• “I Needed to Be Doing This”: When Writers Uncover Family History - Tanya Talaga and Sadiya Ansari discuss ancestors, the colonial project, and intuitive pings by Sadiya Ansari

1. Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000 by Chantal Braganza
2. The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History by Samia Madwar
3. When Your Landlord Is a Billion-Dollar Corporation by Solarina Ho
4. Justin Trudeau Might Be the Only One Who Still Believes in Justin Trudeau by Ira Wells
5. Trump 2.0: The Shock That Could Reshape Canada by Michael Den Tandt

• Weekly Quiz: Diplomatic Discord, Infrastructure Innovation, and the Trouble with Tipping Culture - How closely have you been reading our online stories this week? Take The Walrus Weekly Quiz to find out—released every Saturday. by Sophie Siew

• How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home - A flight to Greenland, a summer festival, and a remarkable coincidence showed me what the future of Inuit could look like by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

• Extermination - Even if you don’t see them or hear them, there are always others—somewhere in your home by Sue Murtagh

• Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners - Without systemic reform, more women and children will die by Pamela Cross

• Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job - Why that little payment screen wants you to feel guilt by David Moscrop

• The Day Assad Fled: Joy, Fear, and the Weight of History - After years of silence, I can finally write about Syria again by Samia Madwar

• Part 5: Why Do We Travel?
  To Taste the Unknown - Nevin Martell reflects on how traveling for food unlocks new experiences, deepens cultural understanding, and transforms the way we taste the world. by Nevin Martell

• Advancing Canada’s digital future - Interac is leading Canada into a world of possibilities by Glynis Ratcliffe

• Inside Second Harvest’s Fight Against Food Waste - How this ambitious non-profit juggles food rescue, research, education, and advocacy to reduce food waste, combat climate change and feed hungry Canadians. by Madeleine Somerville

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Polarization - Seeking solutions for the increasing political, social, and cultural divide

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks Menopause - Demystifying menopause, from peri to post, and the impacts on women’s health and well-being

• [WATCH] The Walrus Talks at Home: Indigenous Perspectives on Belonging - How can Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and practices help us understand the essential human experience of belonging?

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Josh O’Kane is an author and a reporter at the Globe and Mail. His most recent book is Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, published in 2022 by Penguin Random House Canada. In this episode, Josh and Nathan talk about the extremely unequal distribution of wealth in arts and culture (one of his main beats as a reporter), the strangeness of seeing your deeply reported journalistic work become a hit play that features a talking tree, and the wait for the next big book-worthy idea.

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In 1949, Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada after two heated referendums and intense debate. This episode explores the province’s journey to Confederation, with Mark Manning of Rum Ragged reflecting on its cultural legacy and Dr. Jeff Webb examining the political and economic controversies that still resonate today.

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Building and maintaining sexual and body confidence as we age is essential for living healthier, happier lives. The intensity of the changes brought on by menopausal symptoms can make this especially challenging, but reconnecting to pleasure offers one path to empowerment. Luna Matatas is a sex and pleasure educator. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at The Walrus Talks Menopause, supported by Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health.

• Justin Trudeau Might Be the Only One Who Still Believes in Justin Trudeau - When stubbornness becomes a political strategy by Ira Wells

• When Mailboxes Exploded: A Graphic Novel Revisits Quebec’s Separatist Uprising - Fifty years later, Chris Oliveros gives the FLQ crisis a fresh perspective by Toula Drimonis

• Why Rich Nations Must Help Poorer Countries Face Climate Change - At COP29, the fight shifts to funding countries hit hardest by global warming by Arno Kopecky