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Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines. Get tickets for Season 12!
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The Unquenchable Canadian Thirst for the Backstreet Boys
Oct 15, 2026
Not quite live, but still full price: Canadians paid big to see rapper Sidhu Moose Wala as a hologram. A new book calls Trump’s America an “Unreliable Boyfriend.” So, how should we deal with the…
Canadians Are Buying ALL the Sour Puss Liquor
Oct 09, 2026
Favourite quiz rounds about food… if you consider booze, chips, and lobster to be the main food groups! Giving thanks for some of our favourite panellists on this Thanksgiving episode. Gavin Crawford…
Did You Eat the Pesticide Berries of 2024?
Oct 01, 2026
Turns out washing your berries doesn't make a big difference. Alberta Wants to Know: Who’s an Albertan? We try to decipher the confusing referendum questions. Now you need all the subscriptions to…
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AI Might Kill Us. Is That Bad?
Sep 24, 2026
AI might kill us in only ten years; take that, climate change! “Copium” is now in the dictionary, but everything is fine, really. Star hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck wants to be traded. Rumour has…
The EU is thirsty for Canada: French with Benefits?
Sep 17, 2026
Canada’s in a “situationship” with the EU. Mark Carney wants to sell you an airport. Manitoba makes daily gym mandatory and that’s our literal nightmare. Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Martha…
Canada’s Secret Trade Weapon: Toilet Paper
Sep 11, 2026
America needs our TP. It’s time to hold the roll, Canada. We have counter-tarriffed capes, cloaks and breeches. Apologies, aristocrats. Quebec has a Celine Dion lotto ticket: My Heart Will Gagnant!…
Because News is back on Friday September 11!
Sep 05, 2026
Season 12 of Because News is back with Gavin Crawford! Subscribe on your favourite podcast app, or check out new episodes on CBC Listen.
Should we leave Trudeau alone?
Sep 03, 2026
Teenage Dream or PR Scheme? The Justin Trudeau x Katy Perry romance has got Canada shaking its head. DAHHHH Blue Jays win! And the team tries to seal the Honmoon with a new baseball fight song. How…
The phantom separatists of Alberta
Aug 27, 2026
Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Because News. With…
The gender fart gap
Aug 20, 2026
Artemis II breaks a record and a toilet. A new app is changing the way we run away from angry Canada geese. Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people test their luck and bucks on the prediction…
The secret to aging faster
Aug 13, 2026
Difficult people age you faster, so Trump has made us all ancient. This week, when he needed backup in Iran, his allies said, “New phone, who dis?” Taylor Swift fans at her Vancouver show might be…
RIP Frozen juice
Aug 06, 2026
Will the Minions be banished…from the Olympics? Will Alberta betray Canada and join the US? Will Jean Chrétien and Stephen Harper form an alliance? Plot twist, what is ski-mo? Has frozen juice been…
Middle powers unite!
Jul 30, 2026
Why did Mark Carney get a standing ovation at DAVOS? Should Canada be “grateful” to Donald Trump? Is Greenland, Iceland? Which Canadian is going to space? How is Muskoka and Ottawa capitalizing on…
When marketing a blockbuster goes too far
Jul 23, 2026
Wicked is impossible to avoid, even on this podcast. “Quiet, Piggy” did not rank in the most-used words of the year, but parasocial did. Why was it chosen as the word of 2025? A Hamilton man stole a…
Could there be a fourth traffic light colour?
Jul 16, 2026
Our panellists beg: please, Santa, do not bring us a Christmas election. Red, yellow and green traffic lights are outdated because a fourth colour might be added to intersections. There’s a big…
The art heist that captivated the world
Jul 09, 2026
The world is so bleak the Louvre heist feels like a happy story. Whatever will become of Napoleon’s family jewels? And please donate to our Go Jays Gofundme so we can get World Series tickets. The…
Chinese EVs are on their way!
Jul 02, 2026
In peaceful Nova Scotia, elites will take refuge in a cold war-era bunker to escape the end times. Not a bad way to go! K-Pop Demon Hunters takes down Squid Game.The double date is popular again…
Olivia Rodrigo’s Femme Summer is here
Jun 25, 2026
Canada is in the knockout round in the World Cup. Mosquito buckets are trending. Calgary’s Cowboys Festival and the mayor had an Alberta-sized beef. Stampede eats make us hungry for the Area 51…
Why is everything protein-packed now?
Jun 19, 2026
Rush is back with a sick new drummer, and fans are impressed. J.D. Vance has a new book about Catholicism, and the reviews are not good. Have we taken the protein craze too far now that there's no…
Bravo, Vancouver, you’re the best World Cup city
Jun 11, 2026
Trump hosts a massive cage match at the White House, and only military hotties are invited. Canada’s job at the FIFA World Cup is to party and maybe win one game? Meet the tick that makes you…
Receding, shrinking, stalling. It’s not your man, it’s the economy
Jun 04, 2026
Pierre Poilievre wants to Uno-Reverse a decade of Liberal policy. It’s 1973 again, with high inflation, soaring gas prices and separatist talk. Canadian teens tease Trump with American Dictator board…
To separate or not to separate, that is Danielle’s question
May 28, 2026
Premier Danielle Smith thinks B.C. ports are Canada’s ports, so who owns Alberta’s oil? Pope Leo takes aim at AI. What does the world’s oldest English poem sound like? The secret of why T-Rex had…
Montreal Canadiens fans triggered an actual earthquake reading
May 21, 2026
Thanks to Laufey, 2026 could be the year of the Wasians. The people of France are drinking more beer than wine. The best Canadian film you’ve never heard of has already won international acclaim -…
Because Tunes: songs of the summer
May 14, 2026
No audience, just anthems in this episode. We travel back in time to our favourite songs of the summer. One of them is a comeback from a UK popstar. Another from a group of Irish pre-teens. And who…
Is the US weaponizing dolphins to win the war?
May 07, 2026
America will not confirm or deny using kamikaze dolphins in war. Seriously. The Toronto Tempo has officially arrived as Canada’s first WNBA team. How will Drake manage to make this basketball team…
Weekend laughs from The Big Five
May 01, 2026
The Big Five answers the most pressing question of our time: what are the “Big 5” of any given category? Not the best 5. Not the top 5. Not anyone’s favourite 5. But objectively, the Big 5. In each…
Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed
Apr 30, 2026
Teenage boys are buying designer colognes that cost more than their allowance. Ontario schools must now teach Grade 10 students a new skill: financial literacy. Prime Minister Mark Carney offers…
Can you spot the fake Alberta separatists?
Apr 23, 2026
Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Because News. With…
Introducing Because News
Feb 26, 2020
Need group therapy for the news? This is the podcast for you. New episodes every Friday.Follow Because…
