What's the Secret Sauce of Political Polling?
Episode Date: April 8, 2025How does one know which pollster to trust? What happens when they get it wrong? And just how do they get those results in the first place? We're joine...
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361 episodes transcribedHow does one know which pollster to trust? What happens when they get it wrong? And just how do they get those results in the first place? We're joine...
Book banning is not new, but author Ira Wells argues it is taking new forms. He joins us to share his new book, "On Book Banning: Or, How the New Cens...
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Since 2001, Ron Deibert and his team at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab have uncovered dozens of covert spy operations around the world, inclu...
Michael Jarman is a British financial modeller living in Toronto, and he's also the Microsoft Excel World Champion. He joins us in studio to talk abou...
It's well known that "American Pie" was written by Don McLean to commemorate the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper...
Ontario Place may be under redevelopment, but the park holds a special place for thousands of Ontarians who swim, bike, and play on the grounds. And i...