The Decibel

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Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.

Episodes

Who are the people hacking hackers?

Ontario’s failed bid to expand Toronto’s island airport

What’s up with Canada’s condo market?

Why chicken is so expensive right now

The Odyssey and IMAX’s Canadian roots

How much AI music is in your playlist?

Trump’s gamble on a Depression-era tariff law

What Canada can learn from Indigenous fire practices

Decoding Mark Carney’s strategic narrative about Canada

The resistance to AI data centres in Canada

Pitch and Power: How the ’90 World Cup captured England’s heart

Another crucial strait that could strangle the global economy

How much forest management matters in wildfires

What Canada gave up to (hopefully) open the Gordie Howe bridge

The Bishnoi gang and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

The reasons Canadians aren’t taking their paid vacation

Pitch and Power: Italian agony, psychology of the penalty kick

To ban or not to ban: Canadian teens weigh in on social media

Why Canada’s banks are doing so much better than the economy

The new pipeline push in Canada