Archives: Episodes

#57 Greenbelt: The Movie

August 16, 2023

Allison and Jonathan look at the ways the Greenbelt story could be told on screen and who’d be best suited to star in it.

#910 Podcasting In Cubaland

August 14, 2023

What’s it like to podcast in a country where freedom of expression can land you in jail?

#909 What’s-a Meta with Canadian News?

August 10, 2023

With Meta making good on its threat to expunge news from Facebook and Instagram, Canada’s publishers and broadcasters pin their hopes on the Competition Bureau to set things right. (We’re doomed?)

#70 The Controversial Carbon Tax

August 8, 2023

Despite two catastrophic climate emergencies earlier this year, Nova Scotia has faced yet another devastating crisis – intense flash flooding.

#908 The Interrogation Of Jesse Brown

August 7, 2023

Jesse Brown might think himself quite the question master, but today the tables have turned and our guest host, Jonathan Torrens, investigates the inner workings of this show’s host.

#18 Tik Tok autochtone

August 5, 2023

Militant et créateur de contenu abénaki, Xavier Watso se penche sur la représentation des personnes autochtones dans les médias. Quel est l’impact de cette représentation, autant dans les médias traditionnels que sur les réseaux sociaux ?

#907 Hang the Grocer

August 3, 2023

Grocers sure are making it easy for us to be mad at them.

Bonus: Overtime

August 2, 2023

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with host Arshy Mann to discuss our recent season on hockey. 

#906 Refugee Crisis On A Street Corner

July 31, 2023

What does Toronto’s response to the refugee crisis actually look like? We follow asylum seekers at 129 Peter Street as they search for a place to spend the night.

#905 The Blame Game: Reckoning With Anti-Racism Training

July 27, 2023

When anti-racism training goes wrong. Really, really wrong.