Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.
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NTBTSTM makes its Korean debut! + Did The Bear land its finale?
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The Canadian artists dominating 2026 (so far)
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What the Jackass movies teach us about male friendship, and Glenn Lewis' new alb...
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Why Supergirl crash landed at the box office, and an NFB film collection in Fran...
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The CN Tower's hold on pop culture
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How Siphe November changed ballet in Canada, and a floating convenience store go...
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Young people are leading Quebec sovereignty's new cultural wave, and Clive Davis
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Canada is locked in on the World Cup, and a strange music heist
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Do we really need another Toy Story movie, and why some are going analog
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Weekly Wrap: new Zoon album, Polaris Music Prize, Oliver Tree's death
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How the Knicks' win is landing in this political moment, and Widow's Bay
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The Griffin Poetry Prize, and no more Hockey Night in Canada on CBC
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What a new Indigenous dating show gets right, and the Banana Man saga
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Olivia Rodrigo's new album, and how a matriarch's beauty shop became a hub for C...
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Friday wrap: Spielberg's Disclosure Day, RuPaul's Stop! That! Train!
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The World Cup is starting and the vibes are off
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Carley Fortune owns summer romance, and Anderson .Paak’s K-pop movie
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Questlove’s new documentary and Steph Curry’s new sneaker deal
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Heated Rivalry gets a musical parody, the Tony Awards, and remembering Buffy sta...
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Friday wrap: Obsession, Cape Fear reboot
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Two GOATs return: The Jay-Z and Serena Williams comeback
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Does this Canadian military recruitment ad remind you of Call of Duty? And Pop C...
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How one short story got a lot of writers talking about AI, and the series Destin...
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The Canadian Screen Awards, and Backrooms and the rise of YouTubers jumping into...
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A bad week for AI
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Why hockey romances are taking over television, and Hacks ends
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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and why Olivia Rodrigo's babydoll dress makes peopl...
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Shein buys sustainable fashion brand Everlane, and the Griffin Poetry Prize town...
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The Enhanced Games is a 'love child of the manosphere,' and remembering cellist...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is over. What now?
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Talking about revenge in I Love Boosters and Is God Is, and how women are drivin...
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The Boys series finale: Did it stick the superhero landing?
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The lore behind Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano's 17-second fight
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Iceman, Maid of Honour, Habibti — are we ready for a Drake summer?
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What TV is getting right — and wrong — about sex work
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Wrap: Cannes, and The Sheep Detectives
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Who brought the heat to Kevin Hart’s roast? and Hallmark's mahjong whitewashing...
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Why the Outlander fandom is niche but loyal, and how cozy games are changing gam...
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Make no mistake, the Canadiens are Quebec's team, and 'Marty, Life is Short'
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The Tragically Hip musical is full of courage — and grace, too
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Weekend Listen: The Big Five with special guest Elamin
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Wrap: Masculinity in Half Man, Lord of the Flies and The Bear
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Let's go Toronto Tempo! and is M.I.A. a MAGA provocateur or misunderstood?
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The Onion wants to take over InfoWars, and how the Venice Biennale reflects arts...
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This year’s Met Gala is so polarizing, and why Canadian film 'Blue Heron' is one...
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Why is Hollywood afraid of putting rom-coms in theatres? And how local festivals...
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Friday wrap: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson break...
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Romance novels are hotter and more Canadian than ever
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Ontario's crackdown on ticket reselling, and a new U.K. comedy takes aim at the...
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A tradwife influencer time travels to 1855 in Yesteryear, and Charli XCX says th...
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