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The Decibel
The Decibel
The Globe and Mail

Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story... more

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Episodes

How the politics of decriminalization played out in B.C.

Last year, British Columbia’s government began an experiment in drug policy by decriminalizing illicit drug use, up to a certain... more

02 May 2024 · 22 minutes
Why running is more popular than ever

Distance running, once a relatively niche sport, has exploded in popularity. The trend has been ongoing for at least a... more

01 May 2024 · 23 minutes
Sudan and the neglected wars

Sudan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis. Nearly 9 million people are displaced from their homes and millions face severe... more

30 Apr 2024 · 22 minutes
The biggest EV investment in Canada yet

By 2030, the federal government is hoping 60 per cent of new car sales will be zero-emission. By 2035, they... more

29 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
City Space: Vancouver’s Chinatown fights gentrification

Canada’s largest Chinatown has been under siege for over a century: first by race riots, then by poverty and most... more

26 Apr 2024 · 41 minutes
The call to disband the Thunder Bay police

This week, a group of First-Nations leaders called for the Thunder Bay Police Service to be disbanded for the second... more

25 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
How Hong Kong is cracking down on dissent

The government in Hong Kong recently voted to pass a new national security law, referred to as Article 23. It... more

24 Apr 2024 · 20 minutes
As conflict rages in Gaza, a ‘silent war’ in the West Bank

The Israel-Hamas war is continuing in Gaza, but tension extends to another Palestinian territory, the West Bank. Five hundred Palestinians... more

23 Apr 2024 · 20 minutes
The capital gains tax, explained

When the federal government released their 2024 budget last week, they changed the capital gains tax for the first time... more

22 Apr 2024 · 20 minutes
ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem

On Wednesday, Kristian Firth became the first person in over a century held in contempt of Parliament and ordered to... more

19 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
The Decibel
How the politics of decriminalization played out in B.C.
The Decibel