Trump, Hitler and how democracies die
Today on the show is historian Timothy Ryback. Timothy is an author and writer with The Atlantic. He’s the director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague. Last year h...
21 Mai 202532min
Is Alberta headed towards a separation vote?
Hundreds of people filled a banquet hall in Calgary last week to hear from the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group that wants Alberta to separate from Canada.They're trying to drum up support for a pe...
20 Mai 202529min
The internet sucks now, and it happened on purpose
It's not you — the internet really does suck. Novelist, blogger and noted internet commentator Cory Doctorow explains what happened to the internet and why you're tormented by ads, bots, algorithms, A...
19 Mai 202538min
Canada has a measles problem
Measles case numbers in Ontario are now higher than the total registered cases in the entire United States.This week’s report from Ontario Public Health puts the total at 1,646 cases of the disease si...
16 Mai 202528min
The latest in the hockey sex assault trial
Content warning: this conversation contains graphic details of an alleged sexual assault so please take care while listening.Proceedings began late last month in a trial that has been seven years in t...
15 Mai 202525min
Politics! Carney’s new team, recount conspiracies
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet was sworn in at Rideau Hall. Among them are 24 new faces but also a solid handful of the same big names from the previous government. What does it ...
14 Mai 202526min
Trump sidelines Israel, Gaza expansion looms
Israel is planning a major escalation of its military campaign in Gaza — one that the government says is necessary to eradicate Hamas, but which rights groups have said amounts to the annexation of th...
13 Mai 202528min
Where does Trump’s trade war go next?
Top economic officials from the U.S. and China met in Geneva, Switzerland over the weekend. This was the first time that they’ve had face-to-face since the start of their enormous trade war.The U.S. h...
12 Mai 202523min
