Podcast Playlist

Elon Musk, Squid Game, Seth Rogen and more from the best new podcasts this November

How a journalist went undercover in a neo-Nazi group, why billionaires are obsessed with going to space, and why everyone’s talking about Squid Game. This month’s new and notable playlist has something for every listener.
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As the year slowly winds down, your penultimate monthly roundup of best podcasts is here! Sample some true crime, storytime, pop culture...and even the fear of going outside...

First up, the CBC podcast White Hot Hate looks at the rise of a violent white supremacist hate group through the eyes of a Manitoba journalist who goes undercover to infiltrate it. 

Later, you know about Elon Musk, but what's "Musk-ism"? A new kind of capitalism driven by techno-billionaires could be dangerous for human kind, a new podcast argues.   

Plus, what's the deal with Squid Game? What made the horror-thriller such an instant hit with audiences worldwide? The panel on Pop Chat breaks it down. 

As always, we hope you find something fresh for your rotation this month, no matter what you're into. 

Podcasts featured this week:

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White Hot Hate: "When recruitment posters for a white supremacist network start appearing around town, Winnipeg Free Press journalist Ryan Thorpe decides to go undercover and infiltrate the group."

Storytime with Seth Rogen: "A chance encounter with Paul Rudd at a movie theater causes formerly devout Jehovah's Witness, Quinta Brunson, to rethink her future and embark on a new life. Featuring Paul Rudd and Dan Wilson."

Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket: "The Evening Rocket explores Musk's strange new kind of extravagant, extreme capitalism — call it Muskism — where stock prices are driven by earnings, and also by fantasies."

Pop Chat: "Netflix's Squid Game is dominating the Netflix charts. How did this Korean dystopian drama become the talk of the internet?"

Carrie Low VS.: "Carrie Low trusted police when she reported her horrific rape. But she says they failed to investigate properly, and only succeeded in traumatizing her further. Now she's setting out on a mission to hold these institutions to account. This all-new investigation is hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Maggie Rahr."

FOGO: Fear of Going Outside: "Fear, just fear, is getting in [host] Ivy [Le]'s way - so Ivy goes to therapy. Is she really mentally prepared to go through with camping?"


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