Best The Walrus Magazine Podcasts (2024)

Personal guides, private chefs, helicopter rides. Tensions are rising between Sherpas, who do the hard work, and the foreign climbers they escort to the top of the mountains.By Accessible Media Inc

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Hybrid Workplaces are Still a Headache 16:09

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Why is it so hard to figure out a workplace arrangement that's good for everyone?By Accessible Media Inc

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Taliban Influencers 25:29

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The Taliban extremist group uses social media to legitimise itselfBy Accessible Media Inc

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The Money pit that is Montreal's Olympic stadium 10:25

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Montreal's Olympic stadium's new roof will cost tax payers nearly a billion dollars. Is it time to let the concrete relic die?By The Walrus, Roger Ashby, Toula Drimonis, Montreal's Olympic stadium, concrete relic

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Seven hard truths about the climate crisis 23:02

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Cooling the planet will be impossible without direct human intervention. How can we safely save the world?By Accessible Media Inc

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Robots on the farm 22:57

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Farmers are struggling to compete against larger operations. Is automation the answer?By Accessible Media Inc

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The Tokenism Trap 35:36

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for many Indigenous employees, workplace diversity initiatives miss the mark.By Accessible Media Inc

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The Ukrainians who refuse to fight 37:17

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The Ukrainian government put in a marshal order that restricted some people from leaving the country. this is the story about how one family fled.By Accessible Media Inc

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My guilty Pleasure - 80s era dynasty 6:34

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Clever, carnal, conniving Alexis Carrington of dynasty stalked into the courtroomBy Accessible Media Inc

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Loblaws has become an everything company 13:23

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The grocery chain Loblaws is now involved in pharmacare, financial services and real-estate with no signs of slowing down.By Accessible Media Inc

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Deathcare Gold Rush 37:17

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How did Mount-pleasant cemetery group amass 1.2 billion in assets - and so much powerBy Accessible Media Inc

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Beware the newsroom destroying AI 5:56

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Tech companies are creating conditions that will deal a death blow to journalism everywhereBy Accessible Media Inc

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Joni Mitchell's best album is turning 50! 15:03

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For Court and Spark, Joni the lonely, Joni the soloist, did something nobody expected her to do. She hired a band.By Accessible Media Inc

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The resistance is coming 17:37

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Antibiotics may become useless in our lifetime. Doctors are looking to the past for helpBy Accessible Media Inc

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The Art Fraud that shook the world 41:03

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Norval Morrisseau is one of the most famous Indigenous artists anywhere. Then the fakes of his works surfaced - and kept comingBy Accessible Media Inc

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Let's Brie real 16:25

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Can vegan cheese pass the taste test?By Accessible Media Inc

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I can do good work if I don't get killed 36:19

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Activists and dissidents come to Canada to escape inprisonment or assassination. But the government doesn't take their safety seriously.By Accessible Media Inc

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Justin Trudeau's last stand 53:52

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In an exclusive interview, a confident Prime Minister addresses his doubtersBy Accessible Media Inc

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Danger: your job 34:51

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Bullying. Harassment. Horrible bosses. Are work places inherently toxic?By Accessible Media Inc

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City in waiting 22:34

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The impossible promise of the first planned Palestinian community in the occupied West BankBy Accessible Media Inc

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Why Conservatives turned against the environment 11:11

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Conservatives are busy making accusations of 'eco radicalism' while the world burns. It wasn't always that wayBy Accessible Media Inc

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Deepfakes will break democracy 15:39

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The fragmenting of shared reality is fueling extremism and dysfunction. The era of the deepfake campaign has already begun.By Accessible Media Inc

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There's a path to peace in Israel and Palestine 24:35

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Territory is a fixed commodity, but compassion, freedom and dignity should have no boundaries.By Accessible Media Inc

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A foiled assassination points to India's increasing recklessness 26:15

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Criminal cases in Canada and the US raise troubling questions about the motives of India's Modi governmentBy Accessible Media Inc

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Me, my selfies, and I 17:47

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Those on the line between Gen X and millennial are watching their identities shift and age in a way no previous generation hasBy Accessible Media Inc

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What being pro-Palestine means to me 10:10

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I want Palestinians to be afforded basic humanity, I know saying so might affect my career or friendshipsBy Accessible Media Inc

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Family doctors' burnout is about more than their workload 18:57

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Many physicians believe there needs to be a reset in how they treat patients - and their own well-being.By Accessible Media Inc

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Why do I constantly have to prove my disability? 19:13

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Having to negotiate what it means to be disabled, and then fight for limited benefits and services if you are, is exhausting.By Accessible Media Inc

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Don't get sick in Quebec 10:40

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What happens when a government decides to prioritize language laws over nurses and doctors?By Accessible Media Inc

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Labour in the Shadows 22:12

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A program that was meant to rescue temporary, foreign workers from abusive employers may be retraumatizing them instead.By Accessible Media Inc

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Will Canada ever have high-speed rail? 7:57

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A better, faster train network in Canada has long been a dream for many. It doesn't seems to be happening any time soon.By Accessible Media Inc

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Was the Winnipeg Art Gallery led by a Nazi? 25:44

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Research suggests trail-blazing art gallery director Ferdinand Eckhardt may have been a supporter of The Third ReichBy Accessible Media Inc

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The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic 36:36

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Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special - and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunchBy Accessible Media Inc

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What does defense really mean? 15:40

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The United Nations prohibits the use of force except in the case of self-defense but that can too easily be molded into a euphemism for retaliation, revenge and punishmentBy Accessible Media Inc

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The Quebec government's plan to kill English universities 11:23

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The Quebec provincial party's most radical base will be satisfied only if English-speaking institutions disappear from Montreal's landscape.By Accessible Media Inc

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How Connie Walker got us listening 40:41

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The Pulitzer prize-winning podcaster is changing journalism as we know itBy Accessible Media Inc

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My guilty Pleasure 6:03

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Doomscrolling is Casey Plett's guilty pleasure, scanning curated feeds, checking news sites, opening links, high-calorie information on tap for immenent consumptionBy Accessible Media Inc

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All Aboard? 26:45

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The diminishng romance of train travelBy Accessible Media Inc

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The Lonely Genius 20:41

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How a giant of Caribbean literature would up among hay bales and cowboysBy Accessible Media Inc

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Everybody's ADHD is different 6:22

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Pediatrician David Wong has learned that medicine alone doesn't do all the work that people with ADHD needBy Accessible Media Inc

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The activist who made the TTC accessible 23:00

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Beryl Potter was a gadfly on a quest to make the TTC easier to use for people with disabilities. The fruits of her labour can be seen to this day.By Accessible Media Inc

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The lobby group that owns Assisted Death 27:29

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Dying with Dignity Canada played a huge part in the legalization of MAID. Few have the resources to oppose themBy Miranda Schreiber, Dying with Dignity Canada, MAID, The Walrus, Roger Ashby

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The inescapable rise of moral superiority 9:05

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Why does every online discussion terminate in ethical grandstanding?By Accessible Media Inc

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We may be stuck with Doug Ford 15:28

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How did we end up with a guy like Doug Ford and how do we get rid of him?By Accessible Media Inc

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How much further can mining go? 26:06

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Nauru fits the wider pattern of many remote resource hinterlands in the global south, where frontiers are invented exploited and abandoned.By Accessible Media Inc

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Art of the Steal 30:26

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Why are plundered African artifacts still in Western museums?By Accessible Media Inc

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