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
Why are we so obsessed with scammers?
As the threat of online fraud and phishing grows, so does our appetite for TV shows about con artists
00:12:20 |
Sun 29 Jan 2023
The Women's National team taught Canada how to be a soccer country
The men's soccer team made it to the FIFA World Cup. But it was the women's team that helped them get there.
00:15:19 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
How period-tracking apps can be weaponized by pro-life advocates
With Roe v. Wade overturned in the US, Menstruation apps have become a new concern in the fight for abortion rights, Do they pose the same risk in Canada?
00:14:06 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
The Notwithstanding clause: Is it time for Canada to repeal it?
Critics say the Notwithstanding clause is a threat to Canadian rights and freedoms and should be stripped from our Constitution
00:19:00 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Surgery minimized my chances of getting cancer. It also altered my self-image.
Because of a hereditary gene mutation, Carey Toane had her breast tissue, ovaries, and fallopian tubes removed. She had to unlearn a lot of feelings about how she looked.
00:11:55 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Why the future is Analog.
During the pandemic, our digital lives hollowed us out. Getting back in touch with reality could make us whole again.
00:19:02 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Is Simons Canada's next great department store?
As other large North American retailers falter and close, the Quebec-based company Simons has thrived.
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00:17:26 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Who gets to be mentally ill?
Today, people talk about seeing a therapist like they're going to the dentist. But our compassion around mental health still excludes the people who need it most.
00:19:37 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Rising food prices:Could a Grocer code of conduct help?
The clock is ticking as retailers and suppliers hammer out new guidelines to boost transparency.
00:17:32 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Vivek Shraya proves kids books can help us explore messy truths
The children's book Revenge of the Racoons flips the narrative about the much-despised pests. But it's also a story for grown-ups.
00:12:06 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Pastoring in the Pandemic
A priest reflects on how Covid-19 has transformed the practice of his ministry.
00:21:58 |
Sun 18 Dec 2022
Martial Arts, my father, and me
What studying self-defence taught me about racism
00:23:49 |
Sun 18 Dec 2022
The Secret of Pierre Poilievre's success
How the conservative leader is harnessing the growing tide of authoritarianism in Canada.
00:30:16 |
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Trade-offs
The Hudson's Bay Company got its start during London's bubonic plague and might see its end in the aftermath of Covid-19's retail devastation.
00:21:38 |
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Going to Afghanistan?
A Canadian soldier waits to deploy overseas, fiction
00:34:27 |
Sun 04 Dec 2022
I'm Haunted by the Mansions of my Youth
The author grew up having nightmares about big houses. As an adult living through the housing crisis her relationship with mansions has only grown more complicated.
00:12:32 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Why is Canada tearing down its Architectural History?
Buildings are made to last. Should they be built to fall?
00:17:51 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
I Miss being Bored at the Mall
Jason Guriel says browsing taught him to enjoy his own company. In a digital age, how will children learn how to be by themselves?
00:16:41 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
The Air we Share
the Covid-19 pandemic is transforming the way we think about indoor air quality.
00:36:49 |
Sun 20 Nov 2022
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