Voices of The Walrus Podcast
1) Where Cruelty is the Point
Michelle Sheppard has visited Guantánamo 28 times as a reporter. She says it still defies belief. The surreal gulag has a pub, a gift shop, and a McDonald’s. Now Trump is looking to fill it up again. ...Show More
2) My Guilty Pleasure – Gossip
For some, there is no pleasure quite like a piece of gossip blowing in on the wind. Lori Wilson reads My Guilty Pleasure – Gossip
3) The Green Suit
Since she’d had the suit, Rowan didn’t feel the need to cry in the bathroom anymore. It was a bright, emerald shout of confidence, the colour of life itself, a promise that things would get better. M...Show More
4) Afghanistan’s Lost Generation
Afghans worry their children are doomed under curriculum enforced at gunpoint. The Taliban are turning boys’ schools into Jihadist training grounds.
5) Rage Against the Publishing Machine
For nearly 30 years, Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau defied the market. Now its owners are moving on, closing the chapter on one of Canada’s most uncompromising publishers.
6) The Pill That Promises to Cure Grief
Prolonged grief is an intense yearning for the deceased that interferes with everyday life and that lasts at least a year for adults and six months for adolescents and children. Can a pill cure it? Lo...Show More
7) The Death of the Middle-Class Musician
It’s easier than ever to make music, and harder than ever to make a living from it . Matt Speirs reads The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by Luc Rinaldi. Luc Rinaldi is a contributing writer for T...Show More
8) How to Govern a Country That Changes Its Mind Every Four Years
Short-term election cycles offer little incentive to politicians to act for the future.
9) What Counts as Antisemitism?
Jewish Canadians face the challenge of confronting—and defining—hate. The definition is a debate that is dividing communities.
10) Matchmakers in India Now Have Competition: AI
Indian singles—and their parents—are turning to algorithms for help with arranged marriages. Is AI the way of the future for matchmaking? Paul Berry reads Matchmakers in India Now Have Competition: AI