Canada Reads 2025: Day One

The winning Canada Reads panellist and author sit down with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, host of Commotion on CBC Radio, for a victory lap. 

It's the final showdown! Two contenders go head-to-head, and one will be crowned the winner of Canada Reads 2025! 

The great Canadian book debate heats up as three champions make the case to get their title into the final round. Which book will be eliminated next? 

Music journalists Emilie Hanskamp, Reanna Cruz, and Suzy Exposito join Elamin Abdelmahmoud in the Group Chat to weigh-in on Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated new album, ‘Life of a Showgirl,’ and the recent announcement of Bad Bunny as the halftime-show performer at next year's Su ... Show More

Many listeners were left with a lot of lingering questions and thoughts after the first three episodes. In the final installment of ‘NO’ we respond to some of the questions that we heard a lot of.What do I tell my kids? What if my no DOES mean yes? Additionally, some of the produ ... Show More

Amanda is back with an emergency episode to discuss Travis Kelce’s proposal to Taylor Swift, with a very special guest (listen to hear who it is)! The two discuss the announcement, the photos, the ring, some conspiracies, and more! The ladies also touch on a few celebrity updates ... Show More

JOIN US ON PATREON FOR NEW ERA TEA: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist We're so back divas. Back harder than we ever were before. In today's episode, New Heights is the topic du jour: Taylor Swift makes her podcast debut with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and they get into some ... Show More

Everyone is celebrating Anna Delvey's casting on Dancing With The Stars, but one key piece of information has been missed. And after releasing her album Cowboy Carter, Beyonce has now been snubbed from an important awards ceremony, and it’s all to do with a bigger plot against he ... Show More

This week, the ladies discuss three topics in celebrity news, starting with a deep dive into their girl Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s official divorce (4:01). Then they get into updates on Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour break (20:36) and Chappell Roan’s recent stan culture ... Show More

The girlies are back from sabbatical to discuss the psychos that tour even longer and harder than us — rockstars. They give you a brief rundown of rock as a genre, why it died in the 90's (according to Eliza and Gav), the property damage, animal abuse, and general tomfoolery of r ... Show More

The ladies return at the top of this week with a special Super Bowl recap, discussing everything except, of course, the actual game. They start off with the pleasant surprise appearance of Lady Gaga in New Orleans amidst her recent album drop (2:12). Then, the ladies obviously ha ... Show More