Episodios

  • A Luigi Mangione murder-musical and Quebec's Polaris Prize takeover
    Jul 17 2025

    Culture critics Joshua Chong and Jim Provenzano join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about Luigi: The Musical, the satirical prison show inspired by Luigi Mangione that's on a sold out run in San Francisco.


    Plus, La Presse reporter Dominic Tardiff talks about why more than half of the albums on this year's Polaris Prize shortlist are by Quebec artists.

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    26 m
  • Justin Bieber's surprise album and the cost of celebrity
    Jul 16 2025

    Four years after releasing his 2021 blockbuster Justified, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber surprised fans by dropping his new album, Swag, this past weekend mere hours after announcing it. Music journalists Emilie Hanskamp, Natalie Harmsen, and Reanna Cruz explain how the album’s off-the-cuff, experimental sound reflects the recent upheavals in the singer’s life, including new fatherhood, a highly publicized split from manager Scooter Braun, alterations with paparazzi, and his increased openness about his mental health.


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    26 m
  • Superman reboot reactions + peak Labubu
    Jul 15 2025

    With the release of the latest Superman reboot - Elamin is joined by Siddhant Adlakha and Sonya Ballantyne to discuss how the film holds up against past Superman films, the conservative backlash, and what the movie says about the future of the DC franchise under director James Gunn. And are we at Peak Labubu? Do you know what that means? Internet Culture Journalist Alyssa Mercante joins us to explain its brave new world of status, demonic accusations, and how something so ubiquitous can be so hard to get.

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    25 m
  • Our reaction to the Love Island USA season 7 finale
    Jul 14 2025

    The morning after the season finale of Love Island USA, we get into why it’s bringing people together like nothing else on TV. Etalk senior correspondent Lainey Lui, comedian Marlon Palmer and CBC producer Amelia Eqbal join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to recap an event that’s become the Superbowl of live reality TV.

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    36 m
  • Clipse is back, Ye's controversial world tour & Drake's Iceman cometh
    Jul 11 2025

    Clipse, the cult-favourite rap duo, are back with their first album in 16 years. Plus, both Drake and Kanye West are onstage this weekend — for very different reasons. Culture critics Pablo The Don, Huda Hassan, Matt Amha weigh in on all these stories with host Elamin Abdelmahmoud.


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    27 m
  • Lena Dunham's Too Much, Prada's sandal scandal and South Asia's influence on fashion
    Jul 10 2025

    Just like 'Girls', Lena Dunham draws on her real life for the new romantic comedy 'Too Much,' this time set in London, U.K. Kathryn Van Arendonk and Hanna Flint join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about this transatlantic comedy, and whether it fixes some of what was wrong with 'Girls.'


    Plus, Prada recently apologized after its runway models wore sandals that looked like traditional Indian Kolhapuri sandals without acknowledging the footwear’s origins. Joyita Sengupta talks with Elamin Abdelmahmoud about how Prada’s “sandal scandal” reflects a long history of South Asian fashion being appropriated by the west.

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    27 m
  • An Afro-Indigenous family defends their farm in dystopian thriller 40 Acres, and the sleeper hit KPop Demon Hunters
    Jul 9 2025

    With the release of ‘40 Acres,’ the highly-anticipated feature film debut of Canadian director R.T. Thorne, Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by culture critic El Jones and film critic Jesse Wente to discuss the film, its Black-Indigenous themes, and what it could mean for indie Canadian filmmaking moving forward.


    Plus, songs from the animated Netflix movie 'KPop Demon Hunters' are taking over the music charts. Michelle Cho chats with Elamin Abdelmahmoud about why the film has been such a big hit, not just with K-pop fans.

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    25 m
  • What went wrong with 'eat the rich' TV, and Kesha's new album
    Jul 8 2025

    TV critic Saloni Gajjar and culture critic Nicole Froio join guest host Rad Simonpillai to talk about why this year’s raft of "eat the rich" television is falling short of our expectations from the genre that brought us 'Succession,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Squid Game.'


    Plus, Maura Johnston discusses the new album from Kesha, 'Period,' and how it reflects her newfound freedom as an artist. This comes after a decade-long legal battle against her former producer and label head, Dr. Luke, whom she accused of sexual and emotional abuse.

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    25 m