Episodes

  • BONUS! Talkin' tariffs to Americans (on The Indicator from Planet Money)
    Jan 30 2025

    A U.S. economics podcast called us wanting to know how Trump's tariff threats are playing out in Canada. Paul Haavardsrud chats with NPR's The Indicator about how we're feeling, what's at stake, and how Canada could respond if tariffs happen.

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    10 mins
  • Oil is our Trump card. Will we play it?
    Jan 25 2025

    The question of "will he or won't he" hit us with tariffs is already getting old. But, if they do come, does Canada actually have a Trump card? Four million barrels a day of oil says — we just might.

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    28 mins
  • Population mis-calculation?
    Jan 18 2025

    After the surging population put pressure on housing and healthcare, the feds are drastically reducing immigration targets. But millions of new people have also been pouring money into the economy and, by some accounts, keeping us out of a recession. Does a plan for negative population growth risk steering us into the economic ditch?

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    26 mins
  • Dazed and confused
    Jan 11 2025

    A couple of business insiders debate the seriousness of Trump's tariff threats and how political uncertainty in Ottawa could hurt Canada's economy. Oh, and they even give us some reasons to hope.

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    28 mins
  • Your questions answered!
    Jan 3 2025

    Are duty free shops really a bargain? Why do we have crown corporations anyway? You had questions and we take a crack at answering them!

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    28 mins
  • The oldest trick in the book (Encore Edition)
    Dec 28 2024

    From the hard sell to the limited time offer, companies have turned the art of the sale into a science. We look at four different marketing tactics, and explain how they encourage us to turn off our brains and open our wallets. (Originally aired October 13, 2024)

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    26 mins
  • Why you can't escape holiday gift guides
    Dec 21 2024

    Need to buy a gift for your mom or your dog? What about your esoteric boyfriend? There's a gift guide for that! But, why? It's holiday baking season and some Canadians are paying big bucks to get their hands on French butter. Plus — we'll tell you why some economists think — if you really love someone, you'll give the gift of cold, hard cash this Christmas.

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    27 mins
  • When good companies do bad things
    Dec 14 2024

    TD just pled guilty to money laundering $670-million in the US. So why were so many bank employees LOL-ing it up while it was happening under their noses? Also, why it's never a straight line to the checkout aisle and why it's so hard for young people to land a job these days.

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    28 mins