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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Taylor Swift beefs with Charlie XCX on Life of a Showgirl, and Bad Bunny at the...
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Only Murders in the Building, Hacks -- is Hollywood getting aging right?
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Mae Martin's twisty new series Wayward & Patrick Watson's album Uh Oh
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How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past
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Heavyweight returns, the Williams sisters' new podcast & Sweden leaves Abba out...
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One Battle After Another, and the release of the thriller series The Savant is d...
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What does the end of Bad Bunny's residency mean for Puerto Rico? And a new Fela...
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Kimmel retuns to late night, what did he say?
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Football/horror film Him, Black Rabbit, and MJ The Musical
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Cardi B is back with Am I The Drama?, and Waiting for Godot is having a moment
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How Kimmel's suspension over Charlie Kirk comments sparked a debate about free s...
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Does Task have what it takes to become HBO's Sunday night hit?
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BONUS: Yves Jarvis, and the Polaris Music Prize at 20
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Remembering Robert Redford, and the uncertain future of Ssense
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Why Lilith Fair's legacy still matters today
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The Pitt and The Studio win big at the Emmys, and TikTok's The Great Lock In
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TIFF IN 12: Hamnet wins People's Choice and is TIFF too celebrity focused?
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Ed Sheeran's new album Play, and the Spinal Tap reunion
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TIFF IN 12 big performances, and It Was Just An Accident and No Other Choice ha...
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TIFF in 12: Blue Heron, Modern Whore, and more from the Canadian line up
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Is the cyberbullying doc Unknown Number exploiting its young subjects, and DC's...
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TIFF in 12: The Road Between Us - a controversial film gets its world premiere
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How does TIFF build on its legacy?
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TIFF in 12: Is Tuner a People's Choice pick, Frankenstein, and awkward Q&As
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Joni Mitchell's new jazz compilation, and Roy Jones Jr. posts about his returned...
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TIFF IN 12: Big surprises, Elvis Presley in Concert, and Oscar buzz for Sydney S...
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Giorgio Armani, Chloe Malle, and why New York Fashion Week will be unlike any ot...
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TIFF IN 12: John Candy, Chandler Levack's moment, and Sydney Sweeney
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Why divorce movies are lightening up
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SNL's cast shakeup, and Canadian animation company Nelvana shuts down new studio...
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TIFF IN 12: The festival turns 50. Where's all the buzz?
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Alberta pauses its book ban, so now what? and the reality series KPOPPED
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Remembering Graham Greene, and fall TV shows you need to watch
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What our shrinking attention span means for art and entertainment
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Sabrina Carpenter and The Beaches are back, Taylor Swift's engaged
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Can you really be in love with ChatGPT? And CBC's French-English remakes
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What does the show Surrounded tell us about rage bait culture
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How the shutdown of TikTok Canada affects artists, and the buzz around Tell Tale...
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Can a dating show bring new fans to the U.S. Open, and Mac DeMarco's new album
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KPop Demon Hunters sing-along takes over theatres, and Ne Zha 2 is here
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Spike and Denzel reunite on Highest 2 Lowest, and Oasis cover bands
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Jaws turns 50
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Edinburgh Fringe breakdancing hit parodies one Olympian's journey
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Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION turned her into an icon
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Howard Stern's notorious shock jock legacy
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What Sex and the City's legacy tells us about ourselves
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South Park, Marc Maron & Trump-era comedy + the buzz around Maria Reva's Booker...
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The Lil Tay OnlyFans debate, and where are the older Indigenous theatre stars?
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'Alien:Earth' has landed & the worst song ever?
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The Murder, Mystery & Makeup series + Disney's 'Eyes of Wakanda'
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