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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Summer Bummer (via Switched on Pop)
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Is 'Weapons' horror flick of the year? & the buzz around 'Shook'
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The Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and Chappell Roan has new music
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BONUS: Why did the Nelk Boys talk to Benjamin Netanyahu?
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The Naked Gun, Happy Gilmore 2, and the summer of the comedy reboot
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Musicians are changing the conversation about Gaza
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What makes a good road trip playlist?
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The Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy & more!
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The new BTS Army documentary, and should Sean Feucht still play in Canada?
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Why Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau's dinner date matters, and Fringe Festival sta...
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Why the Canadian story Washington Black is produced by Americans, and The Master...
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Hulk Hogan's contentious legacy
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The Fantastic Four is back + remembering two 80s tv icons
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The end of the Giller Prize? + Colbert vs Trump vs Latenight
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BONUS: The legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness
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TSITP finale + when concerts & climate change collide!
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Substack's rise & a tribute to poet/activist Andrea Gibson
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Colbert cancelled, Eddington and the viral Coldplay couple
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A Luigi Mangione murder-musical and Quebec's Polaris Prize takeover
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Justin Bieber's surprise album and the cost of celebrity
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Superman reboot reactions + peak Labubu
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Our reaction to the Love Island USA season 7 finale
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Clipse is back, Ye's controversial world tour & Drake's Iceman cometh
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Lena Dunham's Too Much, Prada's sandal scandal and South Asia's influence on fas...
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An Afro-Indigenous family defends their farm in dystopian thriller 40 Acres, and...
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What went wrong with 'eat the rich' TV, and Kesha's new album
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Broadway's Hamilton turns 10
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How Sorry, Baby is redefining the post-MeToo film, and Jurassic World Rebirth
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The Diddy verdict, plus Beverly Glenn-Copeland's kids' show Caring Cabin
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BONUS: Anna Wintour's legacy
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Timbaland’s troubling stance on AI, and F1 is Brad Pitt's biggest opening weeken...
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Redefining what counts as a Canadian literary classic
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Does Squid Game get the ending it deserves? And why Elio is struggling in theatr...
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Springsteen's lost albums and Lorde reinvents herself on Virgin
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The Bear is back, and what would reality TV be without queer and trans people?
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Kids protest ICE on Roblox, and a tech CEO pays to conduct Toronto Symphony Orch...
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Should Robbie Williams' and Adrien Brody's art be hanging next to Basquiat?
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The new Pride doc 'Parade', and is Hollywood pushing back on intimacy coordinato...
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Weekend Listen: Scaachi Koul calls herself a professional ex-wife
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Aysanabee & Bambii release their sophomore records, plus Haim's I Quit
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Two Indigenous artists talk about AI's cultural possibilities, and 28 Years Late...
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New doc relives Rob Ford's crack cocaine scandal, and Empathie is must-watch TV
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Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper built an empire out of girls' locker room talk
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Two Toronto hip hop fans react to Kendrick's shows in the 6
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Let's talk about new music from Neil Young, Benson Boone & Sabrina Carpenter
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Should you watch it: Materialists, Boxcutter and How to Train Your Dragon
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A tribute to Brian Wilson, and why Endless Cookie is delighting audiences
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The intense fandom of the Oilers, and remembering Sly Stone and MuchMusic VJ Jul...
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HBO's Mountainhead tells us something about Trump, Musk, and the L.A. protests
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Malcolm X at 100: how his legacy has been celebrated and co-opted in pop culture
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