Whether you’re looking to make the most of your morning commute, liven up your daily chores, or take your workouts to the next level, podcasts are a great way to learn something new! With so many podcasts out there to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. Luckily, we’ve put together a list of the best Canadian podcasts!
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APTN News
Contributors: Kathleen Martens, journalist; Jesse Andrushko, social media editor; Mark Blackburn, social media web producer
Bloodlines
BBC Asian Network, BBC Sounds, and CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Poonam Taneja, series concept and reporting; Fiona Woods and Ilina Ghosh, writer and producer; Jewan Abdi, investigations producer; Michelle Shephard, contributing producer; Fahad Fattah, field producer; Julia Wittmann, sound designer; Phil Channel, original score; Emilie Quesnel, digital/coordinating producer; Caroline McEvoy, digital producer; Daemon Fairless, senior producer and story editor; James Cook, executive editor for BBC Sounds; Cesil Fernandes and Chris Oke, executive producers of CBC Podcasts; Tanya Springer, senior manager of CBC Podcasts; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts; Clare McGinn, executive director of BBC’s Creative Development Unit; Ahmed Hussain, BBC commissioner and head of the BBC Asia Network
CANADALAND
Canadaland
Contributors: Jesse Brown, host; Tristan Capacchione, audio editor and technical producer; Annette Ejiofor, managing editor; Jonathan Goldsbie, news editor; Sarah Lawrynuik, freelance reporter; Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief; Cherise Seucharan, reporter; Caleb Thompson, audio editor; Bruce Thorson, senior producer
Détours
Canadaland
Collaborateurs : Emilie Nicolas, animatrice; Nancy Pettinicchio, production; Tristan Capacchione, production technique; Karyn Pugliese, rédactrice en chef
The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Kathleen Goldhar, writer, producer, executive producer; Michelle Shephard, writer, producer; Lisa Gabriel, producer, executive producer; Andrea Varsany, associate producer; Laura Antonelli, technician; Reza Daya, sound design and mixing; Saul Rubinek, voice actor; Roshini Nair, digital producer; Geoff Turner, senior producer; Charlie Webster, executive producer; Chris Oke, executive producer; Stuart Coxe, executive producer; Arif Noorani, Director of CBC Podcasts
Love, Janessa
CBC Podcasts and the BBC World Service
Contributors: Hannah Ajala, host; Katrina Onstad and Laura Regehr, producers; Hailey Choi and Simona Rata, associate producers; Philip Wilson and Janine White, sound design and audio mix; Cameron McIver, assistant sound design; Stuart Coxe and Jago Lee, executive producers. At CBC Podcasts: Emilie Quesnel, coordinating producer; Chris Oke, executive producer; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts. At the BBC World Service: Anne Dixey, senior podcast producer; Jon Manel, podcast commissioning editor
Le ripou des Hells
QUB
Collaborateurs : Anne-Sophie Carpentier, réalisatrice; Philippe Séguin, mixage; Félix Séguin, narrateur et journaliste; Jean-Louis Fortin, narrateur et journaliste; Eric Thibault, narrateur et journaliste; Etienne Roy, directeur production
In Her Defence
The Globe and Mail
Contributors: Jana G. Pruden, host and reporter; Kasia Mychajlowycz, producer; David Crosbie, audio editor; Amber Bracken, field recording; Ming Wong, art director; Samantha Edwards, audience editor
Billionaire Murders
Toronto Star
Contributors: Kevin Donovan, host and producer; Sean Pattendon, team editor; Raju Mudhar, producer; Alexis Green, producer; JP Fozo, executive producer
It’s Political
Toronto Star
Contributors: Althia Raj, host and producer; Michal Stein, producer; Kevin Sexton, mixer; Sean Pattendon, team editor; JP Fozo, executive producer; Alison Mah, politics editor; Jordan Himelfarb, managing editor
Commons: Hockey
Canadaland
Contributors: Arshy Mann, host/producer; Jordan Cornish, producer; Noor Azrieh, producer; Annette Ejiofor, managing editor; Nathan Burley, music
Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem
Canadaland
Contributors: Cherise Seucharan, Jon Thompson, and Ryan McMahon, reporters; Bruce Thorson, senior producer; Tristan Capacchione, audio editor and technical producer; Karyn Pugliese, editor-in-chief
canadaLANDBACK
Canadaland and Canada’s National Observer
Contributors: Karyn Pugliese, host/producer; Kim Wheeler, producer; Beverly Andrews and Cara McKenna, additional research
Let’s Not Be Kidding
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Gavin Crawford, host, writer; David Carroll, producer, writer, story editor and sound designer; Pete Morey, audio engineer; Daemon Fairless, senior producer; Emilie Quesnel, digital/coordinating producer; Cesil Fernandes and Chris Oke, executive producers for CBC Podcasts; Arif Noorani, director of CBC Podcasts
The Heart: Sisters
CBC Podcasts
Contributors: Kaitlin Prest, writer, sound designer and director; Natalie Prest, writer and associate producer; Deborah Shorindé, editor; Alexandra Pinel, researching producer
The Dose
CBC The Dose
Contributors: Dr. Brian Goldman, host; Isabelle Gallant, producer and writer; Stephanie Dubois, producer and writer; Brandie Weikle, digital editor; Colleen Ross, senior producer
How I Wrote This
Contributor: Pamela Hensley, creator/host
Dollars et cents
l’actualite.com
Collaborateur : Marc-André Sabourin, chef du bureau affaires et économie
Le balado des Éditions Protégez-Vous : Mesaventures, saison 2
Protégez-Vous
Collaboratrice : Mathilde Roy
Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World
MaRS
Contributors: Kathryn Hayward, Ellen Payne Smith, David Paterson, Lara Torvi, Heather O’Brien, Gab Harpelle, Manjula Selvarajah
SickKids VS Podcast
SickKids VS
Contributor: SickKids Foundation
New Wave: Innovators in Life Sciences
Snack Labs
Contributors: Taylor MacGillivary, narrator, writer, editor; Jeremie Saunders, producer, editor; Brian Stever, producer, editor; Donovan Morgan, sound design; Laurie Batten, writer
CFP Podcast
Canadian Family Physician
Contributors: Dr. Sarah Fraser, Dr. Nicholas Pimlott
Franchise Canada Chats
Franchise Canada
Contributors: Daniel McIntosh
Retirement Rewired
Contributor: Bryan Borzykowski