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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Mexico in chaos after El Mencho killed
Mass violence broke out on Sunday in Mexico after a military raid killed the most wanted, and feared, cartel boss in the country — a man known as El M...
Olympic Hockey heartbreak and more
From two heartbreaking hockey losses to the fiery debate over whether the men’s gold medal curling team was cheating, Milano Cortina 2026 was a dramat...
Epstein fallout: ex-Prince Andrew arrested
On Thursday, former Prince Andrew was arrested by U.K. police.
After years of controversy, scandal and allegations of sexual assau...
Floor-crosser defects to surging Liberals
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals welcomed a third Conservative floor crosser on Wednesday – Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux.
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The Rise of ‘Looksmaxxing’
Looksmaxxers are a community of young men dedicated to the pursuit of maximizing their physical appearance, often at great personal cost. Many are spe...
Will AI agents take over the workplace?
Last week, a 5000 word post on X with the headline “Something big is happening” went viral. It was written by Matt Shumer, the CEO of HyperWrite, an A...
The mother of all questions: do you want kids?
Get lost in someone else’s life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personall...
Cuba is pushed to the brink
Cuba has been facing rolling blackouts, food shortages, and rationed hospital resources after a month with no oil imports. The energy crisis has also...
Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
A horrific mass shooting took place in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Tuesday – one of the deadliest in Canadian history.
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The case to ban kids from social media, with Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt, best-selling author of “The Anxious Generation”, is our guest today. He’s been on a global mission to educate parents, the media, and...
Should Canada have nuclear weapons?
The final remaining agreement constraining U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons expired last week.
The New START treaty was establishe...
ICE, and lessons from Minnesota
Last week, Donald Trump’s border Czar Tom Homan announced a drawdown of ICE personnel in Minnesota, following weeks of chaos and two deadly incidents...
The Washington Post and billionaires’ assault on journalism
Today on the show we are going to discuss the complete gutting of the Washington Post, an American institution. The paper that broke Watergate. The pa...
What’s behind Trump’s latest Canada threats?
Last week the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a very public warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney. At the centre of that warning is the U...
Epstein’s orbit: will justice come?
Jeffrey Epstein’s vast connections with the rich and powerful, the world over, are on full display in the over 3 million files and documents released...
What happens in ICE detention?
Around 73 thousand people have been detained in ICE facilities across the United States over the past year. That’s a 75 per cent increase from right b...
Politics! Poilievre’s win, election speculation
Pierre Poilievre easily won his leadership review in Calgary on the weekend with 87.4% of the vote. Today, senior Parliamentary bureau writer Aaron Wh...
Leader or loser: Poilievre’s crucial vote
In just over a decade, the Conservative Party of Canada has lost four elections, picked three new leaders, and turned on two of them when they failed...
Trump 2.0’s Nazi-coded social feeds
Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration has explicitly or implicitly borrowed from the Nazi tradition on social media.
S...
Is MAGA weaponizing Alberta separatism?
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on the separatism movement in Alberta. Bessent has said that the province is a “natural partner”...
Can NATO survive Trump?
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump set off a firestorm with comments dismissing the military contributions of fellow NATO members during the war i...
Stephen Miller: ICE’s ideologue-in-chief
Massive anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis intensified over the weekend, in the wake of the second fatal shooting of an American citizen involving feder...
What’s Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ really about?
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ says it has a plan for the future of Gaza. Critics say that strategy is full of holes, and that the true intention of...
Carney and 'The Speech'
It was an eventful World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, with striking speeches by both the U.S. President and Canadian Prime Minister...
Is Europe ready for the Greenland fight?
In a provocative speech to the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney made the case that the rules of international economics and...
Mark Carney and the New World Order
Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, as the situation with Greenland continues to escalate.
Can ICE be restrained?
Anti-ICE protests continued throughout Minnesota over the weekend, as they have for nearly two weeks now. Since the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapo...
Iran revolt: What’s the endgame?
A mass protest movement has gripped Iran and is shaking the foundations of that country’s ruling regime. Thousands of protesters have been detained an...
U.S. politics! Iran crisis, ICE, Trump vs. the Fed
Potential American military intervention in Iran amid ongoing protests and violence. The shooting death of a 37-year-old mother in Minneapolis at the...
Stuck in the middle: Mark Carney in China
Mark Carney arrives in Beijing today to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It’s the first time in nearly a decade for a Canadian Prime Minister t...
A veteran diplomat explains the 'Donroe Doctrine'
The seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by military force. Promises to "take back" the Panama Canal. Massive tariffs on Brazil. Threats to...
What if Greenland’s next?
Right now, the future of Greenland hangs in the balance.
And with it, an entire system of military and political alliances that h...
Where is AI headed in 2026?
Whether you think it’s world-changing or over-hyped, it’s undeniable that artificial intelligence has transformed the tech industry.
Chavez, Maduro, and the making of Venezuela
In 1999 Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela, beginning a years-long ‘Bolivarian Revolution,’ following multiple coup attempts, and time in...
The world’s biggest risks, with Gerry Butts
Today, Gerry Butts – former principal secretary to Justin Trudeau and current adviser to Prime Minister Carney – is on the show.
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Canada’s Venezuelan oil problem
In the wake of the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, there has been a flurry of concern about what that country’s oil could mean for...
What will follow Trump's Venezuela attack?
After months of rhetoric, military presence and strikes, U.S. forces have launched an attack on the Venezuelan capital Caracas. They seized the countr...
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 4
In the fourth and final episode of Understood: The Making of Musk, host Jacob Silverman launches into Musk’s ultimate quest, his desire to colonize Ma...
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 3
What does Musk, father of 14, expect from his quote, “legion” of children? In episode 3 of Understood: The Making of Musk, host, Jacob Silverman unrav...
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 2
Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues, the latest season of Understood: The Making of Musk returns to his sheltered youth in...