• Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

By: CBC
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  • Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.


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Episodes
  • The global struggle to hold back American cultural dominance

    The global struggle to hold back American cultural dominance
    Feb 7 2025

    This week we’re talking about culture as a form of resistance and power against the backdrop of US tariff threats, and talk that Canada should become the 51st state. Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by culture critics Michelle Cho, Louise Bruton & Matt Amha to look at how places like South Korea, Ireland and Nigeria, have resisted American cultural influences, and are now cultural powerhouses exporting their own content to global audiences.
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    25 mins
  • Trinidad Killa and an Inuit slur, and BookTok hit I Who Have Never Known Men

    Trinidad Killa and an Inuit slur, and BookTok hit I Who Have Never Known Men
    Feb 6 2025

    Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by Dr. Jay De Soca Prince, culture critic Sharine Taylor, and Inuk writer and culture critic Jamesie Fournier to react to two recent song releases from Trinidad Killa (with Nicki Minaj) and Kendrick Lamar that use the same

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    25 mins
  • Boycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada

    Boycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada
    Feb 5 2025

    As tariffs still loom and Donald Trump keeps musing about Canada becoming the 51st state, what does cultural resistance look like? It’s a lot easier when you’re talking about shopping to buy Canadian and skip made-in-America. But how are we thinking about the pillars of national cultural identity: the music, movies, and TV we chose to consume? Columnist and chair of the Canada Council for the Arts Jesse Wente has been thinking a lot about this, not just lately, but throughout his entire life.
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    28 mins

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