Podcasts to take you inside big news stories

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From legalised cannabis to the death of an ISIS leader, in this episode, we're going behind the scenes of some of the biggest stories in the news. www.cbc.ca/1.5348213


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    Podcasts that that go inside big stories

    Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio

    53:21 | Nov 14th, 2019

    From legalised cannabis to the death of an ISIS leader, in this episode, we're going behind the scenes of some of the biggest stories in the news.

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    How to lose millions of dollars selling pot

    The Big Story

    22:14 | Oct 24th, 2019

    This is not as impossible as it seems! All you need is a high price point, a total lack of marketing, almost no locations, and enough red tape to prevent fixing any of those problems. Congratulations ...Show More

  • 3

    Episode 1: Hacker vs. Hacker

    Hunting Warhead

    54:24 | Nov 4th, 2019

    20 recommendations

    Einar Stangvik is a white-hat hacker — an internet security expert with an expertise in cracking the most secure and disturbing parts of the web. He discovers a troubling phenomenon online and joins f...Show More

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    Finally listened and the end to this first episode was đź‘€

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    1: Suburbs

    The Gravy Train

    39:28 | Oct 31st, 2019

    3 recommendations

    This is the story of how our subject goes from the outskirts of the city to a seat in the building at the heart of its power. Before he was the Mayor of Toronto, and before all the insanity that came ...Show More

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    Super interesting story about the rise of infamous past Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Traces his family roots and how he got so many fans even when he was a councillor. Fascinating how he’s able to connect ...Show More

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    The Life and Death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    The Daily

    27:53 | Oct 29th, 2019

    After a five-year international manhunt, the leader of the Islamic State, who at one point controlled a caliphate the size of Britain, was killed in a raid by elite United States forces in Syria over ...Show More

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    For almost a century, the Irving family has run New Brunswick like a personal fiefdom. They own the newspapers, the industry, and, according to some, even the government. So how does a single family c...Show More

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    Corporations blackmailing politicians threatening to takeaway jobs if they don’t give them tax breaks, resulting in regulatory capture — sounds familiar. I do feel for young Irving’s depression and ex...Show More

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