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 Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner
Politicians cutting services is now being treated like conventional wisdom. But it has led to a world that fails many of us.
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Ear Candy: How Hearing Protection Became Cool
Club goers, screaming Swifties, and city dwellers are all embracing a life with less noise.
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How a Would-Be Bomber Rebuilt His Life
Zakaria Amara was jailed for his part in the Toronto 18 terror plot. Then came the hard work of redemption.
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Trump’s Trade War Turned Me into a Flag-Waving Nationalist
Canada remains deeply flawed, but political theorist David Moscrop is determined to stand up for it and for our right to decide our own future.
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The Dream Eaters
Canada has an insatiable demand for cheap labour. Workers are being lured here with schemes and lies. Inside the dark world of immigration consultancy.
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Is Canada Ready for Life Without the CBC? Pierre Poilievre Thinks So
Saving one of Canada’s most controversial institutions won’t be easy.
Lori Wilson reads Is Canada Ready for Life Without the CBC? Pierre Poilievre Thinks So
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Should the Arctic Really Brace for an Invasion?
The people of the Arctic don’t need more neighbours, they would rather see more housing and maybe some dentists.
Lori Wilson reads Should the Arctic Really Brace for an Invasion?
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GI Joe
The military gave Lisa Gregoire’s brother purpose. It also broke him.
Marjorie Nicolaou reads GI Joe
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Paper Trail
Nazi persecution scattered Timothy Taylor’s family across three continents. A lost archive brought them together.
Paul Berry reads Paper Trail - a memoir byTimothy Taylor.
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My Guilty Pleasure - lists
In the privacy of notebooks, lists live a different life. Some exist largely as traces of the act of attention, the conceptual material of their connection having eroded away.
Paul Berry reads My Gui…
Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job
Why that little payment screen wants you to feel guilt.
Lori Wilson reads Tipping Isn’t about Service – It’s a Psychological Con Job
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Pay Tuition, Follow the Rules, Then Pack Your Bags
Like many international students, Paulo Moura built a life in Canada. With the latest permanent residency cuts, he’s not sure where he’ll go next.
Lori Wilson reads Pay Tuition, Follow the Rules, Then…
Can Chrystia Freeland Lead the Liberals Out of the Wilderness
Chrystia Freeland helped build Trudeau’s legacy. Now she has to survive it.
Matt Spiers reads Can Chrystia Freeland Lead the Liberals Out of the Wilderness?
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I List Therefore I Am: Letting Go of Reading Goal Anxiety
What if tallying up books at the end of the year was less about numbers?
Lori Wilson reads I List Therefore I Am: Letting Go of Reading Goal Anxiety
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Circuit Breakers
Inside the Canadian company betting millions on human-like robots.
Marjorie Nicolaou reads Circuit Breakers
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The Most Toxic Substance on Earth – and the Tiny Town Volunteering to Host It
The fraught quest for a safe site to bury nuclear waste.
Lori Wilson reads The Most Toxic Substance on Earth – and the Tiny Town Volunteering to Host It
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Yukoners Are Pissed: The Outcry over Telecom Failures
Starlink’s popularity surges as Northern residents search for reliable internet
Lori Wilson reads Yukoners Are Pissed: The Outcry over Telecom Failures
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The Pope’s Feminism: Progress for Women, Just Not Too Much
As calls for female ordination grow, the Vatican grapples with its limits.
Lori Wilson reads The Pope’s Feminism: Progress for Women, Just Not Too Much
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In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up
Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad.
Paul Berry reads In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up
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Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners
Without systemic reform of our justice system, more women and children will die from intimate partner abuse.
Matt Speirs reads Why the Law Fails Victims of Violent Partners
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