Best Québecois Podcasts (2024)

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The NDP and Bloc Quebecois have sold out their principles and their integrity to keep the Prime Minister and his party in power. 18:19

4h ago18:19

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Instead of letting Canadians decide what they want their future to look like, the NDP and Bloc Quebecois have sold out their principles and their integrity to keep the Prime Minister and his party in power. This is nothing but another slap in the face to the common people of our great nation. Watch and listen as my guest, Dan Albas, and I discuss t…

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What the Bloc Québécois wants for keeping Liberals in power 14:11

7h ago14:11

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Yves-François Blanchet says the Bloc Québécois won’t vote with the Conservatives to bring down the Liberal government — this time. We look at what Blanchet wants in return, and how the balance of power has shifted in Ottawa.

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SCP285 - Deep State assassins will keep coming for Trump. Parti Quebecois exposed by NDP blunder 1:35:01

7h ago1:35:01

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Jagmeet's fake breakup with Trudeau accidentally exposed Parti Quebecois as globalist traitors to Quebec. Randy Hillier hearing will decide if protests are protected by Charter. Trump shooter trained in Ukraine, made propaganda videos for Nazi Azov battalion. Massive election scam exposed in Arizona. Robert F Kennedy brutally exposes Blackrock. Nig…

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Power Play #1790: What could Liberals offer Bloc Québécois for confidence vote support? 47:26

18m ago47:26

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David Heurtel, Former Quebec Cabinet Minister & Catherine Loubier, Quebec's former top representative to the U.S. Catherine Loubier; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Michele Cadario, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh & Joel-Denis Bellavance.By CTV News

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Bloc Quebecois flips longtime Liberal stronghold in stunning byelection upset 1:01:31

19h ago1:01:31

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Sept. 17, 2024 - Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos reacts to the Liberals' second major byelection loss in three months. Plus, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet discusses the win and how his party could vote in an anticipated non-confidence vote.

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Power Play #1792: Environment Minister: Carbon price will increase April 1 47:28

4h ago47:28

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Steven Guilbeault, Environment Minister; Vic Fedeli, Ontario Trade Minister; The Front Bench with: Zita Astravas, James Moore, Tom Mulcair and Marieke Walsh.By CTV News

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A new exhibit of dreamlike family portaits recall bygone Jewish life, tinged with trauma 22:05

6h ago22:05

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Arnie Lipsey has spent decades working in animation. But on the side, years ago, he began painting on canvas, using archival family photos for inspiration. He began colourizing and adapting them, eventually reinterpreting them entirely through a modern lens. That often resulted in jarring, traumatic scenes quietly unfolding behind his smiling famil…

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Battling goblins, live on the radio 12:46

7h ago12:46

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Over 50 years, Dungeons & Dragons has run the gamut from being decried as Satanism to going mainstream in hit shows like Stranger Things. Professional Dungeon Master John Dempsey takes Matt Galloway, a.k.a. Elrick Nightbreeze, into the ruins to battle some goblins.

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Could doctors soon prescribe music as medicine? 20:34

7h ago20:34

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We know music has the power to soothe the soul, but neuroscientist Daniel Levitin says it could also help heal the body and brain. Levitin talks to Matt Galloway about the power of music as medicine — and how it helped his friend, Joni Mitchell, recover from a brain aneurysm.

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The human ‘guinea pigs’ testing drugs for a living 19:37

9h ago19:37

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Thousands of Canadians make a living volunteering to test out new drugs in clinical trials, even if those drugs can have dangerous, unpredictable side-effects. Habiba Nosheen explores the ethical questions about that work in her new documentary, Bodies for Rent.

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Liberals to face two confidence votes as Conservatives push for a snap election 40:08

20h ago40:08

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Conservatives continue to push for a snap election, with another confidence motion in the planning stage. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux, parliamentary secretary to the government House leader, and NDP whip Heather McPherson join Power & Politics to discuss the state of play in Trudeau’s minority government. Plus, the Power Panel weighs in.…

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Power Play # 1791: UN Ambassador Bob Rae on fears of wider war in Middle East 48:02

1h ago48:02

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Bob Rae, Canadian UN Ambassador; Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura StoneBy CTV News

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Tupperware’s iconic brand set to expire 10:30

10h ago10:30

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Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy. We hear how an iconic brand and its groundbreaking sales tactics fell out of fashion.

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How a land deal led to decades of conflict for Piapot First Nation 19:33

10h ago19:33

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A treaty land agreement in Saskatchewan 30 years ago was supposed to benefit everyone in the Piapot First Nation. Instead, it generated profit for just a few dozen private citizens. The CBC’s Geoff Leo explores how that happened in his new documentary.

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Why more nurses work for private agencies — at public cost 19:39

10h ago19:39

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A new report says at least $1.5 billion in public funds was paid to for-profit agencies supplying nurses to the public system last year. We hear why nurses are choosing to work for private agencies — and what it all means for the staffing crisis in the health-care system.

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World leaders meet at the UN as international conflicts spread 1:06:54

20h ago1:06:54

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Diplomats are in New York to discuss the crises in Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza and Haiti. Canada's ambassador to the UN discusses the role Canada plays in addressing conflicts around the world. Plus, Michael Kovrig tells the story of his detention in China to CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault.…

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Humans are so smart, yet so stupid. Yuval Noah Harari thinks he knows why 1:00:14

1h ago1:00:14

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Why are humans intelligent enough to send people to the moon, but seemingly unable to solve our problems here on Earth? Historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari thinks he has the answer. He spoke to Matt Galloway about his new book Nexus — and how our information networks have both helped and hindered humanity, from the stone age to the d…

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Lebanon in mourning, on brink of war 9:57

9h ago9:57

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Journalist Jane Arraf takes us inside Beirut, where people are reeling from the attacks that killed dozens and wounded thousands — and sparked fears of all-out war with Israel.

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Will Gisèle Pelicot's rape case spark change in France? 9:49

2d ago9:49

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More than 50 men are on trial in France for the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband is accused of drugging her and recruiting men to sexually assault her over a decade. By waiving her anonymity, Pelicot has become a powerful figure in what advocates say is an overdue national conversation about sexual violence and rape culture in France.…

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Trump or Harris? What undecided U.S. voters are thinking 19:54

9h ago19:54

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Matt Galloway talks to three undecided voters in the crucial swing states that could decide whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris become the next president of the United States.

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Would you track your kids with AirTags? 24:25

7h ago24:25

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Some parents are using AirTags and apps to track everything from precisely where their children are, to how fast the car they're riding in is going. We look at the rise of surveillance parenting and the impact it has on kids — and parents.

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Tension and uncertainty on Parliament Hill 51:46

3d ago51:46

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Sept. 20, 2024 - Party insiders discuss the tone on Parliament Hill after MPs returned to the House of Commons to face a barrage of name-calling, insults and calls for a non-confidence vote. Plus, an election campaign begins this weekend in British Columbia. P&P hears from two B.C. reporters.

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Power Play #1789: Pablo Rodriguez quits Liberal Cabinet and Caucus, forcing Cabinet shakeup 47:22

44m ago47:22

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Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Gilles Duceppe, Former Bloc Québécois Leader; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Gary Mar & Tom Mulcair.By CTV News

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Roxana Spicer uncovers her mother’s secret stories of war 23:43

8h ago23:43

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Agnes Spicer was a tough Russian immigrant to Canada who fought the Nazis in Ukraine and survived years in their captivity — but kept her secrets close in later life. Her daughter, journalist Roxana Spicer, tells Agnes’ incredible story in her book The Traitor’s Daughter.

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Denied out-of-province care, this N.S. woman asks for MAID 17:49

13h ago17:49

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Jennifer Brady lives with debilitating and painful lymphedema, but her home province of Nova Scotia refuses to fund a surgery — available in Quebec — that could improve her quality of life. After years of fighting to get that out-of-province care, Brady has now applied for medical assistance in dying. The CBC’s Angela McIvor brings us her story.…

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What’s life in Iraq like now? 25:09

9h ago25:09

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Iraq’s government has reached a tentative deal for U.S. troops to leave, 20 years after the invasion. Three Iraqis share their hopes for the future and offer a glimpse of life in their country now, once again on the precipice of change.

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PM shuffles cabinet after transport minister leaves to sit as Independent 44:42

19h ago44:42

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Sept 19, 2024 - MP Pablo Rodriguez announced his resignation from cabinet on Thursday and said he will sit as an Independent until he runs for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party next year. The move triggered a small cabinet shuffle. The CBC's Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin have the latest. Plus, New Brunswick Premier Blaine…

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Power Play #1788: Liberals avoid election with Bloc Québécois’ help 48:09

6d ago48:09

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Mark Gerretsen, Andrew Scheer & Peter Julian; Marc Miller, Immigration Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Nojoud Al Mallees.By CTV News

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Can dogs understand the words we speak? 19:49

8h ago19:49

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The internet is filled with videos of dogs using soundboards to communicate with their humans — but have they just been trained on which buttons to push? A new study suggests dogs can understand the meaning behind specific words and respond appropriately.

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Baseball-sized hailstones batter Alberta 7:38

8h ago7:38

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Hailstones the size of baseballs smashed car windows and even an airport roof in Alberta last month, causing $2.8 billion in insurance claims. We hear more about life in “hail alley,” and how people living there can guard against this kind of sudden destruction.

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