Then floods. Now the province, already devastated by two extreme events, will wait to see what kind of impact unusually warm ocean temperatures will have on thi…
- How modern video games hook us, and kids, so completely
Recently a feature story in Maclean's magazine described parents who were "losing their kids to Fortnite." While some gamers may hear that and see the kind of rhetoric that has fol…
- Inside a Canadian man's massive psychic scam
This is the story of a scam that lasted for decades, and cost its victims over $200 million. It was run by a Canadian man who now sits in an American prison. It sold the services o…
- The labour movement is back, baby! Or is it?
Since the last covid lockdowns ended in 2021, barely a month has passed without major job actions—union drives at huge companies, or massive strikes in the public or private sector…
- What's behind the Liberals' massive cabinet shuffle?
Cabinet shuffles ahead of a fall session of parliament aren't unusual, but Wednesday's changes which saw most of Justin Trudeau's ministers switch roles or exit cabinet altogether…
- Why won't Manitoba search a landfill for the remains of two murder victims?
Last year, a man was arrested and charged with the murder of four Indigenous women in the Winnipeg area. When the charges were laid police said they believed the remains of two of…
- Why is Canada updating its emergency nuclear protocols?
Every so often, federal and provincial governments reexamine plans they have made in the event of a nuclear accident or missile exchange, which have existed in one form or another…
- The challenge of creating a clean national power grid
Reaching net-zero emissions by 2035 will require major overhauls to Canada's national power grid. One of the major challenges to doing so is the patchwork of power-generation metho…
- Dual strikes bring Hollywood to a screeching halt
Last week, after negotiations with studios and streaming giants failed to yield an agreement, the 160000 performers represented by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) decided to go…
- Do drug busts lead to more overdose deaths?
Drug busts have long been a go-to tactic for law enforcement in the so-called 'war on drugs', but with the ubiquity of powerful narcotics like fentanyl, it's doubtful that they do…
- Why were asylum seekers sleeping on the streets of Toronto?
Asylum seekers come to Canada for safety and a better life, but instead a group of them ended up sleeping on the streets of the country’s biggest city. The Peter Street shelter int…
- Inside a mother's struggle to clear her name after a wrongful arrest
This episode is guest-hosted by Erica Lenti, deputy features editor at Chatelaine. 27-year old Breeanna Bascombe was trying to rock her infant daughter to sleep when police descend…
- Why Erin O’Toole wants politics to be less polarized
This week we have guest hosts filling in for Jordan Health-Rawlings. Today, we have Justin Ling interviewing Erin O’Toole. Like many places around the world, politics has become mo…
- Small Town Week, Episode 5: How the new Six Nations energy storage facility could change Ontario's grid
This is the final episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. So far this week, we’ve covered problems facing small co…
- Small Town Week, Episode 4: A New Brunswick town deals with a horrific stench
This is the fourth episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. The smaller your community is, the more likely it is to…
- Small Town Week, Episode 3: One BC town's struggle to rise from the ashes
This is the third episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. With Canada having its worst wildfire season on record,…
- Small Town Week, Episode 2: What happens to a town when its only emergency room closes?
This is the second episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. Canada’s health care system has been stressed for many…
- Small Town Week, Episode 1: Can we build new housing ourselves?
Welcome to Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. Access to affordable housing is not just an issue in large cities across C…
