We’re Addicted to the Feeling of Being Right - Our craving for loud, divisive, identity-conferring opinion is poisoning politics
Forget Polite Verse—This Poet Wants You to Feel the Salt and Soil of Newfoundland - Mary Dalton’s fight to preserve her community’s speech
- Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second Coming - The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil
- I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse - In Cape Breton, housing was never an issue. Now I’m priced out—and picking up the power tools
- This Is the Most Important Election in History - You have every right to be nervous
- For MAGA, Defeat Means Vindication - A Harris victory would prove to Trump loyalists that the system was rigged all along
- IYKYK: When Novels Speak a Language Only Part of the Internet Gets - Every time the names of products or microcelebrities appear in a book, they prick us like a targeted ad
Y WE TRAVEL
In this new series, accomplished writers from diverse backgrounds explore the deeper purpose of our journeys—not just where or how, but why. Presented by Toronto Pearson Airport, the Canadian Airports Council, and The Walrus Lab.
Hannah Green is a writer and the poetry editor at the literary journal CV2. Her debut collection, Xanax Cowboy, was published by House of Anansi in 2023. In this episode, Hannah and Nathan talk about the photo from her book launch that went viral, about writing poetry before and after getting sober, and about the unexpectedly long break from writing she took after finishing Xanax Cowboy.
Kick off the new season of Canadian Time Machine with a look back at the 100-year anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). We speak with Billy Flynn, a former RCAF commanding officer, who highlights key moments in RCAF history, from its formation to World War II and advancements in aviation safety. We’ll also hear from Major General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, the RCAF’s Deputy Commander. She shares her insights on the inclusion of women and diversity in the force, continuous pilot training, and the RCAF’s evolving role in international peacekeeping.
In the Anishinaabe tradition, the experiences of menopause and menstruation are regarded as sacred and in relationship to the land. These stages of life meaningfully connect women and girls to their ancestors, to their communities, and to each other. Sarain Fox is an Anishinaabe Artist, Activist, and Filmmaker. 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.
- We’re Addicted to the Feeling of Being Right - Our craving for loud, divisive, identity-conferring opinion is poisoning politics
- Confessions of a Candy Hunter - The variety and inventiveness of American treats—it’s pure magic
- Meet the Evangelicals Who Actually Care about the Environment - “If we really take the Bible seriously, we would be at the front of the line demanding climate action”
- Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again - Why family medicine is dying
- Forget Polite Verse—This Poet Wants You to Feel the Salt and Soil of Newfoundland - Mary Dalton’s fight to preserve her community’s speech
