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07/01/2024

After nearly 400 episodes and MANY hours of podcast listening Podcast Playlist is coming to an end.

Thank you to our incredible listeners and the talented podcasters who joined us over the years.

Our producers will all be staying on at CBC Podcasts, working on other projects. We will miss this, the best job ever, dearly.

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06/18/2024

🐢🌈 This week we’re meeting lots of delightful q***r folks to celebrate Pride Month, including one very special animal: a very old, very gay tortoise named Jonathan: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

06/03/2024

Can a life coach really help solve your problems… or is it all a big hustle? This week Leah sits down with Jane Marie to talk about season 3 of The Dream, where she tries to answer that very question: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

05/27/2024

What podcast was your gateway into becoming an avid listener? For many, the answer to that question is The Moth.

The Moth has been a hit podcast for as long as podcasts have existed. This week, we’re joined by longtime director Meg Bowles to talk about The Moth’s new book, A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go, and 27 years of bringing stories to life: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

05/21/2024

Every summer, 50 teenage girls gather in Alabama to compete in the lucrative Distinguished Young Women competition. The new podcast The Competition takes listeners directly into the beauty pageant battlefield: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

05/13/2024

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? That’s not a question, that’s the name of a podcast. But have you heard it? Because if not, we promise you’ve never heard another show like it. This week Leah sits down with the show’s creator George The Poet: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

05/06/2024

In the early days of the war on terror, the U.S. captured thousands of alleged “enemy combatants” overseas, but they needed somewhere to hold and interrogate them… without worrying about any official rules, like those pesky Geneva Conventions. Guantánamo Bay was the perfect solution. But not long after it opened, the truth of its makeshift justice system started coming to light.

The latest season of Serial brings us into Guantánamo Bay through the ordinary people who lived it. Leah speaks with hosts Sarah Koenig and Dana Chivvis about those stories, the future of Guantánamo Bay, and Serial's podcasting legacy: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

04/16/2024

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial was impossible to escape online. And through it all, it seemed like everyone was against Amber. But what if all that hate was manufactured, as part of an orchestrated campaign? The new podcast Who Trolled Amber investigates: https://link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

04/09/2024

What do writers Bret Easton Ellis, Jonathan Lethem and Donna Tartt all have in common? Well, they all went to Bennington College.

The school was known for cranking out literary geniuses. But it also housed secrets of money, murder, and madness. The podcast Once Upon a Time... at Bennington College reveals how they all intertwine: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

04/02/2024

Is it true that in 2003, Avril Lavigne died and was secretly replaced by a body double? Comedian Joanne McNally embarks on a cheeky investigation into the conspiracy theory in the new podcast Who Replaced Avril Lavigne?
🤘 link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

03/25/2024

This week on the show: late bloomers 🌱✨🌷

For a woman named Jean Wescott, the dream was always Jeopardy. But she didn't get there until much, much later than she was expecting. Decades after her first audition was sent in, she finally got the call. The podcast This is Love tells her story. Hear more: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

03/19/2024

Junoon is a Pakistani rock band that made waves in the 90s and early 2000s with their genre-bending, multilingual hits. They became the biggest rock band in South Asia, and achieved international success.

It was an unlikely story for the band’s frontman, Salman Ah-mad. Years before Junoon changed the South Asian music landscape, Salman was just a kid with a guitar, at odds with his future, his family, and even the Taliban: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

03/11/2024

One early morning in December of 2010, Tony Carleo rolled up to the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Dressed in a full motorcycle jumpsuit, gloves and helmet, he took out a pistol and robbed $1.5 million worth of casino chips.

But that wasn’t all. Soon after he returned, and he used the very money he stole to check into the hotel and live like a king – for free.

We’ll hear that story, plus other unbelievable scam stories, in this week's ep: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

03/05/2024

When you think of Canadian cultural exports, you probably don’t think of p**n. But Montreal is home to a little website you may have heard of: Pornhub.

On The Pornhub Empire: Understood, we’ll hear the little-known story of the company’s history. Plus, Leah sits down with host Samantha Cole to learn more: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

02/27/2024

This week, we’re listening to 1️⃣, 2️⃣, 3️⃣, 4️⃣, 5️⃣, 6️⃣ different podcasts all about numbers!

We’ll learn all about the bustling, short-lived business of 900 numbers. For just a few bucks, you could call Hulk Hogan, The Crypt Keeper, or your future wife.

Plus, we’ll hear from two women in the long-haul trucking industry about their experiences driving for miles on end, and the revelations that come with the solitude. Tune in! link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

02/19/2024

This week on the show: Three hosts. Three podcasts. Three pitches. We’ll hear from a few creators about why we should check out their shows.

Who knows, maybe one of their shows will end up in your top 3 favourites? Take a listen: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

02/13/2024

This week, we’re bringing back one of our favourite episodes from last summer!

Depending on who you ask, some argue that spreading gossip can ruin lives. But it also has a unique ability to bring people together.

This week on Podcast Playlist we’re joined by Kelsey McKinney, the host of the hit podcast Normal Gossip. She shares her favourite pop culture shows, including Slate’s ICYMI, Earwolf’s Scam Goddess, and more! 👉 link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

02/06/2024

Charlie Chaplin is one of the most important people in the history of cinema. But he wasn’t universally admired in his heyday. In fact, he had some powerful enemies including J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Hoover became obsessed with Chaplin, and was certain he was a communist.

This week on the show, we’ll hear the story in a new podcast called Hollywood Exiles — hosted by Chaplin's own granddaughter, Oona. Listen here: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

01/29/2024

We’ve all heard about how great meditation is supposed to be. It’lll calm your anxiety, lower your blood pressure, and improve your mood — if only you could sit still for more than 30 seconds.

Well our guest this week is here to tell you that no matter how fidgety or skeptical you may be, you can still experience the benefits of meditation. Listen to Leah’s conversation with Dan Harris about meditation, his podcast Ten Percent Happier, and his favourite podcasts: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

01/23/2024

This week on the show, we’re back for the New Year to share some great new shows.✨

Weight can be a sensitive subject for many. It’s something that Ronald Young Jr. thinks about a lot. He joins Leah to chat about body image and how we can challenge weight bias: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

01/15/2024

This week Leah is joined by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, the creators and hosts of Who? Weekly. They’ll chat about covering celebrities in the age of social media stardom, rank semi-obscure Canadian stars, and listen to some of their favourite podcasts.

Tune in! link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

12/18/2023

🎙️ Tune in to this week's Podcast Playlist for an eye-opening exploration of parenting. 🌟

Discover how to support your kids' dreams, even when reality kicks in. Plus, a frank conversation on pregnancy's impact on the human body.

And join the conversation on raising confident kids amidst diet culture with What Fresh Hell. Don't miss out: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

12/18/2023

🏆 What was your favourite podcast of the year? 🏆

Our producers list all their top picks, and the reasons why they loved them so much, right here 👇

12/04/2023

What's your favourite podcast that most people haven't heard of?

This week on the show: indie podcasts!

Stories range from a blind-dating experiment, to wilderness therapy camp, to one man’s mission to complete a marathon. Tune in to know what to add to your feed next: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

11/27/2023

Can a life coach really help fix your problems, or is it just a big hustle? This week, Leah sits down with Jane Marie to talk about the new season of her podcast The Dream, which aims to answer that very question.

Find out: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

11/21/2023

💪 You’ve heard of the Jane Fonda workout. But do you know Leni Cazden, the woman who created it? We’ll hear the story of how her contributions were erased on Decoder Ring, as Leah sits down with host Willa Paskin: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

11/06/2023

Three hosts, three podcasts. This week we’re going straight to the source, and asking three podcasters why we should listen to their shows. (Then we listen to them, to see if they’re right!)

Find out for yourself: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

10/30/2023

🎃 It’s our annual Halloween Spooktacular! 👻

On this week's episode, hear from a seasoned journalist and ghost skeptic who comes face to face with too many creepy coincidences to deny.

Then, an exploration into the adorable '90s Furby craze that developed a sinister darkside.

Listen if you dare...🕸️ link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

10/23/2023

CBC’s Marketplace has a new podcast, and this week we’re joined by David Common to tell us all about it. The series was adapted from the flagship television program, in which David and co-host Asha Tomlinson — both award-winning investigative journalists — help consumers avoid all kinds of clever scams, unsafe products and sketchy services.

Plus, David is a big podcast listener, so we’ll check out some of his favourites.

Listen in: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

10/10/2023

Imagine you’re handed a trove of audio recordings of Paul McCartney talking about every song he’s ever written. Hundreds of hours, never-before-heard by the public.

That’s what happened to the team of podcast producers behind the new show McCartney: A Life In Lyrics. On the show this week, Leah sits down with executive producer Justin Richmond to get the story on how they turned those tapes into the ultimate Paul McCartney podcast: link.chtbl.com/6zke10pg

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In the true crime vein, this year Senior Producer Kate Evans binged True Crime Byline. Every episode, host Kathleen Goldhar is joined by a journalist who shares a historic story from their career. Hear Kate’s take on why this series made her list of the Best Podcasts of 2022 in the video below. And read our team's full list here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/the-best-podcasts-of-2022-1.6680311

Leah Simone Bowen's best podcast of 2022

As 2022 winds down, we're looking back on the year in podcasting – and there was a lot to love! As is tradition: our team has assembled a list of the best podcasts of 2022. True crime makes our host Leah-Simone Bowen uneasy. But she loved Media Circus with Kim Goldman. The podcast gives a behind-the-scenes look into high-profile crimes, as told by the victims and their families. Hear Leah explain why this podcast made her best-of list.

From time immemorial, sequoias have lived alongside forest fires. They have specially adapted bark that protects them from smaller burns. But in recent years, wildfires have gotten bigger and hotter. Just one fire in 2020 wiped out 10 per cent of the global population of sequoias. But there is a way to save them. And ironically, it involves more fire. Hear more from The Big Burn: How To Survive the Age of Wildfires this week on Podcast Playlist. Listen here: cbc.ca/1.6668291

This week we've got the play-by-play of sports' biggest scandals. Featuring our favourite replays from: 🤸Blind Landing 🥊 BADLANDS Season 2: SPORTSLAND from Disgraceland Podcast 🏅FALSE IDOL from Religion of Sports and PRX ⛳ All-American: Tiger Woods 🏃🏿 #RunningThingsPodcast w/ Donovan Bailey Listen in here 👉 cbc.ca/1.6434291

Let's be honest: keeping up with the news cycle can be overwhelming. This week our guest curator Jayme Poisson shares how she does it and how she and her team on CBC Podcasts' Front Burner dig deep into the news of the day to find deeper understanding. Plus, she shares podcasts that inspire her lately including: 🔥 Anna Maria Tremonti's Welcome to Paradise 🔥 Sorry About the Kid 🔥 Evil Men and we'll hear the recent Front Burner episode that Jayme says made her feel hopeful. Listen here: cbc.ca/1.6426649 What are you listening to these days to stay on top of things? Let us know in the comments! 👇