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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

CBC

611 episodesEN-CA

Show overview

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 611 episodes. That works out to roughly 270 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 27 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-CA-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 131 episodes already out so far this year. Published by CBC.

Episodes
611
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
25 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.

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The CN Tower's hold on pop culture

Jun 26, 202625 min

How Siphe November changed ballet in Canada, and a floating convenience store goes viral

Jun 25, 202625 min

Young people are leading Quebec sovereignty's new cultural wave, and Clive Davis

Jun 24, 202627 min

Canada is locked in on the World Cup, and a strange music heist

Jun 23, 202625 min

Do we really need another Toy Story movie, and why some are going analog

Jun 22, 202628 min

Weekly Wrap: new Zoon album, Polaris Music Prize, Oliver Tree's death

Jun 19, 202626 min

How the Knicks' win is landing in this political moment, and Widow's Bay

Jun 18, 202626 min

The Griffin Poetry Prize, and no more Hockey Night in Canada on CBC

Jun 17, 202625 min

What a new Indigenous dating show gets right, and the Banana Man saga

Jun 16, 202625 min

Olivia Rodrigo's new album, and how a matriarch's beauty shop became a hub for Canadian hip-hop

Jun 15, 202624 min

Friday wrap: Spielberg's Disclosure Day, RuPaul's Stop! That! Train!

Jun 12, 202626 min

The World Cup is starting and the vibes are off

Jun 11, 202631 min

Carley Fortune owns summer romance, and Anderson Paak’s K-pop movie

Jun 10, 202626 min

Questlove’s new documentary and Steph Curry’s new sneaker deal

Jun 9, 202628 min

Heated Rivalry gets a musical parody, the Tony Awards, and remembering Buffy star Anthony Head

Jun 8, 202625 min

Friday wrap: Obsession, Cape Fear reboot

Jun 5, 202626 min

Two GOATs return: The Jay-Z and Serena Williams comeback

Jun 4, 202625 min

Does this Canadian military recruitment ad remind you of Call of Duty? And Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Jun 3, 202624 min

How one short story got a lot of writers talking about AI, and the series Destination: Oshawa

Jun 2, 202624 min

The Canadian Screen Awards, and Backrooms and the rise of YouTubers jumping into Hollywood

Jun 1, 202625 min
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