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Front Burner

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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

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Episodes (2050)

Will laws apply in Ontario’s ‘special economic zones’?

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May 29, 202523:06pending

A royal visit and a high-stakes political moment

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May 28, 202524:38pending

The ‘cover-up’ of Joe Biden’s decline

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May 27, 202530:03pending

Is Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ more fantasy than reality?

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May 26, 202527:14pending

George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in five years?

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May 23, 202528:17pending

Diddy on trial

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May 22, 202534:20pending

Trump, Hitler and how democracies die

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May 21, 202532:25pending

Is Alberta headed towards a separation vote?

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May 20, 202529:14pending

The internet sucks now, and it happened on purpose

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May 19, 202538:21pending

Canada has a measles problem

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May 16, 202528:48pending

The latest in the hockey sex assault trial

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May 15, 202525:33pending

Politics! Carney’s new team, recount conspiracies

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May 14, 202526:49pending

Trump sidelines Israel, Gaza expansion looms

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May 13, 202528:41pending

Where does Trump’s trade war go next?

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May 12, 202523:37pending

Dozens dead as India and Pakistan clash

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May 9, 202523:02pending

Pope watch: who's next up?

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May 8, 202527:24pending

Mark Carney goes to Washington

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May 7, 202523:10pending

Amnesty International chief on the fight for human rights

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May 6, 202542:07pending

How 100 days of Trump is changing America

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May 5, 202529:16pending

Are you worried about U.S. travel?

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May 2, 202524:35pending

Where does Pierre Poilievre go from here?

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May 1, 202527:07pending

Mark Carney's next challenge: minority rule

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Apr 30, 202522:48pending

Mark Carney wins, a country divided

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Apr 29, 202531:37pending

The road to election day

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Apr 28, 202533:02pending

Weekend listen: Power & Politics’ campaign wrap

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Apr 26, 202541:30pending

Cuts, spending, spin: The economics of party platforms

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Apr 25, 202527:49pending

The politics of the toxic drug crisis

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Apr 24, 202535:12pending

How different are the party platforms?

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Apr 23, 202534:43pending

The legacy of Pope Francis

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Apr 22, 202522:45pending

Do drugs belong in therapy?

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Apr 21, 202540:34pending

Recapping the high-stakes leaders' debate

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Apr 18, 202529:56pending

A pre-debate state of the race

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Apr 17, 202525:32pending

When China and the U.S. fight, who wins?

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Apr 16, 202541:28pending

The Conservative kingmaker behind Poilievre

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Apr 15, 202528:11pending

Election! Rallies, reporters, and tax havens

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Apr 14, 202531:21pending

Weekend Listen: The deadliest attack you’ve forgotten. The investigation you nev...

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Apr 12, 202537:54pending

What did Trump just do to the economy?

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Apr 11, 202525:33pending

The last time the U.S. tariffed the world

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Apr 10, 202523:18pending

Jason Kenney’s case for a Conservative government

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Apr 9, 202535:37pending

Election reignites pipeline politics

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Apr 8, 202527:13pending

Trump’s global market meltdown, explained

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Apr 7, 202525:05pending

Weekend Listen: Exposing the truth by living a lie

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Apr 5, 202532:02pending

Election! Fallout from Trump’s trade bomb

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Apr 4, 202529:13pending

Trump's trade war goes global

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Apr 3, 202529:22pending

Yale fascism expert on fleeing to Canada

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Apr 2, 202530:17pending

Is the NDP about to get wiped out?

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Apr 1, 202527:39pending

Election! Trump and Carney talk, Conservative 'civil war'

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Mar 31, 202527:31pending

Elon and the Tesla backlash

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Mar 28, 202523:31pending

Election! Foreign meddling, Poilievre's premier problems

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Mar 27, 202535:03pending

‘Professors are the enemy’: Trump’s war on higher education

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Mar 26, 202534:53pending
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