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Culture Lab: the marvelous mad science of how the zeitgeist shapes politics.
Have you ever wanted to put a deeper lens on how culture is shaping our politics? For instance ... How did crypto bros. become a powerful political force? Why is the “right” considered today’s counter culture? And when exactly did green energy become so lib-coded?
Join data scientists and pollsters, Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche, each week in the Culture Lab as they bring together the numbers, their own insights, and a special guest, to put one of these loaded questions under the microscope.
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Why are Québec voters so non-monogamous? ft. Philippe Fournier
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Why doesn’t Canada have a Bernie, Mamdani, or AOC? ft. Anne McGrath
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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How did crypto become a powerful political force? ft. Anthony Scaramucci
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Is the referendum already backfiring on Danielle Smith? ft. Dan Arnold
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Can you survive politics and stay yourself? ft. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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When is a by-election a turning point? ft. Éric Grenier
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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What’s funny about a trade war? ft. Brittlestar
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Is Dylan Marando the next Dalton McGuinty? ft. Dylan Marando
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Can jocks tackle toxic masculinity? ft. BC Lions QB Nathan Rourke
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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Will wildfires put climate back on the agenda? ft. Shachi Kurl
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Why do big cities hate millennials? ft. Mike Moffatt
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Can authenticity survive political branding? ft. Éric Blais, President of Headspace Marketing
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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What does it take to win an Ontario Liberal Party leadership race? ft. Tom Allison
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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How does a party spend $100 million? ft. Stuart Benson of The Hill Times
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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How did Charlie Angus become the leader of resistance media? ft. Charlie Angus
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Is Toronto done with Olivia Chow? ft. Quito Maggi
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Who the hell is Eric Lombardi? ft. Eric Lombardi, OLP Leadership Candidate
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Is a social media ban protecting kids or just politics? ft. Kaity Mendes
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Are data centres the new NIMBY frontier? ft. David Coletto
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Is the term “toxic masculinity” cancelled? ft. Corey Oser
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May 28, 2026 |
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Is Alberta separatism more bark than bite? ft. pollster Janet Brown
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May 21, 2026 |
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Is Ozempic healthcare’s silver bullet? ft. Dr. Peter Singer
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May 15, 2026 |
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Are Quebecers second-guessing separatism? ft. Philippe Fournier
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May 07, 2026 |
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Did the Clip Economy steal the plot? ft. pollster Dan Arnold
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Is climate action too lib-coded? ft. Catherine McKenna
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Are populists the silent majority? ft. Greg Lyle
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Why is the NDP smaller than its ideas? ft. Luke Savage
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Is the Gym the new Church? ft. Tony Greco (Poilievre's trainer)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Was Poilievre on Rogan a moment or the new communications model? ft. Ben Woodfinden
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Did Big Data Break the Democratic Party? ft. Stephen Clermont
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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POLLSTER PANEL: Will the polling Oscars snub Carney Supreme? ft. Hilary Martin, Oksana Kishchuk and James Valcke
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Is America making offers nobody can refuse? ft. Gerald Butts
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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How did Heated Rivalry deke the culture wars? ft. Justin Ling
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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What's the matter with Liberals? ft. David Herle
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Welcome to the Culture Lab with data scientists and pollsters, Kyla Ronellenfitsch and Gabe De Roche
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Jan 31, 2026 |