Front Burner podcast

Front Burner

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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

 

#2023

Avi Lewis’ vision for the NDP

Nearly a year after the federal NDP’s most devastating election result in history, the par... more

18 hrs Ago

27 MINS

27:24

18 hrs Ago


#2022

Is Trump rigging the markets?

Experts, market watchers and the authorities in Iran have accused the U.S. President of en... more

Yesterday

26 MINS

26:43

Yesterday


#2021

In Iran, echoes of the Iraq war

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Operation Epic Fury, is nearly one-month old and the shado... more

27 Mar 2026

37 MINS

37:26

27 Mar 2026


#2020

How RCMP spies infiltrated Indigenous groups

Newly declassified documents reveal the extraordinary depth and reach the Canadian governm... more

26 Mar 2026

31 MINS

31:44

26 Mar 2026


#2019

America’s long standoff with Cuba

“I do believe I will be having the honor of taking Cuba.” Those are the words of U.S. Pres... more

25 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:49

25 Mar 2026


#2018

The true cost of AI data centres

This spring, just outside Regina, construction is set to begin on Canada's largest data ce... more

24 Mar 2026

25 MINS

25:42

24 Mar 2026


#2017

Open source intelligence cowboys ‘monitoring’ Iran

As the world watches for updates in the war on Iran, cutting through the fog of war and ge... more

23 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:08

23 Mar 2026


#2016

The bail backlash

As Ottawa prepares to tighten bail laws across the country, we take a documentary look at ... more

20 Mar 2026

35 MINS

35:49

20 Mar 2026


#2015

Can the U.S. re-open the Strait of Hormuz alone?

On Tuesday U.S. president Donald Trump took back his appeal for help to unblock the Strait... more

19 Mar 2026

24 MINS

24:49

19 Mar 2026


#2014

Will Trump rig the midterms?

“If we lose the midterms, we’re going to jail.” That’s Steve Bannon’s warning to Republica... more

18 Mar 2026

33 MINS

33:12

18 Mar 2026


#2013

Israel steps up assault on Lebanon

One of the most brutal fronts in the escalating war in the Middle East right now is in Leb... more

17 Mar 2026

33 MINS

33:34

17 Mar 2026


#2012

Pete Hegseth: the Iran war’s chief promoter

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is one of the figures central to the ongoing war in Ira... more

16 Mar 2026

30 MINS

30:14

16 Mar 2026


#2011

Who are Iran's Revolutionary Guards?

U.S. intelligence reports this week show that, despite U.S and Israeli strikes, very littl... more

13 Mar 2026

28 MINS

28:14

13 Mar 2026


#2010

Politics! 4th floor-crosser, NDP's future

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crossed the floor this week, becoming the first New Democrat to def... more

12 Mar 2026

27 MINS

27:58

12 Mar 2026


#2009

'We do not want your bombs': A view from Tehran

Amidst communications blackouts and rising casualties, Jayme Poisson reaches a resident in... more

11 Mar 2026

22 MINS

22:58

11 Mar 2026


#2008

Iran war sparks energy crisis

The world could face one of the most severe shocks to energy markets since the 1970s as we... more

10 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:14

10 Mar 2026


#2007

Iran’s allies and foes, explained

Images coming out of Tehran over the weekend were apocalyptic, with oil refinery fires bur... more

09 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:48

09 Mar 2026


#2006

Iran and AI on the battlefield

For decades we have been hearing about the possibility of AI-driven warfare, and now it’s ... more

06 Mar 2026

31 MINS

31:22

06 Mar 2026


#2005

Iran and the escalation trap

Today on the show, we wanted to bring on Robert Pape. He is a political scientist with the... more

05 Mar 2026

28 MINS

28:07

05 Mar 2026


#2004

Carney supports Iran war with ‘regret’

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed his support for the U.S.-Israeli war on ... more

04 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:38

04 Mar 2026


#2003

U.S. vs Iran: a decades-old fight

In 1953, the United States helped stage a coup to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected ... more

03 Mar 2026

37 MINS

37:58

03 Mar 2026


#2002

War on Iran

This weekend after weeks of threats and tense negotiations, the U.S. and Israel began a wa... more

02 Mar 2026

29 MINS

29:56

02 Mar 2026


#2001

India reset, Iran regime change with Minister Anita Anand

As Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand travels with Prime Minister Mark Carney to India, ... more

27 Feb 2026

32 MINS

32:21

27 Feb 2026