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
Master of the Guillotine
An Algerian executioner put 200 men to death. He has never lost a moment’s sleep.
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Trials and Error
Bad forensic evidence and junk science continue to send innocent people to jail.
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Flight of Imagination
To overcome her fear of air travel, Anne Thériault turned to a seventh-century saint.
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Front Man
Grant Bristow kept silent for almost ten years about his controversial work as a CSIS spy in Canada’s neo-Nazi movement. Now, finally, he’s ready to tell his side of the story.
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The Right to Rest
Why better sleep could lift people out of homelessness
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Small Towns, Big Hopes
Rural Quebec looks to newcomers to extend the lives of shrinking villages
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Make The Verb Work
Before Elizabeth Smart’s poetry found its cult following, the writer made her way by crafting the era’s most eloquent ads.
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WADA Mess
The World Anti-Doping Agency was created to fight against drugs in sports. But clean athletes say it is betraying them.
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Not What The Doctor Ordered
The hidden costs of medical testing
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The Secret Lives of Canadian Superheroes
From 1983 to 1994, a generation of comic readers saw Canada, every month, in the pages of Marvel’s Alpha Flight: a series devoted to the tales of a team of Canadian superheroes enlisted by the federa…
The Making of Margaret Atwood
A group of writers, publishers, and friends who know her, and her words, speak about Margaret Atwood and the contribution she has made and continues to make to Canadian literature.
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We're Doomed. Now What?
An optomist's guide to the climate crisis, Written by Chris Turner. Read by John Devenish
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Distant Relatives
Canada's immigration policies pull families apart. Written by Kate Yoon. Read by Norma Wick.
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Why Gun-Right's Advocate Partner with Islamophobic Groups
Canada's most prominent gun lobby has made a new friend: the far-right. Written by A.J. Sommerset. Read by Norma Wick.
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Greener and Cleaner
One designer is challenging the conventional wisdom about environmentally friendly construction. Written by Viviane Fairbank. Read by Paul Berry.
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Jeff Wall's New Look
Four decades into his career, artist Jeff Wall is still pushing the limits of what a photograph can be. Written by Aaron Peck. Read by Norma Wick.
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Did the Heir to the Red Bull Empire get away with Murder?
Locals like to say that Thai jails are only for the poor and the rich can get away with anything. A Bangkok playboy who is heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire seems to be living proof. Written b…
The Great Law of Peace
The Haudenosaunee insist they have never ceded sovereignty to Canada, the United States, or any other nation or empire. What we can learn from a 500-year-old Haudenosaunee constitution.
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What to Read When the World is on Fire
Writers on climate change face a challenge: a relentless focus on horrific outcomes could paralyze readers by giving them a sense of helplessness. But not scaring people about climate change doesn’t …
Independent Streak
Jane Philpott on her life in politics after the Liberals. Norma Wick reads this political piece by Jason McBride. McBride is a freelance writer and editor in Toronto. He’s a regular contributor to To…