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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 history behind the fragile India-Pakistan ceasefire

After several tense weeks of escalating military action across the de facto border in Kashmir, India and Pakistan have agreed... more

13 May 2025 · 25 minutes
Measles is now spreading across Canada. What’s being done?

Measles is spreading at an unprecedented rate in Canada. It was considered eliminated in Canada in 1998, but last week,... more

12 May 2025 · 23 minutes
How serious is Alberta’s push for a referendum on separation?

While the Liberal Party celebrated winning its fourth mandate in a row in the latest federal election, thousands of Albertans... more

09 May 2025 · 20 minutes
Testimony underway in Hockey Canada sexual-assault trial

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are currently on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in... more

08 May 2025 · 22 minutes
What the Carney–Trump meeting signals about Canada–U.S. relations

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump face-to-face in Washington, D.C. for the first time on Tuesday.... more

07 May 2025 · 24 minutes
What’s going on with the detentions at the Canada-U.S. border?

The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to deport immigrants. On Monday, the Trump administration announced a new policy... more

06 May 2025 · 25 minutes
How kids are getting hooked on gambling through online games

Problem gambling is a real issue in Canada – where reporting shows young people having even higher rates than adults.... more

05 May 2025 · 23 minutes
How a math prodigy-turned-fugitive siphoned millions in crypto

At 18 years old, Andean Medjedovic was a math prodigy, finishing his master’s degree in mathematics at the University of... more

02 May 2025 · 23 minutes
Campaign Call: Obstacles ahead for Poilievre, Carney and the NDP

Now that the election is over, we’re bringing you another edition of Campaign Call, The Decibel’s weekly election panel that... more

01 May 2025 · 32 minutes
Eyewitness accounts of the Vancouver festival attack

Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival was supposed to be a celebration of Filipino culture and traditions. Instead, it became a scene... more

30 Apr 2025 · 18 minutes
The Decibel
The history behind the fragile India-Pakistan ceasefire
The Decibel