• Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

By: CBC
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  • Summary

  • 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.


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Episodes
  • Bad Bunny's new album, and how the relationship between artists and fame has changed

    Bad Bunny's new album, and how the relationship between artists and fame has changed
    Jan 10 2025

    Culture writers Niko Stratis, Matthew Ismael Ruiz, and Reanna Cruz join the Commotion Group Chat to discuss Puerto Rican rap icon Bad Bunny’s new album, the new Netflix documentary on the life and untimely death of Swedish superstar DJ Avicii, and the radical new release from rising indie artist Ethel Cain.

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    28 mins
  • How the comedy series North of North depicts Inuit culture in a new way, and the latest Wallace & Gromit movie

    How the comedy series North of North depicts Inuit culture in a new way, and the latest Wallace & Gromit movie
    Jan 9 2025

    Inuk writer Napatsi Folger and Swampy Cree filmmaker Sonya Ballantyne discuss the new sitcom North of North, a comedy about a young Inuk mother in the remote fictional town of Ice Cove, Nunavut. The show, starring Anna Lambe, premiered on CBC Gem and APTN, and will have its global debut on Netflix later this year. Plus, Devon Ivie, staff writer at Vulture, talks about the new Netflix claymation film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, and how it features one of the best cinematic villains of all time.
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    25 mins
  • What Justin Trudeau’s relationship with pop culture tells us about the moment

    What Justin Trudeau’s relationship with pop culture tells us about the moment
    Jan 8 2025

    As the curtains close on Justin Trudeau's almost 10 years in office, Elamin is joined by Riley Yesno, Justin Ling and Jen Gerson to talk about the power – and the shortcomings - of his particular brand as our first influencer Prime Minister. And we also dig into how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre uses the internet quite differently, and what that says about this particular moment

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    37 mins

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