Episodes 275
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.2 (82)
Since Apr 2015
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Serial
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COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country’s dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds.


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Introducing: What Is Happening Here (Official Trailer)

Nov 17, 2025 4m

Some say Canada is currently in the throes of a horrible surge of anti-Jew hatred. Others say that anti-zionism is being conflated with antisemitism.So which is it? And who is to blame for it —…

We're in the Fight of Our Lives

Oct 20, 2025 13m

Canadaland covers Canada, period.If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione…

Introducing: The Copernic Affair

Jan 22, 2025 3m Trailer

The Copernic Affair is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.The life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb…

S10 The Last COMMONS Ever / Introducing: The Hatchet

Nov 28, 2024 6m

COMMONS is coming to an end after six years, with a final investigation available on the CANADALAND feed. Publisher Jesse Brown sits down with COMMONS host Arshy Mann to discuss the new episode, and…

Introducing The Worst Podcast

Sep 12, 2024 2m Bonus

Canadaland has launched its first ever celebrity interview podcast and it’s not great. It’s The Worst Podcast.Celebrities are always talking about their bests. Now hear them at their worst.Join…

S14E9 Inside Kabul Ep. 9 - June: Meeting with Marwa

Aug 29, 2024 17m

After months of trading voice memos and messages, Caroline meets Marwa in person in Germany. They talk about the choices they have made, the lessons they have learned, and long for a reunion with…

S14E8 Inside Kabul Ep. 8 - May: “Wish me luck”

Aug 28, 2024 36m

It has been ten months since the arrival of the Taliban. Marwa takes the steps to settle in Germany and takes a step back from her country, its traditions and its history. It is the first time she…

S14E7 Inside Kabul Ep. 7 - April/May: New Spaces

Aug 21, 2024 28m

Marwa arrives in Germany and everything surprises her. Raha sends the terrifying sounds of the end of Ramadan. She is increasingly cooped up and angry in Kabul, but she manages to send gifts from…

S14E6 Inside Kabul Ep. 6 - April: First Ramadan in Kabul

Aug 14, 2024 22m

We arrive in April, and it has been eight months since Marwa and Raha began talking about their daily lives with reporter Caroline Gillet. Raha is in Kabul, Marwa in a refugee camp in Abu Dhabi. They…

S14E5 Inside Kabul Ep. 5 - February: Revolt Before Zombieland

Aug 07, 2024 30m

Revolt in all its forms – hidden or revealed – is unfolding in Kabul and in the Abu Dhabi camp.From the start, Caroline Gillet asks Marwa and Raha questions, and they answer. Or they send her sounds,…

S14E4 Inside Kabul Ep. 4 - December/January: "Vampire Diaries"

Jul 31, 2024 24m

With the media’s attention turned away from Afghanistan and snow beginning to fall, Raha and Marwa continue to endure the daily realities of their new lives – finding simple pleasures that help them…

S14E3 Inside Kabul Ep. 3 - October: Take Back Control

Jul 24, 2024 27m

It has been three months since the Taliban returned to power. Raha and Marwa regularly receive reminders from Instagram of what their lives used to be – at a birthday, at a party, surrounded by…

S14E2 Inside Kabul Ep. 2 - September: Relearning Everyday Life

Jul 17, 2024 26m

Marwa and Raha are relearning daily life.Raha seeks comfort in anything that has not changed since the arrival of the Taliban, in the few dwindling spaces of freedom that remain.While Marwa discovers…

S14E1 Inside Kabul Ep. 1 - August: stay or go?

Jul 17, 2024 31m

INSIDE KABUL is a multi-award winning series by journalist Caroline Gillet that follows the daily life of two young Afghan women, Marwa and Raha. Both have been recording their daily lives since the…

S13E16 WORK 16 - Boss Fight

Jul 03, 2024 47m

The video game industry, like much of the tech, has been resistant to unionization for a very long time. But like so many other white-collar businesses, video game studios are built on the backs of…

S13E15 WORK 15 - Canada’s New Underclass

Jun 26, 2024 43m

The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of the biggest stories in the country. But most media outlets and political parties have framed it…

S13E14 WORK 14 - The Colossus of Roads

Jun 19, 2024 38m

Earla Phillips has almost 16,000 Uber rides under her belt. But over the last few years, she’s been trying to hold Uber, one of the most powerful tech companies in the world, to account.Earla is a…

Introducing A Field Guide to Gay Animals

Jun 15, 2024 42m Bonus

Today we’re sharing an episode of the newest show on the network, A Field Guide to Gay Animals.A Field Guide to Gay Animals explores sexuality, gender, and joy in the animal world. Animal enthusiasts…

S13E13 WORK 13 - Flying Under the Radar

Jun 12, 2024 38m

Mandalena Lewis is one of far too many flight attendants who have been harassed or assaulted on the job. And her story is just one example of a culture of sexism and abuse that she alleges pervades…

S13E12 WORK 12 - The Crucible of Confinement

Jun 05, 2024 35m

In 2006, Zakaria Amara was arrested and imprisoned for planning what could have been one of the deadliest terror attacks in Canadian history. A ringleader of the so-called “Toronto 18,” he’s one of…

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How many episodes does COMMONS have?

COMMONS has published 275 episodes since April 2015, covering topics in Documentary, News.

Is COMMONS still active?

COMMONS is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 33m.

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