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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

The case for prioritizing rest in the age of burnout

Canadians are not particularly good at resting. According to Statistics Canada data collected between July 2022 and July 2023, people... more

17 Apr 2025 · 25 minutes
Campaign Call: Debate prep and an inside look at polling

With less than two weeks until the federal election, The Decibel is bringing you another edition of Campaign Call, The... more

16 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes
Canada’s fragmented medical records system

The way medical records are handled in Canada is a patchwork of disconnected systems – creating massive headaches for patients... more

15 Apr 2025 · 20 minutes
An interview with Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault

The federal election is in two weeks, on April 28 – so the Decibel has invited the leaders from Canada’s... more

14 Apr 2025 · 31 minutes
Campaign Call: Western separatism amid a moment of Canadian unity

We’re halfway through the election period and it’s time for Campaign Call, The Decibel’s weekly election panel making sense of... more

11 Apr 2025 · 31 minutes
Global markets reel from tariff whiplash

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on most of the world, plunging markets into some of... more

10 Apr 2025 · 22 minutes
What happened to the ‘carbon tax election’?

For years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been framing the federal race as a “carbon tax election.” But then Mark... more

09 Apr 2025 · 24 minutes
The case for teaching your child it’s okay not to share

In the age of gentle parenting, a new trend has emerged: parents are changing the ways they talk to their... more

08 Apr 2025 · 21 minutes
Despite what Trump says, barely any fentanyl comes from Canada

Last week, the U.S. Senate vote to pass Senator Tim Kaine’s resolution to end the state of emergency that allows... more

07 Apr 2025 · 23 minutes
Campaign Call: Trump chaos and Conservative infighting

It’s the end of the week, which means it’s time for Campaign Call…our election panel where we make sense of... more

04 Apr 2025 · 29 minutes