David Common speaks with Geoffrey Milder, who is competing in a home pickling contest at Toronto's Picklefest. Toronto Metropolitan University DMZ director Abdullah Snobar muses on whether Canadian businesses are lacking ambition. And CAMH psychiatrist Dr. David Gratzer explains why the idea of forcing people with addictions into treatment is catching momentum ..read more

The creators of the award-winning horror podcast Parkdale Haunt join David Common to talk about their new work, Woodbine. Munk School founding director Janice Stein sheds light on what the next steps may be after Iran's missile attack on Israel. And a Torontonian in Beirut shares why she's not planning to leave Lebanon just yet, despite calls from the government and her own family ..read more

Host David Common speaks to a wildlife expert on International Raccoon Appreciation Day. City manager Paul Johnson talks congestion, bike lanes and Billy Bishop airport. And producer Sam Juric speaks to the organizer of a global effort to restore a 200-year-old Torah scroll ..read more

Host David Common speaks with writer and professor, Niigaan Sinclair, about Canada's progress on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Also on the podcast; Benjamin Felix, the Chief Investment Officer for PWL Capital, who makes the case that home ownership is no longer the holy grail for many. Money Shannon Lee Simmons also weighs in on the debate ..read more

A tunnel under the 401? Metro Morning's political panel discusses the Premier's new idea. Plus, need a social life? You can get a prescription for that. And a TDSB student and trustee weigh in on a now-controversial field trip to a Grassy Narrows protest ..read more

Rob Dods, who spent years living on the streets and in encampments, responds to Premier Doug Ford's comments about homeless people needing to "find a job." He is joined by Sanctuary Toronto's pastoral director Tanja Futter ..read more

David Common speaks with author and educator, Bear Bergman, about why gentle parenting is leaving parents a little roughed up. Also on today's podcast, one of the masterminds behind looney dog days at the Jays and a woman fighting the Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing ..read more

Did you know that Toronto's hip-hop scene is older than that of many American cities? Host David Common speaks with two instructors of a new hip-hop course at U of T; urbanist-in-residence Kofi Hope and Juno-winning artist and rapper, Shad. Plus, Tanya Talaga speaks about her family's decades long search for their family matriarch. And global studies professor Ruby Dagher unpacks the politics of Hezbollah ..read more

A 4th generation scrap metal dealer, an award-winning tree climber, and a student competing for a $50,000 global prize for her mental health initiative join host David Common on today's podcast ..read more

Who is Edward Rogers, Toronto's new sports tycoon? David Common speaks to Globe & Mail business reporter Andrew Willis about Rogers Communication's buying up Bell's stakes in MLSE. Plus, Canada's medical community is apologizing for the harm it's done to Indigenous Peoples. What's next? University Health Network's Indigenous Health Lead, Dr. Mike Anderson, shares his thoughts. And David speaks with Ulrike Al-Khamis, CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, about its 10 year anniversary ..read more