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 Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?
Pierre Poilievre’s sloganeering ‘Axe the Tax’ is based on a false premise. But the Liberals fumbled a smart carbon policy.
Lori Wilson reads The Carbon Tax Is Good for Canadians. Why Axe It?
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How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash
Too many bears are becoming casualties in the battle of the bins.
Lori Wilson reads How We Treat Bears in Cities Is Trash
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The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age
Why are we letting algorithms rewrite the rules of art, work, and life?
Marjorie Nicolaou reads The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age.
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Stealing Winston Churchill
The inside story of one of Canada’s most brazen, baffling, and mysterious art heists and how the police cracked it.
Paul Berry reads Stealing Winston Churchill
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When your lover is a bot
Artificial intimacy is taking over the dating world—and leaving us lonelier than ever.
Lori Wilson reads When your lover is a bot
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How to Talk to People When You Live Alone
Why Canada Should Worry about Trump's Second Coming
Changing Tides
Remembering Lytton, the Town Wiped Out by Wildfire
Spiderman’s Fall
Lake Superior’s Cruise Ship Problem
How Not to Ask Your Dad about Family Secrets
Sadiya Ansari tried to get answers about her grandmother’s mysterious past. Turns out, she still had a lot to learn about herself.
Lori Wilson reads How Not to Ask Your Dad about Family Secrets
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The AGO Vs. Wanda Nanibush
Why did Canada’s top art gallery push out a visionary curator?
Paul Berry reads The AGO Vs. Wanda Nanibush
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Terrible Apparel
Pilling sweaters, stretched-out socks, flimsy denim. How we came to live in the golden age of garbage clothing.
Lori Wilson reads Terrible Apparel .
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A Troubled School for Troubled Teens
Robert Land Academy promised to reform boys into “good citizens.” Former students allege it subjected them to years of humiliation, degradation, and abuse.
Matt Speirs reads A troubled school for trou…
My Guilty Pleasure - Voice Notes
Long before iMessage and WhatsApp could capture an instant voice message, the writer would record audio on her phone and send the files via email as memory.
Lori Wilson reads My Guilty Pleasure - Voi…
Bad Impressions
It’s become upsettingly commonplace to concede that publishing is inhospitable to minoritized writers . Is there hidden racism in book cover design?
Lori Wilson reads Bad Impressions
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Left on the Battlefield
When the Taliban retook power in 2021, Canada promised Afghanistan’s female soccer players sanctuary and safety. Did it betray them? Marjorie Nicolaou reads Left on the Battlefield .
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The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT.
Burnout and heavy workloads are driving lawyers to AI—and into big trouble.
Lori Wilson reads The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT.
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If He Wins Pt 2
The Walrus continues its political series on Pierre Poilievre. He’s promised to shake up Canadian politics if he and the Conservative Party win the next election. He speaks in punchy slogans but what…