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

Acast: WORK 10 - Prison Labour Industrial ComplexWebsite: WORK #10 - Prison Labour Industrial ComplexPatreon: COMMONS: WORK #10 - Prison... more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Noor Azrieh sits down with Peter Smith to discuss his reporting on right-wing conspiracy... more

This episode was originally published on August 28th, 2023. Listen to Monopoly 1 - Lost in the Supermarket and Monopoly 17... more

This episode was originally published on November 7th, 2022. Listen to episodes 1 & 3Richard Marsh was born into the Plymouth... more

We live in a world of obsessive fandoms. The Stans, Swifties, Potterheads, Beliebers, Trekkies, Bronies, Barbs and their ilk are... more

Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed Queen of Canada, is unlike almost any other cult leader Canada has ever seen. In an... more

Multi-level marketing isn’t based on rational business logic. It’s not even built on irrational business logic. It’s ideology. It’s faith.MLMs... more

Nearly 1.4 million Canadians and almost 50 million Americans are involved in multi-level marketing. And that sheer volume of people... more

Mary-Jayne Blackmore is one of the oldest children of Winston Blackmore, the most famous polygamist in Canada. For decades, her family... more

In 1973, a French motorsports journalist claimed to have been visited by a UFO that revealed to him the secret... more

An explosion of new spiritual movements in the 1970s led to the creation of an entirely novel academic field. But... more

In the 1960s and 70s, there was a fear that cult leaders were brainwashing young people into joining their new,... more

The story of Brother XII still fascinates and even frightens some people in and around Nanaimo.He’s often called the Devil... more

As organized religion declines in countries like Canada, we’ve experienced an explosion of what some call religious movements and what... more

Support us now! Click here: canadaland.com/joinThe first episode of Canadaland was published ten years ago today. If we were to announce... more

The word cult gets tossed around a lot. The label gets applied to everything from doomsday religions, to wellness fads, to... more

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with Jashvina Shah to talk about her book, Game Misconduct:... more

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with host Arshy Mann to discuss our recent season on... more

Derek Boogaard made his living pummeling people on the ice. But outside the arena, he was soft-spoken and kind.Fighting was... more

The Hockey Canada scandal has become one of the biggest stories in the country. And now, hockey appears to be... more

Mike Danton was playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the St. Louis Blues. And at the same time, he... more

Justin Davis was never a superstar. He was a journeyman player, one of tens of thousands, chasing the dream. And... more

The NHL likes to call Willie O’Ree the Jackie Robinson of hockey. And no one can deny how significant it... more

Of the estimated 7000 people who have played in the NHL only around 100 of them have been Black. That’s... more

Hockey is a hell of a lot of fun. But right now, the sport is going through a reckoning. Allegations... more

Love it or hate it, hockey is inescapable in Canada. But the sport has a dark side.From violence and racism... more

In the last season we sat down with Cory Doctorow, co-author of Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content... more

In this bonus episode, COMMONS producer Jordan Cornish sits down with host Arshy Mann to talk about the grocery CEOs... more