The Walrus Podcast

Featuring interviews with Walrus contributors by host Chris Berube, and story readings produced by Accessible Media Inc.

Interview

Q&A: The Avenger

Magazine contributor Lisa Fitterman discusses Justice France Charbonneau’s efforts to clean up corruption in Quebec’s construction industry

From the May 2013 magazine
Photograph by Benoit Aquin
Benoit Aquin Marianne of Quebec The intense interest in her inquiry has turned Judge Charbonneau into a symbol of justice.
Interview

Q&A: Grow Industry

Magazine contributor Nicholas Hune-Brown discusses the impending demise of marijuana prohibition

From the April 2013 magazine
Photograph by Grant HarderGrant HarderBlunt objective
Matt sells 65,000 pot seeds a year, quasi-legally. He competes in the Super Bowl of pot.

Related Link

Grow Industry by Nicholas Hune-Brown (April 2013) • Marijuana prohibition is destined to end. Who will become the Seagrams of weed?

Interview

Q&A: Her Way

Magazine contributor Katherine Ashenburg discusses her profile of Alberta premier Alison Redford

From the April 2013 magazine
Photograph by Johann WallJohann WallStraight shooter
Can Alberta premier Alison Redford transcend party politics?

Related Link

Her Way” by Katherine Ashenburg (April 2013) • Alberta premier Alison Redford doesn’t care if you call her a closet Liberal or a Red Tory. She just wants to get things done

Reading

Audio: The Accidental Activist

How an energy economist, Nobel laureate, and former government adviser found himself blocking a coal train

From the March 2013 magazine

A reading of Mark Jaccard’s “The Accidental Activist,” from the March 2013 issue of The Walrus.

Photograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward About-face Mark Jaccard, a research fellow with the C.D. Howe Institute, argues that we must not delay action on carbon emissions.
Reading

Audio: Jack in the Box

The popular NDP leader has been dead for barely a year. Is it too soon for a biopic?

From the January/February 2013 magazine

A reading of John Semley’s “Jack in the Box,” from the January/February 2013 issue of The Walrus.

Photograph by Allen Fraser/Courtesy of Pier 21 Films Ltd.
Allen Fraser/Courtesy of Pier 21 Films Ltd. Rick Roberts plays the late NDP leader in a new CBC production.
Reading

Audio: Queue Tips

Embedded at a New Year’s Day levee in Prince Edward Island

From the January/February 2013 magazine

A reading of Daina Lawrence’s “Queue Tips,” from the January/February 2013 issue of The Walrus.

Courtesy of the Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office
Courtesy of the Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office Receiving: A New Year’s Day invitation open to all PEI residents, published in the Examiner.
Reading

Audio: Critical Mass

Writer Terry Poulton found the secret to a happy, healthy life in her plus-sized body. Will the “obesity epidemic” finally force the rest of us to confront our fear of fat?

From the January/February 2013 magazine

A reading of Katherine Ashenburg’s “Critical Mass,” from the January/February 2013 issue of The Walrus.

Photograph by Derek ShaptonDerek Shapton
Reading

Audio: The People’s Art

The photographer who wins the prestigious Grange Prize is chosen online by the public. Is this a gimmick, or the future of art in the digital age?

From the January/February 2013 magazine

A reading of Sara Angel’s “The People’s Art,” from the January/February 2013 issue of The Walrus.

Illustration by Ben ClarksonBen Clarkson