Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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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
A bad week for AI
May 29, 202627 min
Why hockey romances are taking over television, and Hacks ends
May 28, 202630 min
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and why Olivia Rodrigo's babydoll dress makes people feel uneasy
May 27, 202626 min
Shein buys sustainable fashion brand Everlane, and the Griffin Poetry Prize town hall
May 26, 202628 min
The Enhanced Games is a 'love child of the manosphere,' and remembering cellist Cris Derksen
May 25, 202629 min
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is over. What now?
May 22, 202627 min
Talking about revenge in I Love Boosters and Is God Is, and how women are driving F1's popularity
May 21, 202630 min
The Boys series finale: Did it stick the superhero landing?
May 20, 202615 min
Iceman, Maid of Honour, Habibti — are we ready for a Drake summer?
May 19, 202632 min
The lore behind Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano's 17-second fight
May 19, 202611 min
What TV is getting right — and wrong — about sex work
May 18, 202634 min
Wrap: Cannes, and The Sheep Detectives
May 15, 202625 min
Who brought the heat to Kevin Hart’s roast? and Hallmark's mahjong whitewashing controversy
May 14, 202624 min
Why the Outlander fandom is niche but loyal, and how cozy games are changing gaming
May 13, 202624 min
Make no mistake, the Canadiens are Quebec's team, and 'Marty, Life is Short'
May 12, 202624 min
The Tragically Hip musical is full of courage — and grace, too
May 11, 202625 min
Weekend Listen: The Big Five with special guest Elamin
May 9, 202657 min
Wrap: Masculinity in Half Man, Lord of the Flies and The Bear
May 8, 202639 min
Let's go Toronto Tempo! and is M.I.A. a MAGA provocateur or misunderstood?
May 7, 202629 min
The Onion wants to take over InfoWars, and how the Venice Biennale reflects arts and politics
May 6, 202625 min
This year’s Met Gala is so polarizing, and why Canadian film 'Blue Heron' is one of the best movies of 2026 so far
May 5, 202625 min
Why is Hollywood afraid of putting rom-coms in theatres? And how local festivals get squeezed by FIFA
May 4, 202625 min
Friday wrap: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson break up & Kacey Musgraves
May 1, 202625 min
Romance novels are hotter and more Canadian than ever
Apr 30, 202625 min
Ontario's crackdown on ticket reselling, and a new U.K. comedy takes aim at the World Cup
Apr 29, 202625 min
A tradwife influencer time travels to 1855 in Yesteryear, and Charli XCX says the dance floor is dead
Apr 28, 202625 min
How 'Michael' broke the box office but flattened his legacy
Apr 27, 202625 min
Drake’s Iceman sculpture, and why hip hop still needs him
Apr 24, 202625 min
Why we're emotional about Celine Dion's comeback
Apr 23, 202625 min
Is Beef season 2 cooked? And, a tribute to Nevon Sinclair
Apr 22, 202624 min