COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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6 min
Jesse Brown is Fired!
It's true. Jesse Brown has fired himself as a host of Canadaland podcasts.So who will Canadaland's new hosts be?Stay tuned and support the next chapter of Canadaland here: canadala…
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4 min
Introducing: What Is Happening Here (Official Trailer)
Some say Canada is currently in the throes of a horrible surge of anti-Jew hatred. Others say that anti-zionism is being conflated with antisemitism.So which is it? And who is to b…
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13 min
We're in the Fight of Our Lives
Canadaland covers Canada, period.If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tris…
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4 min
Introducing: The Copernic Affair
The Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying…
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6 min
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 Brown sits down with COMMONS host Arshy Mann to discuss th…
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6 min
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 suspect in a terrorism investigation that Fren…
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3 min
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 about their bests. Now hear them at the…
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17 min
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 they have made, the lessons they have learned, and long for…
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36 min
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 takes a step back from her country, its traditions and its history. It is th…
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28 min
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 increasingly cooped up and angry in Kabul, but she manages to…
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22 min
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 with reporter Caroline Gillet. Raha is in Kabul, Marwa in a refugee camp…
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30 min
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 the start, Caroline Gillet asks Marwa and Raha questions, and they answer. Or th…
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25 min
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 daily realities of their new lives – finding simple pleasu…
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28 min
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 what their lives used to be – at a birthday, at a party,…
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26 min
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 Taliban, in the few dwindling spaces of freedom that remain.Wh…
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32 min
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 women, Marwa and Raha. Both have been recording their dai…
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48 min
WORK 16 - Boss Fight
The video game industry, like much of the tech, has been resistant to unionization for a very long time. But like so many other white-collar businesses, video game studios are buil…
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43 min
WORK 15 - Canada’s New Underclass
The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of the biggest stories in the country. But most media outlets and political par…
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38 min
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 hold Uber, one of the most powerful tech companies in the world, to ac…
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43 min
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 to Gay Animals explores sexuality, gender, and joy in the animal world.…