Best The Bureau Asia Podcasts (2025)

Guest: Shauna Brail, associate professor, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, senior associate at the Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.By Curiouscast

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Are dog owners in-tune with their pet’s emotions? Probably not. 19:25

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Guest: Clive Wynne, a professor of psychology and director of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University.By Curiouscast

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Summer festival season heats up for multi-platinum Canadian band Marianas Trench 17:05

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Guest: Michael Ayley, bassist, Marianas Trench.By Curiouscast

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The Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday, why history favours one side in the Edmonton-Florida rematch 19:06

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Guest: Kevin Lowe, Oilers team ambassador, six-time Stanley Cup winner and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.By Curiouscast

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Ukraine’s remarkable covert drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet 18:07

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Guest: Wesley Wark, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and writes a Substack column on topical national security and intelligence issues.By Curiouscast

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PM Carney lays out his plans to premiers to build a stronger Canadian economy, were they buying it? 19:37

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Guest: Goldy Hyder, President & CEO, Business Council of Canada.By Curiouscast

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Christie Brinkley on her new memoir, life, love, loss, Billy Joel and meeting her favorite Canadian singe 37:28

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Guest: Christie Brinkley, author of Uptown Girl: A Memoir.By Curiouscast

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How are Canadians with mortgages coping with higher interest rates and economic uncertainty? 18:45

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Guest: Sabrina Guay, Specialist, Client Relations, CMHCBy Curiouscast

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Actor reprises his iconic Seinfeld “Soup Nazi” role to help raise money for Vancouver tragedy victims 19:32

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Guest: Larry Thomas, actor known for playing the “Soup Nazi” in SeinfeldBy Curiouscast

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CrossTalk Spotlight: Tackling youth crime after Pickering attack 9:39

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Guest: Mike Smyth, Shaye Ganam, Lauren McNabb, Alex PiersonBy Curiouscast

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A decade after her exoneration, Amanda Knox on what it’s taken to reclaim her freedom 38:54

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Guest: Amanda Knox, writer, advocate and author of Free: My Search for MeaningBy Curiouscast

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How Bizarre: Pigeons cause chaos on an airplane, the Gloucester cheese rolling contest, and Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap 11:21

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We discover the fear of Pigeons on an airplane, a cheese rolling contest, and learn all about Sydney Sweeny's bathwater soap.!By Curiouscast

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50-years later, how Jaws transformed the Martha’s Vineyard community where it was filmed 20:12

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Guest: Bow Van Riper, research librarian and film scholar, Martha’s Vineyard MuseumBy Curiouscast

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How the Muppets took Moscow by storm 35:41

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Guest: Natasha Rogoff - author of Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia.By Curiouscast

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The DEEP Project: Could humans soon work and live under the ocean? 17:56

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Guest: Sean Wolpert, President and Chief Commercial Officer of DEEP.By Curiouscast

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X-Files star digs into real-life government black-ops and coverups in new History Channel show called Secrets Declassifed 18:57

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Guest: David Duchovny, host of Secrets Declassified on The History Channel.By Curiouscast

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Trump’s tariffs are back on after US Appeals Court injunction, what does it all mean for Canada? 19:46

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Guest: John Boscariol, Partner, Leader of the International Trade and Investment Law Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.By Curiouscast

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Thousands of Manitobans forced to flee wildfires, we meet one of them 13:24

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Guest: Elsaida Alerta, evacuee from Flin Flon.By Curiouscast

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This B.C. woman is internet-famous for chopping wood. So, she wrote a book about it 14:38

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Guest: Nicola Coenen, author of Axe in HandBy Curiouscast

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1.4 million Canadians missed credit payments in the first quarter of 2025 12:14

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Guest: Rebecca Oakes, vice-president of advanced analytics, Equifax CanadaBy Curiouscast

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Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom 12:57

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Doug Gillham, meteorologist and manager of the forecast center, The Weather NetworkBy Curiouscast

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Manitoba declares provincewide state of emergency over wildfires 16:52

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Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host, The News on CJOB WinnipegBy Curiouscast

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As parliament resumes in Ottawa, is Canadian democracy in crisis? 31:24

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Guest: Andrew Coyne, columnist, The Globe and Mail and author of The Crisis in Canadian DemocracyBy Curiouscast

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"China Will Be Dominant And America Will Be Irrelevant." Kyle Chan, Author, New York Times Op-Ed 37:20

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It is hard for Americans to imagine not being No. 1. The US has been the leading industrial, economic and military power since the end of WWII. But now America confronts a challenger that appears to be bigger, faster and more ambitious. That challenger is China. The PRC now manufactures one third of the world's cars, sixty percent of EVs, seventy p…

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How a 40-year old fossil BC fossil mystery was finally solved and the bizarre sea creature it revealed 18:57

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Guest: Robin O’Keefe, paleontologist, Marshall University.By Curiouscast

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How King Charles’ Canadian visit sends a message to the rest of the world 20:27

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Guest: Patricia Treble, royal commentator and author of Write Royalty on Substack.By Curiouscast

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How do you better protect public gatherings from vehicle attacks? 15:33

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Guest: Jeffrey Halaut, president, Halaut Consulting.By Curiouscast

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Why Britain was paying very close attention to the Kings’ Speech 21:13

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Guest: Andrew MacDougall, director of Trafalgar Communications and former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.By Curiouscast

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The Throne Speech hints at how Canada will move to meet NATO defense spending targets 18:52

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Guest: Anessa Kimball, international relations professor, University of Laval and author of Beyond 2%.By Curiouscast

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A Throne Speech fit for a King 20:04

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Guest: Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail.By Curiouscast

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Judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw, parent company bread-fixing case 15:33

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Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, senior director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.By Curiouscast

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Who is the Chinese billionaire buying up Bay leases? 19:05

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Guest: Craig Patterson, Founder and CEO, Retail Insider.By Curiouscast

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Revenge Is the New Addiction - Here’s How to Break Free 35:08

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Guest: James Kimmel Jr., Yale University, author of The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction – and How to Overcome It.By Curiouscast

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The King’s visit and its audience of one: Donald Trump 9:26

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Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat and president and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.By Curiouscast

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King Charles III arrives in Canada for a historic visit 10:16

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Guest: Justin Vovk, European Royal History Researcher, McMaster University.By Curiouscast

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The “Soup Nazi” cooks up relief for Lapu Lapu tragedy victims 17:31

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Guest: Larry Thomas, actor known for playing the “Soup Nazi” in Seinfeld.By Curiouscast

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How a Canadian tobacco tin almost donated to a thrift shop is about to sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction 8:47

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Guest: Ben Lennox, head of sales, Miller and Miller Auctions Ltd.By Curiouscast

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Why a viral sleep and snoring hack doesn’t live up to scrutiny 11:22

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Guest: Dr. Brian Rotenberg, an otolaryngology specialist and sleep surgeon at London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Western University.By Curiouscast

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As travel to the US plummets again, advice for anyone planning on crossing the border this Summer 18:36

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Guest: Len Saunders, US immigration lawyer, The Immigration Law Firm.By Curiouscast

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Harvard vs Trump: How international students including Canadians are caught in the crossfire 18:50

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Guest: John Gobin, Harvard Law student and co-prime minister of of the Canadian Law Students Association.By Curiouscast

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ow a AI prompted a US Newspaper to publish a Summer reading list full of books that don’t exist 17:00

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Guest: Laura Rock Gaughan, Executive Director, Literary Press Group of Canada.By Curiouscast

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How Harvard bought an original copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. 20:11

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Guests: David Carpenter, a medieval history professor at King’s College London, and Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia.By Curiouscast

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Why are so many people so ticked off about everything these days? 37:28

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Guest: Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist and author of The Age of Grievance.By Curiouscast

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Should Canada take part in Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense plan? At what cost? 19:19

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Guest: David Pratt, Principal of David Pratt & Associates, former minister of national defense.By Curiouscast

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Shock, sorrow and concern after Israeli embassy staffer couple shot and killed in Washington in act of targeted terrorism 19:19

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Guest: Matthew Levitt, Director, Reinhard program on counterterrorism & intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, former State Department counterterrorism advisor to the special envoy for Middle East regional security.By Curiouscast

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Modular Housing, how does it work, is it a solution for Canada? 18:05

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Guest: Carolyn Whitzman, Adjunct Professor and Senior Housing Researcher School of Cities, University of Toronto and author of Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis.By Curiouscast