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As the world has changed around us, so too has love. Have you found yourself spending a little too much time with your partner these days? Or searching for sparks online? We've all probably longed for a hug from someone we can't hug quite yet. . This week on Podcast Playlist, we're celebrating Valentine's Day! We've got stories about famous heartbreaks, surprising new friendships, and finding love in quarantine. . It's important to celebrate our loved ones now more than ever, and these podcast picks are a tribute to that. https://www.cbc.ca/1.5911373

This week on Podcast Playlist, more surprising selections from our podcast recommendation chain! . We've enjoyed this experiment so much we decided to spend a third episode building the chain. It's now 13 podcasts long, and continues to surprise us with curve ball recommendations that suddenly take the chain into new directions. . This week's picks dive into the era of afterschool specials, ... women's empowerment, and how to be a better ally to the Black Lives Matter movement. https://cbc.ca/1.5900989 See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, Scaachi Koul is back with more must-listen podcasts! . Scaachi shares her favourite legal podcasts to fill the lawyer-shaped hole in her parents' hearts. Plus, she and Elamin debate the difference between an "older Millennial" and a "middle-aged Millennial," and grown adults engage in toilet humour. It's a great time. https://cbc.ca/1.5892563

This week on Podcast Playlist, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by journalist, author and pal, Scaachi Koul. She's here to share her favourite podcasts. . Featuring: Not Great with Scaachi Koul from BuzzFeed News, Swindled, This Matters from The Toronto Star and Reply all

This week on Podcast Playlist, we revisit one of our favourite episodes from October: Celebrating Independent Podcasts. . In 2017, an interstellar object entered our solar system and some believed it *might* be an alien spacecraft. . Just a few months later the Pentagon admitted to running a secret UFO program.... . If highly-respected scientists and the Department of Defense are thinking about aliens, should we be thinking about them too? . Featuring: Wild Thing, We Are Not The Virus (by The Encampment Support Network), Cited and Black Frasier with Phoebe Robinson See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, sports! Not a fan? Don't worry, you don't have to be a sports fan to get into these podcasts. . Hockey is Canada’s national pastime. But is it really an equal opportunity sport? In 2016 Brock McGillis was the first NHL player to come out as gay. He’ll talk about homophobia in the locker room. . Plus: organ music and baseball are inseparable, and it’s all thanks to one pioneering woman. ... . Featuring Every Little Thing - ELT, HowSound, Player's Own Voice from CBC Sports and Death, Sex & Money See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, it's our annual Spooktacular Halloween Special! We share stories that will send shivers down your spine. . Possession takes on a whole new meaning when a woman inherits a mysterious home from her long lost relatives. . Then, we’ll hear about a spirit who lurks in one teacher’s classroom patiently waiting to deliver a message.... . Plus: what happens when you’re wrongfully pronounced dead? . Featuring: Spooked Podcast, The Scaredy Cats Horror Show from Gimlet Media, the memory palace, Unspookable from Soundsington Media and Parkdale Haunt from Frequency Podcast Network See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, host of Snap Judgment Glynn Washington shares his podcast picks. . Jacoby’s grandma is a time-traveller. And when you time travel as a Black woman, you watch history repeat itself. . Then, what if there was a gameshow all about what’s wrong with you? Yes, you. And losing meant you'd be trapped in the game forever. Could you answer the question and make the escape? ... . Featuring: Snap Judgment, The Truth, The Stoop and Ear Hustle Podcast See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, we dive into the whimsical, wonderful world of fiction podcasts. . Has anyone heard of The Left/Right Game? In this fictional sci-fi thriller, we’ll hear how a journalist documents her own disappearance. . Plus we chat with Sharon Mashihi and Kaitlin Prest of The Heart about their newest podcast. They tell us how their dream partnership evolved, and how fiction helps them share their truths.... . Featuring: The Left Right Game from QCODE, Appearances from Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia, Frequency Podcast Network's Parkdale Haunt, MOONFACE, and Gimlet Media's The Two Princes See more

This week on Podcast Playlist, we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from June. . Nana aba Duncan is joined by Tranna Wintour and Thomas Leblanc, the hosts of CBC Podcasts' Chosen Family. We explore their love for divas, history, and pop culture. . Featuring: Chosen Family, Miss Thing: A Podcast About Women & Songs, Making Gay History - The Podcast and 1619 from The New York Times

We're so thrilled to welcome Elamin Abdelmahmoud to the Podcast Playlist family! . He's taking over as our new host while Nana aba Duncan takes on her Massey College Fellowship. Congratulations Nana aba, and welcome Elamin! . This week on Podcast Playlist, our new host Elamin is taking over and playing his favourite podcasts. ... . Featuring: Dolly Parton's America from WNYC, The On Being Project, NPR's Code Switch, Broken Record from Pushkin Industries and Culture Gabfest from Slate Culture Podcasts See more

In this week's episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase we take an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat with The Fridge Light. . Listen here

This week on Podcast Playlist, we're celebrating independent podcasts! . In 2017, an interstellar object entered our solar system and some believed it *might* be an alien spacecraft. . Just a few months later the Pentagon admitted to running a secret UFO program. ... . If highly-respected scientists and the Department of Defense are thinking about aliens, should we be thinking about them too? . Featuring: Wild Thing, We Are Not the Virus, Cited and Black Frasier with Phoebe Robinson. See more

We're so thrilled to welcome Elamin Abdelmahmoud to the Podcast Playlist family! . He's taking over as our new host while Nana aba Duncan takes on her Massey College Fellowship. Congratulations Nana aba, and welcome Elamin! . This week on Podcast Playlist, our new host Elamin is taking over and playing his favourite podcasts. ... . Featuring: Dolly Parton's America from WNYC, The On Being Project, NPR's Code Switch, Broken Record from Pushkin Industries and Culture Gabfest from Slate Culture Podcasts See more

In this episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase, we're playing an old fave from the CBC Podcasts catalogue: Personal Best. . Listen here

This week on Podcast Playlist, we dive into the whimsical, wonderful world of fiction podcasts. . Has anyone heard of The Left/Right Game? In this fictional sci-fi thriller, we’ll hear how a journalist documents her own disappearance. . Plus we chat with Sharon Mashihi and Kaitlin Prest of The Heart about their newest podcast. They tell us how their dream partnership evolved, and how fiction helps them share their truths.... . Featuring: The Left Right Game from QCODE, Appearances from Mermaid Palace and Radiotopia, Frequency Podcast Network's Parkdale Haunt, MOONFACE, and Gimlet Media's The Two Princes See more

This week we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from May 2020: Podcasts chosen by Reply All hosts Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt. . PJ and Alex talk to Podcast Playlist host Nana aba Duncan about keeping each other surprised and share some of their favourite podcast picks. . Featuring: Reply all, My Year in Mensa, Noodle Loaf, 1619 from The New York Times and Analyze Phish

Tai Poole is a boy genius who loves math, science and thinking about the way the world works. In this episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase, we're handing it over to the youth and featuring one of CBC Podcasts' youngest stars. . Listen here

This week we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from April 2020: selections from the host of WNYC's Death, Sex and Money, Anna Sale. . You'll hear from Ophelia Peaches, a 15-year-old drag queen, on discovering and expressing their love for drag. . Plus, have you ever had a song stuck in your head, but you couldn't remember the title? You'll hear how one podcast went to extreme lengths to solve a listener's mystery earworm. ... . Featuring: Reply all, Nancy Podcast and Throughline from NPR See more

These days we could all do with some more laughs. So in this episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase we're keeping it light with interviews from some of the funniest people to pass through CBC Podcasts. . Listen here

This week we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from April 2020. . What do scams, feminist film criticism and bad dates have in common? . They’re the topics of Gaby Dunn’s favourite podcasts. She joins Nana aba Duncan from her self-isolation bubble to share some of her favourite episodes.... . Featuring: Bad With Money, The Bechdel Cast, Scam Goddess from Earwolf and Dating Straight See more

Bryson is a happy, loving boy. But a genetic illness means he can’t walk, talk or feed himself. Join his family's journey to understanding his rare disease in Unlocking Bryson’s Brain, with host Keith McArthur, from CBC Podcasts. www.cbc.ca/1.5653235

Bryson is a happy and loving boy, but a mysterious illness means he needs constant supervision and support. . In this episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase we turn the spotlight on Unlocking Bryson's Brain, hosted by Bryson's father Keith. Motivated by the hope for a cure, Bryson's parents search for the miracle key that could unlock Bryson's brain. . Listen here

Shiver me timbers! This week on Podcast Playlist, we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from August 2019: Pirate Tales. . When you think of pirates you probably think of peg legs, parrots and walking the plank. But where do these tropes actually come from, and are they historically accurate? We'll find out! . Then we’ll meet pirate queens Anne Bonny & Mary Read: Two of the most infamous and ruthless pirates to sail the seven seas. ... . Plus, the story of a cabaret loving teen socialite who fell in love with "The Tango Pirate." . Featuring: Every Little Thing - ELT, 99% Invisible, the memory palace, StartUp, Lost Notes from KCRW and Our Fake History See more

In this episode of The CBC Podcast Showcase we turn the spotlight on PlayME and head to a virtual theatre. . Spearheaded by artistic directors Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley, PlayMe Podcast by Expect Theatre is transforming the way we experience Canadian theatre by turning contemporary plays into bingeable audio dramas. . Listen now