Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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Episodes: 83
Apr 17, 2022
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Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.
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Can Deadpool and Wolverine end the Marvel slump? And the return of the Olympics
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Childish Gambino's new album, and a look at Donald Glover's career
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Apple's streaming service has the best shows, why is no one watching? And K-pop goes primetime
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Kamala Harris and the meme campaign, and breakdancing at the Olympics
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Twisters makes Glen Powell a star, and the millennial midlife crisis
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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The photo of Trump’s assassination attempt, in pop culture and memes
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Katy Perry's botched comeback, and the New York Times best books of the 21st century
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Dozens of Canadian writers protest the Giller Prize’s relationship with Scotiabank
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Eminem's legacy and the death of Slim Shady
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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American politics is broken, what's the role of late night and political satirists?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Is Nicolas Cage's Longlegs the scariest movie of the year so far?
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us video, and Hollywood turning its back on Biden
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Like many of her characters, Alice Munro betrayed her own daughter
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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How Despicable Me became a juggernaut franchise, and Emma Stone's freak era continues in Kinds of Kindness
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Why some artists are turning to OnlyFans
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The year in music so far, and what is the song of the summer?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Is Will Smith's comeback complete?
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Why Fancy Dance is a turning point for Indigenous cinema
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Kanye gutted a house by a famous architect, and The Last Timbit musical
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Carley Fortune brings out Canada's romantic side
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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The Bear is back, what does it tell us about friendship?
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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How Slave Play changed the conversation around theatre, and Céline Dion's new doc
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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How Joni Mitchell shaped how we talk about music
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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A new podcast about the internet's most viral moments, and why aren't people wearing headphones?
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Living in Charli XCX's Brat world, and how the alt-right is co-opting dance music
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Bonus: How to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day all summer long
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Remembering Donald Sutherland, highlights at the Indspire Awards and the new cheerleading movie Backspot
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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What Hollywood gets wrong about age-gap relationships, and the new Black Barbie documentary
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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How Tubi became a streaming giant, and A24's film Tuesday
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Celebrating Céline Dion ahead of her upcoming documentary
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Getting ready for summer theatre season, and Wu-Tang Clan's rare album finally sees the light
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Does Inside Out 2 make puberty fun? And the new action/comedy Hit Man
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Presumed Innocent and why everything seems to be getting a reboot
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Does the true crime genre do justice to the story of Reena Virk's murder?
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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How a lawsuit could change the future of reggaeton, and the new doc How Music Got Free
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Why are women still underplayed on Canadian radio? And Netflix's Dancing For the Devil
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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New Alec Baldwin reality show and "Wah Gwan Drake?"
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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The fight to make orchestras and music schools safer for women
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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What does the popularity of Tires on Netflix tell us about comedy?
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Celebrating the Nelly Furtado-sance, and the Big Cigar
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Is this the best season of Hacks yet? And a CSA recap
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ilana Glazer's new movie Babes, and Lizzo's name-drop on South Park
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May 31, 2024 |
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From Jennifer Lopez to The Black Keys, why aren't concerts selling well?
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May 30, 2024 |
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What's the way out of Hollywood's box office crisis?
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May 29, 2024 |
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Can 50 Cent be trusted with the upcoming Diddy documentary? And Netflix's big bet on Korean TV
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May 28, 2024 |
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The finale of the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, and the King’s portrait
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May 27, 2024 |
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Did Apple Music's list of 100 Best Albums make you mad?
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May 24, 2024 |
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How Black Twitter changed the culture
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May 23, 2024 |
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Billie Eilish is a different kind of pop star
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May 22, 2024 |
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Megalopolis, Furiosa, and all the highlights from Cannes 2024
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May 21, 2024 |
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How Stax Records changed music forever
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May 20, 2024 |
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Bridgerton is back, and why no one seems to like the Amy Winehouse movie
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May 17, 2024 |
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Can Oprah make amends for her role in popularizing diet culture, and the new X-men '97 adaptation
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May 16, 2024 |
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Remembering Alice Munro
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May 15, 2024 |
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What needs to change when the WNBA comes to Canada, and soap operas done TikTok style
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May 14, 2024 |
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The most political Eurovision in recent memory, and Randy Travis's AI song
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May 13, 2024 |
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Baby Reindeer's real Martha speaks, and that Apple ad
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May 10, 2024 |
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Misogynoir underscores the Drake and Kendrick beef, and John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
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May 09, 2024 |
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Is the music industry built for mothers?
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May 08, 2024 |
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The 2024 Met Gala highlights and Luxe Listings Toronto
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May 07, 2024 |
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The Fall Guy and the future of the blockbuster
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May 06, 2024 |
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Anne Hathaway's Idea of You, and Dua Lipa's star moment
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May 03, 2024 |
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Did Kendrick win the beef? And Seinfeld says the 'extreme left' killed comedy
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May 02, 2024 |
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MAILBAG: The Tortured Poets Department and this moment in Taylor Swift
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May 02, 2024 |
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What happens to TikTok now? And the new Bon Jovi docu-series
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May 01, 2024 |
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Why Burton Cummings is trying to stop his old band from playing his songs
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Why people can't stop thinking about Baby Reindeer, and the plight of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Weinstein's court win, and Zendaya's moment in Challengers
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Commotion Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The lasting influence of soul artist Jackie Shane
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Unpacking the Shōgun finale, and can we Scrabble Together?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Do true crime stories help or exploit? And unpacking Drake's new diss track
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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How theatres are being tricked by AI, and the dark comedy The Sympathizer comes to TV
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Diving into Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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An Israeli artist's statement on the world's biggest art stage
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Civil War is at the top of the box office, but what is it trying to say?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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How covering O.J. Simpson reshaped entertainment
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Kill Tony is one of the biggest comedy shows right now, and The People's Joker is finally out
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Fallout, Netflix's Ripley, and J.Cole's diss track saga and whether artist rivalries make for better art
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Scoop and the interview that ended Prince Andrew’s career
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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A searching conversation with Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Where did all the blunt cultural criticism go?, and trouble in the small press world
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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WrestleMania 40 was a turning point for WWE
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Apr 08, 2024 |