Politics
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes
With Premier Doug Ford’s repeated promises to rip up bike lanes in Toronto, and possibly even other Ontario cities and towns, we’ve decided to...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 082, Toronto’s political gridlock
This month, we respond to Doug Ford’s stated plan of banning new bike lanes in Ontario municipalities and building an underground highway from...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 081, Talking Transit ’24
It’s been a while since we had a good, old-fashioned transit talk with friends of the show Tricia Wood (York University urban geography professor...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 079, Is Toronto strangled by rules?
Toronto is often accused of being over-regulated. It’s a fair criticism. For example, photographer and urbanist commentator Dan Seljak tells us how...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 075, What does change cost?
With the Toronto budget about to be voted on shortly, we talk to crisis worker and homelessness advocate Diana Chan McNally about what the City needs to...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 074, 20 Years of Spacing
Spacing is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. To celebrate, we talk to publisher Matthew Blackett and executive editor Dylan Reid about how the magazine...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 071, Toronto’s next mayor and the job ahead
The June 26th mayoral by-election is coming up fast. We’ve seen plenty of debate, a crowded field of candidates, and increased voter engagement...
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The Overhead: Evictions
Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 070, Toronto Mayoral Election Redux
Now that John Tory has officially stepped down as mayor, the field of candidates hoping to replace him is a big one. With roughly 50 candidates on the...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 069, Worst Case Ontario
We’re back for 2023, and there is… a lot to catch up on. To begin, Emma McIntosh, Ontario reporter for The Narwhal, guides us through Doug...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 068, Looking for the bright side of Toronto’s election
We’ve had some time to make sense of the Toronto election, and what it might mean for the next four years in this city. Is there a silver lining to...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with Lorraine Lam and John Lorinc
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
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