Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud brings you the most urgent, joyful, captivating discussions in all of arts, pop culture, and entertainment. Commotion is where you go for a thoughtful and vibrant chat about the big culture stories.
Jesse Wente on Thomas King and finding hope in a hard moment
The Stranger Things cast is all grown up in Season 5
Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff
How pop culture memorabilia has become big business
Thomas King claimed he was Indigenous. What happens now that he says he isn't?
What does Tobias Jesso Jr.'s surprise new album reveal about him?
What Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue says about masculinity right now
Can the U.K. actually ban ticket scalping?
How Trugoy the Dove shows up on De La Soul's new album
How does Wicked: For Good compare to the first movie?
The appeal of Paul McCartney and Wings to a younger generation of fans
Why this season of The Morning Show is the most outrageous yet
The magic of the Now You See Me franchise
What's behind Nardwuar's timeless appeal
Should you read it before you watch it?
What's in the Eddie Murphy doc — and what's missing
The Grey Cup in this political moment
Why Christy flopped at the box office
GTA 6 is delayed again. What's going on?
Why we're seated for Pluribus
How Margaret Atwood's memoir changes the way we see her books
How artists fight back after getting ripped off
The state of rap in 2025, from the charts to podcasts
Why TikTok is talking about Sombr a lot right now
Is Kim Kardashian's new show really that bad?
Why Rosalía's new album is her 'magnum opus'
Could Canada compete in Eurovision?
Why we love the iconic song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Canadian literary festivals are having urgent conversations
Halo is coming to PlayStation. Are the console wars over?