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SEASON 1, EPISODE 1

Internet Addicts Anonymous

When she was 12 years old, Ava Smithing spiralled down a social media rabbit hole that nearly cost her life. A decade later, she discovered she wasn't alone: Big Tech had hijacked childhood and adolescence for an entire generation. In this ten-part investigative podcast, Ava crosses the continent to uncover a hidden digital world. She'll meet teens with millions of followers, young girls wrestling with compulsive porn use, and boys blackmailed by international cybercriminals lurking in their DMs. In the first episode of Left to Their Own Devices, Ava dives into the debate over technology addiction. The condition is absent from the official list of mental health disorders used by psychiatrists, but undeniable to those who live it. Inside an Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous meeting, she hears firsthand from people who say their lives have been consumed by screens. And, she sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke – author of Dopamine Nation – who's watched her patient' struggles shift from substance abuse to compulsive relationships with social media, gaming, and online content. This podcast isn't a self-help guide to digital wellness. It's a survival story from the front lines of 21st century childhood.

S1, E1

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34 min
06/11/2024

Trump returns, stronger than ever

Guest: The Toronto Star's Richard Warnica, reporting from Washington, DC In this episode, This Matters returns from hiatus with a special episode on the U.S. Election. Knowing all that they know about Donald Trump — after the court convictions and the insurrection and the threats and open bigotry, and after a campaign in which he sometimes seemed increasingly undisciplined — Americans sent him back to the Oval Office. And they voted for him by higher margins than in 2016. The day after the election, the Star's Richard Warnica, who has been reporting on Trump since the 2016 campaign and who travelled the U.S. during this campaign, joins Edward Keenan who covered part of Trump's first term as the Star's Washington Bureau Chief. The two discuss the mood at Kamala Harris' election night party, what Warnica observed about Trump voters, and why Americans might expect a more effective form of authoritarianism from a second Trump term. PLUS: How the Democratic party may have been right about public opinion on abortion access and wrong about how it would affect the presidential results.

06/11/2024

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34 min
05/11/2021

Starting your investment journey, responsibly

Guests: Jessica Moorhouse, host of the More Money podcast, and Adria Vasil, managing editor of Corporate Knights magazine and author of the ecoholic book series On the premiere episode of the "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy" podcast, host Tim Nash speaks with Jessica Moorhouse, host of the More Money podcast, who helps us get into the mindset of a person at the start of their investment journey. He is also joined by Adria Vasil, managing editor of Corporate Knights magazine. Adria compares the rise of responsible consumerism to the rise of responsible investing. Host Tim Nash wants to help you understand how to invest responsibly. Join him every Friday to make sense of responsible investing.

05/11/2021

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33 min
18/08/2022

Ontario's not-so-strong mayor plan

Guest: David Rider, City Hall Bureau Chief Ontario has brought in new legislation to give "strong-mayor" powers to the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa. As it turns out, there are some strings attached. "Strong-mayor" powers generally are supposed to help a mayor cut through red tape and push their agenda through, but now it is clear mayoral powers will be tied to provincial priorities and it's unknown how those will be decided. Many experts feel that while this will make the mayor stronger in council, it will make them more beholden to the province. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar Audio sources: CP24 and Global News

18/08/2022

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19 min
02/06/2021

How radar technology found the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children, renewing calls for more searches and truth

An Indigenous archaeologist reflects on the discovery in Kamloops, explains how radar technology helps find burial sites in a culturally respectful way and the reckoning that will follow in finding the full truth behind Canada's residential school system. Guest: Kisha Supernant, Director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology and associate professor at the University of Alberta

02/06/2021

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17 min
31/05/2021

Domestic violence victims' social housing applications highlight shadow pandemic during COVID-19

Ontario law gives people facing domestic violence, abuse and trafficking priority access to social housing. Those applications spiked by more than 50 per cent last year — a disturbing reflection of the violence that erupted during the pandemic. The Star's affordable housing reporter Victoria Gibson is on "This Matters" to talk about these soaring numbers, how important stable housing is for survivors of domestic and how tricky it might be to actually find it. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

31/05/2021

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14 min
08/10/2020

The big business of chronic pain treatment in Ontario: Inside the Star investigation of pain doctors and injections

Ontario allows for doctors to bill for up to eight nerve blocks per patient, per day, without a limit on a frequency of those visits, an exclusive Toronto Star investigation looking into how chronic pain management has become big business in Ontario reveals. The tax-funded health system has paid more than $420 million for these kinds of nerve blocks since 2011. Star reporters Theresa Boyle and Jesse McLean were part of the investigating team who covered this and they join Saba Eitizaz on This Matters.

08/10/2020

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26 min
11/05/2022

Can a new law tackle the opioid crisis in Ontario's construction industry?

Guests: Nadine Yousif and Cristina Selva As the pandemic surged in Ontario, the opioid crisis hit another peak. While opioid related deaths increased by 60 per cent in 2020, nearly one in three employed people who died were construction workers. To address the disproportionate impact of the opioid crisis on the construction workforce, Ontario passed a law mandating that naloxone, the drug that temporarily reverses the effects of opioid overdose, be available at construction sites across the province. The Star's mental health reporter Nadine Yousif explains how bad opioid use is in the industry and whether the new law will be enough to tackle a crisis already at boiling point. Also in this episode, we speak to Cristina Selva, the executive director of the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades, who has lost several members to overdose.

11/05/2022

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20 min
12/04/2023

How can we address the family doctor shortage in Canada?

Guest: Megan Ogilvie, health reporter More than 6.5 million adult Canadian do not have a primary care practitioner, like a family doctor. There have been several reports pointing to this gap of access to medical care with a number of recommendations to help solve the problem and create more equitable access to health care for everyone. Megan Ogilvie, the Star's health reporter, joins "This Matters" to talk about the issue. This episode was produced by Brian Bradley, Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

12/04/2023

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15 min
01/06/2021

The unmarked graves of Indigenous children and Canada's shameful legacy of residential schools

The horrific discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation grounds is a glaring reminder of Canada's racist legacy and a country's shame. Cree/Iroquois/French human rights journalist Brandi Morin joins "This Matters" host Saba Eitizaz to discuss the enduring trauma of Canada's residential school system, why many Canadians didn't grow up learning about it and whether truth and reconciliation can really take place without a reckoning with history and continuing racism. A warning that the following discussion might be distressing to some listeners. The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of a residential school experience. Support is available at 1-866-925-4419. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

01/06/2021

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24 min

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