#FIRSTLOOK: “THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD” AND “WHO REPLACED AVRIL LAVIGNE?” PODCASTS COMING TO CBC

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster and #1 Canadian podcaster, today shared highlights and programming from CBC Radio, CBC Podcasts and CBC Music that will be available to listen to across arts, culture, music, news and current affairs.

CBC RADIO

JUST ASKING – Broadcasts Saturdays live across the country at 5 p.m. ET (6 AT/4 CT/3 MT/2 PT) on CBC Radio One and CBC Listen starting February 24.

A new live call in show on Saturday afternoons, JUST ASKING is ready to tackle smart questions, with solid answers. Host Saroja Coelho is joined by guest experts, turning the week’s news and latest trends into tips that help listeners grappling to make decisions about tech, money, career or health. JUST ASKING will hear you out, and help you out. The show takes live calls, voice notes and texts on CBC Radio every Saturday afternoon. Have a question? Call 1-888-416-8333 or send voice memos and texts to 226-758-8924 Live on CBC Radio One, Saturdays at 6pmAT/5pmET/4pmCT/3pmMT/2pmPT. A podcast version drops the same day on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

“I am thrilled to be part of this fantastic team and look forward to the challenging questions we’ll hear from every corner of the country,” says Coelho. “I hope to create a home for genuine curiosity and a diversity of perspectives, while occasionally having a laugh too.. because live radio can be wonderful and a little bonkers.”

CBC MUSIC

Coelho will continue to host MORNINGS ON CBC MUSIC, four days a week – Tuesday to Friday on CBC Music and CBC Listen. Damhnait Doyle will now helm the show on Mondays, while continuing her current role as host of WEEKEND MORNINGS ON CBC MUSIC.

CBC BOOKS:

The countdown is on to CANADA READS, CBC’s annual book debate. Check out all the books and their champions, plus exclusive interviews on the lead up to the live debates, which are taking place March 4-7 on CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC Gem and CBC Books.ca.

Livestream the debates at 10 a.m. ET on CBCBooks.ca, CBC Listen, and CBC Gem. Also available on demand later each day on CBC Gem, and as a podcast on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen to CBC Radio at 10 a.m. ET/CT/MT/PT, 11 a.m. AT, 1 p.m. NT.

Watch CBC TV at 1 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT, 2 p.m. AT, 2:30 p.m. NT.

CBC PODCASTS:

All below episodes and series can be found on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available.

THE SECRET LIFE OF CANADA (12 episodes) – New episodes return Thursday, February 22

The history podcast about the terrible, hilarious, dirty, and wonderful history of Canada returns with all-new episodes exploring the politeness of Canadians, popular teen drama Degrassi, the history of the CBC, and more. Hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson aren’t historians; they’re just two curious people with a passion for little-known stories and underrated people. They bring humour and a healthy skepticism to this country’s founding narratives.

WHO REPLACED AVRIL LAVIGNE? JOANNE MCNALLY INVESTIGATES (6 episodes) – Launching Wednesday, March 6

Avril Lavigne struck a chord with her rebellious teen angst in the early aughts, and she still performs to sold-out crowds to this day. But what if the Avril we’ve been following all these years is not the same Avril we fell in love with? What if — as a curious theory claims — Avril was replaced by a look-alike at the height of her fame?

In this six-part series from CBC Podcasts and BBC Sounds, comedian Joanne McNally immerses herself in a mind-bending world of fake celebrity deaths, doppelgangers, conspiracies, and downright absurdity in an effort to understand how this rumour started, and if there’s any truth to it.

THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD (4 episodes) – Launching Monday, March 11

With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. THE PORNHUB EMPIRE: UNDERSTOOD pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex on the internet — and the massive scandal that exposed its dark side. Hosted by journalist Samantha Cole (How Sex Changed the Internet and The Internet Changed Sex).

THE PORNHUB EMPIRE is the second season of UNDERSTOOD, an anthology podcast that takes audiences out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, people, and cultural moments they want to know more about. From the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, to the rise of Pornhub, each season unfolds as a story hosted by a well-connected reporter, and rooted in journalism audiences can trust.