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Cost of Living
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Money talks. We translate. Every Friday, Paul Haavardsrud looks at the way money shapes our lives in ways big, small, obvious, and unseen. From Big Macs to Big Banks, the Cost of Living connects the dots between the economy and everyday life.
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Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 37%B2 63%
- 63% of the episodes are B2.
- 165 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 19 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(61)
B227 minWhat the U.S. bond market means for your mortgageOct 3, 2026Subtitles- B225 minWe avoided an oil crisis. Then diesel prices spiked.Sep 26, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minHas Canada won over global investors?Sep 19, 2026Subtitles
- B210 minBONUS REPLAY: How to privatize a Canadian airportSep 15, 2026Subtitles
- B126 minDoes the economy really matter to Alberta separatists?Sep 12, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minWhy do we board planes front to back?Sep 4, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minWe can't stop talkin' tariffs. But do Americans care?Aug 29, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minAfter the trade deal collapse, what now?Aug 23, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minRyan from The O.C.'s campaign against cryptoAug 22, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minWhy the siren call of the ice cream truck is hard to resistAug 14, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minGuns vs. ButterAug 8, 2026Subtitles
- 27 min
- B127 minWhy some prices go up when others go down (Encore Edition)Jul 24, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minAre critical minerals over-hyped? (Encore Edition)Jul 17, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minThe billionaire backlash (Encore Edition)Jul 10, 2026Subtitles
- B126 min
- B126 minThe super duper savings show!Jun 26, 2026Subtitles
- B127 minAI bots can shop for you. But should we trust them?Jun 20, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minCanadians are crowdfunding to pay their billsJun 13, 2026Subtitles
- B227 minOn the brink of CUSMA talks, should Canada get tough?Jun 6, 2026Subtitles
- 26 min
- 27 min
- 27 min
- 26 minHow the avocado won our walletsMay 8, 2026
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 37%B2 63%
- 63% of the episodes are B2.
- 165 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 19 episodes with a full transcript.
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