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The Decibel

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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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Mar 20, 202624:48failed

What war in Iran means for Canadian oil

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Mar 19, 202625:27failed

Why holding government to account in Ontario could get harder

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Mar 18, 202618:14failed

Behind schedule and over budget: Why do we keep building LRTs?

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Mar 17, 202624:53failed

An analysis of Mark Carney’s first year as Prime Minister

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Mar 16, 202628:59failed

Why Israel’s war with Iran is spreading to Lebanon

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Mar 13, 202624:18failed

How the towing industry is linked to police corruption

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Mar 12, 202616:46failed

Voices from the Iranian diaspora in Canada

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Mar 11, 202631:41completed

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights B.C.’s mental health deserts

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Mar 10, 202622:37completed

Skinny, Inc. Part 3: Body image in the age of Ozempic

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Mar 9, 202637:44failed

Why a sleep doctor says we should never change our clocks again

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Mar 8, 202623:09completed

What Canada needs to learn from Alabama

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Mar 6, 202627:18completed

After years of hostility, Carney defrosts relations with India

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Mar 5, 202622:54pending

How the war against Iran is choking global energy supply

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Mar 4, 202622:12pending

What the U.S.-Israel attacks mean for Iranian leadership

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Mar 3, 202626:21pending

Skinny, Inc. Part 2: The big business of Ozempic

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Mar 2, 202632:53pending

The argument for AI regulation after Tumbler Ridge

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Feb 27, 202624:53pending

Winners and losers after a year of Trump tariffs

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Feb 26, 202626:23pending

Mexico’s uneasy balance of power between cartels and government

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Feb 25, 202622:01pending

The payout and relationship that led to crisis at a pension plan

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Feb 24, 202622:35pending

Skinny, Inc. Part 1: the Canadian connection to Ozempic

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Feb 23, 202631:26pending

Margaret Atwood and Michael Crummey on ‘The Art of the Story’

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Feb 22, 202653:32pending

What would a stronger trade relationship with Mexico look like?

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Feb 20, 202624:30pending

Carney’s plan to expand Canada’s defence industry

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Feb 19, 202620:07pending

What social media for AI bots can tell us about consciousness

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Feb 18, 202626:06pending

Why Carney and Ford are talking about a federal election

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Feb 17, 202623:48pending

Defying time and biology: the Olympic skater making history

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Feb 13, 202619:04pending

On the ground in Tumbler Ridge, after the mass shooting

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Feb 12, 202620:05pending

How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system

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Feb 11, 202625:27pending

Carney shifts gears on EV and climate policies

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Feb 10, 202621:52pending

Ontario pushes to allow retail access to risky investments

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Feb 9, 202627:50pending

What’s at stake for Canada at the Milan Cortina Winter Games

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Feb 6, 202624:39pending

Voices from inside Alberta’s separatist movement

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Feb 5, 202625:53pending

What happened to $10-a-day child care?

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Feb 4, 202621:48pending

U.S. and Iran weigh diplomacy as warships head for the Gulf

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Feb 3, 202624:44pending

Why road salt causes Canada billions in damage each year

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Feb 2, 202623:34pending

Why your grocery bill is still so high

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Jan 30, 202623:32pending

Drug decriminalization is over in B.C. What’s next?

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Jan 29, 202626:56pending

How Minnesota is fighting ICE on the ground — and in the courts

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Jan 28, 202625:07pending

Alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested

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Jan 27, 202624:39pending

What you need to know as Parliament resumes

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Jan 26, 202622:38pending

Happy Enough: Can psychedelics improve your mental health?

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Jan 24, 202627:07pending

How the world changed this week at Davos

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Jan 23, 202624:07pending

What Carney’s China trade deal means for EVs in Canada

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Jan 22, 202627:40pending

Military models invasion of Canada as Trump threatens Greenland

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Jan 21, 202623:15pending

What Legault’s resignation means for Quebec

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Jan 20, 202622:25pending

Why the flu is so bad this year

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Jan 19, 202627:03pending

Happy Enough: Why awe makes us happier

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Jan 17, 202626:31pending

International law in the Trump era

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Jan 16, 202625:37pending

What Greenland thinks about Trump’s threats of annexation

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Jan 15, 202625:11pending
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