Best Atkinson Foundation Podcasts (2025)

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6. Golden State 27:06

5y ago27:06

27:06

With a win under their belt, Foodora couriers in Toronto want to create a gold standard for gig work. In this final episode, we take a trip to California, the birthplace of the gig economy, to explore what the future could look like closer to home.

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5. Groundhog Day 26:28

5y ago26:28

26:28

An abrupt announcement from Foodora amid a global pandemic rattles couriers and raises questions about the company’s past. When a new player enters the scene, couriers wonder about the future of their jobs - and what they've fought for.

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4. Pandemic 30:42

5y ago30:42

30:42

As COVID-19 grips the city, foodora couriers find themselves working in even riskier conditions. While they receive praise from the public that's gained new appreciation for the food delivered to their doors, their lack of job protections stand in stark contrast to their essential designation.

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3. Oshidashi 29:03

5y ago29:03

29:03

Technology is at the heart of the battle between foodora and its workforce. The app company says it’s simply a platform that connects customers with couriers - not an employer. In this episode, we explore the tension that lies just beneath the seductive veneer of convenience and efficiency created by apps.…

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2. Delivery Hero 31:43

5y ago31:43

31:43

Sara gets a job as a foodora courier to find out what life is like when your boss is an app. On the job she uncovers some unexpected challenges and risks. In this episode, we meet several - much more experienced - couriers who explain the many reasons why they need more protection on the road.

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1. David vs Goliath 30:00

5y ago30:00

30:00

A group of scrappy food couriers has just won a major legal battle against a multinational app company. It’s part of an ambitious effort to challenge the gig economy, and become one of the first groups of app workers on the continent to join a union. In this episode, we go back to the start of the campaign and meet the characters behind it.…

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Introducing Hustled 2:07

5y ago2:07

2:07

Apps have made ride-sharing, room-renting and ordering a meal easier than ever. The technology relies on a burgeoning workforce to support what's become known as the gig economy. But what does it mean when your boss is an app? Join host Sara Mojtehedzadeh as she follows a group of food couriers who are challenging the powerful business model -- in …

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2062 – Ep.2: Lighting Up the Economy 11:05

5+ y ago11:05

11:05

Employment is up. Wages are down. Most people have fewer choices and chances. It doesn’t add up. Some people are throwing their hands in the air because they don’t believe the economic system can change. Others are simply throwing shade on it. We’re drawn to people who are taking action today to generate more opportunities […]…

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2062 – Ep.1: A Just Work It Live Event 1:21:22

6+ y ago1:21:22

1:21:22

In front of a live audience on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, Atkinson’s Ausma Malik had a seriously funny conversation about inclusion, technology and power with U.S. comedian Hari Kondabolu and Canadian Roots Exchange’s Max FineDay. The podcast includes cameo appearances from the cast of The Jetsons, the first colour cartoon series which aired in 1…

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2062 – Ep.0: Get Ready for 2062! 0:54

6+ y ago0:54

0:54

We’ve covered a lot of topics when it comes to decent work and our generation — and we’re not done yet! Our third series about the future of work is dropping soon. It features U.S. comedian Hari Kondabolu and Indigenous activist Max FineDay. Stay tuned!By Atkinson Foundation

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.6: Decent Work in Your Workplace 30:26

7y ago30:26

30:26

Dramatic changes in the world of work are igniting new visions and strategies for decent work everywhere. Unionized and non-unionized workers alike are part of a movement to rebalance power and to create a future characterized by greater equality. In this episode, Ausma talks to Sarah Hoy and Fahmida Kamali, two young workers in the […]…

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.5: Making Democracy Work 26:04

7y ago26:04

26:04

There is a common phrase: “Real democracy is what happens between elections.” It also moves beyond politics – it’s how we relate to each other online and offline, at work and in the public square, wherever we find community. . We work together, often across difference, to make decisions in our individual and collective interest. […]…

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.4: Building Community Power 28:19

7y ago28:19

28:19

Urban and infrastructure developments are often hotly contested, with disruptive construction schedules, impacts on local communities, and debates over how benefits get distributed. While traditionally the scales of power have tipped in favour of developers, historically marginalized and equity seeking communities across Canada are organizing to de…

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.3: Working While Black 37:14

7y ago37:14

37:14

Anti-Black racism is built into our economy and society. Affordable housing and job prospects are hard to come by for most millennials, but even more so for Black workers. We know more equitable systems and structures are possible – especially where people have created their own space to go deeper, speak unfiltered about the experience […]…

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.2: Closing the Gender Pay Gap 25:44

7y ago25:44

25:44

Every year, April 10 marks Equal Pay Day. Why? Because women on average have to work an extra three and a half months each year to earn what a man does in twelve months. And it takes even longer if you’re a woman of colour, and Indigenous woman, an immigrant woman, and/or a woman who […]By Atkinson Foundation

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.1: #decentwork as the #futureofwork 24:10

7y ago24:10

24:10

We hear a lot about how technology is shaping the future of work – booming digital industries, apps for finding work, and artificial intelligence. But these conversations often exclude many of the people who are most affected by technological change – workers, especially precarious workers. In the first episode of Lovers and Fighters, Ausma sits [……

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.0: Introducing Lovers & Fighters 2:30

7y ago2:30

2:30

Lovers and Fighters is the second podcast series on the Just Work It platform, for and by millennial workers. In this series, we dive deep into the issues that millennials workers love enough to fight for and what motivates them. Join us!By Atkinson Foundation

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: What Does Decent Work Mean to You? 2:43

7y ago2:43

2:43

What does decent work mean to you? We asked our friends from the first Just Work It podcast series, Avocado Toast: Smashing Millennial Myths in Pursuit of Decent Work. Here’s what Ahmad Gaied (Episode 4), Yasmine Mathurin (Episode 1), Chenjerai Kumanyika (Episode 2 & 3), Tannara Yelland (Episode 4), Matt Gurney (Episode 1), and Armine […]…

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: Do You Eat Avocado Toast? 1:58

7y ago1:58

1:58

In this short bonus episode, Ausma asks our guests the all-important millennial question: do you eat avocado toast? Listen for some surprising and hilarious answers from Jenny Fortin (Episode 5), Chenjerai Kumanyika (Episode 2 & 3), Nil Sendil (Episode 2), Matt Gurney (Episode 1), Carolyn Ferns (Episode 6), Ahmad Gaied (Episode 4), Vass Bednar (Epi…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.6: Millennials Don’t Want Kids 24:07

7y ago24:07

24:07

Millennials are having fewer children than previous generations. Why? The reasons are as diverse as this generation, ranging from personal preference to affordability to apprehensions about the fate of the planet. In the final episode of this series, Ausma talks to Alana Powell and Carolyn Ferns about how the realities of work and childcare are […]…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.5: Millennials Want Flexibility 30:12

7y ago30:12

30:12

Millennials are frequently portrayed as big supporters of greater flexibility in work. They want to explore their interests, like hobbies and travel, and work from anywhere. But this doesn’t tell the whole story: ‘flexible’ work can create insecurity, make it harder to pay off debt, and delay reaching milestones like buying homes and having a […]…

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: Dispatches from the Young Workers’ Assembly 8:22

7y ago8:22

8:22

Ausma attended the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Young Workers’ Assembly in November 2017 and spoke with young union activists shaping the future of the labour movement and their place in it. Paige Kezima – Representative for Young People, Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Aaron Zboch-Alves – Co-Chair of the NextGen Committee, IBEW Local 353 @Loc…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.4: Millennials Work to Live 31:18

7y ago31:18

31:18

We have talked a lot about how economic transitions and the precarious nature of work are affecting millennials, but they aren’t taking these changes lightly. In some digital industries, including media, some younger workers are using their voice, collective power, and union organizing tools to make their work decent. In this episode, Ausma gets ad…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.3: Millennials are Wired 19:19

7y ago19:19

19:19

Millennials grew up on the internet – chatting with friends on messenger services, researching homework on the computer, and sharing lives on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, you name it. Is this an addiction or are millennials using technology to stay afloat in a world and workplace that expects too much from them? In this third […]…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.2: Millennials Don’t Care About the World 39:18

7y ago39:18

39:18

Millennials are known as the selfie generation. Do they care about anything but themselves? While some take a pessimistic view of millennials and activism, evidence tells a different story. One in four millennials who live in Canada has actively engaged by a cause or issue in the past year. Mostly, they’re working on social justice, […]…

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Avocado Toast – Ep.1: Millennials are Frivolous 35:23

7y ago35:23

35:23

Some people think millennials aren’t getting ahead because of their frivolous spending on fancy phones, trips to Europe, and avocado toast. Studies show, however, that millennials are more budget conscious than other generations. Rising rates of student loans, precarious employment, and consumer debt suggest millennials are getting a bad rap. In th…

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Introducing Avocado Toast 0:59

7+ y ago0:59

0:59

Avocado Toast: Smashing Millennial Myths in Pursuit of Decent Work is the first podcast series on Atkinson’s Just Work It platform.By Atkinson Foundation

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Atkinson Foundation Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Just Work It

Atkinson Foundation

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Hustled

Toronto Star, the Atkinson Foundation, & Antica Productions

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6. Golden State 27:06

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5. Groundhog Day 26:28

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4. Pandemic 30:42

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3. Oshidashi 29:03

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2. Delivery Hero 31:43

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1. David vs Goliath 30:00

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Introducing Hustled 2:07

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2062 – Ep.2: Lighting Up the Economy 11:05

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2062 – Ep.1: A Just Work It Live Event 1:21:22

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2062 – Ep.0: Get Ready for 2062! 0:54

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.6: Decent Work in Your Workplace 30:26

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.5: Making Democracy Work 26:04

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.4: Building Community Power 28:19

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.3: Working While Black 37:14

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.2: Closing the Gender Pay Gap 25:44

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.1: #decentwork as the #futureofwork 24:10

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Lovers & Fighters – Ep.0: Introducing Lovers & Fighters 2:30

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: What Does Decent Work Mean to You? 2:43

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: Do You Eat Avocado Toast? 1:58

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Avocado Toast – Ep.6: Millennials Don’t Want Kids 24:07

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Avocado Toast – Ep.5: Millennials Want Flexibility 30:12

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Avocado Toast – Bonus Episode: Dispatches from the Young Workers’ Assembly 8:22

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Avocado Toast – Ep.4: Millennials Work to Live 31:18

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Avocado Toast – Ep.3: Millennials are Wired 19:19

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Avocado Toast – Ep.2: Millennials Don’t Care About the World 39:18

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Avocado Toast – Ep.1: Millennials are Frivolous 35:23

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Introducing Avocado Toast 0:59