#onpoli, a TVO podcast, is all about Ontario politics. Join hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath for candid interviews and a deeper understanding of how politics touches our day-to-day lives. When it comes to #onpoli, we're here to give you the bigger picture.
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO's flagship current affairs program - devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world, at home and abroad. The Agenda airs weeknights at 8:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.
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This Being Human is a new podcast by the Aga Khan Museum. In every episode, host Abdul-Rehman Malik interviews an incredible person at the top of their game on Muslim art, culture, history, and society. They'll explore everything from prayer and pilgrimage, politics and pop culture, love and education, feminism, and film, sports and music, and so much more. Through deep, thoughtful conversation, this one-of-a-kind podcast hopes to bridge divides, dispel myths, and learn things we didn’t know ...
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On December 15, 2016, Soleiman Faqiri was found dead in his cell after an altercation with a group of correctional officers. After suffering a schizophrenic episode, the 30-year-old was awaiting a pre-trial mental health assessment at a Lindsay Ontario jail. He was pepper sprayed, shackled, and wore a spit hood. But there was no footage of what went on inside his segregation cell that day. “Unascertained” pieces together the timeline of Soleiman’s death and what really happened when guards e ...
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Language moves fast and Word Bomb is here to help. Unpacking one explosive word per week, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you.
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Join Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka for this podcast on documentaries and the stories they tell. They'll introduce you to filmmakers who give us fascinating takes on people, perspectives and what it means to be human.
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In 2006, Canadian Huseyin Celil, a Uyghur refugee, travelled with his wife and children to Uzebekistan to visit family. What was supposed to be a family reunion ended when he was arrested under false pretenses and eventually delivered to China where he was sent to prison. 17-years later, his fate remains unknown and his family desperate for answers. ‘Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil,’ a six-part investigative series from TVO Today, reopens the diplomatic cold case. With China implem ...
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The Ultimate Choice, a groundbreaking docuseries from TVO Today, with the Toronto Star and the Investigative Journalism Bureau, follows the journey of Michael and his wife, Ann. Michael, housebound by pain and incurable disease, sees his choice for a medically assisted death (MAID) as a powerful solution to his suffering. The series explores Michael's motivations and how his decision affects his family, friends, and longtime doctor. Hosted by investigative reporter Rob Cribb, the podcast als ...
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When the pandemic hit in 2020, it suddenly seemed like conspiracy theories were everywhere. Did Bill Gates put a microchip in the vaccine? Is the World Economic Forum trying to take over the world? Was the pandemic orchestrated by a secret cabal of elites? A recent poll found that 1 in 4 Canadians believe in online conspiracy theories. Which means that we’re no longer just living in different information bubbles. We’re living in different realities. On this season of Screen Time, Taylor Owen ...
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Peter Bethlenfalvy on the province's financial state of affairs
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The fall economic statement shows the province is raking in more money than previously thought, but is it enough to justify a $200 cheque to every Ontarian? Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss. Are you getting a COVID shot? Why uptake might not match previous years and why the province's chief medical officer has been silent about it. Dou…
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Saul Rubinek: Is Portraying Shylock Problematic?
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In "Playing Shylock", an actor starring in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is interrupted and told the show has been cancelled. From there, we get a monologue about having difficult conversations through art, Jewish identity, and spending a lifetime on stage. The actor is none other than Saul Rubinek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …
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Can BRICS Disrupt the Current Global Order?
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The BRICS – named after the five founding nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – started as a forum for the world's five largest emerging economies. Now, it's expanding into other parts of the globe and courting countries traditionally allied with the U.S. What is behind this impetus for expansion, and can it disrupt the current…
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In "How to Lose a Country", Turkish political thinker Ece Temelkuran examines the rise of populism and nationalism around the world. And given the international climate of late, we thought we'd invite her on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, to discuss her book and the themes that are so resonant today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…
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From the Egyptians and Persians to the Romans and even Alexander the Great, the island of Cyprus has been ruled by a revolving door of empires. Today, it is partitioned between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. How did we get here? What caused this island to be carved into two? And why does it remain divided? With animated maps and guest Major-General Al…
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Still Plenty of Strange New Worlds for Star Trek to Explore
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Star Trek has never been more popular, with five series made since 2018 and another one focused on Star Fleet around the corner. The continued popularity of the series remains rooted in its long-standing formula of strong character development, visually stunning space exploration and a quest for a better future. A look at the legacy of the franchis…
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The first study into a high-speed rail corridor between Toronto and Montreal was released in 1970. Now, 54 years later, the federal government says that a high-speed option is being "seriously considered". In the years in between, dozens of studies, reports and surveys have evaluated different costs and business cases based on varying routes, speed…
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After several decades of interviews and research, journalist and filmmaker Roxana Spicer is finally telling her mother's story. In her new book "The Traitor's Daughter: Captured by the Nazis, Pursued by the KGB, My Mother's Odyssey to Freedom from Her Secret Past," we learn what her mother kept hidden about her time in the Red Army and beyond. See …
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Is a Lack of Competition Gouging Canadian Consumers?
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The terms "competition" and "productivity" have filled the minds of policy analysts and economists in recent years. But, what does it all mean for Canadian consumers? Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar wrote about how capitalism has actually hurt consumers in their new book, "The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians." They join Steve…
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These are difficult times to be a student at one of Ontario's colleges or universities. The provincial government is contributing less, it's frozen tuition for more than six years, and the federal government has cut way back on international student visas, depriving the system of hundreds of millions of dollars it was counting on to keep the lights…
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The Hidden Perils of Obsessing Over Your Body
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The unrelenting chase for the perfect body is on the rise in young people today, in females and now in males and non-binary youths as well. Join former ballet dancer Victoria Gracie and mental health expert Kyle Ganson as they explore the deep emotional impact of body and muscle dysmorphia disorder in young people and what we can do to start to hel…
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What Brings the Serbian Science Minister to Ontario?
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Jelena Begovic is the first-ever Serbian Minister of Science to visit Ontario. She joins Steve Paikin to discuss her interest in our province. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By TVO | Steve Paikin
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A Different Take on the U.S. War of Independence
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Author James Arnett joins us in studio to discuss his latest novel, "The Monmouth Manifesto." Heading back in time to the American Revolution, Arnett flips the script and paints a picture through the eyes of Loyalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By TVO | Steve Paikin
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Queen's Park is back and still talking about bike lanes. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss the government's first big piece legislation and why it's so laser focused on bikes. Dr. Jane Philpott is taking charge of a provincial team that's looking to connect all Ontarians with a primary healthcare provider. It's an odd job for the former…
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Real Life Hurt Locker: Defusing a Live Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan
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His colleagues described it as one of the "greatest single acts of bravery" they'd ever seen. In 2009, while deployed as part of an anti-explosives team in Kandahar, Bruno Guevremont became the only Canadian Armed Forces member to defuse a live suicide bomber. In episode two of Forgotten War, Guevremont describes the day that changed his life, the …
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How Can Accessibility Shape a Better City?
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Things like public transit, building codes, and snow removal are not always planned keeping in mind people with disabilities. So, what does an accessible city for all look like? Writer and disability organizer Emily Macrae has some suggestions, and they can be found in a new book of essays and interviews she's edited, called "Living Disability: Bui…
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Queen's Park Returns: Reactions Across Ontario
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After a 19-week-long hiatus that saw alcohol arrive in convenience stores and an announcement to build a tunnel under the 401, the Ontario legislature returns with no shortage of issues to deal with. We take a look at what the Ford government has been up to, and the reaction it's stirred up across the province. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…
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Is India Undermining Canadian Sovereignty?
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Expulsions of Indian diplomats from Canada renewed concern about incursions from foreign governments into Canada. The Agenda gathers a panel to discuss this break in Indo-Canadian relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By TVO | Steve Paikin
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Treat People With Kindness: Advice from an Urban Buddhist Monk
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How do you make lasting change in the world? According to Bhante Saranapala, a Buddhist Monk at the West End Buddhist Temple and Meditation Centre in Mississsauga, Ontario, it starts with one person's kindful acts toward another. And they pass it on. On a sunny fall day in Serena Gundy Park in north Toronto, he talks to Steve Paikin about his early…
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A Controversial Solution to Ontario's Addiction Crisis?
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A group of Ontario mayors are advocating for a tougher response to homelessness and addiction in large municipalities. The Agenda invites four members of Ontario's Big City Mayors caucus to discuss a recent, unconventional proposal that calls for mandatory treatment and rehabilitation for those suffering from opioid addiction. See omnystudio.com/li…
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Michael Coren: From Conservative Darling to Progressive Priest
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Has there ever been a more intriguing personal journey by a Canadian journalist than Michael Coren's? He's gone from conservative provocateur to staunch Catholic to Anglican priest with a giant heart. Coren has written a lot of books, but his newest is called, "Heaping Coals: From Media Firebrand to Anglican Priest." And he joins Steve Paikin to di…
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American politics hardly needed something new to rattle it. But the advent of artificial intelligence promises – or threatens – to do just that, in an already tumultuous election year. Cory Alpert is a founding partner of South and West, an American political consulting firm, and is now pursuing a PhD at the University of Melbourne, researching the…
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For nearly 60 years, the S.S. Keewatin took passengers and freight from Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay across the Great Lakes to Thunder Bay, Ontario. After being setup as a floating museum in Michigan for years, the steamship was on the move again. After months of restoration and a long journey through the Great Lakes, the Edwardian-era steamship, …
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Finding Joy and Connection in Storytelling with Marguerite Richards
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In this episode, we sit down with Marguerite Richards, editor of The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human, an anthology of personal stories from around the world. Marguerite opens up about her love for helping writers bring their visions to life, the intimate relationship between editor and author, and the power of memoir in understanding our shared human…
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The Agenda invites longtime friend of the show, Frances Lankin. The former senator and former Ontario cabinet minister has been trying to make a difference in Canadian politics for over 30 years. Having recently retired early from the Senate, she joins us in studio to find out why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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