Canadian podcasts 🎙️
The shows worth subscribing to, made in Canada — news, true crime, politics, history and comedy, with where each one is produced and a tap to listen. 🍁
79 Canadian podcasts. Each links out to the platform — a showcase, not a store.
News & Current Affairs11
Front BurnerJayme Poisson · CBCCBC's daily news podcast — one story a day, reported in depth.
CanadalandJesse Brown · CanadalandIndependent media criticism and reporting on Canadian institutions.
The Big StoryJordan Heath-Rawlings · Frequency Podcast NetworkA daily explainer on the news story everyone's arguing about.
The CurrentMatt Galloway · CBCCBC's flagship morning current-affairs interview show.
The DecibelMenaka Raman-Wilms · The Globe and MailThe Globe's weekday show, taking one story to its foundations.
Ça s'expliqueAlexandra Szacka · Radio-CanadaLe quotidien d'actualité de Radio-Canada — un sujet par jour.
The LineMatt Gurney & Jen Gerson · The LineIndependent Canadian reporting and sharp weekly commentary on politics and policy.
As It HappensNil Köksal & Chris Howden · CBCInterviews with the people in the day's headlines — since 1968.
Cross Country CheckupIan Hanomansing · CBCCanadians phone in on the question of the week — since 1965.
The Sunday MagazinePiya Chattopadhyay · CBCLong-form interviews on the week's ideas.
True Crime9
Canadian True CrimeKristi LeeIndependent, carefully sourced retellings of Canadian cases.
Someone Knows SomethingDavid Ridgen · CBCCold cases reopened alongside the families still looking for answers.
Crime BeatNancy Hixt · Global NewsA Global News crime reporter on the cases she covered.
Dark PoutineMike Browne & Scott HemenwayCanada's darker history and crime, case by case.
Thunder BayRyan McMahon · CanadalandWhy so many Indigenous people have died in one northern city.
NighttimeJordan BonaparteAtlantic Canadian mysteries, crime and the genuinely strange.
Missing & MurderedConnie Walker · CBCInvestigations into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Politics8
Ian et FrankIan Sénéchal & François FournierL'actualité politique, financière et économique résumée avec couleur.
Sandy and Nora Talk PoliticsSandy Hudson & Nora LoretoTwo Canadian writers arguing left politics without the pundit varnish.
CommonsArshy Mann · CanadalandSeason-long investigations into Canadian power — police, crooks, pipelines.
The Herle BurlyDavid HerleLong-form talk with the strategists and ministers who ran the rooms.
The NumbersÉric GrenierCanadian polling and election data, read by someone who models it.
The Missing Middle PodcastMike Moffatt, Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux · Missing Middle InitiativeHousing, affordability and the policy choices reshaping Canada's middle class.
Party LinesRosemary Barton & Elamin Abdelmahmoud · CBCTwo hosts arguing amiably about federal politics.
History & Society6
Kuper IslandDuncan McCue · CBCOne residential school, told through the students who survived it.
Canadian History EhxCraig BairdOne Canadian story a day, independently produced from Alberta.
The Secret Life of CanadaFalen Johnson & Leah Simone Bowen · CBCThe country's history that didn't make the textbook.
Aujourd'hui l'histoireVarious · Radio-CanadaL'histoire du Québec et du Canada, un épisode à la fois.
Witness to YesterdayPatrice Dutil & Greg Marchildon · The Champlain SocietyInterviews with historians about the Canadian past.
Science & Ideas9
Quirks & QuarksBob McDonald · CBCCanada's science show — running weekly since 1975.
The DoseDr. Brian Goldman · CBCStraight answers to practical health questions, evidence first.
White Coat Black ArtDr. Brian Goldman · CBCMedicine from the inside, hosted by an ER physician.
Mon Carnet, l'actu numériqueBruno GuglielminettiLe magazine hebdomadaire de l'actualité numérique et technologique.
Darts and LettersGordon KaticWhere academic research meets politics and public life.
Food Garden Life ShowSteven Biggs · Food Garden Life MediaPractical food-gardening ideas for backyards, balconies and cold climates.
Fig CultureSteven Biggs · Food Garden Life MediaCold-climate fig growing, from container care and varieties to winter protection.
Comedy9
The DebatersSteve Patterson · CBCComedians argue trivial questions before a live crowd.
Because NewsGavin Crawford · CBCA comedy news quiz with Canadian comedians and journalists.
Stop Podcasting YourselfGraham Clark & Dave ShumkaA long-running, very Vancouver conversation with a guest.
SickboyJeremie Saunders, Taylor MacGillivary & Brian SteverIllness and mortality, handled with jokes and no pity.
This Is ThatPat Kelly & Peter Oldring · CBCDeadpan satire of public radio, indistinguishable from the real thing.
Let's Make a Sci-FiRyan Beil, Maddy Kelly & Mark Chavez · CBCThree comedians try to actually write a science-fiction series.
La soirée est (encore) jeuneJean-Philippe Wauthier · Radio-CanadaL'émission d'humour et d'actualité la plus écoutée au Québec.
Business & Marketing13
The Knowledge ProjectShane Parrish · Farnam Street MediaDeep conversations about decision-making, learning and living more deliberately.
The Loonie HourSteve Saretsky, Keith Dicker & Richard DiasCanadian housing, markets and macroeconomics—and what global shifts mean here.
The Rational Reminder PodcastBenjamin Felix & Cameron Passmore · PWL CapitalEvidence-based conversations about investing, personal finance and better decisions.
Under the InfluenceTerry O'Reilly · CBCHow advertising actually works, told through campaign history.
SyntaxWes Bos & Scott TolinskiA twice-weekly show about web development, tools and the people building the web.
The Peak DailyThe Peak · The PeakCanadian business news for people who don't read the business section.
The Cost of LivingPaul Haavardsrud · CBCThe economy explained through what things actually cost.
Shopify MastersShopify · ShopifyEcommerce founders on how they actually built the store.
In the Money with Amber KanwarAmber Kanwar · AK MediaTop portfolio managers share market insight and investment ideas for everyday investors.
Law of CodeJacob RobinsonLawyers, regulators and builders explain the legal layer of emerging technology.
The Hard Part with Evan McCannEvan McCannThe stories and playbooks behind Canada's founders, investors and business leaders.
Marketing SparkMark Evans · Marketing SparkPractical conversations about positioning, storytelling and B2B marketing.
The Advisors Table PodcastSankalp (Sunny) Jaggi · Cedar Consulting GroupCanadian tax, estate and wealth-planning strategies for business owners.
Sports5
32 Thoughts: The PodcastElliotte Friedman & Jeff Marek · SportsnetThe insider hockey podcast the rest of the league listens to.
The Steve Dangle PodcastSteve Dangle GlynnLeafs fandom as therapy, three times a week.
Real Kyper & BourneNick Kypreos & Justin Bourne · SportsnetDaily hockey talk with two former pros.
Music, Books & Culture9
The Ongoing History of New MusicAlan CrossCanada's long-running alt-rock documentary series.
Grownups Read Things They Wrote as KidsDan MisenerAdults read their childhood diaries aloud. It's better than it sounds.
Bookends with Mattea RoachMattea Roach · CBCWriters on the books that made them, hosted by a Jeopardy! champion.
Alone: A Love StoryMichelle Parise · CBCA memoir of a marriage ending, told as audio.
This Is Not a Drake PodcastTy Harper · CBC MusicHip-hop history and the culture around it — occasionally about Drake.
Fully & CompletelyRob Baker & Jay FergusonThe Tragically Hip's catalogue, album by album, by the people who made it.
Writers & CompanyEleanor Wachtel · CBCThree decades of interviews with the world's best writers.