<p>Toronto is a bustling city on Lake Ontario which is growing at an astonishing rate. Almost a third of Torontonians have arrived in the last decade and more than half were born outside of Canada. The city’s Mohawk name is , which means “the place on the water where the trees are standing".
Noah Richler explores the fictional landscape of the city with four ... Show More
Feb 2025
Emma Charlin, l'expatriée qui réinvente sa vie au Canada
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Comment prendre la décision de s'expatrier et quels défis cela implique-t-il pour une famille ? Dans cet épisode de "10 minutes, le podcast des Français dans le Monde", Gauthier Seys s'entretient avec Emma Charlin, une expatriée française vivant en Ontario, Canada, depuis 2017. ... Show More
13 m
Jun 2
Jacob McArthur Mooney, "The Northern: A Novel" (ECW Press, 2025)
NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Jacob McArthur Mooney about his debut novel, The Northern, published by ECW Press in 2025. “The Northern is both a tender-hearted, contemplative coming-of-age novel and adventure-filled road trip story that brings a unique time in sports histor ... Show More
54m 26s
Jun 2024
What Toronto lost in the St. Anne's fire
Guests: John Degen, novelist, and Peter Gorman, Deputy People's Warden at St. Anne's On June 9, a catastrophic four-alarm fire destroyed St. Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto's Little Portugal neighbourhood. The flames turned valuable paintings that were embedded into the very st ... Show More
22m 20s
Apr 2023
6: The World's Biggest Small Town
To understand how Tamara 'Strawberry' Greene's life ended, you have to understand where it began. In this episode, host, writer and producer Christy Strawser visits the streets of Detroit with historian Ken Coleman and they hit all the hotspots in the lives of Kwame Kilpatrick an ... Show More
48m 47s
May 2024
The city-changing magic of wandering around
Guest: Shawn Micallef, contributing columnist and author of “Stroll: Pyschogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto” In 2010, journalist Shawn Micallef first published his book of observations, suggestions and civic history gleaned from years of wandering around the city and paying cl ... Show More
27m 3s
Jun 2024
Prom King and Queen: Stories from our fourth Proton Prom
In this week’s episode, we highlight two stories from this year's Proton Prom, Story Collider's annual fundraiser and celebration of science storytelling. Part 1: Pamela Toh is dead set on being the “bad kid” at school. Part 2: On a family vacation to Disney, Matthew Dicks become ... Show More
25m 38s