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The Deep Dive from The Walrus
The Deep Dive is a weekly podcast that goes deeper into everything we're working on at The Walrus. Tune in to hear from writers, talkers, illustrators, editors, and other contributors to the thought-provoking journalism, art, and events we create.
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Essays on Lip Service
Two former voices from The Walrus—Tajja Isen, the former digital editor, now editor-in-chief at Catapult magazine, and digital director Angela Misri,...
How Did Credit Scores Become So Powerful?
Credit scores are often the deciding factor for people’s most important financial milestones. Whether it’s getting approved for a mortgage, buying a c...
Getting to Know the 2022 Amazon First Novel Shortlist
Recently, we announced the authors shortlisted for this year’s Amazon First Novel Award. This is the forty-sixth time this prize is being given out, a...
When Your Allies Need You Most
Since 2015, Canada had deployments of ground troops in Ukraine, working to reform the country's military after the invasion of Crimea. In light of Rus...
Good Mom on Paper
Bridging the distance between being a mom and being an artist can feel impossible at times. A new anthology edited by Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfo...
Students of Death
Since COVID-19, we have all become more aware of death. We are bombarded with data on a weekly basis, watching charts and calculating deaths, all whil...
How to Boost Organ Donation (Without More Donors)
Organ donation is complex for many reasons: not only is it often an emotional decision that has to be made during a family’s time of grief, but many f...
How Photography Helps Rawi Hage Tell Stories
This week we dive into the world of fiction, and we’re in conversation with award-winning writer Rawi Hage. Born in Beirut, he lived in Lebanon throug...
Game-changer: The Promise of $10-a-day Child Care
Season 1, Episode 13
Like health care, child care is the purview of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments, which is why it’s a small m...
Meditations on the COVID-19 Beard
Meditations on the COVID-19 Beard
Season 1, Episode 12
You may have noticed an increase in facial hair over the past two years, and Sean W...
Why Are People Getting Deported During a Pandemic?
Why Are People Getting Deported During a Pandemic?
Season 1, Episode 11
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic,...
Heather O’Neill on Women’s Relationship with Food
Season 1, Episode 10
Have you ever noticed that there is an inordinate amount of sweets in films directed by women? Writer Heather O’Neill has....
COVID-19 Two Years On
COVID-19 Two Years On
Season 1, Episode 9
It was a moment that most people won’t forget any time soon. Just over two years ago, COVID-19 w...
The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo
The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo
Season 1, Episode 8
This week we’ll hear from Annie Hylton. For the March/April issue o...
How the Pandemic Has Changed the Bra
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many predicted that the bra was fast-tracked for extinction. Instead, past styles were largely retired in favou...
Confessions of a Bitcoin Widow
Jennifer Robertson met her husband, Bitcoin entrepreneur Gerald Cotten, on Tinder. As their relationship flourished, so did Cotten’s company, Quadriga...
How to Save Dying Gay Bars
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for bars and nightclubs, many of which have had to shutter. But it’s been especially hard for gay bars...
The Evolution of Workout Videos
In early 2021, as gyms remained shuttered and wet weather made walks almost unbearable, Carine Abouseif found herself reaching for the nostalgia of th...
Can Weed and Pro Sports Coexist?
The 2022 Winter Olympics are about to start in Beijing, and there has been a lot of attention paid to these games already, from the strict COVID-19 pr...
Canada’s Encampment Crisis
As housing inequality rises across the country, many Winnipeg residents have been left without a place to call home. In the grips of winter, they live...
Shooting Stars: A Love Letter to the Backstage Photo
Lou D’s intimate snapshots of Madonna, Jay-Z, and other VIPs are fascinating dispatches from a time before Instagram changed celebrity photography for...
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The Deep Dive is a weekly podcast that goes deeper into everything we’re working on at The Walrus. Tune in to hear from writers, Talkers, illustrators...