Introducing "Big Tech"
Introducing "Big Tech"
Big Tech is a bi-weekly podcast that explores how emerging technologies are reshaping the world as we know it. Co-hosts ... Read more
23 Apr 2020
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2mins
The History of Misinformation
The History of Misinformation
In our series wrap, we trace the history of fake news. We start in 15th century Europe and end in the here and now. We t... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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28mins
Digital governance: where does Canada stand?
Digital governance: where does Canada stand?
This episode, we talk to Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith about platforms and privacy - about whether his government w... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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33mins
Election 43: how did we fare and where do we go from here?
Election 43: how did we fare and where do we go from here?
Forty days later and the ballots are in: Canada will be helmed by a Liberal minority. In this episode, we look back at t... Read more
22 Oct 2019
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28mins
Patents over plants: the intangible economy
Patents over plants: the intangible economy
This episode, we break down the rising “intangible economy”, what our guest Jim Balsillie says is our shared future. We ... Read more
19 Oct 2019
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33mins
Our brains on Facebook
Our brains on Facebook
We’ve all heard about the impact Facebook had on the 2016 US election — but how much do we really know about what was go... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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33mins
F*** this shit up
F*** this shit up
The internet can be a toxic place. Rumours spread like wildfire and put-downs are common parlance. In this episode, we d... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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31mins
Fact Checking the Fact Checkers
Fact Checking the Fact Checkers
Since 2014, the number of fact checking outlets worldwide has quadrupled. In this past year alone, we saw a 26% increase... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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32mins
The China Question
The China Question
Canadian intelligence agencies are warning that China is among the foreign countries that may try to interfere Canada's ... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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36mins
The data on us
The data on us
Kevin sits down with a former political insider who had enough with the way Canadian political parties used our data to ... Read more
26 Sep 2019
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35mins