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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)

Canada’s wildfires dwarf emissions from all other industries

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Sep 7, 202321:07pending

What are schools doing to help youth mental health?

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Sep 6, 202318:35pending

Are small, family-run businesses dying in Canada?

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Sep 5, 202316:08pending

The dark side of collagen

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Sep 1, 202320:07pending

Ford government targets school lands to build housing

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Aug 31, 202319:53pending

How a former Libyan dictator’s money ended up in Canada

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Aug 30, 202320:41pending

New details emerge about Montreal’s deadliest fire in decades

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Aug 29, 202320:02pending

What happens for Tibet when the Dalai Lama dies

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Aug 28, 202320:38pending

Why storms are more destructive now

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Aug 25, 202321:34pending

An ex-RCMP officer, a real estate tycoon and Operation Fox Hunt

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Aug 24, 202318:54pending

The problem with building more housing

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Aug 23, 202320:38pending

What it’s like to escape from wildfires

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Aug 22, 202316:53pending

Where’s that recession? Why it’s still too early to celebrate

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Aug 21, 202318:17pending

Connie Walker’s latest investigation: Her own family's history

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Aug 18, 202319:51pending

A reality check on the fertility promises of egg-freezing

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Aug 17, 202319:03pending

Dispatch calls reveal chaos of deadly floods in Nova Scotia

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Aug 16, 202321:23pending

The unknown health impacts of cannabis smoke

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Aug 15, 202318:13pending

Ford accused of playing favourites in Greenbelt plans

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Aug 14, 202317:51pending

Why we need parasites

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Aug 11, 202314:03pending

The hunt for dark matter, two kilometres under Sudbury

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Aug 10, 202323:22pending

The evolutionary advantage of curly hair

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Aug 9, 202319:37pending

How we search for planets that could host life

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Aug 8, 202320:01pending

How two Canadian women were switched at birth

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Aug 4, 202319:39pending

What we get wrong about bears

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Aug 3, 202317:51pending

Sex abuse allegations at the Calgary Stampede

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Aug 2, 202322:48pending

Why ticks – and Lyme disease – are spreading further north

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Aug 1, 202320:45pending

B.C. might become a haven for movie studios using AI

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Jul 31, 202319:36pending

Why we can’t air condition our way out of extreme heat

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Jul 28, 202316:13pending

What Trudeau’s summer shakeup says about the Liberals’ health

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Jul 27, 202321:02pending

‘Sound of Freedom’ becomes a controversial blockbuster hit

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Jul 26, 202320:33pending

How government infighting led to a refugee crisis in Toronto

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Jul 25, 202322:19pending

The people most impacted by wildfire smoke

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Jul 24, 202320:59pending

Inside Canada Soccer’s equal pay fight

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Jul 21, 202320:48pending

Ozempic's effect on the body positivity movement

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Jul 20, 202319:34pending

Why is it so important to get inflation down to two per cent?

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Jul 19, 202320:19pending

Behind the rise of car thefts in Canada

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Jul 18, 202319:12pending

Why NATO is back to Cold War strength

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Jul 17, 202320:07pending

City Space: Why are ER wait times so bad in Canadian cities?

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Jul 14, 202326:28pending

When AI decides your pay

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Jul 13, 202320:00pending

The surge of young people dying from opioids

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Jul 12, 202320:32pending

Canada’s multi-billion dollar bet on the electric vehicle market

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Jul 11, 202317:45pending

Why El Niño is a climate wild card

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Jul 10, 202319:42pending

City Space: Will Canada be able to house all the immigrants it hopes to welcome...

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Jul 7, 202329:04pending

The Nova Scotia coal miners dying of black lung

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Jul 6, 202319:50pending

Preparing for the decline of oil and gas in Canada

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Jul 5, 202320:00pending

Inside the sparkly, hard-core world of competitive cheer

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Jul 4, 202321:11pending

Ukrainian refugee children find a new start in Canada

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Jun 30, 202325:25pending

Is multi-generational housing the next big trend?

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Jun 29, 202317:39pending

How a mutiny weakened Putin’s strongman image

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Jun 28, 202321:05pending

A $50-million fine in Canada’s bread price-fixing scandal

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Jun 27, 202317:35pending
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