The 4 Best The Decibel Podcast Episodes
1) How a mutiny weakened Putin’s strongman image
Over the weekend, a chaotic 36 hours unfolded in the Kremlin. The Wagner Group, a team of Russian military mercenaries created an uprising to challenge the Russian military, before Wagner’s leader, Ye...Show More
2) Canada’s lost residential school children
3) Inside the life-or-death journey of one Venezuelan family
Over 7-million Venezuelans have left their homes since 2017, when Nicholas Maduro seized power and the state started to collapse. Most refugees have tried to start anew in nearby countries, like Colom...Show More
4) How international students became big business for schools
In 2012, nine out of 10 students at Kitchener’s Conestoga College were domestic. Today, they have more international students than any institution across the country … almost as many as the University...Show More
5) International law in the Trump era
In less than a year, U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has re-shaped the international order. From levying tariffs against much of the world, turning against long-standing allies, capturing Ve...Show More
6) What Greenland thinks about Trump’s threats of annexation
For weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark. That led to a meeting on Wednesday between a delegation of Danish and Greenland foreign minis...Show More
7) Death toll climbs as Iranians protest against regime
Protests in Iran ramped up over the weekend after the Islamic Republic regime – ruled by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – instituted an internet and phone blackout. But despite this, reports started to come o...Show More
8) Carney’s high-stakes trip to China
This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to China, marking the first time a Canadian prime minister has gone to China since 2017. Recent interactions between Canada and China have been wracked ...Show More
9) Why gyms have become so fancy and expensive
The new year is upon us and for some of us, that means New Year’s resolutions. These goals often involve improving our fitness, or going to the gym more often. But that’s not always cheap with gym mem...Show More
10) Chrystia Freeland resigns, takes new role with Ukraine
Today is Chrystia Freeland’s last day in Canadian politics, but she still plans to work in government – just not this one. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had appoi...Show More