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Because News

CBC

29 episodes

Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines. Get tickets for Season 12!

Episodes

  1. The Referendum Is Over. What Will the Russian Bots Do Now?

    · 27 min

    Post-referendum, Premier Danielle Smith sings “It’s My Party and I’ll Comply If I Want To.” A drone delivered McDonald’s to a Quebec prison in what could only be the happiest of Happy Meals. What’s with all the Pepsi…

  2. The Unquenchable Canadian Thirst for the Backstreet Boys

    · 27 min

    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 White House? Use the…

  3. Canadians Are Buying ALL the Sour Puss Liquor

    · 27 min

    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 quizzes Priyanka,…

  4. Did You Eat the Pesticide Berries of 2024?

    · 29 min

    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 watch the NHL on TV.…

  5. AI Might Kill Us. Is That Bad?

    · 27 min

    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 it he could switch…

  6. The EU is thirsty for Canada: French with Benefits?

    · 27 min

    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 Chaves, Tom Hearn and…

  7. Canada’s Secret Trade Weapon: Toilet Paper

    · 27 min · S12 E1

    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! King Charles is on…

  8. Because News is back on Friday September 11!

    · 0:23

    Season 12 of Because News is back with Gavin Crawford! Subscribe on your favourite podcast app, or check out new episodes on CBC Listen.

  9. Should we leave Trudeau alone?

    · 27 min

    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 did Doug Ford…

  10. The phantom separatists of Alberta

    · 27 min

    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 soaring fuel prices…

  11. The gender fart gap

    · 27 min

    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 market. Why were the…

  12. The secret to aging faster

    · 27 min

    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 getting refunds…

  13. RIP Frozen juice

    · 27 min

    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 murdered? Mattea…

  14. Middle powers unite!

    · 27 min

    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 Heated Rivalry? What…

  15. When marketing a blockbuster goes too far

    · 27 min

    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 bus and no one was…

  16. Could there be a fourth traffic light colour?

    · 27 min

    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 innovation in menstrual…

  17. The art heist that captivated the world

    · 27 min

    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 media has the Blue…

  18. Chinese EVs are on their way!

    · 27 min

    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. Chinese EVs are hard…

  19. Olivia Rodrigo’s Femme Summer is here

    · 27 min

    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 burger. Olivia Rodrigo…

  20. Why is everything protein-packed now?

    · 27 min

    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 whey? Guest host Jan…

  21. Bravo, Vancouver, you’re the best World Cup city

    · 27 min

    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 allergic to meat. Is this…

  22. Receding, shrinking, stalling. It’s not your man, it’s the economy

    · 27 min

    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 game. Are you…

  23. To separate or not to separate, that is Danielle’s question

    · 32 min

    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 tiny arms has been…

  24. Montreal Canadiens fans triggered an actual earthquake reading

    · 33 min

    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 - now it may take home…

  25. Because Tunes: songs of the summer

    · 27 min

    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 can forget the saucy…

  26. Is the US weaponizing dolphins to win the war?

    · 34 min

    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 about him? Roughly…

  27. Weekend laughs from The Big Five

    · 56 min

    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 episode, Donovan…

  28. Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed

    · 31 min

    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 extra moolah for…

  29. Introducing Because News

    · 1:16 · Trailer

    Need group therapy for the news? This is the podcast for you. New episodes every Friday. Follow Because News: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcbecausenews https://www.instagram.com/cbcbecausenews…

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