Podcasts by On Docs

The carpenter who helped the unhoused survive winter from 2023-06-22T09:00

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, carpenter Khaleel Seivwright found himself busy building shelters for unhoused people. He'd calculated that a person living in one of the structures he was ma...

Why are Chinatowns disappearing? from 2023-06-15T09:00

Whether it's in New York or Toronto, Chinatowns are being attacked by the forces of gentrification, development pressure, and much more. But communities are resisting this pressure to retain their ...

The Satanic Panic was Built on Lies from 2023-06-08T09:00

The Satanic Panic - a phenomenon of the 1980s and '90s - was a terrifying rollercoaster for all involved. Accusations of child sacrifice ruined lives as the public sought answers for why everyon...

Celebrating On Docs' 100th episode with Jane Jankovic from 2022-11-25T10:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka celebrate On Docs' 100th episode with Jane Jankovic, TVO's executive producer for documentaries, in a wide-ranging discussion about the evolution of the documentary gen...

The Worker's Cup from 2022-11-18T10:00

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be a spectacle, but in the spotlight is the country's use of migrant labour to build everything from stadiums to highways. Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka are joi...

Scrap from 2022-11-11T10:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka speak with director Stacey Tenenbaum about "Scrap," the stuff that gets thrown into landfills and the title of her latest documentary on how we need to rethink our w...

Woodstock '99: A train wreck and dumpster fire rolled into one concert from 2022-11-04T09:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka watch HBO's "Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage" and Netflix's "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," and discuss the disastrous concert that redefined a legendary music fest...

Pray for our Sinners with Sinead O’ Shea from 2022-10-28T13:53:58

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka speak with filmmaker Sinead O'Shea about her latest documentary, "Pray for our Sinners," which explores the role of the Catholic Church in her hometown of Navan, Ire...

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On from 2022-10-21T09:00

Colin Ellis speaks with legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie about how a new documentary, "Carry It On," captures her life and career.

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Dear Jackie with Henri Pardo from 2022-10-14T09:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka chat with director Henri Pardo about his new documentary, "Dear Jackie." The film explores how Montreal attempted to cast itself as a post-racial city after legendary b...

The Perfect Story: Michelle Shephard and Sahal Abdulle from 2022-10-07T09:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka speak with Michelle Shephard and Sahal Abdulle about "The Perfect Story," a new documentary that examines what happens when cracks form in a journalist's story.

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TRIPPING The Bruce from 2022-05-20T10:00

In this livestreamed conversation, Colin Ellis sits down with Mitch Azaria to talk about "TRIPPING The Bruce," which takes viewers on a tour of the northern coast of the Bruce Peninsula.

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Disney, The American Dream, and Poverty from 2022-05-13T10:00

Abigail Disney thought about changing her name when she got married. While it's associated with Mickey Mouse and Marvel, the Happiest Place on Earth is also associated with poverty wages and tra...

Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks from 2022-05-06T10:00

I'm Crushing Your Head! Not actually, but if you know the phrase then there's a good chance you know The Kids in the Hall. Colin Ellis sits down with director Reg Harkema to talk about his latest f...

One man's fight against The Monsanto Company from 2022-04-29T09:00

Months after Dewayne "Lee" Johnson was soaked from head to toe with a herbicide called Ranger Pro, he noticed lesions on his skin. What he'd developed was called non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form a c...

Music across generations: Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, and Ye from 2022-04-22T09:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka speak with culture writer Sumiko Wilson about three different artists from three different generations: Olivia Rodrigo, Charlie XCX, and Ye. They also discuss how do...

How student loans, mortgages, and debt destabilizes democracy from 2022-04-15T09:00

In a world of rising cost and debt, calls for relief are growing stronger. Colin Ellis speaks with filmmaker Astra Taylor about her 2021 documentary "You Are Not a Loan," which looks at the powe...

American Factory and the state of unions from 2022-04-08T09:00

In Canada, only 31% of workers are unionized, but that's higher than it was in 2019. So, what's with the rise? It might have something to do with a global pandemic that's put workers in constant da...

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography from 2022-04-01T09:00

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography gives viewers an inside look at carbon - which could both doom us and save us in the climate emergency. To better understand this often-misunderstood element, ...

It's time an animated doc wins Best Documentary Feature from 2022-03-25T09:00

Flee has been nominated for a trifecta of Oscars including Best Documentary Feature. In this episode, Colin Ellis speaks with Justin Chandler, co-host of Radio Free Krypton and TVO's Niagara-Hamilt...

We Need to Talk About Bill Cosby from 2022-03-18T09:00

Bill Cosby had an enormous impact on the culture of the United States. He was a comedian, an educator, and a father figure, but accusations of sexual misconduct by 60 women, and his subsequent c...

The Tinder Swindler from 2022-03-11T10:00

Join Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka as they discuss the crimes of Simon Leviev, the subject of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, and why his victims aren't to blame. Then Colin speaks w...

Oscars 2022: Flee, Ascension, Attica, Summer of Soul, and Writing With Fire from 2022-03-04T10:00

Who's going to win the Oscar for Best Documentary this year? Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka are joined by Jane Jankovic to go through this year's Oscar picks and decide who is going to be the winner....

Recommendations by TVOers from 2021-12-10T21:30

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka are joined by TVO's slate of documentary and podcast people to recommend the best docs for the holidays.

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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X&Muhammed Ali from 2021-12-03T10:00

Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka take a deep dive into the friendship and eventual fallout between Malcolm X and Muhammed Ali in Netflix's new documentary about the two titans.

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Magic Shadows, Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies from 2021-11-26T10:00

Director Karen Shopsowitz and producer Meredith Usher join On Docs to discuss "Magic Shadows, Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies."

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What happens when faith, family, and sexuality collide from 2021-11-19T10:00

The fear of rejection from coming out as gay is something that all of Sharon Lewis and Vinay Giridhar's subjects expressed while filming their latest documentaries, "With Wonder" and "Emergence: Ou...

Are celebrity documentaries real documentaries? from 2021-11-12T10:00

Elamin Abdelmahmoud, host of CBC's Pop Chat, joins On Docs to discuss celebrity documentaries from pop stars Billie Eilish and Demi Lovato, and what we get out of them.

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Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair from 2021-11-05T09:00

Alanis Obomsawin joins On Docs to discuss "Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair," which explores the importance of talking about residential schools.

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Burning from 2021-10-29T09:00

Eva Orner joins On Docs to discuss her documentary, "Burning," which explores Australia's Black Summer and the alarms sounding on the climate crisis.

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Oscar Peterson: Black + White from 2021-10-22T09:00

Barry Avrich joins On Docs to discuss Oscar Peterson: Black + White, which explores Peterson's legacy as one of the greatest pianists of all time.

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Muslim in America: Legacy of Fear from 2021-10-15T09:30

Deeyah Khan joins On Docs to discuss Muslim in America: Legacy of Fear, which explores the discrimination faced by Muslims in a post-9/11 world.

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An Afghan-Canadian on the beauty of Afghanistan from 2021-10-08T21:57

Frishta Bastan was only a kid when the U.S. and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001. Growing up in Canada, she heard stories about the country's rich culture and beauty from her parents. She fou...

Ghosts of Afghanistan from 2021-10-08T19:49

Journalist and filmmaker Julian Sher discusses the TVO Original documentary "Ghosts of Afghanistan" about the war in Afghanistan, 20 years after 9/11. Narrated by former Canadian war correspondent ...

Welcome back to On Docs from 2021-10-01T10:00

Welcome back to On Docs, TVO's podcast about the stories documentaries tell. Join Colin Ellis and Nam Kiwanuka as they explore fascinating films with the creators who bring them to life. New epi...

The Face of Anonymous from 2021-05-28T09:00

Anonymous. We may not know who they are, but we know what they've done. They've targeted the Church of Scientology, kept the internet on during the Arab Spring, and boosted the sales of Guy Fawk...

Subjects of Desire from 2021-05-21T09:00

In 1968, while white women were burning their bras in protest of the Miss America beauty contest, Black women and men were protesting the fact that no one from their community had ever been able to...

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street from 2021-05-14T09:00

Sesame Street was created with a simple idea: Kids spend a lot of time watching television, so could that screen time be used to educate? It seems obvious now, but this is how the show created the ...

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street from 2021-05-14T09:00

Sesame Street was created with a simple idea: Kids spend a lot of time watching television, so could that screen time be used to educate? It seems obvious now, but this is how the show created t...

Through the Night from 2021-05-07T09:00

Many of us are accustomed to accessing goods and services at pretty much anytime of the day. For workers, who don't work nine-to-five, grabbing a late-night snack or visiting a hospital, this is ju...

Someone Like Me from 2021-04-30T09:00

Canada is one of the only countries in the world with legislation that directly targets LGBTQ refugees for sponsorship. Directors Sean Horlor and Stephen J. Adams latest documentary "Someone Like M...

And the Oscar for best documentary goes to! from 2021-04-23T09:00

In what's become an annual tradition, On Docs is taking a look at the Oscar nominees for best documentary. This year's nominees include: "Crip Camp," "Collective," "Time," The Mole Agent," and "My ...

Reclaiming her name, Tina Turner from 2021-04-16T09:00

Tina Turner's name is synonymous with rock and roll, but what you might not know is that she was born as Anna Mae Bullock. Her stage name was given to her by legendary musician Ike Turner, but as w...

Documenting the mixed-race experience from 2021-04-09T09:00

Richard B. Pierre and Gina Marie join On Docs to talk about the mixed-race experience through a question that many people they have been asked: "What are you?" It's a troubling question that makes ...

Mr. Miyagi and Hollywood's Asian Representation Problem from 2021-04-02T09:00

Mr. Miyagi's resolve to fight only when there was no other option cemented him as an 80's movie icon. Miyagi taught restraint and passivity, a stark contrast to White protagonists at the time who w...

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell from 2021-03-26T09:00

"Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell" digs into the life of Christopher Wallace who would become the Notorious B.I.G., and unlike other documentaries on the hiphop artist, this doc focuses far more on hi...

Dispatches from a Field Hospital from 2021-03-19T09:00

In the spring of 2020, a field hospital was erected at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. Filmmaker Matt Gallagher and producer Cornelia Principe were intrigued by it, and pitched a documentary...

John Ware: The Man, The Myth, The Reality from 2021-03-12T10:00

"John Ware Reclaimed" explores the history of one of Canada's most famous cowboys, and how his mythologization affected the perception of his story. Documentary filmmaker Cheryl Foggo joins Colin E...

The History of Swear Words from 2021-03-05T10:00

Colin Ellis is joined this week by Word Bomb hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta to review Netflix's "History of Swear Words," which digs into the etymological origins of your favourite cur...

Reframing Britney Spears from 2021-02-26T11:00

Since 2008, Britney Spears has been living under a conservatorship, a legal arrangement where her father, Jamie, is a guardian over her life and her estate. But is she a prisoner? Joining Colin ...

Bearing witness to James Baldwin from 2021-02-26T10:00

James Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924, but spent most of his life in France. There, he wrote observations of systemic racism in America. Filmmaker Raoul Peck's documentary "I Am Not Your Negro" ...

Life after captivity with Boko Haram from 2021-02-19T10:00

International outrage was sparked when Boko Haram kidnapped 276 young women from their school dormitory in 2015. While the spotlight led to a push to bring them home, years later the terrorist orga...

Ep. 12 - Holy documentary, Batman! from 2020-12-18T10:00

We're wrapping up this season of On Docs with something fun. Today, we're looking at "The Heart of Batman" - a free-to-stream YouTube documentary which explores the creation of "Batman: The Animate...

Ep. 11 - When Our Elders Die, Who Will Tell Their Stories? from 2020-12-11T10:00

"I want people to see how brilliant our elders are," says Sarain Fox, director of "Inendi," a CBC short doc. "Whether you're Indigenous or not, your elders have a story. And whether you have an iPh...

Ep. 10 - 76 Days in Wuhan's Pandemic from 2020-12-04T10:00

Filmmaker Hao Wu joins host Colin Ellis to discuss his latest film "76 Days," which dives into Wuhan's pandemic response - and the horrors medical workers were exposed to. We talk about how his fil...

Ep. 9 - What an octopus can teach us about life from 2020-11-27T10:00

Chantal Braganza, a former On Docs producer and a senior editor at Chatelaine, joins host Colin Ellis to discuss the Netflix documentary "My Octopus Teacher." They explore the unusual bond between ...

Ep. 8 - Cornwall's Cat Problem from 2020-11-20T10:00

The story of Cornwall's ever-growing feline population was irresistible to filmmaker and cat-lover Aaron Hancox. But, he learned, it's also very dire. In "Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall," Hanco...

Ep. 7 - Hidden Figures in Video Game History from 2020-11-13T10:00

The first video game was created in 1958 as a physics experiment. Now, video games are a multi-billion-dollar industry - a story covered in Netflix's "High Score." Gaming historian Kishonna Gray jo...

Ep. 6 - How to Protect a Neighbourhood from 2020-11-06T10:00

In "There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace," Lulu Wei tells the story of Honest Ed's - a store that once dominated the intersection of Bathurst and Bloor in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood. What ...

Ep. 5 - Chronicling Ontario's Most Notorious Punk Band from 2020-10-30T10:00

In Picture My Face: The Story of Teenage Head, Douglas Arrowsmith chronicles one of Ontario's most notorious punk bands. While it's infamous for a riot at Ontario Place, Arrowsmith focuses on a mor...

Ep. 4 - Reframing North America's Indigenous History from 2020-10-23T10:00:20

Toppled statues, dismantled barricades, and burning buildings. The news cycle is forcing many non-Indigenous Canadians to grapple with the country's colonial history. Michelle Latimer joins host Co...

Ep. 3 - How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaking Up Polling from 2020-10-16T09:00

What can a pollster learn from your Twitter feed? Colin Ellis speaks with Peter Gombos about his documentary Margin of Error, which explores how social media has become a critical resource for publ...

Ep. 2 – How Social Media Giants Run Your Life from 2020-10-09T09:00

Who’s really in control when you open Twitter or Facebook? Ryerson professor and tech columnist Ramona Pringle joins host Colin Ellis to discuss Netflix’s The Social Dilemma — ...

Ep. 1 - Is Corporate Social Responsibility a Sham? from 2020-10-02T10:00

Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbott's 2003 documentary, The Corporation, argued that many corporations met the criteria of a psychopath. Years later, things have only gotten worse. The New Corporation: ...

Ep 13 - The Life and Architecture of Raymond Moriyama from 2020-08-12T10:00

While you may not know Raymond Moriyama's name, there's a good chance you've been in one of his buildings. The Ontario Science Centre, the Bata Shoe Museum, and the Canadian War Museum are just a f...

Bonus episode - When a movie is so bad it's good from 2020-07-07T09:00

Alex West from The Faculty of Horror podcast returns to On Docs to discuss Best Worst Movie, a 2009 documentary about the low-budget film Troll 2. The comedy/horror movie has become a cult classic ...

Ep. 12 - #onpoli and The Art of the Possible from 2020-06-30T09:00

For the season finale of On Docs, we bring you TVO's first-ever podcast crossover! John Michael McGrath and Steve Paikin, hosts of the #onpoli podcast, join Colin Ellis to discuss The Art of the Po...

Ep. 11 - The Satanic Temple's fight for religious freedom from 2020-06-30T08:00

Alex West, author and co-host of The Faculty of Horror podcast, joins host Colin Ellis to discuss Hail Satan?, a documentary by filmmaker Penny Lane. The 2019 film looks at members of the Satanic T...

Ep. 10 - The importance of Ava DuVernay's 13th from 2020-06-23T17:00

Colin Ellis speaks with Nam Kiwanuka, host of The Agenda in the Summer, about Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th. The 2016 film looks at the rise of mass incarceration in the U.S., from its roots in s...

Ep. 9 - Taking the temperature of health docs from 2020-06-23T09:00

Host Colin Ellis welcomes health law researcher Timothy Caulfield to talk about the popularity of food and health documentaries and why people should approach them with a dose of scientific skeptic...

Ep. 8 - Blowing the whistle at Marineland from 2020-06-16T08:00

Filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau talks with host Colin Ellis about her new doc, The Walrus and the Whistleblower, which features a former animal trainer who spoke up about alleged abuse at Marineland in N...

Ep. 7 - Why C3 is not your parents' church from 2020-06-09T09:00

Filmmaker Ali Weinstein explains to host Colin Ellis how the C3 Global Church has found the secret formula to converting millennials into churchgoers: coffee, concerts, and community. Her document...

Ep. 6 - Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell: A retrospective from 2020-06-02T08:00

Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell joins host Colin Ellis to talk about his 1969 short film You Are On Indian Land. The documentary, made by the Indian Film Crew, an all-Indigenous unit at the NFB, docu...

Ep. 5 - The long-term consequences of a wrongful arrest from 2020-05-26T08:00

The 2010 G20 protest in Toronto was the site of the largest mass arrest in Canadian history, many of them unlawful. This is where director Martin Himel begins his documentary "The Arrest," which ex...

Ep. 4 - Bruce Beach's plan to save the world from 2020-05-19T08:00

Bruce Beach has a plan to save the world. Located in Horning's Mills, Ont., about 1.5 hours northwest of Toronto, Beach owns the largest privately-owned nuclear fallout shelter in the world. Direct...

Ep. 3 - Is cell-based meat the future of food? from 2020-05-12T21:00

Filmmaker Liz Marshall joins host Colin Ellis to discuss her latest documentary, "Meat the Future" which looks at some of the innovators behind cell-based meat. It's a process where animal tissue i...

Ep. 2 - Coppers: An arresting look at retired cops from 2020-05-05T10:00

Host Colin Ellis speaks with filmmaker Alan Zweig, whose TVO Original documentary Coppers takes an unflinching look at the lives of retired police officers. They discuss how Zweig's former work as ...

Ep. 1 - Suresh Doss on Jiro Dreams of Sushi from 2020-05-05T08:00

Food writer Suresh Doss joins host Colin Ellis to talk about the acclaimed 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi and its influence. Jiro Ono is the owner of Tokyo's Sukibayashi Jiro and has dedicat...

Ep. 9 - Confronting the horrors of Iran's Evin Prison from 2020-02-06T15:00

In this bonus episode of On Docs, actor and filmmaker Maryam Zaree joins host Colin Ellis to discuss her documentary, Born in Evin. The daughter of political dissidents, Zaree was born inside Iran'...

Ep. 8 - And the Oscar for Best Documentary goes to... from 2020-02-04T08:00

In this bonus episode of On Docs, Colin Ellis sits down with Jane Jankovic, executive producer of documentaries at TVO, to discuss this year's group of Academy Award nominees: Honeyland, American F...

Ep. 7 - Who gets to profit from Indigenous art? from 2019-12-17T08:00

Host Colin Ellis speaks with Jamie Kastner, the director of There Are No Fakes, a TVO Original Documentary, about the legacy of famed Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Credit: Cave 7 Produc...

Ep. 6 - In a war on drugs, who really loses? from 2019-12-10T08:00

Host Colin Ellis speaks with Shawney Cohen and Rachel Browne about Rat Park, their new Vice Studios documentary about the global addiction crisis. Through the experiences of the United States, the ...

Ep. 5 - There's Something in the Water from 2019-12-03T08:00

Colin Ellis speaks with Ingrid Waldron about There's Something in the Water, the documentary that Nova Scotia-born actor Ellen Page made about Waldron's book about environmental racism, and what it...

Ep. 4 - The boy who changed Indigenous kids' health care from 2019-11-26T08:00

Jordan River Anderson was five when he died. The boy from Norway House Cree Nation was born with a condition that left him unable to talk, walk, or breathe on his own. And because the provincial an...

Ep. 3 - Can the Catholic church atone for a legacy of abuse? from 2019-11-19T08:00

In 2011, former priest William Hodgson Marshall pleaded guilty to multiple counts of indecent assaults of minors and sexual assault. Matt Gallagher made a documentary about this case, but Prey isn'...

Ep. 2 - In war reporting, Robert Fisk always chooses a side from 2019-11-12T08:00

Yung Chang's documentaries have looked at China's modernization, exotic fruit cultivators, and more. Now, in This Is Not a Movie, he turns his sights on Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for T...

Ep. 1 - Think you know what propaganda is? Think again from 2019-11-05T10:00

Everyone thinks they can recognize propaganda - and that they're immune to its influence. Filmmaker Larry Weinstein's latest documentary, Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies, will make you reconsid...

Ep. 7 - Escaping war to land at summer camp from 2019-07-02T08:00

On Docs host Colin Ellis speaks to Michael Sladden, owner and director of Camp Pathfinder, about he decided to invite war-zone refugees to the camp and what it was like to have the project featured...

Ep. 6 - Why are women the fastest-growing prison population? from 2019-06-25T08:00

Women are the fastest-growing incarcerated population, both in Canada and around the world. When filmmakers Nance Ackerman, Teresa MacInnes, and Ariella Pahlke decided to make a documentary about w...

Ep. 5 - If we knew then what we know now from 2019-06-18T08:00

Michael Jackson. Bill Clinton. Lorena Bobbitt. If you lived through the '90s, chances are you know these names and know the stories behind them. But do you really? Host Colin Ellis and producers Ma...

Ep. 4 - Who let the dogs out - and who really owns a song? from 2019-06-11T08:00

Ben Sisto spent eight years in search of the original writer of the 1999 hit, "Who Let to the Dogs Out?" His quest is the subject of a new documentary. Host Colin Ellis spoke with Sisto about makin...

Ep. 3 - Docs vs. Hollywood: Who told it better? from 2019-06-04T08:00

What happens when Hollywood makes feature films from documentaries? Is there ever a time when one medium tells the story better? Colin Ellis and producers Matthew O'Mara and Chantal Braganza get to...

Ep. 2 - Ai Weiwei on why the refugee crisis is borderless from 2019-05-28T11:00

After releasing Human Flow, his 2017 documentary on the refugee crisis, artist and activist Ai Weiwei was left with 900 hours of footage - what he calls "the rest." This film wasn't just cutting-fl...

Ep. 1 - Indigenous perspective on justice for Colten Boushie from 2019-05-21T11:00

Colten Boushie was a 22-year-old Cree man from Red Pheasant First Nation. Gerald Stanley is the white Saskatchewan farmer who shot and killed him when Boushie and a group of friends trespassed on h...

Bonus Episode - And the Oscar for Best Documentary Goes To from 2019-02-14T11:00

Awards season is here! Colin and producers Matt and Chantal discuss the five films up for best documentary feature at the 2019 Academy Awards: Free Solo, R.B.G., Minding the Gap, Of Fathers and Son...

Ep. 10 - A Whale of a Tale: Life after The Cove from 2019-01-17T11:00

In 2009, a documentary pointed the globe's attention to Taiji, a tiny town in coastal Japan where dolphin and whale hunting forms a major part of the fishing industry. The Cove went on to win an Os...

Ep. 9 - The Invisible Heart from 2018-12-13T11:00

Social-impact bonds - which see private investors fund government pilot programs - are a fast-growing trend internationally. When filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza first heard about them, in 2014, she was...

Ep. 8 - Min Sook Lee at The Reel Asian Film Festival from 2018-12-06T11:00

Colin joins acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Min Sook Lee for a special screening of her 2005 film, Hogtown: The Politics of Policing, and a conversation about the overlapping roles of activism and doc...

Ep. 7 - First Contact from 2018-11-29T11:00

You probably know someone you would call racist, but have you ever called them out? What would happen if you did? Vanessa Loewen and Stephanie Scott, the producers of First Contact, found out when ...

Ep. 6 - Heartbound from 2018-11-22T11:00

Colin speaks to anthropologist Sine Plambech and filmmaker Janus Metz, who spent 10 years documenting migration marriages in Denmark between Thai women supporting families back home and Danish men ...

Ep. 5 - Take Light from 2018-11-15T11:00

What happens when a city can't keep the lights on? Filmmaker Shasha Nakhai tells Colin how the power grid affects life in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where half the residents have no reliable access to...

Ep. 4 - The Fruit Machine from 2018-11-08T11:00

Colin joins director Sarah Fodey and Canadian Armed Forces veteran Patti Gray for a special screening and discussion of The Fruit Machine, a TVO original documentary that explores Canada's campaign...

Ep. 3 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch from 2018-11-01T11:00

The team behind Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark is back with a new film that explores the ways human activity has fundamentally changed the planet. Colin sat down with filmmakers Jennifer Bai...

Ep. 2 - How can someone talk to a white supremacist? from 2018-10-25T11:05

Filmmaker Deeyah Khan sat down with members of the white power movement in the United States to gain a better understanding of what motivates them to hate. She spoke with Colin about how she gained...

Ep. 1 - What is Democracy? from 2018-10-25T11:00

Why are democracies struggling to be democratic? That's the question activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor's latest film tackles, but as she tells Colin, finding an answer is far from easy. From the ...

Welcome to On Docs, a TVO Podcast from 2018-10-18T13:54

Welcome to On Docs, our new TVO Podcast on documentaries and the stories they tell. Subscribe now for episodes that begin October 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.