Lately

4.9 (63)
BUSINESS
UPDATED WEEKLY

Welcome to the latest podcast from The Globe and Mail. It's about navigating life in the new economy. Every Friday, we’ll dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech — whether you’ve noticed them yet or not.

1 DAY AGO · BONUS

Bonus ‘The Decibel’: The behind-the-scenes look at how Rogers took over Toronto sports

Lately, we’ve been getting the news from The Decibel, the Globe and Mail’s daily news podcast. In this bonus episode, Lately’s sister pod reveals what it took for Rogers to outmaneuver the competition and buy up some of the biggest sports teams in Canada.

24 min
NOV 8

The masculinity industry that shaped the U.S. election

Lately, masculinity is in crisis – at least, if you ask the people selling testosterone treatments, magical amulets and male bootcamp retreats. Welcome to the “manosphere:” a booming online economy made for the Trump era.

31 min
NOV 1

Some personal news: LinkedIn is weird now

Lately, LinkedIn has become cringe... or cool, or more important than ever, depending on who you ask. So, is LinkedIn working well for us, or has it devolved into yet another shouty social media site?

29 min
OCT 30 · BONUS

Bonus 'Machines Like Us': Musk, money and misinformation

A bonus episode from our Globe and Mail sister show Machines Like Us. How is Silicon Valley’s shift to the right affecting the US election?

34 min
OCT 25

Is that your last cigarette?

Lately, Big Tobacco says it wants to phase out cigarettes and promote, of all things, healthier options. But can the tobacco industry actually sell wellness? And is this pivot to vapes and pouches a smoking off-ramp or just a one-way ride to nicotine addiction?

32 min
OCT 18

The rise and rise of private equity

Lately, investment firms are buying up vast swaths of Canadian businesses, including veterinary practices, drug stores and retirement homes. Is this a much-needed cash injection in a sluggish economy or are we sleepwalking into a world where profits are the only measure of success?

29 min
OCT 11

Diary of a wartime CEO

Lately, we’re looking at what it takes to fix a company, so we asked Erika Ayers Badan, the CEO who transformed the controversial company Barstool Sports from a minor concern to a gaming and media behemoth. Now she’s leading Food52. Can she capture lightning in a bottle twice?

29 min
OCT 4

The great decline of everything online

Lately, it feels like tech just kind of sucks. Searching on Google means scrolling through junk results and streamers like Amazon Prime have ad breaks now. According to our guest, Cory Doctorow, this platform decay is part and parcel of the “enshittification” cycle, and it’s coming for absolutely everything. So how do we take back the internet?

34 min

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TRAILER

Welcome to Lately

Introducing Lately, a new weekly podcast from The Globe and Mail that's about navigating the big, defining trends in business and tech. Listen every Friday starting on April 12.

Mar 29

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63 Ratings

Another gem from the Globe

Jul 19

red-on

The Globe and Mail has hit it out of the park, again, with another stellar podcast. In addition to the daily “the Decibel” and weekly “Stress Test” and “Machines Like Us”, the newspaper of record in Canada continues the successes with “Lately”.
Exceptional podcast and host!

Jun 30

A Montreal fan

I enjoy this show immensely and cannot wait for Fridays! Love the topics and the interviews! Fascinating with an irreverent twist- a pleasure to listen, ponder and learn. Vass Bednar should be our prime minister!!
Always a brilliant listen!

Jun 8

Senior Chang321

It is ab absolute joy learning from Cass and her interviewees. I have followed her career with great interest, and the cutting-edge policy work that she does. So happy that she now shares are all of great insights and observations in this incredible podcast. Keep up the brilliant work!
Made me LOL

May 25

SportySpice95

I look forward to this podcast (including the thoughtful and topical banter!) every week. I particularly enjoyed the chaotic energy of Daniel’s Adderall episode. Wow. So informative! The montage of mishaps had me LOL while driving my grandmother to a baby shower. Perfection!

Welcome to the latest podcast from The Globe and Mail. It's about navigating life in the new economy. Every Friday, we’ll dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech — whether you’ve noticed them yet or not.