Add This To Your Playlist

Can we be normal about AI for a minute? Because most conversations about AI seem to skip right past the nuance. In this episode, we're adding THE GRAIN Podcast to our playlist. Hosted by Toronto-based creative strategist and director Ronit Novak, the show explores how AI is changing creativity, culture, and the human experience through thoughtful conversations with artists, technologists, journali...

Post production is one of those worlds that most people never think about, and the people working in it wouldn't have it any other way. Today, we're sharing an episode from the brand new season of Tequity Talk, the podcast we produce here at The Walrus Lab for GALSNGEAR. This episode pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to shepherd a film or series from raw footage to finished product,...

This week on Add This To Your Playlist, we're doing something a little different. We're sharing a French episode. Specifically, a balado— because if you're going to discover the Québécois podcasting scene, you may as well learn the word for it. French Canadian audiences are tuning in more than ever these days, and the production coming out of that world is seriously worth your attention. Case in p...

This week on Add This To Your Playlist , we’re highlighting an episode of The Worst Podcast from The Sonar Network and Canadaland, hosted by filmmaker Alan Zweig and podcast producer Kattie Laur (creator of the Canadian podcast newsletter Pod The North ). Each episode digs into the many small irritations of life with a notable guest. We're fangirling because in the episode we’re sharing today, tha...

This week on Add This To Your Playlist , we’re sharing the premiere episode of Let’s Talk Thought Leadership , hosted by Amanda Cupido, founder of Lead Podcasting and Strategic Podcast Executive at The Walrus . In this new show, Amanda learns how some of today's most brilliant thinkers turn their expertise into influence—not as a buzzword, but as a practice. You'll hear the stories behind how gues...

This week on Add This To Your Playlist , we’re sharing Courage Inc. , a podcast produced by The Walrus Lab in collaboration with Deloitte. Each episode is a long conversation with someone who’s responsible for a big, often slow-moving organization — and who’s trying to change how it works from the inside. Past guests include Teresa Resch , Stephen Poloz , Andre De Grasse, and Hope Muir , with upco...

This week on Add This To Your Playlist , we’re sharing Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast that shows just how powerful audio storytelling can be. At Lead Podcasting, we spend a lot of time thinking about what podcasts can do beyond conversation, and this show is a great example of sound being the story. Each episode peels back the layers of the sounds that shape our everyday lives, from jingles and...

This week we're featuring Sorry About The Murder , a very Canadian murder mystery podcast. This fictional show opens in the quiet town of Beavermount, Ontario, where the Canada-core references quickly get out of hand. It's sound designed beautifully, and you'll want to hang on all the way through both seasons to solve the mystery along with our hero (or murderer?), a French Canadian Za...

This week’s pick is Tequity Talk, a new podcast from #GALSNGEAR that we're excited to be producing at Lead Podcasting. Hosted by GALSNGEAR founder Amy DeLouise, Tequity Talk spotlights the women shaping the future of media and entertainment. Each episode dives into the latest industry trends, everyday tools, and creative strategies that help editors, producers, and content creators stand out i...

This week’s pick is How To Fall Asleep Fast , a dreamy podcast created to help you let go of the day and settle into real rest. Each episode combines guided meditation from Amanda Cupido with original music composed by Boris Kurtzman, layered with binaural beats, an audio effect where two tones create a soft pulsing rhythm in your brain. The result is a calming soundscape that can ease stress, qui...

This week, we’re featuring StanLand — a new five-part audio fiction series that blends fantasy with just the right amount of chaos. Created by Mike Sacks and written with S.G. Wilson, the show drops us into Zyngia: a once-magical kingdom now drowning in vape shops, gated communities, dollar stores, and other signs of late-stage capitalism. At the centre of it all are two unlikely protagonists: a b...

This week, we’re featuring Canardian , the podcast that digs up all the hometown rumours, half-true tales, and local legends that make Canadian towns so fun to talk about. Host Kattie Laur has a knack for finding the stories you’d never read on a plaque — the ones that live in Facebook comments, community threads, and whispered “Did you hear about…” conversations. In this episode, Kattie is joined...

This week, we’ve got a guest curator in the house! Caleb—Lead Podcasting producer, social media pro, and haunted bookstore enthusiast—takes over the feed to bring you one of his personal faves: I Hate It But I Love It . If you’ve ever watched a movie and thought, “That was kinda awful… but also incredible?”—this show gets you. Each week, hosts Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie (both based in Toronto) p...

This week’s pick is for anyone trying to make sense of the economy, their bank account, or both. Smart Advice with Carissa Lucreziano is produced by Lead Podcasting for CIBC, and we’re proud to help bring it to life. It’s a go-to for straightforward, actionable money advice made for Canadians—whether you’re running a small business, planning for a family, paying off debt, or just trying to figure...

Today, we’re adding Shorts by APVA to your playlist—because take it from me, keeping up with everything happening in the audio world can be a full-time job. This weekly podcast brings you quick, super digestible updates from across the African audio scene—from podcasting and voiceover to spoken word and rising stars. It’s produced by APVA, and it’s all about keeping audio creatives in the know wit...

Today, we’re adding Yes, We Are Open to your playlist—because we know better than most that starting a business is one thing, but keeping it going? That’s the real challenge. Produced by Moneris, this podcast is all about the real stories behind Canadian small businesses—the challenges, the pivots, and the big wins. Host Al Grego travels across the country, meeting entrepreneurs who’ve faced setba...

Today, we’re adding The Shit Stick of Life to your playlist—because we've all been handed a sh** stick at one point or another... This new show is part of the Women in Media Network, and we're excited to feature it as part of Lead's celebration of women this March! Host Kortney Wilson has been through it all—moving to Nashville with country music dreams, life in the spotlight, marriage, motherhood...

Today, we’re adding Feed the Queue to your playlist—because we have a feeling you're a big podcast fan. Brought to you by Tink Media, Feed the Queue is all about spotlighting fresh, unique podcasts you might not have heard before. And this episode? It’s a must-listen. Tink Media founder, Lauren Passell, shares one of her top picks of 2024: Because the Boss Belongs to Us . This playful investigativ...

Today we’re adding Canadian Changemakers to your playlist—because international development isn’t just policy talk, it’s real people making a real impact around the world. This show highlights the Canadians rolling up their sleeves and tackling big global challenges—from gender equality in Morocco to climate diplomacy in the Maldives. And since it’s International Development Week, there’s no bette...

In this episode, we’re adding Canadian Time Machine to your playlist—and this isn't your mother's history podcast! Hosted by Angela Misri and produced by Lead Podcasting in collaboration with The Walrus Lab, this show zips through time to uncover the weird, wild, and wonderful moments that shaped Canada. From battlegrounds to traditional hymns, and even a few “Wait, that happened?!” moments, Canad...

In this episode, we're adding Semi-Qualified Queens to our playlist. Hosted by Canadian drag queens Juice Boxx and Synthia Kiss, this hilarious and insightful podcast takes you deep into the world of Drag Race. These queens have you covered with recaps, insider info, and behind-the-scenes tea you won’t hear anywhere else. Fun, fabulous, and unapologetically Canadian, this chatcast podcast deserves...

In this episode, we're adding Borders & Belonging to our playlist. Presented by CERC Migration at TMU, this award-winning podcast has an incredibly human and thoughtful way of telling the human stories behind migration, belonging, and the policies that shape our world. If you love real stories and perspectives about international affairs, politics and migration—or if you just appreciate a podc...

In this episode, we're adding Humble and Fred to our playlist. Two Canadian broadcast legends, Humble Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson, get gabby about everything from dog names to the best kind of meat out there (and they conclude that it's probably not turkey). If you love a radio show, chatcast comedy podcast, these are your guys. In this episode, they talk to chef and cannabis culinary exper...

Research shows that Canadian podcast listeners want more Canadian content—and we’re giving it to you! In this episode, we’re adding Steele My Story to our playlist. Canadian actor Alexa Steele brings you weekly episodes of this entertainment industry chatcast show on The Sonar Network, chatting and joking with other stars while trying to figure out which of their stories is true, and which is stol...

Welcome to the very first episode of Add This To Your Playlist! We can't think of a better way to welcome you than to feature The Forefront: Ideas for Cities. It's a podcast we produce for TMU's Alumni & Friends at University Advancement, and we think you're going to love it. Each episode breaks down a different problem cities are facing, and introduces you to inspiring people working hard on...