This is Montreal

By CBC

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Image by CBC

Category: News

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 17
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 35

Description

Dive into the Montreal stories you’re curious about and the issues you want to understand. From Laval to Longueuil and across the island, host Ainslie MacLellan explores the complexities of our colourful, vibrant and sometimes frustrating, but always interesting city. Every Thursday.


Episode Date
Why are some Montrealers embracing Thriftmas?
Dec 19, 2024
What do Montrealers with dietary restrictions do when they can’t afford groceries?
Dec 12, 2024
How is the PWHL changing the game for Montreal women and girls on the ice?
Dec 05, 2024
What would a 25% U.S. tariff mean for Quebec?
Nov 28, 2024
Why are more Montrealers biking in winter?
Nov 21, 2024
Do Montrealers have a garbage problem?
Nov 14, 2024
What surprises can you find in Montreal’s labyrinth of alleyways?
Nov 07, 2024
This is Montreal Introduces | Céline: Understood
Nov 05, 2024
What happened to Montrealers who were accused of witchcraft?
Oct 31, 2024
Why is Valérie Plante not running again as mayor?
Oct 24, 2024
Why do some parts of Montreal flood so often when it rains?
Oct 17, 2024
Reintroducing: This is Montreal
Oct 09, 2024
Why does Montreal celebrate Pride in August instead of June?
Jun 20, 2024
Where did all these wild turkeys come from?
Jun 13, 2024
Why did the Montreal melon disappear?
Jun 06, 2024
What’s a tiny forest?
May 30, 2024
Why do we plant big trees under power lines?
May 23, 2024
What happens when you flush a toilet in Montreal?
May 16, 2024
Why does Montreal have so many potholes?
May 09, 2024
Where do the profits from Loto-Québec go?
May 02, 2024
Why does Montreal have a street named after Christopher Columbus?
Apr 25, 2024
What happened to Belmont Park?
Apr 18, 2024
Why are so many Montreal apartments rented without appliances?
Apr 11, 2024
How can we make the Opus card simpler?
Apr 04, 2024
What’s with all the orange cones?
Mar 28, 2024
Why is the South Shore actually to the east?
Mar 21, 2024
Does Montreal’s recycling system work?
Mar 14, 2024
Are they ever going to build the Dalle Parc?
Mar 07, 2024
What is the history of squatting in Montreal?
Feb 29, 2024
What was life like in the heyday of the Golden Square Mile?
Feb 22, 2024
Who built the mini skatepark by the railroad tracks?
Feb 15, 2024
Why is it so hard to find a public washroom in Montreal?
Feb 08, 2024
Why aren’t Montreal’s traffic lights more synchronized?
Feb 01, 2024
How did Portuguese chicken get so popular in Montreal?
Jan 25, 2024
Introducing: Good Question, Montreal
Jan 18, 2024