Front Burner
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Front Burner
Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.We’re Canada’s number one news podcast an...
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Marineland’s scandalous decline
At its peak, Marineland was the second most popular tourist destination in Ontario’s Niagara region after the falls. Visitors could get up close and p...
Canada’s bet on an AI boom
Canada's first ever minister of artificial intelligence, Evan Solomon, is spearheading what he's calling a "30-day sprint" to nail down Canada's AI st...
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 1
Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues we return to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for whit...
Portraits of childhood in Gaza
Today, if all goes well, a ceasefire will begin in Gaza.
In phase one, Hamas has pledged to return all of the hostages, living and...
Inside the shadow war in Ukraine
Beyond the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, a shadow war between the Kremlin and Kyiv is escalating -- with covert assassinations, car bombs, civilia...
What exactly is Antifa?
The term ‘Antifa’ derives from the German word for Antifascist — and the constellation of resistance movements largely created as a response to Benito...
Can Trump’s peace plan help end the war in Gaza?
Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel in Egypt are underway, with the goal of reaching an agreement on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trum...
Politics! Carney meets Trump again, Smith pitches a pipeline
Aaron Wherry, senior writer at CBC's parliamentary bureau, is back today to talk Canadian politics.
We get into Mark Carney’s upco...
Weekend Listen: Death, sex, money … and podcasting? (via Bookends)
When the book ends, the conversation begins. On Bookends, Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and o...
Trump, and the alarm bells of fascism
After Donald Trump was elected for a second time, historian Timothy Snyder wrote this in the New Yorker: “Trump has always been a presence, not an abs...
U.S. politics! Government shutdown, military pep talk
The U.S. government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to pass a spending bill before the end of Tuesday. Government services will g...
Will recognition lead to a Palestinian state?
Last week, Canada officially recognized Palestinian statehood.
In explaining this decision, Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement whi...
How the world abandoned climate politics
While Donald Trump may have shocked many at the UN General Assembly when he called climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”...
Who can rebuild the NDP?
It’s been about a month since the NDP leadership race began and two main contenders have emerged: longtime climate activist and former broadcaster Avi...
The secret to China’s dominance
Dan Wang is a tech analyst and a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab. He’s one of the leading China analysts in the world righ...
Jimmy Kimmel, free speech and big money media
After a brief suspension for comments he made in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, Jimmy Kimmel has made his return to late night.
Autism and Tylenol: what the science says
Health professionals around the world are disputing the Trump administration’s claims about autism and its potential causes. U.S. Secretary of Health...
Robert Munsch’s decision to die
Beloved children’s author Robert Munsch has chosen medically assisted death. Canada is one of the few places in the world where MAID is legal for pati...
Danielle Smith on Carney, Kirk and pipelines
Today, a wide-ranging interview with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
She talks to host Jayme Poisson about Alberta’s future in lig...
The era of meme shooters is here
Memes have been written on weapons, quoted in manifestos, and cited by young attackers as the inspiration for acts of mass violence. It's a phenomenon...
Politics! Farewell Freeland, hello mega-projects
For the first time since June, MPs returned to the House of Commons to decide the path of Canada’s future. And just a few days into the fall session,...
Can Canada’s housing minister make homes cheaper?
The Liberal government has launched its $13-billion agency called “Build Canada Homes” which Prime Minister Mark Carney says will supercharge housing...
The return of political violence
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk we're joined by Bruce Hoffman, a Senior Fellow for counter terrorism and homeland security at the Council...
Donald Trump’s war on drug cartels
Donald Trump has declared a war on drug cartels. He’s wielded the flow of narcotics, namely fentanyl, into the U.S. as one of the major reasons behind...
Fear, fury and Charlie Kirk’s killing
American conservative media figure and activist Charlie Kirk was one of the most prominent young voices of the American right. The founder of Turning...
Will Trump declare ‘war’ on Chicago?
As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal forces into Chicago — a city he’s referred to as the ‘murder capital’ of the world — we have a loo...
Politics! Carney government ramps up
This coming Monday, MPs return to Ottawa for Parliament’s fall session, with the health of Canada’s economy front and centre.
Last...
Does Canada have a violent crime problem?
Over the last few weeks, horrific crimes have dominated headlines across the country.
There was a father of four who was killed af...
Is it over for Quebec’s François Legault?
Quebec has introduced a new bill that would ban prayer in public spaces. It’s the latest in a series of recent moves by the province to reinforce Queb...
‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader arrested
On Wednesday, 16 people — including Romana Didulo, the cult leader known as the “Queen of Canada” — were arrested in the tiny Saskatchewan village of...
The Alberta book ban saga
Late last week - a list of over 200 books, set to be removed from Edmonton school libraries by October made the rounds online. It was in response to a...
What UNICEF saw in Gaza
Today on the show, James Elder is here. James is UNICEF’s global spokesperson, and he has made five trips to Gaza since the October attacks documentin...
Brazil stares down Trump and Bolsonaro
In a trial entering its final phase, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stands accused of attempting to stage a coup, leading an armed criminal...
The threat next door: How NATO’s newest members are preparing to defend against Russia (via The House)
NATO’s secretary general has warned Russia could launch an attack on the alliance within the next five years. Talk to NATO’s two newest members, Finla...
Is the International Criminal Court’s future in peril?
Last week, the U.S. released another round of sanctions against officials at the International Criminal Court, including a Canadian judge. They’re the...
Trump, the Smithsonian, and the battle over U.S. history
American history has always been contested, but recent decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump to reshape the way it’s taught and remembered have put...
Politics! Carney's report card, Poilievre's return
Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned on big promises and bold action to save a country in crisis. It's now been more than 100 days since his cabinet...
Young people can't find jobs. Is Canada's economy in trouble?
The unemployment rate for Canadians between 15 and 24 is at 15 percent, the highest it's been since 2010, not including the pandemic.
Israel defies global outcry over Gaza City, West Bank
Airstrikes and tanks continued pounding the outskirts of Gaza City over the weekend, as Israel’s plans to seize the strip’s largest urban centre conti...
Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future
Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space st...