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COMMONS

COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:00

Introducing our new season… Monopoly

COMMONS ·

2022/11/02

From broadband to banking to blueberries (yes, even blueberries), life in Canada is ruled by monopolies. In the latest season of COMMONS, host Arshy Mann and producers Jordan Cornish and Noor Azrieh will bring you the stories of how these monopolists bullied their way to the top, strangled their rivals, and cornered their markets with help from the government.Our new season launches on November 9th. If you’re a Canadaland supporter, you can listen to the first episode now! Become a supporter at

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Introducing our new series: Ratfucker

COMMONS ·

2022/10/27

Meet David Wallace, political fixer. After decades in the game he says he’s getting out, telling all, and dumping his files in public. The result is the viral "Klondike Papers" theory of conspiracies, conservatives, and cults. But are the allegations true? And why is he really implicating himself, and so many others? A wild, true story.Series launches October 31st.Subscribe now (link). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:25

WAR 8 - Who Pays the Price?

COMMONS ·

2022/07/06

Afghanistan has endured more than four decades of almost ceaseless war. But since the Taliban takeover, Afghans have been abandoned by the global community and are now facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.What was all of this for? And is Afghanistan destined for yet another cycle of violence? Featured in this episode: Rangina Hamidi, Mohsin Amin, Stephen M. Saideman To learn more:“Americans nurtured Afghanistan’s economy. Now they’re gutting it” by Mohsin Amin in The Washington PostAdapting

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46:30

WAR 7 - The Long, Slow Death

COMMONS ·

2022/06/22

Stuart Langridge was a model soldier. But when he returned from a tour in Afghanistan, his family noticed that something was off. He was suffering from PTSD. But instead of providing him the treatment he needed, Stuart was punished and humiliated by the Canadian Forces. Like too many Afghan veterans, Stuart ended up taking his own life. And when his parents began to ask questions about what had happened to their son, the Canadian military went to war against them. Featured in this episode: Sheila

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52:26

WAR 6 - Tortured Pasts

COMMONS ·

2022/06/08

The Afghan Detainee scandal became the defining story of Canada's war in Kandahar. It exposed Canada's complicity and direct involvement in war crimes. And it helped fuel the insurgency that eventually brought down the Afghan government.Despite repeated denials by senior government and military officials, there's evidence that many Canadians knew they were sending Afghans to be tortured.So why did so few people do anything to stop it? And what role did Harjit Sajjan, Trudeau's first Minister of

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46:58

WAR 5 - The Narcokings of Kandahar

COMMONS ·

2022/05/25

During the Afghan War, it was clear who the enemy was. The Taliban were a group of religious zealots who harboured terrorists, killed with fervour and enslaved women.But then why did so many Afghans join with the Taliban during the years that Canada was fighting in Kandahar?And if the Taliban were our enemies, who exactly were our friends and allies? In many cases, they were torturers, rapists and murderers themselves.Featured in this episode: Rangina Hamidi, Matthieu Aikins, Ahmad Malgarai, Bruce

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46:38

WAR 4 - Medusa

COMMONS ·

2022/05/11

Operation Medusa has become the most celebrated battle in recent Canadian history. It was hailed as a stroke of military genius that may have vanquished the Taliban once and for all.But the soldiers and commanders on the ground have a different story to tell. A rushed battle. Flawed intelligence. And generals putting political considerations ahead of Canadian lives.And even though Canada had defeated the Taliban on the battlefield, that didn't mean they were winning the war.Featured in this episode:

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44:15

WAR 3 - Tarnak Farms

COMMONS ·

2022/04/27

Bill Wilson and Chris Kopp were two of the first Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan.One night in April 2002, they were at a training exercise at Tarnak Farms, Osama Bin Laden's old hideout outside of Kandahar.All of a sudden, they see a blast, and chaos surrounds them. What happens next would change their lives — and the Canadian military— forever.Featured in this episode: Chris Kopp, Bill Wilson, Michael Friscolanti, Eugene LangTo learn more:Friendly Fire by Michael

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47:10

WAR 2 - Lords of War

COMMONS ·

2022/04/13

In the days after 9/11, Canada joined in the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Right away, it became painfully obvious that we didn't understand the country, its people, or its history.That would have profound consequences.Within months, Canadian special forces were participating in secret operations at the behest of some of the most sinister men in the country.Our actions in the early days of the war would go on to endanger the lives of Afghans and Canadian soldiers alike in the years to

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52:39

WAR 1 - Last Plane Out of Kabul

COMMONS ·

2022/03/30

The War in Afghanistan was Canada's longest war. More than 40,000 Canadian troops served. And countless Canadian civilians went to work in the country. But after twenty years, billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, Afghanistan is worse off than before.When the Taliban marched into Kabul last August, the world watched as Afghans clung to planes in an attempt to escape. We bring you the true story of the end of one of the forever wars through the eyes of the people who were

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2:23

Introducing our new season… War

COMMONS ·

2022/03/25

Narcolords in league with the government. Hundreds of millions of dollars that vanish into thin air. Arrogant decision-making that leads to the deaths of Canadians and Afghans alike. This season of COMMONS will bring you the war stories that Canada wants you to forget.First episode drops March 30, 2022.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:24

MINING 8 - The Crying of Lot 8

COMMONS ·

2022/02/02

In 2007, the small Guatemalan village of Lote Ocho, Spanish for Lot 8, was burned to the ground by military, police and security for a Canadian-owned mine. Eleven women claim they were raped during the evictions.A few years later, a prominent community activist is murdered in broad daylight by the head of security for the mining company.These are just some of the many crimes that Canadian mining companies have been accused of committing in this region over the last 60 years.Many Canadian mining

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53:20

MINING 7 - Barrick and the Cruelty of Gold

COMMONS ·

2022/01/19

Papua New Guinea is a part of the world that few Canadians ever think about. But for the people of Porgera, their lives have been shaped by the decisions of Canadian companies.It's hard to wrap your head around the atrocities that people in Porgera have suffered over the last thirty year. Environmental devastation. Murder as a matter of course. Hundreds of women and girls who have been raped.So why is Barrick Gold, the company that has operated the mine for the last decade and a half, still

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40:54

MINING 6 - Diamonds of Attawapiskat

COMMONS ·

2021/12/22

Support us at www.commonspodcast.comAttawapiskat has become famous across Canada and around the world. Not for the natural beauty that surrounds it, or for the Cree culture of the people who live there. Instead, it's become a byword for the toxic legacy of Canadian colonialism.But while Attawapiskat faced crisis after crisis, the community was sitting on a literal diamond mine run by the world's most famous mining company.So why is it that a community rich in diamonds is so poor? And why did the

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44:33

MINING 5 - The North’s Giant Monster

COMMONS ·

2021/12/08

Support us at www.commonspodcast.comA monster has been haunting the North.Giant Mine may be a big reason why Yellowknife exists. But for seven decades, it's been a unique source of suffering for the people in the region.Three stories from this uniquely haunted place: the damage it did when it opened, the bloodiest labour dispute in Canadian history, and the toxic legacy that may remain for thousands of years.Featured in this episode: Morgan Tsetta, Arn Keeling, John Sandlos, Lee SelleckTo learn

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MINING 4 - The Westray Disaster

COMMONS ·

2021/11/24

Support us at www.commonspodcast.comTwenty-six men were working underground when an explosion tore through the Westray Mine in Nova Scotia. Their friends and colleagues went into the wreckage to try to save them.The story of Westray is one of managerial malice and the heroism of everyday people. But why is it that governments let this happen over and over again, at the expense of so many lives?Featured in this episode: Vernon Theriault, Tom SandbornTo learn more:Westray: My Journey From Darkness to

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46:27

MINING 3 - Before Bitcoin, Bre-X

COMMONS ·

2021/11/10

Support us at commonspodcast.comA tiny Canadian mining company discovers the largest gold deposit in human history. But when the company's chief geologist falls out of a helicopter over the Indonesian jungle, it was all revealed to be a mirage.Bre-X was a national obsession that made many overnight millionaires. It also happened to be the biggest fraud in the history of mining.But questions still remain. Why did no one go to jail? And did that geologist actually die falling from a helicopter? Or is

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39:38

MINING 2 - Life and Death in Asbestos, QC

COMMONS ·

2021/10/27

Support us here: http://commonspodcast.com/For a century, Canada was one of the world's leading exporters of asbestos, most of it mined from the small town of Asbestos, Quebec. But during that time, governments and corporations in Canada did everything they could to hide the fact that asbestos is deadly.They went to extraordinary lengths — secret organ smuggling, corporate-supervised police torture — to keep the ugly truth from the world.Today, there's no longer a town called Asbestos,

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46:53

MINING 1 - The Myth of the Klondike

COMMONS ·

2021/10/13

When gold was discovered in the Yukon, 100,000 people desperately tried to make it to a small patch of land in one of the most remote environments on the continent. Few made it all the way.The Klondike Gold Rush was many things: a media conspiracy, a ponzi scheme, a land grab. But above all, it was a humanitarian disaster that stretched over much of the Pacific Northwest.Featured in this episode: Brian Castner, Deb VanasseTo learn more:Stampede: Gold Fever and Disaster in the Klondike by Brian

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1:28

Introducing our new season… Mining

COMMONS ·

2021/10/07

Stories about the dirty business of Canadian mining.First episode drops October 13, 2021.Support COMMONS: http://commonspodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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