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Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines. Get tickets for Season 12!

29 episodes

Did You Eat the Pesticide Berries of 2024? 2 Oct 2026 · 29 min Turns out washing your berries doesn't make a big difference. Alberta Wants to Know: Who’s an Albertan? We try to decipher the confusing referendum questions. Now you need all the…

AI Might Kill Us. Is That Bad? 25 Sept 2026 · 27 min AI might kill us in only ten years; take that, climate change! “Copium” is now in the dictionary, but everything is fine, really. Star hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck wants to be…

The EU is thirsty for Canada: French with Benefits? 18 Sept 2026 · 27 min Canada’s in a “situationship” with the EU. Mark Carney wants to sell you an airport. Manitoba makes daily gym mandatory and that’s our literal nightmare. Gavin Crawford quizzes co…

Canada’s Secret Trade Weapon: Toilet Paper 11 Sept 2026 · 27 min America needs our TP. It’s time to hold the roll, Canada. We have counter-tarriffed capes, cloaks and breeches. Apologies, aristocrats. Quebec has a Celine Dion lotto ticket: My H…

Because News is back on Friday September 11! 5 Sept 2026 · 0 min Season 12 of Because News is back with Gavin Crawford! Subscribe on your favourite podcast app, or check out new episodes on CBC Listen.

Should we leave Trudeau alone? 4 Sept 2026 · 27 min Teenage Dream or PR Scheme? The Justin Trudeau x Katy Perry romance has got Canada shaking its head. DAHHHH Blue Jays win! And the team tries to seal the Honmoon with a new baseba…

The phantom separatists of Alberta 28 Aug 2026 · 27 min Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Bec…

The gender fart gap 21 Aug 2026 · 27 min Artemis II breaks a record and a toilet. A new app is changing the way we run away from angry Canada geese. Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people test their luck and bucks on t…

The secret to aging faster 14 Aug 2026 · 27 min Difficult people age you faster, so Trump has made us all ancient. This week, when he needed backup in Iran, his allies said, “New phone, who dis?” Taylor Swift fans at her Vancou…

RIP Frozen juice 7 Aug 2026 · 27 min Will the Minions be banished…from the Olympics? Will Alberta betray Canada and join the US? Will Jean Chrétien and Stephen Harper form an alliance? Plot twist, what is ski-mo? Has…

Middle powers unite! 31 Jul 2026 · 27 min Why did Mark Carney get a standing ovation at DAVOS? Should Canada be “grateful” to Donald Trump? Is Greenland, Iceland? Which Canadian is going to space? How is Muskoka and Ottaw…

When marketing a blockbuster goes too far 24 Jul 2026 · 27 min Wicked is impossible to avoid, even on this podcast. “Quiet, Piggy” did not rank in the most-used words of the year, but parasocial did. Why was it chosen as the word of 2025? A H…

Could there be a fourth traffic light colour? 17 Jul 2026 · 27 min Our panellists beg: please, Santa, do not bring us a Christmas election. Red, yellow and green traffic lights are outdated because a fourth colour might be added to intersections.…

The art heist that captivated the world 10 Jul 2026 · 27 min The world is so bleak the Louvre heist feels like a happy story. Whatever will become of Napoleon’s family jewels? And please donate to our Go Jays Gofundme so we can get World Se…

Chinese EVs are on their way! 3 Jul 2026 · 27 min In peaceful Nova Scotia, elites will take refuge in a cold war-era bunker to escape the end times. Not a bad way to go! K-Pop Demon Hunters takes down Squid Game.The double date i…

Olivia Rodrigo’s Femme Summer is here 26 Jun 2026 · 27 min Canada is in the knockout round in the World Cup. Mosquito buckets are trending. Calgary’s Cowboys Festival and the mayor had an Alberta-sized beef. Stampede eats make us hungry f…

Why is everything protein-packed now? 19 Jun 2026 · 27 min Rush is back with a sick new drummer, and fans are impressed. J.D. Vance has a new book about Catholicism, and the reviews are not good. Have we taken the protein craze too far no…

Bravo, Vancouver, you’re the best World Cup city 12 Jun 2026 · 27 min Trump hosts a massive cage match at the White House, and only military hotties are invited. Canada’s job at the FIFA World Cup is to party and maybe win one game? Meet the tick th…

Receding, shrinking, stalling. It’s not your man, it’s the economy 5 Jun 2026 · 27 min Pierre Poilievre wants to Uno-Reverse a decade of Liberal policy. It’s 1973 again, with high inflation, soaring gas prices and separatist talk. Canadian teens tease Trump with Ame…

To separate or not to separate, that is Danielle’s question 29 May 2026 · 32 min Premier Danielle Smith thinks B.C. ports are Canada’s ports, so who owns Alberta’s oil? Pope Leo takes aim at AI. What does the world’s oldest English poem sound like? The secret…

Montreal Canadiens fans triggered an actual earthquake reading 22 May 2026 · 33 min Thanks to Laufey, 2026 could be the year of the Wasians. The people of France are drinking more beer than wine. The best Canadian film you’ve never heard of has already won intern…

Because Tunes: songs of the summer 15 May 2026 · 27 min No audience, just anthems in this episode. We travel back in time to our favourite songs of the summer. One of them is a comeback from a UK popstar. Another from a group of Irish…

Is the US weaponizing dolphins to win the war? 8 May 2026 · 34 min America will not confirm or deny using kamikaze dolphins in war. Seriously. The Toronto Tempo has officially arrived as Canada’s first WNBA team. How will Drake manage to make thi…

Weekend laughs from The Big Five 2 May 2026 · 56 min The Big Five answers the most pressing question of our time: what are the “Big 5” of any given category? Not the best 5. Not the top 5. Not anyone’s favourite 5. But objectively,…

Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed 1 May 2026 · 31 min Teenage boys are buying designer colognes that cost more than their allowance. Ontario schools must now teach Grade 10 students a new skill: financial literacy. Prime Minister Mar…

Can you spot the fake Alberta separatists? 24 Apr 2026 · 36 min Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Bec…

Trump vs. the Pope: This time it’s biblical 17 Apr 2026 · 34 min Justin Trudeau took Katy Perry to Coachella, and now he never has to talk to Trump again. Well played, JT. Trump poses as Jesus Christ, then picks a fight with the Pope. Imagine b…

Artemis II is rich in Moon Joy and maple cookies 10 Apr 2026 · 37 min Artemis II breaks a record and a toilet. A new app is changing the way we run away from angry Canada geese. Polymarket and Kalshi are letting people test their luck and bucks on t…

Introducing Because News 27 Feb 2020 · 1 min Need group therapy for the news? This is the podcast for you. New episodes every Friday. Follow Because News: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcbecausenews https://www.instagram.com/cbcb…