Apocalyptic. Catastrophic. Unconscionable. It’s not a movie. It’s Gaza. Or rather, it’s the headlines about Gaza. We’ve read these words so many times that they don’t mean anything anymore. From the numbing effect of clichés and archetypes in McLuhan's electric age to T.S Eliot's poetry, this episode uncovers the truth behind media bias and colonialism.

What happened to my generation? Where are the purpose-driven Millennials when we need them the most? As the BDS movement (boycott, divest, sanction) keeps expanding, I am left questioning if the no-logo movement captured by Naomi Klein in her homonymous book in1999 has completely lost its plot. In this episode, I revisit some iconic work by William Gibson, Douglas Coupland and Naomi Klein and reflect on our need to re-learn what we've forgotten.

Once upon a time, there was a city I used to love. "Toronto the good," as it was nicknamed during the Victorian era, now looks more to me like Toronto the bad. From the poetry and paintings of the Group of Seven's catalyst, Lawren Harris, we revisit an urbanization process that has been slowly erasing a long history of diversity and equality.

Ditch your non-fiction books for a while and get lost in a made-up story. From the Theory of Mind to Feminism and hidden revolutions, in this episode we explore how novels hold the key to understanding reality--or escaping it.

Big breath, and... Let's get started! Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect from this podcast. A journey to uncover things that need to be talked about. News, films, books, art that get under our skin and keep us up at night.