Best The Peak Curiouscast Podcasts (2025)

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Travel bug 🪲- Canada records all-time summer tourism numbers, Carney meets with Xi. 8:19

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Even with fierce competition from luxurious Euro trips and beachside all-inclusives, Canada came out of vacation season as the big winner. Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea later today, marking the first substantial talks between the leaders of the two countries in seven years…

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Zombie Zellers 🧟- Nvidia inaugurates the $5 trillion club, Zellers returns from the dead (again). 8:53

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They say it’s lonely at the top, but it sure seems like Nvidia has a lot of supporters. Like a cat with nine lives, Zellers simply refuses to die.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Simple as that 🤑- Wealthsimple is a $10 billion company, OpenAI finalizes its restructuring. 22:46

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What started in 2014 as a simple robot trade advisor is now an all-time Canadian business success story. OpenAI is trying to keep up its whole move-fast-and-break-things shtick without completely abandoning its safety-first roots.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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The Rock Explainer - 6 35:23

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There are plenty of unexplained things in the world of music…these are things that we often don’t even question…why do we do these things?...what is this called that?...who came up with that idea? Let’s deal with some of that. This is another episode of something I call “The Rock Explainer”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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Stablecoin FOMO 💰- Ottawa opens up to stablecoins, Powerful Alzheimer’s drug gets green light. 10:22

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Ottawa doesn’t want to miss the boat on a potential Blockbuster-to-Netflix moment in the way people spend their money. A newly approved Alzheimer’s drug promises miraculous results, but it won’t come cheap.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Dupe defence 👬- International travel gets invasive, Lululemon trademarks its dupes 9:55

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Get ready to strike a pose and say “cheese” if you’re heading to the U.S., because any visits to our southern neighbour will soon come with a photo op. Influencers, beware: Lululemon has opened a new front in its war on dupes.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Introducing... Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy | Through A Glass Darkly | 1 36:06

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Taj Khyber Rowland knows he’s not who people think he is but he can’t quite remember how his life went so off course. He decides to spool backwards, to his younger self. A daredevil seven year old Chellamuthu, living happily, but in abject poverty, with his large family in rural India. But when Chellamuthu disobeys his mother and goes to play at th…

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Let’s go Blue Jays 🐦- Businesses cash in on Jays run, Alberta needs more juice for data centres 10:50

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Blue Jays fans aren’t just ponying up $2,500 for nosebleed seats — they've been on a citywide spending spree. Alberta’s ambitions to become an AI data centre powerhouse could be hamstrung by a lack of, well, power.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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On ice 🧊- NHL signs Polymarket licensing pact, Canada could get its first whale sanctuary. 9:15

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Hockey is the home of league-sanctioned fist fights, toothless athletes, and now, grey-area gambling. North America’s first-ever whale sanctuary is one step closer to becoming a reality.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Don’t dream it’s over 💤- Another Ontario EV plant ceases operations, The NYT TikTok-ifies the news. 9:17

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Just a week after Stellantis announced it was halting Jeep production in Brampton, another southern Ontario EV auto plant is on the outs. It appears that even one of the biggest newspapers in the world has given up on getting people to read.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Peaked Too Soon - Bands That Were Ahead of Their Time 34:00

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This episode is about giving credit where credit is due. Specifically to musicians who were so far ahead of their time that the public and the industry just didn’t get it, and as a result, they were ignored, shunned, unrewarded, or otherwise omitted from music history. Most of these names might be new to you, but that’s not your fault…the music wor…

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Longest trial ever ⚖️- Canada’s longest trial rattles B.C. landowners, Ottawa cracks down on fraud. 8:53

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The ripple effects of the longest trial in Canadian history are starting to rattle some B.C. landowners. Ottawa is overhauling how it combats financial fraud.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Secondhand status 👐 - Tariffs take a bite out of U.S. auto sector, Luxury brands lose sales to themselves 8:21

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The U.S. wants to turn the North American auto industry into just the American auto industry — but it might cripple the whole sector in the process. Like the plot of a confusing time travel movie, some of the most expensive brands in the world are struggling to deal with a fierce competitor: themselves, from the past.…

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Call and answer 🤙 - Toronto’s tech talent is luring companies, Canadian Tire brings back HBC blankets. 9:47

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Canada’s largest city is building its reputation as the Silicon Valley of the North. Who knows, maybe it’ll even get its own HBO sitcom. A cozy piece of Canadiana is getting a second shot at retail life.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Next exit 🚘 - Stellantis moves Canadian Jeep production, Netflix dips its toes into podcasting. 20:28

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Canada’s auto industry just got rear-ended by one of the world’s biggest carmakers. Netflix signed a deal with Spotify to bring a slate of 16 podcasts, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, to the streaming platform.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Reach for the stars 💫 - Michelin wants to rank everything, Mejuri sees potential in abandoned gold mines 9:18

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The French tire company that accidentally became the authority on the world’s best food is setting its sights beyond the dining room. A top Canadian jeweller is betting that abandoned gold mines are an untapped, well, gold mine.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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The Stories Behind Iconic Album Covers Part 2 27:29

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This is the second half at a look at the stories behind some of the most iconic album covers of all time…on part one, we looked at the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Beastie Boys, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins, all in chronological order, ending in 1993. Now we’re going to pick th…

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Fly me to the moon 🌚 - Canada looks to power the moon, Strava is ready to go public 9:07

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Canada isn’t content just being an energy superpower on Earth. It wants to run the show in space, too. Soon, sharing your latest jog on Strava won’t just be a good way to show off your physical health, it will also serve a far more noble purpose: creating shareholder value for the masses.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Come aboard 🚉 - Vancouver might have figured out public transit, Strava sues Garmin. 10:12

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Vancouver seems to have solved part of the puzzle for one of the world’s great frustrations: rush hour traffic. The running community is staring down the barrel of a problem that’s even worse than shin splints or nipple chafing.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Feeling drained 😴 - Google rolls out new shopping tool, big money moves 7:30

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Just as we’ve started thinking about all of the autumnal looks we’d like to show off, Google released a tool to ensure that any sweaters or corduroy pants we buy online will fit.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Getting serious 🤬 - Ottawa hands out temporary foreign worker fines, How to lobby the feds. 9:04

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The feds have added some serious teeth to their temporary foreign labour rules. Being a wingman for domestic companies looking to woo the Canadian government is an emerging field. And as promised, the "6 7" song...By The Peak / Curiouscast

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The Stories Behind Iconic Album Covers Part 1 27:47

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This is going to be a very visual program, which may be a bit of a challenge because you’re either listening to this as a radio show or podcast…so i need to work with me on this… Vinyl is back in a way that no one could have ever predicted…in countries like Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and beyond, vinyl is once again outselling CDs…and a surp…

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Economic espionage 🕵️ - Landmark Canadian spy trial begins, Regulator looks into FIFA ticket scheme 15:37

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Caffeine crisis ☕ - AI boom drives up electricity bills, Coffee prices keep on climbing 9:38

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The impact of the energy-hungry facilities on electricity bills could soon turn them into a political lightning rod. The five million Timmies coffees sold every day just got a little pricier.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Cracking up 🧨 - B.C. pipeline proposal sows disagreement, Bell to launch satellite cell service. 7:36

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Remember a few months ago when virtually all of Canada’s political leaders voiced support for big infrastructure projects in the face of U.S. trade threats? Space, the final frontier… of powering your scrolling.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Spilled milk 🥛 - Dairy on the negotiating table with U.S., Meta monetizes its AI. 8:32

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Canada’s iconic milk bag could soon face more competition from the American carton. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbots to serve you even more hyper-targeted ads.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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What’s next? ➡️ - Alberta’s travelling town halls conclude, A Ponzi scheme in cottage country. 16:35

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After hitting 10 stops over three months, Alberta’s travelling roadshow of participative democracy is wrapping up. Telus just turned a Québec fishing hub into one of Canada’s AI hotspots.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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In the Studio with Oasis 26:44

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I’ve always been fascinated with recording studios…the atmosphere, the equipment, the musical gear, the slight scent of ozone from all the electricity running through the circuits. Yeah, you can make very good records at home, but there’ssomething special about recording a song or making an album in a professional recording studio… This time, I’ve …

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Movie tax 🍿 - Trump wants tariffs on foreign movies, Telus opens all-Canadian AI data centre. 9:07

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Canada’s film industry could be the next sector to face tariff disruptions. Telus just turned a Québec fishing hub into one of Canada’s AI hotspots.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Power play 🔌 - Rogers eyes standalone sports biz, Old school tech drives a market rally 8:54

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As the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their division yesterday, their owner was plotting how they’re gonna create one of the largest sports empires in the world. Bring up the stock market and Nvidia is sure to be mentioned, but the hottest companies of the year are actually a lot more old-school: 1970s-era hard-drive makers.…

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Best of Free Lunch: What The Heck Is Productivity, Anyway? 1:05:05

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Peak Pals! We're re-airing some of our favourite episode of the Free Lunch podcast. today we're talking about productivity with William Huggins, a lecturer on corporate finance, economics, and statistics at the DeGroote School of Business, about: What productivity is and how we measure it. Why productivity matters for the economy. Why wages have be…

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Best of Free Lunch: A Disturbing conversation about AI 1:09:34

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Hey Peak Pals , we've decided to start dropping old episodes of Free Lunch into the feed on weekend. We don't air that podcast anymore, but there are still some really relevant conversations that were had and we want to give you a chance to listen to them again or maybe for the first time.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Is Canada Post toast? 📬 - Ottawa tells Canada Post to end home delivery, Spotify goes after AI slop. 9:40

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If you’ve got a dog that loves barking at the mailman, it’s time to sit them down and deliver some difficult news. The U.S.’s creep towards state-owned companies is now encroaching on a Canadian firm.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Hasta-la-Visa 👋- U.S. adds $100,000 fee for visas, Canadians are bullish on entrepreneurship 17:32

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The visa program that’s brought some of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest to the U.S. just got a ~1,900% price increase. Worried about job security in a shaky economy? More Canadians are considering the one surefire way to make sure you don’t get laid off: hiring yourself. Peak Pals, stick around to the end of this episode for a conversation with…

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Tragic mushrooms 🍄- Canada’s mushroom industry gets probed, White House eyes Canadian miner. 9:16

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Canada’s (legal) mushroom industry is booming, and the U.S. is starting to get a little jealous. The U.S.’s creep towards state-owned companies is now encroaching on a Canadian firm.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Such great heights 🆙- Canadian stocks are on a tear, Here comes the self-driving truck boom. 14:22

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No doubt some Canadian investors were happily eyeing their portfolios yesterday. Truck stops should swap potato chips for microchips to appease their future customers: robot drivers.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Still More Outsider Music 29:51

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This program begins with an advisory…no, no—not that kind…there’s nothing dirty or obscene or controversially political coming up…it’s just that, well—what you’re about to hear is different…very different…and I mean really different. There are thousands of music genres out there…but on this program, we’re going to look at something special…it’s a g…

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Start me up 🏁- Startup studio bags new funding, U.S. offers Argentina an economic lifeboat. 8:27

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A Toronto startup studio has some new ideas on how to build the next Shopify. Say what you will about the Trump administration, they’re there when a desperate friend needs a bail out.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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CanCon, can do 🇨🇦 - The CRTC plots new content rules, Canada won’t reach its carbon cutting target. 9:31

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Big Tech companies will spend the next week arguing why they shouldn’t have to bankroll Canada’s music industry. A new report confirms what we already kinda knew about the feds’ carbon cutting goals: they bit off more than they could chew.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Clock’s ticking ⏰ - CUSMA’s days are officially numbered, Qatar invests in Canadian miner. 8:01

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Canada’s negotiating team is going to need to brush up on The Art of the Deal. Canadian miners need more money to cash in on the critical mineral rush. With Chinese investments out of the question, the Middle East is stepping right up.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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Escape hatch ⚜️ - Québec secularism law heads to the Supreme Court, Meta’s new smart glasses. 9:42

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Québec’s favourite constitutional escape hatch could be sealed shut. The metaverse might be dead, but Meta’s still betting that people want to strap computers to their faces.By The Peak / Curiouscast

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60 More Band Name Origins in 60 Minutes 37:21

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This episode is directed at people who need to understand how their favourite bands got their names. I will present you 60 band names over the course of this program…the first 20 will be a study of current popular groups…then we’ll move to some retro names, followed by some random labels. And we’ll conclude with groups filed under “what were they t…