Amelia Eqbal
Amelia Eqbal is a digital associate producer, writer and photographer for Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Q with Tom Power. Passionate about theatre, desserts, and all things pop culture, she can be found on Twitter @ameliaeqbal.
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How the Edmonton Oilers fandom became a kind of religion
CBC Edmonton reporter Min Dhariwal and professor Judith Ellen Brunton discuss how the intensity of Oilers fandom in Edmonton transcends mere hometown boosterism.
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Mountainhead dropped at exactly the right time. Can the movie help us make sense of this moment?
Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Mike Isaac talk about how this new film offers insight into the Trump-Musk feud and the ongoing protests in L.A.
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Malcolm X at 100: How his legacy has been celebrated — and co-opted — in pop culture
Professor Mark Anthony Neal, and culture critics Sandy Hudson and Matt Amha discuss the commercialization of Malcolm X’s legacy over the decades.
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Will this be the summer of Addison Rae?
Culture writer Joan Summers, music journalist Maura Johnston, and rapper Rollie Pemberton join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share their thoughts on Addison.
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Two longtime collaborators on why Guillaume Côté might be the best of Canadian ballet
Elamin talks with two of Côté’s longtime collaborators, the dancer Greta Hodgkinson and choreographer Anisa Tejpar, about why he just might be the greatest of all time in Canadian ballet.
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How NPR's Tiny Desk became one of our favourite places on the internet
In a conversation recorded live in front of an audience at this year’s Radiodays North America conference, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with series producer Bobby Carter about the journey of Tiny Desk.
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Benito Skinner's new show Overcompensating is like 'queer Never Have I Ever'
Culture writers Chris Murphy and Jackson Weaver discuss why the series feels so universal, and how it brings a new spin to the classic college tropes.
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How Regina musician Andy Shauf developed such a devout fan base
Music journalist Vish Khanna explains the sincere appeal and the quirky humour that makes the lowkey singer-songwriter so easy to root for.
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In The Final Reckoning, Mission: Impossible forgets to be fun
Culture critics Teri Hart, Rebecca Jennings and Eli Glasner get into what they felt was missing from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
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What Trump's proposed film tariff could mean for Hollywood North
Kate Ziegler, the president of ACTRA Toronto, and J. Miles Dale, a film producer who won an Oscar for The Shape of Water, unpack what we know — and don’t know — so far about this looming policy change.
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