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About That with Andrew Chang

Andrew Chang finds the awesome in daily news by expanding our understanding of the stories everybody's talking about. We dig deep with a clear focus, a sense of wonder and will geek out, laugh, and admit when we don’t get it.

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Episodes Season 1

  • Travis King saga, Nazi fighter fallout, Electric vehicle push

    An American soldier who fled to North Korea over two months ago is now back on U.S. soil. Then, how did a man who fought in a Nazi unit get a standing ovation in Parliament? Plus, four things to know about the push for electric vehicles.

  • Speaker resigns, Trump and guns, Trump skips debate

    September 27, 2023 | The House Speaker resigns after honouring a Nazi veteran in Parliament. Plus, why buying a Glock could land former U.S. president Donald Trump in trouble. And Andrew Chang explains why Trump is skipping GOP debates.

  • House of Commons ‘embarrassment’, Writer's strike tentative deal, Greenbelt apology

    September 26, 2023 | How did a man who fought for a Nazi unit get a standing ovation in parliament? Then, a tentative deal is reached in the Hollywood writers’ strike. Plus, an about-face on developing protected Greenbelt land in Ontario.

  • Canada-India tensions, Zelenskyy at the UN

    The major consequences of Canada's allegations against India, explained. Then, how safe was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN?

  • Canada-India tensions, Libya flooding, Greenbelt apology

    Sept 22, 2023 | The major consequences of Canada's allegations against India, explained. Then, the threat of disease in Libya after flooding. Plus, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced he is reversing a land swap for the Greenbelt.

  • Zelenskyy at the UN, how hurricanes kill

    Sept. 21, 2023 | How safe was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN? Then, Andrew Chang breaks down the 10 most common ways hurricanes kill, even long after the storm is over.

  • India allegations, Libya flooding

    Andrew Chang breaks down Trudeau's bombshell allegations that India's government is responsible for the murder of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil. Plus, how Libya’s preoccupation with war left it vulnerable to catastrophic flooding.

  • AI at the Junos, Google sued

    How much AI is too much when it comes to music awards? Then, why the U.S. government is suing Google.

  • UAW strike tactics, Poilievre on WestJet, Pennsylvania manhunt

    Sept. 15, 2023 | Andrew Chang explains the UAW’s rotating strike strategy. Then, why Poilievre’s remarks on a WestJet flight were met with backlash. Plus, how authorities finally caught escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante.

  • Pennsylvania manhunt, Libya flooding, Morocco earthquake

    September 14, 2023 | Andrew Chang explains how authorities finally caught escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante. Plus, how Libya’s preoccupation with war left it vulnerable to catastrophic flooding. Then, Morocco’s earthquake was made worse because of where and what it hit.

  • Russia-North Korea meeting, Google sued, Masterson trial

    Sept. 13, 2023 | Who gets what in a Russia-North Korea arms deal? Then, why the U.S. government is suing Google. Plus, the alleged role of Scientology in the Danny Masterson rape trial.

  • Morocco earthquake, Scientology and Danny Masterson, nightmare flights

    September 12, 2023 | Andrew Chang explains how Morocco’s earthquake was made worse because of the remoteness of where it hit – and what it hit. Then, the alleged role the Church of Scientology played in Danny Masterson's rape case. Plus, what's your recourse after a nightmare flight?

  • AI manipulation, TIFF loopholes

    Sept. 11, 2023 | Could AI models really be outsmarting humans? Andrew Chang and producer Kieran Oudshoorn break down the tech. Then, the loopholes keeping TIFF star-studded — even during the Hollywood actors' and writers' strikes.

  • Saw-blade buoys in Texas, TIFF kicks off amid Hollywood strikes

    A federal judge ordered Texas to remove the buoys placed along the Rio Grande to deter Mexican migrants from crossing. Plus, the loopholes keeping the Toronto International Film Festival star-studded amid the ongoing actors' and writers' strikes.

  • Bad flights, Shein influencer trip, Mexican church

    September 7, 2023 | What recourse do you have if something goes terribly wrong during your flight? Then, how a Shein factory trip backfired. Plus, an underwater Mexican church keeps reappearing because of climate change.

  • Yellowknife evacuations, Burning Man

    Sept. 6, 2023 | After three weeks in limbo, Yellowknife residents displaced by the wildfires can return home, starting today. Andrew Chang explains how to evacuate a city — but in reverse. Then, how did two centimetres of rain totally ruin Burning Man?

  • Hurricane Idalia, rising ransomware gang, brain worm

    September 5, 2023 | Andrew Chang takes us through the hours leading up to Hurricane Idalia's storm surge in one of the hardest-hit areas. Plus, ransomware gang LockBit's rise to notoriety. Then, how a live worm made its way into a woman’s brain.

  • All Trump’s indictments, explained. Pakistan cable car rescue

    Breaking down Trump's four indictments and why the case in Georgia is different. Then, the 16-hour rescue operation to save eight people from a cable car dangling high above a valley in Pakistan.

  • Cedar Key, greenbelt

    September 1, 2023 | Andrew Chang takes us through Hurricane Idalia's raging surge in Cedar Key. Then, Ontario's housing minister is doubling down on the government’s plan to build housing on the Greenbelt, even as calls for his resignation grow louder.

  • Brain worm, lethal storms

    August 31, 2023 | Andrew Chang breaks down how a live worm made its way into a woman’s brain, and how doctors got it out. Then, the 10 most common ways hurricanes kill.

  • Hurricane Idalia makes landfall, Fukushima wastewater fallout

    August 30, 2023 | Hurricane Idalia slammed into Florida with life-threatening storm surges. Andrew Chang breaks down the efforts to keep people safe. Then, the fallout from Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima plant.

  • Moving the prime minister's home, Hawaiian Electric possible bankruptcy, Canadian smoke in Europe

    Sources say security could force the government to relocate the prime minister's official residence, 24 Sussex. Plus, what happens if Hawaii's largest power company goes bankrupt? And, how wildfire smoke from Canada crossed an ocean to Europe.