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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.
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Is this show right for you?
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 10%B2 90%
- 90% of the episodes are B2.
- 166 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 98 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(1,000)
B232 minBrazil rides the 'Donroe Doctrine's' orange waveOct 9, 2026Subtitles
B226 minDecoding the Russian plague scareOct 8, 2026Subtitles
B228 minQuebec separatism in the 'elbows up' eraOct 7, 2026Subtitles
B242 minNaomi Klein on Carney, trade war and 'end times'Oct 6, 2026Subtitles
B221 minBrexit's lessons for AlbertaOct 5, 2026Subtitles
B225 min764: the violent extremist network targeting kids onlineOct 2, 2026Subtitles
B227 minWho owns Canada's economy?Oct 1, 2026Subtitles
B229 minWhy are residential school testimonies being destroyed?Sep 30, 2026Subtitles
B232 minTrump's uphill road to the midtermsSep 29, 2026Subtitles
B233 minDisturbing new allegations about ChatGPT, Tumbler RidgeSep 28, 2026Subtitles
B227 minIs the U.S. a gerontocracy?Sep 25, 2026Subtitles
B225 minB.C. Conservative implosion sparks snap electionSep 24, 2026Subtitles
B226 minWhy Russia has Europe on edgeSep 23, 2026Subtitles
28 minHow did the Houthis become so powerful?Sep 22, 2026Subtitles
B230 minPolitics! Parliament’s 'consequential' agendaSep 21, 2026Subtitles
B223 minShould Canada have taken the U.S. deal?Sep 18, 2026Subtitles
B228 minThe EU opens the door to CanadaSep 17, 2026Subtitles
B236 minWhy is Trump so focused on Haiti?Sep 16, 2026Subtitles
B233 minWhy are AI leaders calling for a slow down?Sep 15, 2026Subtitles
B125 minRisk and reward at Carney’s big investment summitSep 14, 2026Subtitles
B225 minHow is Mexico handling the Trump tariffs?Sep 11, 2026Subtitles
B226 minIs a shaky U.S. bond market good for Canada?Sep 10, 2026Subtitles
B231 minCanada retaliates and trade war deepensSep 9, 2026Subtitles
B232 minTrump, ICE and the impact of 9/11Sep 8, 2026Subtitles
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 10%B2 90%
- 90% of the episodes are B2.
- 166 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 98 episodes with a full transcript.
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