Voices of The Walrus

Feb 01 2025 545 ep. 20 mins 125
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Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.

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Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?

Feb 01 2025 11 mins  
Ottawa won’t disclose a list of alleged war criminals believed to have sheltered here after the Second World War. Lori Wilson reads Why Is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis?

Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000. . . and climbing

Feb 01 2025 27 mins  
Millennials aren’t forgoing parenthood due to the cost of strollers or a second car. They’re thinking about the high cost-of-living, sky-rocketing housing prices and reliable childcare. Marjorie Nicolaou reads Want to Raise a Kid in Canada? That’ll Be $293,000. . . and climbing

Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell

Feb 01 2025 11 mins  
Publishers are turning away from personal stories. Have readers stopped caring about each other’s lives? Lori Wilson reads Memoirs Are Almost Impossible to Sell

Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again

Jan 25 2025 22 mins  
The Canadian Medical Association reports that more than 6.5 million of Canada’s 41 million people lack access to regular primary care. Why is family medicine dying? Paul Berry reads Your Doctor Won’t See You Now—or Ever Again

Cuts to Toronto Schools Are Carving into Bone

Jan 25 2025 22 mins  
Mice and rat infestations, leaky roofs, a lack of staff and class supplies - inside the gradual erosion of public education in Ontario. Lori Wilson reads Cuts to Toronto Schools Are Carving into Bone

I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse

Jan 25 2025 10 mins  
In Cape Breton, housing was never an issue. But now that she’s been priced out Emily Latimer is picking up the power tools. Lori Wilson reads I Can’t Buy a Home, So I’m Fixing Up a Decrepit Farmhouse

Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms

Jan 18 2025 25 mins  
It’s time to take seriously the idea of using digital taxes to rebuild journalism. Matt Speirs reads Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms

In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

Jan 18 2025 15 mins  
Every day, Palestinians mourn in the Arabic language. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them. Lori Wilson reads In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left

Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

Jan 18 2025 12 mins  
NDAs are silencing whistleblowers and sexual assault victims. Lori Wilson reads Seven Years after #MeToo: What Is the Cost of Speaking Up?

Lori Wilson reads The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick

Jan 14 2025 21 mins  
Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything. Lori Wilson reads The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick