Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management

Navalny director Daniel Roher and special guests join us to discuss Navalny's current situation, making a real life "political thriller," and what this story can tell us about th e strategy and mindset of Russia's ruling elite. Hosted by film curator and writer Dorota Lech. 

The subject of We Feed People, José Andrés, founded World Central Kitchen to bring meals to people in crisis. He joins us to discuss how his career led him to this mission, what he’s learned about humanity and why his organization has become an essential global force in the disaster relief sector. With guest host Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio The Current.

It’s more than a social media platform—TikTok has taken the world by storm, becoming the world’s most downloaded app. TikTok, Boom. director Shalini Kantayya is joined by Harvard University PhD candidate Avriel Epps-Darling for a conversation about the rise and impact of TikTok and what it means for tech companies, regulators, audiences and the creators that have become its stars. Hosted by Hannah Sung, journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends.

They’re back! Join The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks director Reg Harkema, executive producers Nick McKinney, Paul Myers and iconic members of The Kids in the Hall for a no-holds-barred conversation about the past, present and exciting future of the comedy troupe that’s become a Canadian legend. Hosted by Jennifer Whalen, actress and comedian (Baroness von Sketch Show).

Abigail Disney, filmmaker and activist and co-director of The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, joins us, along with her co-director Kathleen Hughes, to talk about America’s profound inequality crisis, and the challenges of using her famous last name to help Disney and other large corporations do right by their lowest-paid employees. Hosted by policy analyst and commentator Brittany Andrew-Amofah.