# Because News

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

Feed: https://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/becausenews.xml

## Latest episodes

- [The Referendum Is Over. What Will the Russian Bots Do Now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/9afcf79655b3) (2026-10-23, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-8Z0tyMpu-20261023.mp3
- [The Unquenchable Canadian Thirst for the Backstreet Boys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/6f86284f50af) (2026-10-16, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-zEYjphME-20261016.mp3
- [Canadians Are Buying ALL the Sour Puss Liquor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/9dc1630afa6b) (2026-10-09, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-AlNShPKH-20261008.mp3
- [Did You Eat the Pesticide Berries of 2024?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/194d5cc4df28) (2026-10-02, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-q7znxd7H-20261002.mp3
- [AI Might Kill Us. Is That Bad?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/6695f33e87d8) (2026-09-25, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-jCDKCeO8-20260925.mp3
- [The EU is thirsty for Canada: French with Benefits?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/86099f45c61f) (2026-09-18, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-zQfOJCq4-20260918.mp3
- [Canada’s Secret Trade Weapon: Toilet Paper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/0fce3a7afe5a) (2026-09-11, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-g7gn0dzL-20260911.mp3?ttag=season:12,episode:1
- [Because News is back on Friday September 11!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/e62d2e065635) (2026-09-05, 1 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-OpgKt9xo-20260903.mp3
- [Should we leave Trudeau alone?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/47d864b19b1d) (2026-09-04, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-SnUxBvD4-20260911.mp3
- [The phantom separatists of Alberta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/4837feecf2a6) (2026-08-28, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-s6tLVjV2-20260707.mp3
- [The gender fart gap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/524c28777948) (2026-08-21, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-dZN9fl5p-20260707.mp3
- [The secret to aging faster](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/75d1a58c7fef) (2026-08-14, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-GGmu0b6o-20260707.mp3
- [RIP Frozen juice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/d0c75f7e93d4) (2026-08-07, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-BNYoF0Lm-20260707.mp3
- [Middle powers unite!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/c0ad2890279d) (2026-07-31, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-GF8s0p1I-20260707.mp3
- [When marketing a blockbuster goes too far](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/c21264136baa) (2026-07-24, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-bWHEJCAz-20260707.mp3
- [Could there be a fourth traffic light colour?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/203fe565713d) (2026-07-17, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-vXDJEshn-20260630.mp3
- [The art heist that captivated the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/f51a24654d09) (2026-07-10, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-cZUsKNg8-20260630.mp3
- [Chinese EVs are on their way!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/4449e57b8db9) (2026-07-03, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-qeuciBat-20260630.mp3
- [Olivia Rodrigo’s Femme Summer is here](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/64584834264f) (2026-06-26, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-5zQop4GN-20260626.mp3
- [Why is everything protein-packed now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/caf71824e72e) (2026-06-19, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-Il8rcsC2-20260619.mp3
- [Bravo, Vancouver, you’re the best World Cup city](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/159f5d47f832) (2026-06-12, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-Mpk2Ep7c-20260612.mp3
- [Receding, shrinking, stalling. It’s not your man, it’s the economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/cf8052c4d3b4) (2026-06-05, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-lX6SuREi-20260605.mp3
- [To separate or not to separate, that is Danielle’s question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/43cacbf5eca0) (2026-05-29, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-fLiBk5la-20260529.mp3
- [Montreal Canadiens fans triggered an actual earthquake reading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/0df79bb00300) (2026-05-22, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-NoF05xN9-20260522.mp3
- [Because Tunes: songs of the summer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/cf55705a9e4e) (2026-05-15, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-RQmuz1CP-20260512.mp3
- [Is the US weaponizing dolphins to win the war?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/0818f72711ef) (2026-05-08, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-ji3ohG0c-20260508.mp3
- [Weekend laughs from The Big Five](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/96c366f3380b) (2026-05-02, 57 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-bIiTaLuA-20260430.mp3
- [Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/b2900b42b5e9) (2026-05-01, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-kwU9hu3u-20260501.mp3
- [Introducing Because News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1030012459/4e3b61078f6c) (2020-02-27, 2 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_BECAUSENEWS_P/media/becausenews/becausenews-81Y3fzDi-20240229.mp3

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