Voices of The Walrus
Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 607
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Green Suit
Since she’d had the suit, Rowan didn’t feel the need to cry in the bathroom anymore. It was a bright, emerald shout of confidence, the colour of life itself, a promise that things would get better.
Ma…
My Guilty Pleasure – Gossip
For some, there is no pleasure quite like a piece of gossip blowing in on the wind.
Lori Wilson reads My Guilty Pleasure – Gossip
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Where Cruelty is the Point
Michelle Sheppard has visited Guantánamo 28 times as a reporter. She says it still defies belief. The surreal gulag has a pub, a gift shop, and a McDonald’s. Now Trump is looking to fill it up again.
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Afghanistan’s Lost Generation
Afghans worry their children are doomed under curriculum enforced at gunpoint. The Taliban are turning boys’ schools into Jihadist training grounds.
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Rage Against the Publishing Machine
For nearly 30 years, Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau defied the market. Now its owners are moving on, closing the chapter on one of Canada’s most uncompromising publishers.
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The Pill That Promises to Cure Grief
Prolonged grief is an intense yearning for the deceased that interferes with everyday life and that lasts at least a year for adults and six months for adolescents and children. Can a pill cure it?
Lo…
The Death of the Middle-Class Musician
It’s easier than ever to make music, and harder than ever to make a living from it .
Matt Speirs reads The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by Luc Rinaldi.
Luc Rinaldi is a contributing writer for Th…
How to Govern a Country That Changes Its Mind Every Four Years
Short-term election cycles offer little incentive to politicians to act for the future.
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What Counts as Antisemitism?
Jewish Canadians face the challenge of confronting—and defining—hate. The definition is a debate that is dividing communities.
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Mi Amor
Spanish was the first language CHANTAL BRAGANZA was shown love in. It’s shaped her understanding of parenthood.
Lori Wilson reads Mi Amor
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Matchmakers in India Now Have Competition: AI
Indian singles—and their parents—are turning to algorithms for help with arranged marriages. Is AI the way of the future for matchmaking?
Paul Berry reads Matchmakers in India Now Have Competition: AI
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You Can’t Solve the Teacher Shortage by Pretending Anyone Can Do the Job
Treating teaching as a profession, exercised by specialized workers with strict standards for membership, increases the quality of our schools. So why is it being turned into a gig?
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Return to Damascus
After fourteen years away, Samia Madwar returned to a country and a home she barely recognized.
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Rebels with a Vase
How to buy flowers without destroying the planet.
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Cult of Lies
Conspiracies, murder, and the tragic end to a controversial Jamaican church.
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Getting Things Right
How writer Mavis Gallant turned fact into truth.
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How to Save Canada
We’re going to have to work hard — and fast — to avoid becoming Trump’s fifty-first state.
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The New Patron Saints of Lesbian Fiction
Why the best queer writers are throwing plot out of the window.
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Odd Woman Out
Part of Danielle Smith's appeal is being open to all ideas, even when they are completely bananas.
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Need a Knee Replacement? You Can Get it at the Mall
Canadians are paying to jump the surgical wait list. It’s unravelling the fabric of public health care.
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