Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.
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Ben Bankas and why outrage comedy sells, and Is Fanfiction about real people eth...
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Feist and Wolf Parade are capturing the hearts of younger fans, and how Quebec r...
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Weekly Wrap: Wuthering Heights, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and James V...
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The fake immigration prank going viral + the legacy of Steve's Music
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Queer romance Montreal, Ma Belle shows the city like never before, and the red c...
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Springsteen, Jesse Welles, and protest songs that connect us to this moment
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Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl Halftime show, and Aquakultre's album and why it...
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Weekly Wrap: Charli XCX's The Moment, the Safdie brothers controversy, and Tate...
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The Muppets are back, and the symphony and pro-wrestling are the perfect marriag...
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Why so many people are obsessed with the Heated Rivalry fleece, and podcasts arr...
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What Nike got wrong about its MLK tribute shoe
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Bad Bunny wins big and brings politics to the Grammys
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How Catherine O’Hara made the whole world laugh
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Friday Wrap: Send Help, Kanye West's apology, and Juno nominations
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Bridgerton S4, and how Star Trek and Game of Thrones are trying to land new audi...
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How dystopian art helps us understand Minnesota
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The rise of stylists, and why we need jazz-pop right now
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The streamer iShowSpeed toured across Africa. How did it land?
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Friday Wrap: Canada Shore, Oscar noms and the Beckham family drama
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Revealing the 2026 Canada Reads books and champions
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Why are we yearning for 2016? and Hilary Duff's comeback
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The rise of Penske Media Corporation, and The Testament of Ann Lee
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The Pitt is back, and A$AP Rocky too
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Friday Wrap: The Bone Temple, The Traitors, Dragon's Den patty controversy
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How betting has infiltrated entertainment, and the tumultuous revamping of CBS
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The Giller jury will be booksellers this year, and remembering Grateful Dead's B...
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Why this Canadian orchestra is ditching NDAs in cases of sexual misconduct
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All the tea on this year's Golden Globes, and S4 of Industry
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The Heated Rivalry Obsession
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Are TV writers dumbing down the dialogue we hear on TV? And the CFNY radio doc
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Nicki Minaj's turn towards Trump, and Adin Ross comes after Doechii
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The memeification of the Venezuela crisis, and Jim Henson's Labyrinth turns 40
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Are we in for an AI cultural reset this year?
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What's new in music in 2026?
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What we're watching in 2026: The Pitt S2, lots of Canadian movies and more
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Fashion wins and misses in 2025
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The biggest pop culture moments of 2025
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How riot grrls were replaced with girl power you could buy [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
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What our shrinking attention span means for arts and entertainment [2025 HIGHLIG...
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Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of...
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How NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts became a hub for Black pop [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
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How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past [2025 HIG...
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Friday wrap on: Avatar 3 and new Disney/OpenAI deal
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The Geese divide + best new Xmas albums!
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Remembering Rob Reiner, and the 2025 shows and films you might've missed
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What Rogers V. Rogers play tells us about Canada in this moment
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Has parodying the Toronto accent gone too far, and the cultural impact of the Sh...
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Friday Wrap on: Wake Up Dead Man, and Quentin Tarantino trash talks Paul Dano
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The best in Canadian music in 2025
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How Frank Gehry's love of art showed up in the buildings he created, and S2 of F...
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