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Voices of The Walrus

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Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Description:

Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Danger: your job

4/14/2024
Bullying. Harassment. Horrible bosses. Are work places inherently toxic?

Duration:00:35:01

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City in waiting

4/14/2024
The impossible promise of the first planned Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank

Duration:00:22:34

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Why Conservatives turned against the environment

4/7/2024
Conservatives are busy making accusations of 'eco radicalism' while the world burns. It wasn't always that way

Duration:00:11:11

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There's a path to peace in Israel and Palestine

4/7/2024
Territory is a fixed commodity, but compassion, freedom and dignity should have no boundaries.

Duration:00:24:35

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Deepfakes will break democracy

4/7/2024
The fragmenting of shared reality is fueling extremism and dysfunction. The era of the deepfake campaign has already begun.

Duration:00:15:39

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Me, my selfies, and I

3/24/2024
Those on the line between Gen X and millennial are watching their identities shift and age in a way no previous generation has

Duration:00:17:47

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A foiled assassination points to India's increasing recklessness

3/24/2024
Criminal cases in Canada and the US raise troubling questions about the motives of India's Modi government

Duration:00:26:15

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What being pro-Palestine means to me

3/24/2024
I want Palestinians to be afforded basic humanity, I know saying so might affect my career or friendships

Duration:00:10:10

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Family doctors' burnout is about more than their workload

3/17/2024
Many physicians believe there needs to be a reset in how they treat patients - and their own well-being.

Duration:00:18:57

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Why do I constantly have to prove my disability?

3/17/2024
Having to negotiate what it means to be disabled, and then fight for limited benefits and services if you are, is exhausting.

Duration:00:19:13

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Don't get sick in Quebec

3/17/2024
What happens when a government decides to prioritize language laws over nurses and doctors?

Duration:00:10:40

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Was the Winnipeg Art Gallery led by a Nazi?

3/10/2024
Research suggests trail-blazing art gallery director Ferdinand Eckhardt may have been a supporter of The Third Reich

Duration:00:25:44

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Labour in the Shadows

3/10/2024
A program that was meant to rescue temporary, foreign workers from abusive employers may be retraumatizing them instead.

Duration:00:22:12

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Will Canada ever have high-speed rail?

3/10/2024
A better, faster train network in Canada has long been a dream for many. It doesn't seems to be happening any time soon.

Duration:00:07:57

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What does defense really mean?

3/3/2024
The United Nations prohibits the use of force except in the case of self-defense but that can too easily be molded into a euphemism for retaliation, revenge and punishment

Duration:00:15:40

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The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic

3/3/2024
Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special - and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunch

Duration:00:36:36

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How Connie Walker got us listening

2/18/2024
The Pulitzer prize-winning podcaster is changing journalism as we know it

Duration:00:40:41

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The Quebec government's plan to kill English universities

2/18/2024
The Quebec provincial party's most radical base will be satisfied only if English-speaking institutions disappear from Montreal's landscape.

Duration:00:11:23

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The Lonely Genius

2/11/2024
How a giant of Caribbean literature would up among hay bales and cowboys

Duration:00:20:41

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My guilty Pleasure

2/11/2024
Doomscrolling is Casey Plett's guilty pleasure, scanning curated feeds, checking news sites, opening links, high-calorie information on tap for immenent consumption

Duration:00:06:03