We Regret to Inform You – with Sam Goldstein
Coming to you Mondays, every week we’ll dive beyond the headlines as we try to make sense of our complex world. We offer not just the what, but the why and how of current affairs. We deeply regret bearing bad news, but we also know that the hardest stories to hear are often the most important. On the bright side, you might learn something!
Episode 2: Truth, Reconciliation, and Orange Shirts
Today marks Canada's fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday that comes out of Orange Shirt Day, which began as a grassroots indigenous effort to commemorate the crimes of Canada's residential school system. On today's episode we examine the truth of Canada's colonial history, the m...
Sep 30, 2024
Episode 1: The Phony War ends as Israel strikes Lebanon
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU that weeks of uncertainty ended this morning with Israeli airstrikes of an intensity not seen in Lebanon since 2006. Tuesday's pager detonations in Lebanon set off a week of chaos. As radio equipment exploded and hospitals were overloaded, Israeli strikes in Lebanon followed. Civilians have rece...
Sep 23, 2024