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Smart, fun podcast hosted by award-winning Canadian journalist Todd van der Heyden. Viewpoints gets you thinking and gets you talking. We cover the big stories of the week but also deep dives on current affairs, pop culture, business and technology with top guests from across Canada and around the w…

Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden: The Podcast

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Why are so many COVID variants popping up?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 70:42


Medical update with Dr. Matthew Oughton Why are so many COVID variants popping up? with Dr. Craig Jenne Donald Trump’s trial with Peter Emerson The rise of hate and extremist groups with Peter Smith  The Julie Payette report: What’s next? with Lydia Miljian  King Kong vs Godzilla: a new chapter in an old battle with Sam Stone 

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Medical update with Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 67:47


Medical update with Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti US Political update with Ryan Williams and Spencer Crtichley The resignation of Julie Payette with Scott Reid Is the Keystone XL Pipeline dead and what could that mean? with Duane Bratt Dungeons and dragons is coming to the big and small screen with Matt Demers  

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COVID-19 update with Dr. Isaac Bogoch

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 56:26


Covid 19 update with Dr Isaac Bogoch The ongoing political battle of the United States Wandavision is the latest Marvel TV show

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What is Parler, and why are so many conservatives leaving Twitter for it?; How can Tetris help build up your brain?; How different will Biden’s presidency be when it comes to human rights?; Laughter is the best medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 60:16


Is it time for more shame in Canadian politics?; is Cannabis the answer to everything?; The Spanish flu and roaring 20’s: what are we looking at for life after covid?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 54:13


Why we need a digital detox; Does leaving the big city really make us happier?; What did the media learn from a Trump presidency and what can they do next?; Don’t let negative social media bring you down

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 59:56


Hallelujah! The Vaccines have arrived; Canada heading to the Moon; Time to break up Facebook?; Canada’s blood ban against gay men; and Deep Geek: we dive into Disney’s major Marvel Superhero news

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 77:21


V-Day in Canada as vaccines arrive; Are the Roaring 20s coming back?; Canada’s Pornhub problem; and Disney kicks off Star Wars Mania

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 76:27


The Vaccines: how soon is soon?; Justin Trudeau’s (mis?)handling of vaccine messaging; China lands on the moon; Consider going on a “digital diet”; and why we Christmas now more than ever

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 76:37


‘Vaccine Confusion’ when are we going to get vaccinated?; Trudeau under fire for his vague timeline; Moving past Trump, the ‘TV president’ & The Wonder Woman Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 67:14


Vaccines, doses and timelines: Dr Abdu Sharkawy on what you need to know; RCMP under fire for sexism, racism and homophobia; Trump 2024? The latest on the U.S. presidential mess; and Spooky Sendoff: saying goodbye to cult classic ‘Supernatural’

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 61:08


Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump: The Aftermath, the Concession (?) and the Future; Good news on Covid amid depressing case numbers for Canada; and All Rise…the Crown is back for Season 4.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 73:29


Trump vs. Biden: the Final Showdown; Tackling the Covid fight; A very different friendly neighborhood Spider-Man

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 69:37


EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF TRUMP VS. BIDEN: THE FINAL BATTLE; PREPARING FOR A ‘DARK WINTER’ AHEAD; CANADA’S VERY STRANGE, PROTECTIONIST WINE INDUSTRY; STAR WARS’ ‘THE MANDALORIAN’ IS BACK!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 70:57


TOP COVID-19 RESEARCHER ON WHY THE CANADIAN MODEL DESERVES PRAISE; END DAYS OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY?; THE POPE’S “RADICAL” TAKE ON SUPPORTING LGBT UNIONS; OUR IPHONE12 REVIEW; AND STAR TREK DISCOVERY IS BACK!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 70:33


Why COVID contact tracing has failed; Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest on the pandemic; Trump in deeper trouble; the new iPhone 12 & Dating during a pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 78:15


COVID & the 2ND wave; Making sense of the madness; Trump facing political disaster; Instagram turns 10; Bond delayed: does it spell the end of movie theatres?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 77:45


The Second Wave is here; Trump, Covid & the Debate; Author Justin Ling’s new book about serial killer Bruce McArthur

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 87:57


Ruining It For Others: Covid cases surge amid reckless behavior; Living in a Pandemic Pinball Machine: the psychology of coping with change & chaos; the Trump Slump; Gaming Wars & Nintendo’s 35th anniversary

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 58:36


Maze of Madness: Covid…6 months and counting; Vicious, Brutal & Nasty: the Race for the White House; All Hail PRIYANKA! the Winner of ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ on taking the crown and her journey to Drag royalty

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 89:53


Who Needs Marriage? Why being single is 100% fine; Food On The Run: the trials of being a food delivery app guy; The Joys of Online Dating; Clean Eating vs. Unhealthy Obsession; Spinning Into Oblivion: Why losing record stores is bad for society

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 58:02


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Scandal? What Scandal? From Morneau to Freeland...out with the old, in with the new; Learning to Love Biden: Democrats rally around their nominee; Covid & the Age of Exhaustion; Pandemic Shaming on Social Media; Hooray for a very humbled Hollywood

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 69:35


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Maybe ‘WE’ shouldn’t: Inside the ethics scandal that’s engulfed Justin Trudeau; A hot August in the time of Covid; Can Trump Comeback?; Is Dining Out Dead...? And Superpowered Misfits: The Umbrella Academy is back on Netflix

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 66:29


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Then Again, maybe ‘WE’ won’t: Justin Trudeau engulfed in another ethics scandal; The Virus & The Economy, Round 2; China vs The World?; and ‘The Trump Slump’ & why the U.S. president should *never* be underestimated

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 67:34


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The World Needs More Canada (now more than ever!); Containing the Covid Crisis...why Canada’s almost in the clear while other countries face a catastrophe; and Trump in Trouble: is it the beginning of the end for The Donald?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 78:45


Not So Fast! Canada is reopening but it’s going to be messy; Tech vs Covid: There’s an app for That; Civil War: Republicans vs Trump; and from Offensive Statues to Aunt Jemima: rethinking race, history and marketing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 70:00


Defund the Police? The Pros & Cons; Plus Positive news from the Pandemic; A Moment in History: Rethinking Race Relations; And Who or What is… ‘Doomscrolling’???

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 85:47


Protests, Anger and Outrage…A Moment in History; Plus…Does the World Seem Broken???; Positive Pandemic News for Canada; and…Waxing Nostalgic: Why we are all longing for the “Good Old Days”!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 76:08


Rethinking Lockdowns: is it time for a new approach?; Goodbye Mainstreet: Why more Canadian businesses are going under; Covid Crisis in Nursing Homes; and Being Single but Unable to Mingle!

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 77:04


Vaccines & Victories: The Path Forward; Plus the “Great Mask Debate”; Global Amnesia: Why no one remembers the 1918 Pandemic; And The End: will movie theatres survive Covid?

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 77:45


What Covid concerns keep doctors up at night?; Holding China to account for the outbreak; A deep dive into the history of pandemics; Canada’s real estate FREEZE & Superheroes vs. Covid!!!

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 77:03


Risky business: How Covid is changing our views on risk vs. recovery + Virus Hangover: the looming pricetag for taxpayers & Scientists strike back: the origins of the pandemic and fight against misinformation

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 73:32


The Global Vaccine Race + Laughter vs Covid: Why making jokes is great medicine; and Lurching to Bankruptcy: Canadian businesses start to drown

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 76:18


Vaccines, Antibodies & Recessions: COVID-19 cancelled April, but what about May?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 86:04


The Path Forward: What we need to do to get back to normal; Great Recession or Great Depression? And the Techno fight against fake COVID news

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 61:12


COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT: Hope Springs Eternal…some positive new signs for Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 54:55


COVID-19 special report: Germ expert Jason Tetro & fighting anxiety amid a pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 37:31


Special coverage of COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 65:51


Viewpoints Episode #140

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 5:15


Viewpoints Episode #139

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 27:43


Viewpoints Episode #136

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 54:36


Viewpoints Episode #135

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 61:46


Viewpoints Episode #134

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 77:45


Viewpoints Episode #133

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 65:17


Viewpoints Episode #132

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 66:33


Viewpoints Episode #131

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 59:31


Viewpoints Episode #130

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 63:13


Viewpoints Episode #129

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2020 60:19


Viewpoints Episode #128

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 55:25


Viewpoints Episode #127

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 65:16


Viewpoints Episode #127

Viewpoints Episode #126

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 50:21


Viewpoints Episode #126

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