Best Quebec Authors Podcasts (2025)

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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 163 - 2025/05/16 - psychic scammers, meth racoons, periodic sewer smells, and an old man and his dog 1:08:19

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In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; two tales of psychic scammers the meth racoon of Ohio periodic sewer smells in Newfoundland an old man and his dog vs. the Montreal Police Series Links Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.nightt…

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Canada’s EV Industry already had a Bumpy Road Ahead, it just got bumpier 17:27

3h ago17:27

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Guest: Brendan Sweeney, managing director, Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing.By Curiouscast

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Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the road to nowhere fast 18:54

3h ago18:54

18:54

Guest: John Herbst, senior director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council and former US Ambassador to Ukraine.By Curiouscast

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The weird, wacky and downright bizarre food being served up at the Calgary Stampede this year 16:41

4h ago16:41

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Guest: Ashley Warner, Midway Manager, Calgary Stampede.By Curiouscast

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Big grocers warn that tariffs could start to take a bite out of your budget 18:00

4h ago18:00

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Guest: Mike Von Massow, professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph.By Curiouscast

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Leafs fans confront a familiar and dreaded sinking Spring feeling 13:14

5h ago13:14

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Guest: Dave Feschuk, sports columnist, Toronto Star.By Curiouscast

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Oscar-nominated director tackles the tale of a Winnipeg sportscaster’s spectacular fall from grace 19:13

5h ago19:13

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Guest: Charlie Siskel and Ben Daughtrey, directors of The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg.By Curiouscast

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Episode 415: The Authority of the Gospel, Galatians 2:11-14, May 11, 2025 53:57

13h ago53:57

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There is only one gospel.

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What will Trump’s pledge to lift sanctions mean for Syria? 22:26

17h ago22:26

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U.S. President Donald Trump surprised the world by pledging to lift crippling sanctions on Syria this week. We dig into what this means for rebuilding the country after the fall of Assad, both for Syrians who have grown up in the brutality of the civil war, and those who fled and are longing to return home.…

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Visiting a Mennonite community where measles is spreading 19:26

17h ago19:26

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A Mennonite community at the centre of Ontario’s measles outbreak, one woman says she trusts remedies made from dandelions and strawberries more than modern medicine. The Current’s James Chaarani went there to speak with community members, and found a deep distrust of vaccines and the medicine system.…

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Inside the courtroom at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial 10:26

17h ago10:26

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Sean (Diddy) Combs is facing life in prison over sex trafficking and racketeering charges, related to elaborate sex parties called "freak-offs” that were allegedly laced with violence and abuse. Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, has pleaded not guilty. Reuters journalist Jack Queen takes us inside the New York courtroom, where Combs’ ex-girlfriend, …

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Making friends as an adult is hard. Here are some tips 16:06

17h ago16:06

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We all know that making friends as an adult is difficult. Everyone’s busy with their families and careers, while time online and remote work is leaving some people increasingly isolated. We meet some young adults finding creative new ways to meet potential new friends in the real world, from dinner with perfect strangers to making conversation at a…

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Montreal launches one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on short-term rentals 16:14

12h ago16:14

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Guest: Martin Patriquin, Quebec correspondent, The Logic.By Curiouscast

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Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet gets to work, will it live up to its “new and improved” billing? 21:40

12h ago21:40

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Guest: Justin Ling, freelance journalist and author of the Bug-eyed and Shameless newsletter on Substack.By Curiouscast

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Your health data may be being sold to third parties, how do you protect your medical information? 18:06

12h ago18:06

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Guest: Sheryl Spithoff, family physician, Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.By Curiouscast

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The Menendez brothers could be granted parole for the infamous 1989 murder of their parents 19:45

12h ago19:45

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Guest: Michele McPhee, senior writer, LA Magazine.By Curiouscast

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Great Big Sea’s Sean McCann sets out on Great Big Canadian Road Trip 36:33

1d ago36:33

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Guest: Sean McCann, singer/songwriter, founding member of Great Big Sea.By Curiouscast

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Carney unveils his cabinet. Is it the change Canadians want? 19:49

1d ago19:49

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet has two dozen new faces, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the presence of some Trudeau-era ministers looks like “more of the same.” Can Carney reassure Canadians that he’s bringing the change they voted for? Matt Galloway takes the political pulse with the CBC’s Rosemary Barton and Kathleen Petty an…

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Will AI make us better writers? Or kill our critical thinking? 24:17

1d ago24:17

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If you’ve tried to write an email or opened a blank document recently, some kind of AI assistant has likely offered to polish your words — or even write whole sentences for you. Some advocates argue that generative AI could open up a new frontier in writing, but others warn it’s dulling our creativity and critical thinking for the sake of efficienc…

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Are you an explorer? Alex Hutchinson says we all are 24:59

1d ago24:59

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Alex Hutchinson knows all about the thrill of discovery, having ventured deep into the wilderness of far-flung places like Tasmania. In his new book, The Explorer's Gene, the journalist argues that we’re hardwired with that desire to embrace uncertainty and the unknown — and looks at what happens if we stop.…

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How do Canadian honking habits compare to our peers? 13:16

1d ago13:16

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Guest: James McCay, Digital PR Advisor, Compare The Market Australia.By Curiouscast

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Digging into the crates with the author of The Vinyl Diaries 18:31

1d ago18:31

18:31

Guest: Pete Crighton, author of The Vinyl Diaries.By Curiouscast

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Prosecution star witness takes the stand in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial 17:35

1d ago17:35

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Guest: Germania Rodriguez Poleo, Chief U.S. Reporter and host of the Trial of Diddy podcast for the Daily Mail.By Curiouscast

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True Crime: The Canadian serial killer that you’ve probably never heard of 19:26

1d ago19:26

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Guest: Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman, co-authors of Hitman: The Untold Story of Canada's Deadliest Assassin.By Curiouscast

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Carney’s new yet familiar looking cabinet 18:50

1d ago18:50

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Guest: David Akin, chief political correspondent, Global News .By Curiouscast

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Canada’s electric vehicle strategy has failed, are there lessons to learn? 9:55

1d ago9:55

9:55

Guest: Jim Hinton, Intellectual-property lawyer and patent and trademark agent with Own Innovation.By Curiouscast

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Honda pulls the plug on massive EV investment in Ontario 9:54

2d ago9:54

9:54

Guest: Peter Frise, professor of automotive engineering, University of Windsor.By Curiouscast

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How politics bleeds into the UFC and mixed martial arts 24:15

14h ago24:15

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Mixed martial arts can count some big-name politicians among its millions of fans, with Donald Trump and Pierre Poilievre attending recent Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts. We dig into the sport’s intersection with politics, and the corners of the sport that seem to be embracing the manosphere, toxic masculinity and, in some cases, far-right fi…

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Alberta separatists unveil ballot question, call for 2025 referendum 20:09

14h ago20:09

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"Do you agree that the province shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada?" That’s the ballot question proposed by the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group pushing for a referendum on Alberta leaving Canada by the end of the year. We look at support for independence in the province — and why the APP says they’re confident…

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Adulting 101: How Gen Z fell behind on basic life skills 24:09

14h ago24:09

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Some schools are offering so-called adulting 101 courses, teaching Gen Zers basic skills like cooking, cleaning or changing a tire. Some social scientists call it “delayed adulthood,” the phenomenon of younger people lacking life skills that past generations took for granted.

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Set the table for a delicious journey into how food tells the story of immigration in Canada 18:15

10h ago18:15

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Guest: Sara England, curator of temporary and travelling exhibitions at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21By Curiouscast

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A new book dives into the bumpy history of Canada’s longest highway 19:58

11h ago19:58

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Guest: Craig Baird, Canadian History Ehx host and author of Canada’s Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada HighwayBy Curiouscast

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How Newark airport became the focus of a US air traffic control system under strain 19:00

11h ago19:00

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Guest: Ron Bazman, air traffic and operations consultant, former air traffic controller and director of operations at Detroit Metropolitan AirportBy Curiouscast

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U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs, what could that mean for Canada? 20:35

11h ago20:35

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Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Sinopsis, Former diplomat at Canada’s embassy in BeijingBy Curiouscast

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Why violence is Ontario schools is at ‘crisis levels’ for teachers and education workers and what can be done about it 18:39

12h ago18:39

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Guest: Darby Mallory, graduate student, department of Criminology, University of Ottawa and co-author of Running on Fumes: Violence, Austerity, and Institutional Neglect in Ontario SchoolsBy Curiouscast

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Has Canada’s first big cricket factory gone silent? 9:26

12h ago9:26

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Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, a senior director for the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie UniversityBy Curiouscast

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The high-profile trial of hip-hop mogul Sean ”Diddy” Combs gets underway in New York 10:51

3d ago10:51

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Guest: Neama Rahmani, former federal prosecutor and CEO of West Coast Trial LawyersBy Curiouscast

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Episode 197: IRBS 2025 Graduates: Samuel Medina & Benedict Allmand-Smith 33:55

3d ago33:55

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In Episode 197 of Theology In Particular, I interview two 2025 IRBS Graduates, Samuel Medina & Benedict Allmand-Smith. Announcements: May 16, 2025: IRBS Faculty Conference On Church Planting, Mansfield, TX May 17, 2025: IRBS Commencement, Mansfield, TX Contact: For information about International Reformed Baptist Seminary, go to irbsseminary.org. F…

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Dyslexia made Phil Hanley feel stupid. He wants kids today to skip that shame 24:17

1d ago24:17

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The comedian Phil Hanley remembers his school teachers calling him lazy and stupid, when in truth he was struggling with dyslexia. In his new memoir Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith, Hanley writes about how his mother defended him in an unsympathetic education system, and why he doesn’t want dyslexic kids today to feel the shame he did.…

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Bird populations are in steep decline, study suggests 9:16

1d ago9:16

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Bird populations across North America have fallen by billions over the last 50 years, according to a staggering report from Cornell University. Researcher Amanda Rodewald explains what’s happening, and why common birds like sparrows, blackbirds and finches are suffering the greatest losses.

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Worried about money? Our experts answer your questions 20:10

1d ago20:10

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Are you worried about U.S. tariffs squeezing your retirement investments? Anxious about losing your job? Or afraid that inflation will make it harder to put food on the table? With economic uncertainty fuelling fears of recession, Matt Galloway puts your financial questions to economist Armine Yalnizyan and certified financial planner Shannon Lee S…

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Why Ed Yong thinks birding is ‘quietly radical’ 15:03

1d ago15:03

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Ed Yong has “birder derangement syndrome,” a condition that’s entirely made up but may be familiar to other birding enthusiasts. In a conversation from last spring, the science writer tells Matt Galloway how the joy of birding saved him from pandemic burnout and radically changed how he interacts with nature.…

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Adding People to a Family Isn't a Minus - Reviewing the Math Around Stepmothers 35:24

4d ago35:24

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It's Mother's Day - and, while Linda considers how the mother is represented in several books (specifically Rachel Deustch (6:30), Boum (5:50; 6:55), and Mary Thaler (5:47), in their respective works, The Mother, Jellyfish, and Ulfhildr), she turns her attention to the figure of the stepmother, inspired in part by her conversation with the authors …

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Where are Lily and Jack Sullivan - Part 2 - One Week Missing 1:16:42

2d ago1:16:42

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We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lily and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, May 2nd. One week later, we unpack the key developments since our initial episode, including the RCMP’s first p…

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What most working moms want for Mother’s Day 19:25

3d ago19:25

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Guest: Koula Vasilopoulos, senior managing director, Robert Half.By Curiouscast

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Are students using AI to cheat their way to degrees? Does it matter? 18:39

6d ago18:39

18:39

Guest: James Walsh, features writer, The Intelligencer at New York Magazine,By Curiouscast

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Is the Chicago-born Pope a Cubs or White Sox fan? Why it’s a burning question in the Windy City 17:34

4d ago17:34

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Guest: Paul Sullivan, sports writer, Chicago Tribune.By Curiouscast

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One of the new Pope’s closest friends helps us get to know Leo XIV 20:02

4d ago20:02

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Guest: Father Bernie Scianna, faculty member at Villanova University and longtime friend of Pope Leo XIV.By Curiouscast

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The surprisingly moving tale of Alberta’s gopher museum 12:40

4d ago12:40

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There’s something undeniably special about Alberta’s World Famous Gopher Hole Museum, with its taxidermied rodents kitted out as firefighters, hair stylists, or even enjoying a game of curling. The CBC’s Allison Dempster went to Torrington, Alta., to find out how the town came up with such an unusual tourist attraction — and why it ended up drawing…

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The new pope is an American. Here’s why that’s surprising 13:56

4d ago13:56

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Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American pontiff, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV. Jesuit priest and journalist Father Sam Sawyer explains why that surprised some people, as did the new pope’s social media rebuke, earlier this year, of JD Vance and the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants and asylum seekers.…

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