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

The people filming their chores to train humanoid robots

The history of Alberta separatism

Accused accomplice in Tumbler Ridge shooting appears in court

How your AI search results are being manipulated

The shrinking neighbourhoods in Canada’s biggest cities

The volunteers filling the gaps in Canada’s health care

The other nine questions in the Alberta referendum

A border town on the front lines of the trade war

Canada’s income tax law has become a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support

A splintered political landscape heading into Quebec’s election

Hockey Night in Canada without the NHL

The booze war within the trade war

In Her Defence: Police officer preys on vulnerable women

Havana Syndrome: new allegation of Canadian spying

The new AI moment we’re in

He preyed on women using a police database. Then they found out

What’s on and off the table at Trump and Xi’s meeting

Liberal omnibus bill sparks outcry from unions, environmentalists

Canada’s controversial system of equalization payments, explained