Episodes

Are Electric Vehicles going to be widely adopted by most all consumers? Despite the environmental benefits, many still have large…

With rising inflation and cost of living, what will this mean for Electric Vehicle purchases? States like California are pushing …

Is it time we broaden the conversation on Student Loans to include all the costs associated with attending post-secondary? Tim Ul…

The cost of going to college and university is growing daily. For students from low income families, student loans are the only w…

Momentum.org runs many programs targeted to low income families and individuals. These include skills-based training programs, re…

With rising inflation and cost of living, what has this meant for the most marginalized groups in society? If groceries are expen…

With rising inflation and cost of living, what has this meant for the most marginalized groups in society? If groceries are expen…

Housing prices are going up everywhere, it seems. The City of Toronto recently announced a 46 percent increase to developer fees …

With rising inflation and cost of living, what has this meant for the most marginalized groups in society? If groceries are expen…

Welcome to my new rebrand of the Podcast: Open Minds with Christopher Balkaran! Why did I decide to rebrand the Podcast? How did …

I sit down with Gordon Bauer to discuss Electric Vehicles and the impact this can have on low-income households. Really fascinati…

Professor Pesko and I discuss tobacco taxes and their effectiveness: does it actually work?

I sit down with Andy West, for our second conversation on attitudes to Climate Change. Andy's research shows that attitudes are m…

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I've uploaded a short podcast explaining where I'm taking Strong and Free next!! Can't wait to share…

In January, I released my conversation with Judith Curry. To-date, it is the most downloaded and listened to Podcast I've ever pr…

I share my perspectives on the Capital Punishment series and some learnings along the way.

Despite most being heavily divided on capital punishment, it is very challenging finding thoughtful voices supporting death penal…

I have mentioned before the importance of reading for this Podcast and life in general. In this new series, I'm going to highligh…

Welcome to my new series on Capital Punishment. Lindsey Vann, Executive Director of Justice360 discusses some of the challenges i…

My conversation with John Clarke, anti-poverty activist, is on his opposition to a Basic Income system. John raises a very compel…

Is there something to be said about our existence on earth and its link with work? What if governments took care of our basic nec…

I hope you're enjoying my series on Basic Income! It seems many of you enjoy my reflections episode, so I thought to do another! …

Most debates and conversations on Basic Income do not include voices of recipients of Basic Income themselves. I wanted to ensure…

Critics of a Basic Income System usually point to its cost and question whether not such a program incentivizes people to work. T…