May 2021

The miracle of MRNA vaccines

It has been a long and painful pandemic but the light at the end of the tunnel is within our sights. While there are many reasons for what will surely be a celebration, there is one one particular medical advancement that has raised all of our spirits and may represent the future ... Show More

25m 26s

May 2021

COVID-19 Variants - SASS Class

It’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on COVID-19 variants. I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received quite a few and will try to answer them today. We’re back with Earl Brown, a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and also a colleag ... Show More

24m 48s

May 2021

COVID-19 Variants

Over the course of the pandemic, our vocabulary has gained a specific word that has come to represent great concern and distress in our global community. Variant. In the context of COVID-19, it has meant a resurgence in viral infections, resistance to treatments, and the risk of ... Show More

32 m

Oct 2019

Kurdish forces struggle to contain ISIS prisoners

Kurdish forces are struggling to contain the world’s unwanted ISIS prisoners. Scott finds out more from Stewart Bell. Guest: Stewart Bell, Investigative Journalist with Global News Read more from Stewart Bell here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6017552/isis-datained-fighters-syr ... Show More

17m 33s

Sep 2024

Wagner ambushed in the Mali desert

A brutal battle in northern Mali in July left dozens of Wagner fighters presumed dead. The ambush reveals the dangers faced by Russian mercenary forces working for military juntas in Africa. The arid Sahel region is host to separatists and powerful offshoots of Islamic State and ... Show More

23m 24s

Aug 2024

How ISIS Got Big on TikTok

Today we're speaking journalist Haroun Esmail about his investigations into ISIS on TikTok. The jihadist militant group's music and propaganda is all over the app. You won't believe how it spread so fast. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.c ... Show More

48m 50s

Oct 2025

BREAKING: Anonymous Biden Whistleblower Goes Public in First On-Camera Appearance

In this week's Mehdi Unfiltered segment, Mehdi talks to retired US Army Colonel Steve Gabavics, the anonymous source who uncovered the US's complicity in the murder of Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: ... Show More

18m 35s

Oct 2019

Turkish forces capture Syrian border town.

Turkish forces say they’ve captured key Syrian border town. Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting US homeland security secretary. Tokyo area shuts down as powerful typhoon lashes Japan. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your favourite podcast app, ask your smart speaker, o ... Show More

6m 47s

Aug 2023

What's Next for Al Qaeda and The Islamic State | Peter Bergen

<p>Peter Bergen is one of the world's foremost experts on global jihadist movements like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. He is a journalist who has covered this beat for decades, including the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997. Peter Bergen discusses where ... Show More

31m 2s

Feb 2025

Al Shara warns armed groups in Syria and Egypt sees a way forward after Gaza war

Syria's leader Ahmad Al Shara said on Tuesday that the country must unite around a state that has a “monopoly” on weapons. The former capital of the ISIS caliphate in Syria is facing an uncertain future, much like the rest of the country. After over a year of political and econom ... Show More

5m 6s

COVID-19 and Mental (ill) Health Sass Cl...