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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
CBC

Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host... more

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Episodes

Dog Man, Paddington in Peru, and Lilly Singh's return to YouTube

Writer and culture critic Amil Niazi and entertainment reporter Teri Hart join Elamin Abelmahmoud to share their thoughts on the... more

17 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
Drake and PartyNextDoor's collab album, and Bridget Jones is back

Just in time for Valentine’s day, Hanna Flint, Mastermind and Jackson Weaver join guest host Rad Simonpillai to talk about... more

14 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Where do we go from here with Kanye West, and the season finale of Mo

Music journalist Ian Cohen and writer/rapper Rollie Pemberton (a.k.a. Cadence Weapon) discuss the latest series of extreme publicity stunts and... more

13 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
Two new docs spotlight Jamaican music, and the Juno noms are out

'Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story' and 'Play It Loud' are two new music docs coming to TV and streaming... more

12 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
An Update On Our Family reveals the troubling side of family vlogging, and Disco's Revenge is here

Parenting columnist Amil Niazi and author Jen Sookfong Lee join guest host Radheyan Simonpillai to discuss Crave’s 'An Update On... more

11 Feb 2025 · 23 minutes
How Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show landed, and remembering Irv Gotti

Culture critics Marlon Palmer, Matt Amha, and Pablo The Don join guest host Rad Simonpillai to break down Kendrick Lamar’s... more

10 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
The global struggle to hold back American cultural dominance

This week we’re talking about culture as a form of resistance and power against the backdrop of US tariff threats,... more

07 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes
Trinidad Killa and an Inuit slur, and BookTok hit I Who Have Never Known Men

Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by Dr. Jay De Soca Prince, culture critic Sharine Taylor, and Inuk writer and culture critic... more

06 Feb 2025 · 24 minutes
Boycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada

As tariffs still loom and Donald Trump keeps musing about Canada becoming the 51st state, what does cultural resistance look... more

05 Feb 2025 · 27 minutes
Tariff uncertainty and what it means for Canadian studios and creators, and Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here

Though the proposed tariffs on Canadian goods that were supposed to take effect on February 3 have been momentarily paused... more

04 Feb 2025 · 25 minutes