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COMMONS
COMMONS
CANADALAND

COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s... more

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The Last COMMONS Ever / Introducing: The Hatchet

COMMONS is coming to an end after six years, with a final investigation available on the CANADALAND feed. Publisher Jesse... more

28 Nov 2024 · 6 minutes
Introducing Canadaland’s next big investigation - The Copernic Affair

The Copernic Affair is Canadaland’s latest big investigation  about how an unassuming sociology professor in Ottawa ended up the prime... more

11 Nov 2024 · 5 minutes
Introducing The Worst Podcast

Canadaland has launched its first ever celebrity interview podcast and it’s not great. It’s The Worst Podcast.Celebrities are always talking... more

12 Sep 2024 · 2 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 9 - June: Meeting with Marwa

After months of trading voice memos and messages, Caroline meets Marwa in person in Germany. They talk about the choices... more

29 Aug 2024 · 17 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 8 - May: “Wish me luck”

It has been ten months since the arrival of the Taliban. Marwa takes the steps to settle in Germany and... more

28 Aug 2024 · 36 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 7 - April/May: New Spaces

Marwa arrives in Germany and everything surprises her. Raha sends the terrifying sounds of the end of Ramadan. She is... more

21 Aug 2024 · 28 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 6 - April: First Ramadan in Kabul

We arrive in April, and it has been eight months since Marwa and Raha began talking about their daily lives... more

14 Aug 2024 · 22 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 5 - February: Revolt Before Zombieland

Revolt in all its forms – hidden or revealed – is unfolding in Kabul and in the Abu Dhabi camp.From... more

07 Aug 2024 · 30 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 4 - December/January: "Vampire Diaries"

With the media’s attention turned away from Afghanistan and snow beginning to fall, Raha and Marwa continue to endure the... more

31 Jul 2024 · 24 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 3 - October: Take Back Control

It has been three months since the Taliban returned to power. Raha and Marwa regularly receive reminders from Instagram of... more

24 Jul 2024 · 27 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 2 - September: Relearning Everyday Life

Marwa and Raha are relearning daily life.Raha seeks comfort in anything that has not changed since the arrival of the... more

17 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Inside Kabul Ep. 1 - August: stay or go?

INSIDE KABUL is a multi-award winning series by journalist Caroline Gillet that follows the daily life of two young Afghan... more

17 Jul 2024 · 31 minutes
WORK 16 - Boss Fight

The video game industry, like much of the tech, has been resistant to unionization for a very long time. But... more

03 Jul 2024 · 47 minutes
WORK 15 - Canada’s New Underclass

The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of... more

26 Jun 2024 · 43 minutes
WORK 14 - The Colossus of Roads

Earla Phillips has almost 16,000 Uber rides under her belt. But over the last few years, she’s been trying to... more

19 Jun 2024 · 38 minutes
Introducing A Field Guide to Gay Animals

Today we’re sharing an episode of the newest show on the network, A Field Guide to Gay Animals.A Field Guide... more

15 Jun 2024 · 42 minutes
WORK 13 - Flying Under the Radar

Mandalena Lewis is one of far too many flight attendants who have been harassed or assaulted on the job. And... more

12 Jun 2024 · 38 minutes
WORK 12 - The Crucible of Confinement

In 2006, Zakaria Amara was arrested and imprisoned for planning what could have been one of the deadliest terror attacks... more

05 Jun 2024 · 35 minutes
WORK 11 - The Way the Music Died

♩♪ A long, long time ago, I can still rememberHow the music used to pay my billsI knew that if... more

29 May 2024 · 32 minutes
WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial Complex

Prison labour is largely invisible in Canada. Most prisoners who work do institutional upkeep, the kind of cleaning, cooking and... more

22 May 2024 · 35 minutes
WORK 9 - Working Behind Bars

All labour exists on a spectrum, ranging from enslavement at one pole, to fully, freely given on the other.And, in... more

15 May 2024 · 38 minutes
Introducing Pretendians

Today we’re sharing with you a preview of the first episode of Canadaland’s newest show Pretendians.What do some of the... more

14 May 2024 · 15 minutes
WORK 8 - Make and Break Harbour

In Newfoundland and Labrador, fishing is more than just an industry or a job. It truly is a way of... more

08 May 2024 · 35 minutes
WORK 7 - Merchants of the Rock

The cod collapse is a harbinger of the many environmental disasters we’re about to face. But what happens to workers... more

01 May 2024 · 27 minutes
WORK 6 - Emptying an Ocean

The closure of the cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador was the most devastating mass layoff in Canadian history. And... more

24 Apr 2024 · 44 minutes
WORK 5 - The Westray Disaster

This episode was originally published on November 24, 2021. Twenty-six men were working underground when an explosion tore through the Westray... more

17 Apr 2024 · 48 minutes
WORK 4 - Reaping the Whirlwind

Migrant farm workers are the backbone of Canada’s agricultural economy. But because they can be fired and deported at will,... more

10 Apr 2024 · 41 minutes
WORK 3 - Bitter Harvest

The creation of the Canadian Farmworkers Union, as it would come to be called, was the first step in a... more

03 Apr 2024 · 34 minutes
WORK 2 - State of Emergency Rooms

Across Canada, emergency rooms have been shutting down, leaving desperate people in the lurch. And at the heart of this... more

27 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
WORK 1 - The War on Workers

Labour has undergone a seismic shift over the past decade. The rise of gig work and temp agencies have made employment... more

20 Mar 2024 · 32 minutes
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WORK 2 - State of Emergency Rooms
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Across Canada, emergency rooms have been shutting down, leaving desperate people in the lurch. And at the heart of this health care... more