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
If I had me a Porsche
Poet and Taxi driver Bill Hawkins partied with Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendriks and other other greats of the sixties. Why he died in obscurity is anyone's guess.
00:25:58 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
What Tourette's taught me
Having his neurological symptoms diagnosed helped Leyland Cecco understand who he was.
00:25:17 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Clearing Out
Why B.C's logging industry is eyeing greener pastures abroad
00:13:55 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
A War on the Rich
Should we criticize the world’s richest 1%? The book “In Defence of Wealth” insists that we should, in fact, be thanking them.
00:20:15 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Leaving Ukraine
Canadian soldiers spent years training the Ukrainian army. What is their legacy?
00:14:39 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Why is the pandemic death-toll among workers still a mystery?
Covid-19 didn’t spare workers in manufacturing. But two years on, information about their deaths remains hard to find.
00:20:57 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
The Beekeeper
A man with one of the last bee colonies living on his face conspires to pass down his responsibility to his unwilling son.
00:15:20 |
Mon 23 May 2022
Crime and Endless Punishment
How much retribution is enough for the driver who caused the Humboltd crash?
00:29:39 |
Mon 23 May 2022
The superficial diversity of Canadian TV
From Kim's Convenience to The Porter, the country's original series appear more inclusive than ever. But the industry still has a long way to go.
00:37:55 |
Mon 16 May 2022
Ask a Refugee Expert: How will the war in Ukraine impact immigration?
Russia's invasion is likely to spark the largest refugee movement in Europe since the end of the Second World War.
00:09:30 |
Mon 09 May 2022
The Story of Sarah Polley
Growing up, the actor, writer and director Sarah Polley was compeled to follow other people's scripts. Now, she's rewriting her own.
00:41:02 |
Mon 09 May 2022
Why is Canada deporting front-line workers in the middle of a pandemic?
More than 18,000 people have been deported during the pandemic, including those who kept our society running during the worst of Covid-19.
00:15:27 |
Mon 02 May 2022
Dreaming in Colour
In her latest novel, Sheila Heti sets out to process the loss of a father - and ends up re-imagining the universe.
00:14:37 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Viral Symptoms: The Rise of Mental Health Diagnosis videos on TikTok
The trend of mental health diagnosis videos on TikTok suggests more openness around disorders, but experts worry it's gone too far.
00:13:03 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
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