279 Episodes

  1. Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a masterpiece, period

    Published: 4/18/2025
  2. Is it safe for trans artists to tour the U.S., and Canada's contribution to dancehall

    Published: 4/17/2025
  3. Canadian movies are better than ever. Why can't you find them easily?

    Published: 4/16/2025
  4. Does The Handmaid's Tale still meet the moment?

    Published: 4/15/2025
  5. The Last of Us S2 is here, and NCT Mark’s solo album finally dropped

    Published: 4/14/2025
  6. Viola Davis as President in G20, and the rom-com A Nice Indian Boy

    Published: 4/11/2025
  7. Is Wayne Gretzky still a Canadian hero?

    Published: 4/10/2025
  8. How doctors and nurses feel about medical dramas, and why Village Keeper became one of this year's most celebrated Canadian movies

    Published: 4/9/2025
  9. Bon Iver’s influence, and why everyone is still talking about Adolescence

    Published: 4/8/2025
  10. Did the slow burn of White Lotus S3 pay off, and the latest on AI fashion models

    Published: 4/7/2025
  11. Do we need a Minecraft movie? And Val Kilmer's best performances

    Published: 4/4/2025
  12. New series Dying for Sex and the surprising truths about a terminal cancer diagnosis

    Published: 4/3/2025
  13. BONUS: Nintendo Switch 2 arrives

    Published: 4/3/2025
  14. Remembering Bishop Brigante, and the Studio Ghibli memes made by ChatGPT

    Published: 4/2/2025
  15. Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, and why some are paying $1000 to see Denzel Washington in Othello

    Published: 4/1/2025
  16. Sum41, Anne Murray, Nemahsis, and Canadian pride at the 2025 Junos

    Published: 3/31/2025
  17. Should Canadian musicians tour in the U.S.?

    Published: 3/28/2025
  18. How the trade war could affect Canada's book industry, and Family Guy is a gateway to Anne Murray

    Published: 3/27/2025
  19. A new Hunger Games novel, and an update on No Other Land

    Published: 3/26/2025
  20. How The Studio pokes fun at the inner workings of Hollywood, and the new memoir The Tell

    Published: 3/25/2025

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