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Jul 2023
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Paper Trails: A life in stories from acc...

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Making the case for the four-day work week

Guest: Joe O’Connor, Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence


Montreal Airbnb scam quadruples rents; replaces long-term tenants with ghost hotels

Guest: Zachary Kamel, freelance journalist and contributor to Ricochet Media


Working to raise awareness about Canada’s role in the Korean War

Guest: Guy Black, military historian


Canada and the Manhattan Project

Guest: Ron Verzuh, historian and author


Paper Trails: A life in stories from acclaimed journalist Roy MacGregor

Guest: Roy MacGregor, journalist and author of Paper Trails

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