Front Burner

Your essential daily news podcast. We take you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Hosted by Jayme Poisson. Every morning, Monday to Friday.Visit https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner for show descriptions, links, and transcripts.Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcast newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives. 

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The assassin next door

Episode Date: November 21, 2023

Nearly 50 years ago Nur Chowdhury was at the centre of an assassination and coup that killed Bangladesh’s first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He w...

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Weekend Listen: Gay Girl Gone

Episode Date: November 18, 2023

Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she...

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The ceasefire debate

Episode Date: November 14, 2023

Demonstrators around the world are calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as the destruction and death toll in Gaza continues to climb. Mean...

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Weekend Listen: Evil By Design

Episode Date: November 12, 2023

More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault, and human trafficking in incidents...

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Why did WeWork fail?

Episode Date: November 10, 2023

WeWork was buzzy from the beginning. The coworking company was sold not just as office space, but a lifestyle. Its leader, Adam Neumann, not just as a...

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Whose Police?

Episode Date: November 7, 2023

In 2017, an RCMP unit called the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) was created to police resource-related protests in B.C. Since then, it’s be...

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Weekend Listen: Bloodlines

Episode Date: November 4, 2023

From BBC Sounds and CBC Podcasts. Syria. 2018. ISIS is on the brink of defeat. A toddler disappears in the chaos. In London, his grandad needs answers...

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A compounding crisis in Gaza

Episode Date: November 2, 2023

After weeks of Israeli bombardment, and now a ground invasion, Gaza is in desperate need of food, water, fuel and electricity. We hear about the human...

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What is Hezbollah?

Episode Date: November 1, 2023

As Israel’s ground war in Gaza escalates, there’s another conflict threatening to spill over. Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange fire on the Le...