EP 138: The Miseducation of Elites

EP 138: The Miseducation of Elites

The failure of our elites to manage society has been a topic since at least the financial crash of 2008. But it is very much on the minds of many Canadians these days, as we face a series of cascading crises, from housing and opioids to the cost of living and heath care. A decade ago, our guest on today’s program wrote a searing indictment against the system of elite education — and now, with the release of its 10th anniversary edition, his critique is more relevant than ever. William Deresie...

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EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada

EP 254: Eric Merkley on Why We're Polarized in Canada

It’s Canada Day and many of us are reflecting on our nation and where we are at. We know that we are more divided than ever, but how did we get here? Our guest on the program this week has just writte...

1 Heinä 45min

EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley

EP 253: In Memoriam: David Cayley

On June 10, the Canadian broadcaster David Cayley passed away, surrounded by loved ones, playing bluegrass music. He died in the Toronto home that he had shared with his wife for the past 42 years. It...

24 Kesä 53min

EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back

EP 252: Tyler Dawson: Why Alberta Separatism is Back

On October 19, citizens in the province of Alberta will vote on whether they want to proceed with a referendum on separating from the rest of Canada. Our guest on the program this week has written a n...

17 Kesä 40min

EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure

EP 251: Full Press on How 'Mass Graves' Became Canada's Biggest Journalism Failure

The big news in Canada this week has been The Globe and Mail editorial board’s admission that the industry and the paper bungled the unmarked graves story from 2021 — that this in fact constituted a j...

3 Kesä 38min

EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman?

EP 250: Is Phoebe Maltz Bovy the Last Straight Woman?

You wouldn’t think that a woman declaring that she is into men would a subversive act — but at some point during recent years, this became the case in certain circles. Particularly online feminist cir...

27 Touko 51min

EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State

EP 249: Jacob Siegel on Big Tech and the Information State

Most of us are aware that the digital age we are living through is a time of incredible transformation. But we may not have contemplated what we’d like to see preserved — things like free speech. Some...

20 Touko 1h 3min

Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration

Ep 248: Tony Keller on How Canada Lost the Plot on Immigration

Canada’s immigration system was once the envy of the world. And for decades, the country enjoyed a bipartisan pro-immigration consensus. But during the Trudeau years, that consensus fell apart. Our gu...

13 Touko 47min

EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains

EP 247: Why Are Gen Z Girls Miserable? Freya India Explains

We know that young women are increasingly unhappy — with high rates of depression and anxiety — and our guest on the program this week says there’s good reason for that. In her new book, she argues th...

6 Touko 33min

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