This Matters
The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Ed Keenan talk to their fellow journalists, experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 1076
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The humble heat pump: the easiest way to dramatically cut your emissions
This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate.
Of all the climate solutions out there, the heat pump is a no brainer. Not only will it red…
Beef is the worst food for the climate. Can it be done better?
This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate.
Sometimes it feels like you need a PhD to figure out how to shop for lower carbon groceries…
E-bikes are popular because they're basically small cars
This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate.
We live in a world built for cars. But as we sit in endless traffic, it’s hard not to think …
Plastic is everywhere, it’s made of oil and it lasts 1,000 years
This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate.
Plastic is a miracle substance that’s revolutionized healthcare, keeping things sterile, an…
Fire is both the cause and effect of climate change
This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate.
The way we talk about climate change needs to, well, change. Everything is either invisible,…
Fighting climate change collectively and individually
It's Taylor Swift's Toronto. We just live here
Guest: Toronto Star reporter Mark Colley and contributor Aisling Murphy
In this episode, This Matters looks at the Tay-Tay-takeover of Toronto, in which the pop star’s six concerts over 10 days have …
Trump returns, stronger than ever
Guest: The Toronto Star’s Richard Warnica, reporting from Washington, DC
In this episode, This Matters returns from hiatus with a special episode on the U.S. Election. Knowing all that they know abou…
Trump’s triumphant convention (and tedious speech)
Guest: The Toronto Star’s Richard Warnica, reporting from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Less than a week after a would-be assassin wounded former U.S. President Donald Tr…
Moments after the attempted assassination of Trump, conspiracy theories went viral
Guest: Alex Boyd, Toronto Star reporter
The investigations continue into what drove 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks to open fire last weekend, at former president Trump’s campaign rally in Butler,…
After the Trump assassination attempt
Guest: Allan Woods, Toronto Star global and national affairs reporter
On the weekend, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire at a Donald Trump campaign rally, apparently injuring the former president, kill…
Toronto (sports) the bad: The conclusion
The Shanaplan in Shambles
Guest: Legendary sports broadcaster Dave Hodge, formerly of TSN and Hockey Night in Canada
Hosts: Bruce Arthur and Dave Feschuk
When Brendan Shanahan took over the helm of the Maple Leafs in 2014,…
Rebuild in Raptorland
The Blue Jays' decade of playing it safe
Alice Munro's family kept a terrible secret for decades. Now they want the world to know
Guest: Deborah Dundas, opinion section editor at the Toronto Star
A chilling revelation has surfaced almost a month after the death of Canada's literary giant, Alice Munro. Andrea Skinner — who is M…
In Toronto, “love wins” (but traffic still sucks)
Guest: Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto
One year ago, Olivia Chow was elected mayor of Toronto in a victory that signalled optimism in a city where that seemed in short supply. As we approach the annual…
Ontario against gender-based violence, Part 2: Intimate partner violence, a survivor tells her story
Guest: Cait Alexander, artist and social activist
In 2022, 184 women were killed violently in Canada. That’s one woman killed every 48 hours. More than four million women, 30 per cent of all women ag…
Ontario against gender-based violence, Part 1: Sexual harassment and Lydia’s Law
Guest: Andrea Gunraj, vice president public engagement, Canadian Women’s Foundation
In 2022, 184 women were killed violently in Canada. That’s one woman killed every 48 hours. More than four million …
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on reconciliation, respect and her fight against online hate
Guest: Mary Simon, governor general of Canada
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was appointed to her role in 2021, and made history as the first Indigenous person to hold that office. She used her social media t…