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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Club Chalamet and can fandom actually go too far, and iHeartRadio stands up to A...
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50 Cent's new Diddy doc is wiiild, and what to make of Canada's revolving door o...
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Friday Wrap on: Sentimental Value, Hamnet, Jay Kelly
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How Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) brings Inuit storytelling to the big screen,...
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How RapCity connected Canadians through hip-hop
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The gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry is lusty, horny, and real, and why Claire...
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Choclair’s first album in 20 years, Trump really wants Rush Hour 4
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Jesse Wente on Thomas King and finding hope in a hard moment
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Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things...
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What happens when an author who claimed he was Indigenous, now says he isn't?
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What Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue says about masculinity in this moment, and To...
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How Trugoy the Dove shows up on De La Soul's new album, and the UK wants to ban...
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FRIDAY WRAP on Wicked: For Good, Michelle Obama's comments on Black hair, and Ma...
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Why this season of The Morning Show is the most outrageous yet, and the allure o...
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Nardwuar’s timeless appeal, and the magic of the Now You See Me franchise
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Should you read it before you watch it?
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Did The Grey Cup meet this Canadian moment? + new Eddie Murphy doc
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Friday wrap on The Running Man, The Office Movers and Christy
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Pluribus is the best thing on TV right now, and GTA 6 delay
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How Margaret Atwood's memoir changes the way we see her books
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How creative artists fight back after getting ripped off
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From the charts to podcasts, the state of rap in 2025
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Friday wrap on All's Fair, Die My Love, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
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BONUS Sombr and the debate over concert criticism
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The memes of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and Canada in Eurovision?
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Canadian literary festivals are having urgent conversations, and Rosalia is rede...
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Halo is coming to PlayStation. Are the console wars over?
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The heartbreak of fandom and why it's about more than baseball
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Friday wrap on Welcome to Derry, Bugonia, and Dream Eater
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BONUS How Misty Copeland changed ballet
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Lily Allen goes all in on her divorce album
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How US politics shapes the discourse around what we see onscreen, and Daniel Cae...
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Does ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ actually deliver?
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Why baseball isn't just 'America's game' and Vybz Kartel in Canada at last
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Friday wrap on 'Nobody Wants This' S2, 'Blue Moon' & Blue Jays World Series feve...
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Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s reaction to a new biography is off-brand, and the surprisi...
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The Perfect Neighbor does true crime differently, and Who Killed the Montreal Ex...
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ChatGPT turns to erotica, and why we love art heists
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How Trump's politics are shaping fashion, and Tame Impala's new album
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Weekend Listen | Forged: The true story behind the Norval Morrisseau art fraud
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Friday wrap on After The Hunt, Kiss of The Spider Woman, and Frankenstein
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How Marc Maron's WTF podcast changed the game? + Why is Rush back!
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D'Angelo's impact on music and pop culture, and the new podcast -- Forged
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Controversial 'Slave Play' production hits Toronto + Sora 2 backlash
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We like you too, John Candy
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Roofman, Lurker, and how believable is the dog in the thriller Good Boy?
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The doubt surrounding Amy Griffin’s memoir The Tell, and what MTV’s Catfish taug...
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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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The pressure on writers to write the next bestseller, and the Japanese film Demo...
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The Riyadh Comedy Festival, Electronic Arts, and why Saudi Arabia is investing i...
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