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
Journalists Are Becoming Cogs in the Outrage Machine
It’s a dire time for Canadian media: only 37 percent of English-speaking Canadians trust the news, a decline of twenty percentage points since 2018. Lori Wilson reads Journalists Are Becoming Cogs in…
If He Wins
Pierre Poilievre has promised to shake up Canadian politics if he and the Conservative Party win the next election. He speaks in punchy slogans, but what would he actually do in power? The Walrus ask…
Stop Panicking about Your Kid’s Screen Time
In some cases, screen time might actually be helping your kids.
Lori Wilson reads Stop Panicking about Your Kid’s Screen Time
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When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces
An AI engineer reckons with the moral implications of his work.
Lori Wilson reads When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces
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Smokehouse
After the forest fires, almost everybody left, all the neighbours left. I could have stayed, but I — I took the opportunity to hit the road.
Marjorie Nicolaou reads Nour Abi-Nakhoul's fictional story…
Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second Coming
The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil.
Lori Wilson reads Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second Coming
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Canada’s Prime Ministers: More like Monarchs than You Think
The key to fixing our democracy? Dismantle an electoral system that panders to the culture of celebrity.
Paul Berry reads Canada’s Prime Ministers: More like Monarchs than You Think
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Shadow Government: The Consulting Firms Telling Ottawa What to Do
According to Justin Ling, Justin Trudeau’s $840 million spending spree has led to hidden deals, wasted money, and useless improvements.
Lori Wilson reads Shadow Government: The Consulting Firms Tellin…
The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis
Disturbing allegations of police collusion came to light after Umar Zameer’s acquittal in a police officer’s death.
Lori Wilson reads The Murder Trial That Exposed Toronto’s Police Misconduct Crisis.
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The Ozempic Era Is Distorting What We See as Healthy
Fat people are constantly told they have to shed pounds. What will weight loss–inducing medicines really cost us?
Lori Wilson reads The Ozempic Era Is Distorting What We See as Healthy.
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Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology
How hundreds of Chinese researchers across the country were identified as undercover scientists.
Lori Wilson reads Canada’s Universities Are a Pipeline for Chinese Military Technology
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You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of Depression
Theories have surfaced in the past few decades that the way humans heal from adversity is not typically by ‘thinking’ their way out, but primarily within and through our bodies. Marjorie Nicolaou rea…
Quebec has to conserve energy in its push to electrify everything.
Lori Wilson reads In a Province Where Electricity Is Cheap, How Do You Get Consumers to Use Less Power?
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As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean
New technology might help us combat the climate crisis. But is it safe to tinker with the seas? Lori Wilson reads As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean
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It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students
The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps and one of them is removing cellphones from schools. Read by Lori Wilson.
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My Guilty Pleasure: Comics
Jason Guriel still recalls when comics were childish, outlaw, and slightly problematic. Read by Lori Wilson.
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How the “Queen of Canada” and Conspiracy Theorists Splintered a Small Town
Romana Didulo believes she has communed with aliens and been recognized by Donald Trump. When she and her inner circle moved to Richmound, Saskatchewan, some residents protested to kick her out. Othe…
In the Footsteps of Migrants
Quebec's crushing immigration policy