• Should the Arctic Really Brace for an Invasion from China or Russia? - The people who live there would rather see more housing and maybe some dentists by Pat Kane

1. An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible by Julie Sobowale
2. Hello, I’m Phoenix. Would You Like Your House Cleaned? by Michael Harris
3. Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis? by Taylor C. Noakes
4. How Much Porn Are We Watching? A Lot by Elaine Craig
5. Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again by Monica Kidd

• Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? - Organizing is now the only way forward by Marshall Ganz

• Blaming Immigrants Is a Gateway to Far-Right Extremism - As Canada cuts down on the number of newcomers, anti-immigration rhetoric could fuel something more sinister by Sheima Benembarek

• The Best Way to Fight the Climate Crisis Is with Cold, Hard Cash - Richer countries need to support the developing world with climate financing by Arno Kopecky

• Trump’s Return Could Make Trudeau Look Smaller than Ever - Polls suggest the former president’s comeback won’t revive Liberal fortunes by Philippe J. Fournier

• An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible - Racialized professors say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored at UBC by Julie Sobowale

• Hello, I’m Phoenix. Would You Like Your House Cleaned? - Get ready for an army of robots that work—and reason—like us by Michael Harris

• 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

• Centring Indigenous Values in Forest Management - How forestry's Indigenous partnerships can redefine the industry by Glynis Ratcliffe

• Part 4: Why Do We Travel?
  To Make Family Memories - Heather Greenwood Davis reflects on how family travel, despite its chaos, creates lasting memories that can bond and shape us for life. by Heather Greenwood Davis

• 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?

• The Walrus Talks Canada’s Health Security - How are we preparing to manage and support Canada through the next pandemics, wildfires, droughts, floods, and military conflicts?

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

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Lisa Whittington-Hill is a writer and magazine publisher whose most recent books are The Go-Go’s Beauty and the Beat and Girls, Interrupted: How Pop Culture Is Failing Women. In this episode, Lisa and Nathan talk about the gender gap in celebrity redemption arcs, the inadvertent marketing boost Britney Spears gave to Girls, Interrupted, and the magazine about her neighbourhood’s pets she made when she was seven years old.

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Lucy Maud Montgomery’s legacy continues to captivate, 150 years after her birth. Best known for Anne of Green Gables, she created characters defined by resilience and imagination. In this episode, her granddaughter Kate Macdonald Butler shares family stories, reads from Emily of New Moon, and reflects on Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore the author’s challenges, including mental health struggles and life as a minister’s wife. Dr. Jessica Katz Edison examines how Montgomery’s 1908 novel resonates with neurodivergent audiences, long before such language existed.

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Women over forty make up a quarter of the Canadian workforce. Failing to accommodate those experiencing menopause has the potential to drive women out of the working world, resulting in severe socio-economic consequences for our society. Dr. Jenny Godley is a Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor in Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. 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.

• Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? - Organizing is now the only way forward by Marshall Ganz

• My Guilty Pleasure: Voice Notes Give Me Butterflies - So much is said in the hesitations, the silences, the meanderings, the confessions in low, hushed tones by Pacinthe Mattar

• The Best Way to Fight the Climate Crisis Is with Cold, Hard Cash - Richer countries need to support the developing world with climate financing by Arno Kopecky