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What on Earth is Going on? episodes
- ...with Populism (Ep. 1)Donald Trump in power in America. Doug Ford headed that way in Ontario. The alt-right seems ascendant, while liberal democracy is in crisis. Journalists are being demonized as "fake news" at best and "enemies of the people" at worst. Pax Americana faces an assault from within as its leaders openly question and threaten to dismantle the US-backed rules-based order. And it looks like a lot of people want it this way. What on earth is going on?Interview with Professor Keith Banting, Queen's University.1 hr 1 min
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Your weekly podcast for a world in flux.
Globalization and climate change. The rise of social media and the decline and fall of Blockbuster Video. AI and VR. Donald Trump and Flat Earthers. The world is changing so fast that we can't get a grip on how we got here, let alone where we're headed.
Join Ben Charland as he peels back the headlines to ask, what are the events, characters, forces and ideas that shape the human story today? Have things always been this nuts, or are they getting crazier by the day? Who were those barbarians that took down the Blockbuster Empire? Just what on Earth is going on?