The 30 Best Canadian Podcasts
In the Great White North, there’s much more than beavers and maple syrup — there are plenty of sweet podcasts that explore the history, culture, and most importantly, the people of Canada. With the help of Podyssey’s community of podcast lovers, we curated some of the best Canada podcasts for you to enjoy. Get to know the dark historical secrets of Canada, understand the importance of truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, experience French Canadian culture, hear about the Black and Asian Canadian experience, and hear much much more from diverse corners of the nation. Whether you’re looking for podcasts on food, politics, comedy, romance, music or just a really good true crime series you can get into for that upcoming road trip to the Rockies, you’ll find a bit of everything in this best Canadian podcasts playlist.
Last Updated: Mar 28th, 2022
1. CANADALAND
The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.Every Monday, we bring you original reporting on the most interesting story in the country. Every Thursday, we bring you analysis of the Canadian media. We break stories today that determine tomorrow's news c...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
Ep. 224 - How To Un-F**k The Internet
43:49 | Mar 26th, 2018
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley still believes in the dream of The Internet. Remember that dream? Before Russian troll-bots, “fake news,” Cambridge Analytica, digital monopolies and worse — it was a...Show More
2. Front Burner
Your essential daily news podcast. We take you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world.
Most Recommended Episode
Coronavirus: WHO says COVID-19 is a pandemic
17:08 | Mar 11th, 2020
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
What does it mean that WHO is now calling COVID-19 a pandemic? And what’s behind the idea of “flattening the curve”? Plus, Prime Minister Trudeau has announced measures to fight the outbreak, includin...Show More
3. Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
S2 Episode 1: Stolen. Murdered. Missing.
34:00 | Mar 7th, 2018
12 RECOMMENDATIONS
Connie responds to Christine’s plea for help finding her eldest sister, Cleo. The only proof of Cleo’s existence though is a tiny, undated school photo. A clue soon emerges which will take Christine’s...Show More
4. Black Tea
Toronto is a media and cultural hotspot. But the diversity that makes the city special isn’t often reflected in the stories we hear and the discussions we have. Black Tea will change that. Writers Andray Domise and Melayna Williams are here to bring ...Show More
Latest Episode
43:24 | Nov 15th, 2021
Dalton and Mel speak to Ghanaian-Canadian animator Gyimah Gariba. Mel is convinced Big Sean has to unionize.
5. Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
Travel back in time to remember the good, bad, and awkward parts of growing up. Recorded live on stage, adults share the weird and wonderful things they wrote as children and teens. Embarrassing, moving, and hilarious, these readings are powerful rem...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
"I'm crying while I write this letter" (Halifax)
30:02 | Aug 2nd, 2015
1 RECOMMENDATION
A secret spy club, haiku about death, and a murder-mystery coming out story. Recorded live at The Company House in Halifax, NS. ## Links ## Rate GRTTWaK in iTunes: http://goo.gl/g0aPTF Join the mailin...Show More
6. Crackdown
The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. Crackdown is a monthly podcast about drugs, drug policy and the drug war led by drug user activists and supported by research. Each episode will tell the story of a community fighting for the...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
27:51 | Jan 30th, 2019
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
Drug users are the experts. We’ve survived. We know policy better than policy-makers. We know law better than lawmakers. We know pharmaceuticals better than pharmacists. We know nobody’s coming to sav...Show More
7. Métis In Space
What happens when two Métis women, who happen to be sci-fi nerds, drink wine and deconstruct the science fiction genre from a decolonial lense? Molly Swain & Chelsea Vowel break down tropes, themes & the hidden meanings behind the whitest genre of fi...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
Metis In Space EP#4 - Supernatural "Wendigo"
59:42 | Sep 22nd, 2014
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
In the fourth episode (we beat the odds!) of otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk (Métis in Space), Molly and Chelsea review Supernatural season 1 episode 2, "Wendigo," where "Sam and Dean follow the c...Show More
8. Home Cooked
Home Cooked is about cherished family recipes and the stories behind why they get passed on. Each episode focuses on one family and one recipe. Host Sarah Martin takes listeners inside the home kitchen as they cook and share stories.
Most Recommended Episode
20:27 | Sep 18th, 2018
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
Natasha Fatah can't cook and fears that she's going to lose all her mom's delicious Pakistani dishes in the next generation. homecookedpodcast.com
9. Recall: How to Start a Revolution
The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
30:05 | Sep 8th, 2020
1 RECOMMENDATION
The 1960s began as a time of promise for Quebec, with the feeling that the province was throwing off the shackles of its parochial past. But despite plenty of reason for hope, the seeds were being sow...Show More
10. Don’t Call Me Resilient
Welcome to Don’t Call Me Resilient, where we tackle systemic racism head-on and speak with experts to help us figure out ways to deal with it. This season, we’ll be delving into everything from tokenism at work to how long COVID is hitting women of c...Show More
11. Canadian True Crime
Explore some of the most controversial, heartbreaking and thought-provoking true crime cases in Canadian history with Kristi Lee, an Australian who has been living in Canada for 12 years.Utilizing facts curated from court documents, trial reporting a...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
01 Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka - 1
26:36 | Jan 29th, 2017
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
[Part 1 of 2] They call them the Ken and Barbie killers. The perpetrators of one of Canada’s most heinous and notorious crime sprees. They were a good-looking couple and seemed to have it al...Show More
12. Mike Ward Sous Écoute
Chaque semaine Mike Ward reçoit des humoristes pour des entrevues et des discussions candides.
Latest Episode
#409 – Suzie Bouchard et Jean-Sébastien Girard
2:01:29 | Feb 6th, 2023
Cet épisode est une présentation de Impossible Foods ( https://impossiblefoods.com/fr-CA ) et de Nord VPN ( https://nordvpn.com/mikeward ) Dans cet épisode de Sous Écoute, Mike reçoit Suzie Bouchard e...Show More
13. Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History
True crime, legends, folklore, dark history and other creepy topics from the perspective of real live Canadians.
Most Recommended Episode
The Tragic Death of Elisa Lam (BC)
56:52 | Jul 20th, 2018
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Episode 036: Elisa Lam, a University student from Vancouver, BC was on a solo trip in California in January of 2013. When she disappeared, foul play was suspected. However, when she was found deceased...Show More
14. The White Saviors
Over 25 years, WE built a golden brand by inspiring children to rally around their charismatic leader. But behind the scenes, employees experienced a cult-like culture and a troubling blur of charitable and commercial activities. In the aftermath of ...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
Chapter One – The Children's Crusade
31:37 | Aug 20th, 2021
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Craig Kielburger was the Greta Thunberg of the 90s – a 12 year-old kid from the suburbs who dreamed of freeing the world’s children from slavery. His activism made him famous, and he was endorsed by O...Show More
15. Asians In Space
Discovering the spaces we belong and everything else in between.
16. Haute Fidélité avec Genevieve Borne et Brendan Kelly
Haute Fidélité/High Fidelity
Latest Episode
34:52 | Dec 15th, 2022
Geneviève Borne et Brendan Kelly s'entretiennent avec l'auteur-compositeur-interprète Jason Bajada. Entre l'anglais et le français, son coeur balance!
17. Love Me
Love Me is a CBC original podcast about the messiness of human relationships.
Most Recommended Episode
Episode 1: At A Loss For Words
21:56 | Jun 13th, 2016
9 RECOMMENDATIONS
Two strangers who don't speak the same language meet in Haiti and sparks fly... through Google Translate. Plus, untranslatable words of love, and a pair of robots navigating a tumultuous affair.
18. Thunder Bay
The highest homicide rate in the country. A mayor and his wife charged with extortion. A police chief put on trial for obstruction of justice. Nine tragic deaths of Indigenous teenagers. Why does it all happen here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
Chapter 1 - There Is A Town In North Ontario
29:49 | Oct 22nd, 2018
6 RECOMMENDATIONS
Locals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids...Show More
19. The Secret Life of Canada
The Secret Life of Canada is a podcast about the country you know and the stories you don't. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. Season 5 premieres on March 23, 2023 ...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
S2: Shout out to Autumn Peltier
04:28 | Aug 6th, 2019
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
It's our first shout out to a living youth leader! Meet Anishnabe-kwe Autumn Peltier. Greatly influenced by her great aunt Josephine Mandamin, Autumn has been using her voice to advocate for water rig...Show More
20. The Big Story
An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.
Most Recommended Episode
What’s the story behind the Liberals’ cancelled WE Charity deal?
29:19 | Jul 7th, 2020
4 RECOMMENDATIONS
The organization was supposed to distribute more than $900 million in student grants, but the reaction when the deal was announced was immediate and intense. There's now an ethics investigation and WE...Show More
21. Aujourd'hui l'histoire
Comprendre notre passé, c'est comprendre ce que nous avons été pour mieux comprendre qui nous sommes aujourd'hui. Maxime Coutié aborde un fait, un événement ou une idée qui a marqué l'histoire, la nôtre ou celle des autres, en compagnie d'un ou de pl...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
23:00 | Jan 27th, 2017
1 RECOMMENDATION
À l'été de 1989, une histoire en apparence banale se transforme en véritable affaire d'état. Au moment de sa séparation avec Jean-Guy Tremblay, Chantal Daigle est enceinte. Mais lorsqu'elle décide de...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.22. Evil By Design
More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at least four countries. He denies it all, and claims his accusers are lying ...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
46:06 | Jan 25th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
The world would not be talking about ‘Peter Nygard, the predator’ if it weren’t for a group of ten mostly Bahamian girls and young women who accused the fashion mogul of raping them. Two original ‘J...Show More
23. Today in Canadian History
Each episode of Today in Canadian History contains an interview with a Canadian professor, journalist, author, or “everyday” historian and focuses on a unique event or moment that took place on that day in Canadian history. Today in Canadian History ...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
13:21 | May 9th, 2022
1 RECOMMENDATION
Back in 1947, children across Canada organized and protested the rising cost of chocolate bars.
24. The Waggle
The Waggle is the official podcast of the Canadian Football League hosted by Canadian Screen Award nominee, James Cybulski and three-time Grey Cup Champion Davis Sanchez as they chat all things CFL.
25. Synthèses
ÉCOUTEZ LA SÉRIE COMPLÈTE - Saison 3 - Le cas Catherine Daviau : Le jeudi 11 décembre 2008, la montréalaise Catherine Daviau se fait violer et assassiner chez elle, dans le quartier paisible de Rosemont. Avant de prendre la fuite, le meurtrier a t...Show More
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26. Someone Knows Something
Host David Ridgen and investigative journalist Amanda Robb dig into the 1998 murder of her uncle, a New York doctor killed for performing abortions. They uncover a network of anti-abortion movements linked to violence in North America and Europe. Twe...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
1:03:14 | Oct 16th, 2018
5 RECOMMENDATIONS
On a cold October night in 1986, 15-year-old Kerrie Brown disappeared from a house party. Her friends and family recall that fateful night and the devastating effect it's had on their lives.
27. The Gravy Train
In 2010 Rob Ford ran for Mayor in Toronto. To much of the city, his campaign was laughable: full of embarrassing scandals, anti-immigrant sentiment and declarations of war on "elites." But he won. Then came the drinking, the drugs, the police invest...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
47:34 | Oct 31st, 2019
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Rob Ford’s colleagues laughed off his campaign for mayor. They shouldn’t have. They assumed the numerous scandals he’d already suffered through, and the fresh ones that would dominate his campaign, wo...Show More
28. Stop Podcasting Yourself
Canada's top comedy podcast. Hosted by Graham Clark and Dave Shumka, with weekly guests. Hilarious weekly guests? Yup.
Most Recommended Episode
1:44:23 | Dec 25th, 2017
1 RECOMMENDATION
Comedian Aaron Read returns to talk Law & Order, a weird disease, and a panto. Plus, the return of What is a Goblin?
29. Record Club
Record Club is a live storytelling podcast that celebrates seminal albums and explores how these albums affect our lives. Hosted by musician Louise Burns, each episode features storytellers telling a true, personal story about how a particular record...Show More
Most Recommended Episode
Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
32:28 | Jun 15th, 2020
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
This week’s Record Club features stories inspired by the 1995 Alanis Morisette album Jagged Little Pill told by Arinn Westendorf, Adam Reid, and Justyna Krol. You’ll hear a tale about teenage obsessi...Show More
30. Uncover
Uncover is a true crime series from CBC Podcasts. Each season brings you deep into a new investigation, with a host deeply connected. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Most Recommended Episode
S1 "Escaping NXIVM" E1: The Branding
35:26 | Sep 18th, 2018
8 RECOMMENDATIONS
Uncover: Escaping NXIVM - Episode 1. Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women's group called DOS leads her to do something s...Show More
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