Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Weekly Wrap: women's hockey, American vs Canadian Olympic ads, and the Wasserman fallout

Writer/rapper Rollie Pemberton, Sirius XM host Tara Slone, and entertainment reporter Teri Hart join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the 2026 Olympic Games, including the women's Olympic gold medal hockey game. Plus, they discuss how the Epstein files scandal surrounding L.A. t ...  Afficher plus

 . 25min 50sec

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Weekly Wrap: women's hockey, American vs Canadian Olympic ads, and the Wasserman fallout

Writer/rapper Rollie Pemberton, Sirius XM host Tara Slone, and entertainment reporter Teri Hart join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the 2026 Olympic Games, including the women's Olympic gold medal hockey game. Plus, they discuss how the Epstein files scandal surrounding L.A. t ...  Afficher plus

 . 25min 50sec
How Rev. Jesse Jackson shaped culture, and new music from Jill Scott and J. Cole

Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don, Jay Smooth and A. Harmony to discuss new albums from Jill Scott and J. Cole, and the legacy of politician and activist Reverend Jesse Jackson - and the ways Jesse Jackson’s contributions intersected with pop culture. 

 . 25min 15sec
Does Tyra take enough accountability in the ANTM docuseries?

A new Netflix docuseries looks back at the cultural force that was America’s Next Top Model. Tyra Banks, its creator and host, sits down to face the reality show’s most controversial moments, from extreme makeovers to photoshoots in Black and brown face. Culture critics Amil Niaz ...  Afficher plus

 . 25min 26sec
Ben Bankas and why outrage comedy sells, and Is Fanfiction about real people ethical?

Ben Bankas is a Canadian comedian who’s selling out venues throughout North America with his hate-filled stand-up routine, including jokes about Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last month. Commotion asked two comedians to go witness one of his g ...  Afficher plus

 . 31min 58sec
Feist and Wolf Parade are capturing the hearts of younger fans, and how Quebec rap group Muzion changed hip-hop

The year might be 2026, but for fans of Canadian indie music, it’s starting to feel a lot like 2005. Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe in Anything” has gone viral after making a dramatic appearance on Heated Rivalry, and Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl” rec ...  Afficher plus

 . 24min 19sec