The Globe & Mail: Podcasts

Colour Code is a podcast dedicated to discussing issues of race in Canada. This podcast was launched in 2016 to encourage dialogue about issues of race and racism in Canada. Episodes discuss far-ranging issues including how the Canadian understanding of race relations is influenced by the United States and the problematic nature of the language used to discuss race in Canada. Each podcast is accompanied by supplementary reading and includes links to related articles from The Globe and Mail. The podcast is moderated by Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung. 

Episodes include: Race Card, an episode examining the Indian Status and how it resonates in Canadian Indigenous communities; Race and Real Estate, an episode looking at the Vancouver housing market that discusses the history of race and space in B.C.; and The Angel Complex, an episode offering a comparison between race relations in Canada and the United States.

Currently in its second season, City Space looks at how cities can be improved by increasing efficiency and affordability. This podcast uncovers how these aims--efficiency and affordability--can be achieved through governmental and societal initiatives. The podcast is hosted by Adrian Lee, editor of The Globe and Mail's opinion section, and features discussions from experts in various sectors who offer insight into how cities can better serve the needs of Canadians and respond to the realities of an ever-changing world.

Episodes include: Supply alone won't fix our housing crisis. Here are three other factors (July 19, 2022), an episode offering an alternate view of the factors driving the Canadian housing crisis and featuring a discussion with Andy Yan, director of Simon Fraser University's City Program, Naama Blonder, architect and urban planner, and Rachelle Younglai, real estate reporter with The Globe and Mail; Hybrid work is here to stay. What will that mean for our downtown cores? (June 21, 2022), an episode featuring a discussion with Josué Velázquez Martinez, director of the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab; and How unaffordable rent is pushing out the people our cities need (November 23, 2021), an episode looking at the implications of increasing rent costs in Canada that includes discussions with Raquel Rolnik, former UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Marine August, associate professor of planning at the University of Waterloo, and Alexbozikovic, architecture critic for The Globe and Mail. 

The Decibel is a daily news podcast that is released Monday through Friday. The podcast explores current news headlines and includes conversations with reporters and experts. 

Episodes include: How supply chains starve us, and how to fix it (August 9, 2022), an episode examining how inflation and supply chain issues have contributed to increasing food insecurity and featuring a discussion with Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph; Are we actually heading into a recession? (August 3, 2022), an episode discussing how new GDP numbers for the United States may indicate that a recession is imminent, and featuring a discussion with David Parkinson, a business and financial markets reporter for The Globe and mail; and Decoding the Bank of Canada's supersized interest rate hike (July 14, 2022), an episode that discusses the interest rate increase and its implications, and includes a discussion with Mark Rendell, reporter with The Globe and Mail. 

Stress Test is a money management podcast launched in 2020 that provides in-depth discussion of the factors impacting the personal finances of Canadians and gives listeners advice on how to best manage expenses in the age of inflation and COVID-19. The podcast is moderated by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw, The Globe and Mail's personal finance columnists.

Episodes include: Mortgage 101: Everything you need to know about mortgages right now (June 1, 2022), an episode offering a primer on issues relating to mortgages in Canada and featuring discussions with Robert McLister, mortgage planner and columnist for The Globe and Mail, and mortgage broker, Angela Calla; Gas prices are soaring. Are electric vehicles an affordable solution? (May 4, 2022), an episode looking at measures individuals can take to lower vehicle costs, and featuring discussions with industry experts who look at the cost of car ownership and examine whether electric vehicles provide a more affordable option; and Returning to the office will cost you and not everyone's willing to pay (April 25, 2022), an episode looking at the financial implications of returning to in-person work and featuring discussions with Vanmala Subramaniam, future of work reporter for The Globe and Mail.