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Weekly Wrap: new Zoon album, Polaris Music Prize, Oliver Tree's death

Ahead of National Indigenous People’s Day, Cree radio producer Kaitlyn Swan, nêhiyaw musician Marek Tyler, and Anishinaabe writer Riley Yesno join the Group Chat to talk about the new album from Anishinaabe artist Zoon, and the Indigenous indie-rock artists experimenting with the noisy-yet-soothing…

The Canadian artists dominating 2026 (so far)

It's Canada Day, which means the first half of the year is over. Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by culture critics Jackson Weaver, Riley Yesno and Eugénie Lépine-Blondeau to look back on the Canadian artists making the biggest impact on pop culture this year so far (Hudson Williams! Drake! Charlotte…

What Canada can learn from Indigenous fire practices

Nearly 900 wildfires are burning across Canada, and early estimates suggest Ontario is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record. In Northwest Ontario, more than a dozen communities – most of which are First Nations – have been evacuated, with some people taken to places as far away as Niaga…

The music of climate change grief

Climate change isn't a new subject for Canadian musicians to sing about, going back to Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn all the way up to Tanya Tagaq, The Weather Station, Kaeley Jade and many others. In the face of forest fires raging across the country, what is the place of music right now? Culture …

Shania Twain Says Fear Fuels Her

Today on The Social, the RCMP spent over half a million dollars providing security for Prince Harry when he visited Canada for work and personal reasons.  Then, Shania Twain says fear fuels her, but does it influence your decisions?  And, should you think about how your child’s name will impact the…

What should you watch on TV this Fall?

Film & culutre critics Roxana Hadadi, Riley Yesno, and Jackson Weaver join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the new season of North of North and other shows on their radar this Fall.

Angine de Poitrine wins the Polaris Music Prize, and Slo Pitch

Angine de Poitrine is the winner of this year's Polaris Music Prize. The polka-dotted duo took home the 30-thousand dollar best-album prize at last night’s gala in Toronto. The annual award is given to the best Canadian album of the year as selected by more than 200 music journalists and broadcaste…

Facing the Music with The Tragically Hip and Riley Yesno

A decade after The Tragically Hip's unforgettable final concert with Gord Downie, Rob Baker and Paul Langlois look back on one of the most emotional moments in Canadian music history. Freshly inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the band's longtime guitarists reflect on saying goodb…

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Today on The Social, should Canada slow down its AI data centre development?  And, do F-bombs belong in an opera?  Then, do Canadians have a right to know how much money the government has spent battling First Nations in court?  Plus, should you travel without a plan?  And, Jess visits a Six Nation…

Riley Yesno: Community, Not Nationalism, Keeps Us Safe

Elbows up, maple leaf flags, a stadium full of people rising for the anthem—Riley Yesno stayed seated, and asks whether this new wave of Canadian nationalism is really the belonging we're looking for. Riley Yesno is a scholar, writer, and Indigenous Politics Expert at the University of Toronto and …