
The Decibel
The Globe and Mail
Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.
Episodes (1236)
How much AI music is in your playlist?
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What war in Iran means for Canadian oil
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Why holding government to account in Ontario could get harder
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Behind schedule and over budget: Why do we keep building LRTs?
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An analysis of Mark Carney’s first year as Prime Minister
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Why Israel’s war with Iran is spreading to Lebanon
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How the towing industry is linked to police corruption
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Voices from the Iranian diaspora in Canada
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Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights B.C.’s mental health deserts
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Skinny, Inc. Part 3: Body image in the age of Ozempic
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Why a sleep doctor says we should never change our clocks again
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What Canada needs to learn from Alabama
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After years of hostility, Carney defrosts relations with India
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How the war against Iran is choking global energy supply
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What the U.S.-Israel attacks mean for Iranian leadership
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Skinny, Inc. Part 2: The big business of Ozempic
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The argument for AI regulation after Tumbler Ridge
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Winners and losers after a year of Trump tariffs
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Mexico’s uneasy balance of power between cartels and government
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The payout and relationship that led to crisis at a pension plan
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Skinny, Inc. Part 1: the Canadian connection to Ozempic
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Margaret Atwood and Michael Crummey on ‘The Art of the Story’
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What would a stronger trade relationship with Mexico look like?
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Carney’s plan to expand Canada’s defence industry
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What social media for AI bots can tell us about consciousness
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Why Carney and Ford are talking about a federal election
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Defying time and biology: the Olympic skater making history
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On the ground in Tumbler Ridge, after the mass shooting
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How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system
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Carney shifts gears on EV and climate policies
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Ontario pushes to allow retail access to risky investments
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What’s at stake for Canada at the Milan Cortina Winter Games
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Voices from inside Alberta’s separatist movement
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What happened to $10-a-day child care?
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U.S. and Iran weigh diplomacy as warships head for the Gulf
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Why road salt causes Canada billions in damage each year
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Why your grocery bill is still so high
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Drug decriminalization is over in B.C. What’s next?
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How Minnesota is fighting ICE on the ground — and in the courts
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Alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested
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What you need to know as Parliament resumes
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Happy Enough: Can psychedelics improve your mental health?
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How the world changed this week at Davos
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What Carney’s China trade deal means for EVs in Canada
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Military models invasion of Canada as Trump threatens Greenland
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What Legault’s resignation means for Quebec
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Why the flu is so bad this year
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Happy Enough: Why awe makes us happier
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International law in the Trump era
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What Greenland thinks about Trump’s threats of annexation
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