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
Finding a Father on Facebook Marketplace
Why prospective parents are turning to social media for sperm donations.
00:16:34 |
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Can a pipeline be a force for good?
More than one group of Indigenous investors want to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline. Others think that's a bad idea.
00:26:48 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
John Irving revisited
In his new novel, The Last Chairlift, John Irving looks out over familiar terrain. Will this book stand the test of time?
00:19:33 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Cops on substack
The story behind the Winnipeg police's new newsletter - Tried and True
00:25:09 |
Sun 06 Nov 2022
Hold my cider
A new wave of artisanal cider companies hope to change cocktail hour
00:26:52 |
Sun 06 Nov 2022
Why are sex workers forced to wear a financial scarlet letter?
Discrimination against sex workers has become a flashpoint for advocates of freedom of expression and economic rights.
00:10:34 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Who loses as online betting takes over sports?
Gambling on sports used to be tightly controlled. Now the floodgates have been flung open.
00:18:53 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
The Rings of Power has a troll problem
Racist fans of The Lord of the rings are organizing online to try and sink the new series. But are they losing their power?
00:17:27 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Lines in the oil sands
In her new graphic memoir Kate Beaton reflects on her time working in northern Alberta
00:11:48 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Rights and Wrongs
Tamara Thermitus was asked to lead Quebec's Human Rights Commission, and then found herself fighting its own systemic racism
00:41:24 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Why don't Millennials have hobbies?
Alisha Sawhney sought the help of a algorithm to figure out how to spend her free time. It made her question her generation relationship with leisure.
00:13:40 |
Sun 09 Oct 2022
False Convictions
Why some Canadians are languishing behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
00:18:28 |
Sun 09 Oct 2022
Seeds of Mistrust
When half a million dollars went missing from a rural Manitoba municipality, it was the last straw for a community's faith in government.
00:32:30 |
Sun 02 Oct 2022
The Death Dilemma
A doctor struggles with when to declare the end of life
00:43:15 |
Sun 25 Sep 2022
Fighting AI with AI - The Battle against Deepfakes
Realistic, computor-generated faces are more wide-spread than ever. How do we tell what's true and what's not?
00:13:02 |
Sun 18 Sep 2022
Food Fight
How far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?
00:22:15 |
Sun 18 Sep 2022
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