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Front Burner

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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Are Canadian conservatives ditching the fringe?

Oct 27, 202626:24

Will Israeli voters turf Netanyahu?

Oct 26, 202634:51

Weekend Listen: Was this referendum worth it? We ask Danielle Smith

Oct 24, 202630:04

Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine

Oct 23, 202628:36

What's behind the youth protests in France?

Oct 22, 202630:16

Inside Biden's Gaza policy

Oct 21, 202634:05

Alberta decides to stay in Canada

Oct 20, 202621:26

CFB Wainwright tragedy + the final Alberta referendum push

Oct 19, 202654:16

Politics! Carney in Alberta, Stelco showdown

Oct 16, 202629:13

Is the world locked in an energy war?

Oct 15, 202629:13

The other nine referendum questions in Alberta

Oct 14, 202626:45

Is AI inevitable? Jill Lepore says no

Oct 13, 202635:25

How gambling became the game

Oct 12, 202639:20

Brazil rides the 'Donroe Doctrine's' orange wave

Oct 9, 202632:24

Decoding the Russian plague scare

Oct 8, 202626:58

Quebec separatism in the 'elbows up' era

Oct 7, 202628:24

Naomi Klein on Carney, trade war and 'end times'

Oct 6, 202642:30

Brexit's lessons for Alberta

Oct 5, 202621:12

764: the violent extremist network targeting kids online

Oct 2, 202625:19

Who owns Canada's economy?

Oct 1, 202627:35

Why are residential school testimonies being destroyed?

Sep 30, 202629:25

Trump's uphill road to the midterms

Sep 29, 202632:37

Disturbing new allegations about ChatGPT, Tumbler Ridge

Sep 28, 202633:14

Is the U.S. a gerontocracy?

Sep 25, 202627:17

B.C. Conservative implosion sparks snap election

Sep 24, 202625:59

Why Russia has Europe on edge

Sep 23, 202626:14

How did the Houthis become so powerful?

Sep 22, 202628:16

Politics! Parliament’s 'consequential' agenda

Sep 21, 202630:17

Should Canada have taken the U.S. deal?

Sep 18, 202623:56

The EU opens the door to Canada

Sep 17, 202628:13

Why is Trump so focused on Haiti?

Sep 16, 202636:37

Why are AI leaders calling for a slow down?

Sep 15, 202633:44

Risk and reward at Carney’s big investment summit

Sep 14, 202625:21

How is Mexico handling the Trump tariffs?

Sep 11, 202625:54

Is a shaky U.S. bond market good for Canada?

Sep 10, 202626:18

Canada retaliates and trade war deepens

Sep 9, 202631:43

Trump, ICE and the impact of 9/11

Sep 8, 202632:06

Why are people vanishing in Dawson Creek, B.C.?

Sep 7, 202627:54

Is the age of reading over?

Sep 4, 202622:16

Why Quebec’s election has been turned upside down

Sep 3, 202626:09

Is Germany's firewall against the far right crumbling?

Sep 2, 202630:57

Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization

Sep 1, 202624:15

Politics! Trade war fallout, byelections

Aug 31, 202627:54

The culture war comes for the WNBA

Aug 28, 202630:40

What Big Tech wants out of the trade war

Aug 27, 202629:49

How the trade war is registering in America

Aug 26, 202630:29

How will the new tariffs hit Canada's economy?

Aug 25, 202630:07

How the Canada-U.S. trade deal fell apart

Aug 24, 202635:34

Carney's big challenge as Canada-U.S. trade deal nears

Aug 21, 202629:11

Trade war update // What happened to 'woke' politics?

Aug 20, 202638:45

New U.S. tariffs paused – for now. How did we get here?

Aug 19, 202625:10

Is Israel deliberately starting wildfires in Lebanon?

Aug 18, 202623:25

'Fed up' Canadians' push to oust U.S. ambassador

Aug 17, 202629:58

Canada's immigration 180: Part 2

Aug 14, 202634:13

Canada's immigration 180: Part 1

Aug 13, 202621:57

Nigel Farage: Mr. Brexit's wild ride

Aug 12, 202628:12

How Syria's former first lady aided the bloody regime

Aug 11, 202636:37

Could the Alto high speed rail plan be derailed?

Aug 10, 202625:40

Why aren’t we more ready for wildfires?

Aug 7, 202627:14

Spain’s mass border breach fuels anti-migrant backlash

Aug 6, 202627:36

Canada’s push for a ‘nuclear renaissance’

Aug 5, 202628:57

Where's the fight to keep Canada together?

Aug 4, 202631:41

The Billionaire Age Pt 1: How did we get here? From IDEAS

Aug 3, 202655:21

Republican revenge against Anthony Fauci

Jul 31, 202633:00

Carbon capture: a Canadian political history

Jul 30, 202626:37

What happens when AI breaks containment?

Jul 29, 202632:43

Is Trump overseeing a new 'Red Scare'?

Jul 28, 202630:33

The saga of the Gordie Howe bridge

Jul 27, 202630:36

Canada's data centre boom, and backlash

Jul 24, 202628:25

Is Iran becoming a 'forever war'?

Jul 23, 202627:37

Trump’s 50% tariff threat: why now?

Jul 22, 202629:16

Canadian Conservative infighting goes public

Jul 21, 202625:53

Trump’s ‘big lie’ in prime-time

Jul 20, 202626:33

The true toll of wildfire smoke

Jul 17, 202628:20

Understanding the rise of ‘democratic socialism’

Jul 16, 202637:02

Can Hamas’ handover restart Gaza’s peace plan?

Jul 15, 202626:32

Lindsey Graham and the transformation of the GOP

Jul 14, 202628:26

Carney’s mission to turn Europe away from the U.S.

Jul 13, 202627:53

Mark Carney’s Saudi Arabia reboot

Jul 10, 202630:54

U.S. politics! Platner implosion, where’s McConnell?

Jul 9, 202632:17

What does it take to defend Canada’s Arctic?

Jul 8, 202629:04

How to read a manifesto

Jul 7, 202632:58

Politics! Pipeline power move, renovating 24 Sussex

Jul 6, 202629:27

Canada’s massive military buildup: Part 2

Jul 3, 202625:23

Canada’s massive military buildup: Part 1

Jul 2, 202623:03

How extreme heat is changing Europe

Jul 1, 202630:22

Why are prediction markets coming to Canada?

Jun 30, 202621:51

What’s fuelling residential school denialism?

Jun 29, 202632:14

Solving the Nord Stream attack mystery

Jun 26, 202637:32

Incel violence and the Montreal shooting

Jun 25, 202629:58

Inside Iran as peace talks continue

Jun 24, 202626:26

Is the U.K. ungovernable?

Jun 23, 202625:55

Liberals push through bills as Parliament wraps

Jun 22, 202622:56

Alleged gun-for-hire network behind consulate, synagogue shootings

Jun 19, 202624:47

How Andrew Tate made abuse a business

Jun 18, 202631:26

Inside Ukraine’s kill zone

Jun 17, 202633:17

A changed Iran emerges from war

Jun 16, 202629:57

For Albertan separatists, is Quebec a model or a warning?

Jun 15, 202634:40

Bill Gates’ Epstein connections

Jun 12, 202627:49

Ottawa threatens big tech with kids’ social media ban

Jun 11, 202629:37

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