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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How 'Michael' broke the box office but flattened his legacy
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Drake’s Iceman sculpture, and why hip hop still needs him
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Why we're emotional about Celine Dion's comeback
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Is Beef season 2 cooked? And, a tribute to Nevon Sinclair
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Memes are the propaganda of the U.S.-Iran war
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Do people really like Geese or is it just marketing? And, Bollywood loses a gian...
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How 'Mile End Kicks' got 2010s Montreal right!
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And the winner of Canada Reads 2026 is...
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'Famesick' and Lena Dunham's polarizing pop legacy.
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Afrika Bambaataa's problematic hip-hop legacy + What's driving Canada's current...
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What DTF St. Louis says about male bonding + How K-pop's Plave are taking the vi...
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Euphoria is back! + Justin Bieber returns to Coachella
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Artemis II is a vision of humanity we need right now
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The Summer House scandal, and a bittersweet K-Pop shakeup
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How Epstein became a meme, and Dan Levy's series Big Mistakes
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The big twist in The Drama, and should theatres get rid of age-based ratings?
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The Ben Johnson story arrives on TV, and Canadian music history you won't find o...
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Who gets to write working class stories in Canada?
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Tomson Highway's Rose, and the Goo Goo Dolls become the epitome of 90s nostalgia
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Broadway play Giant explores Roald Dahl and his antisemitism, and Riz Ahmed in B...
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How Black & Jewish-America shaped pop music as we know it
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Who showed up at this year's Junos and what it tells you about this moment
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Weekly Wrap: Robyn, Jack Harlow & Raye
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Why did the Bachelorette cast Taylor Frankie Paul? And Dhurandhar 2
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The Hannah Montana special, and the Lindy West fiasco
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Hamilton is hosting a big awards show amid a crisis. Plus, the Peaky Blinders mo...
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At last, the return of BTS. Does Arirang deliver?
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Weekly wrap: Project Hail Mary, The Things You Kill & AI Val Kilmer
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Do we care that 'Love Story' blurs fact with fiction? And, the country musical '...
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Did we need to know Banksy's real name? And, the heist game 'Relooted'
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Louis Theroux's 'Inside the Manosphere,' and the Canadian horror film 'Undertone...
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The Oscars were last night!
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Weekly wrap: Oscar predictions!
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Will Ticketmaster face accountability for the 'broken' concert industry? And, Th...
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Why are we seeing more book bans? And, Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign
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Spotify is cracking down on AI streams, and the unexpected joy of Angine de poit...
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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returns her Toronto film critics award, and Maggie Gylle...
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Weekly Wrap: Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ and BLACKPIN...
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How 'Rap Essentials' changed Canadian hip hop, and why we can't stop watching Fr...
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Nova Scotia's proposed arts cuts hit deep, and Scream 7
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A new Bruno Mars album, and F1's Drive to Survive is back
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Industry S4 finale, and why are Canadian films struggling in theatres?
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50 seasons of Survivor
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Will the courts agree that social media is addictive? And, Stan Douglas's 'Tales...
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Eric Dane's powerful final message on Famous Last Words, and A Knight of the Sev...
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In the wake of the BAFTA's controversy, what does accountability look like?
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Olympics wrap + Space Cadets review
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Weekly Wrap: women's hockey, American vs Canadian Olympic ads, and the Wasserman...
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How Rev. Jesse Jackson shaped culture, and new music from Jill Scott and J. Cole
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Does Tyra take enough accountability in the ANTM docuseries?
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