Feb 28, 202533 min
Lately, we’re feeling nostalgic for the Y2K era. The glitter-slathered techno-optimism of the millennial moment continues to shape our darker present. Our guest, author Colette Shade, has written a 2000s nostalgia fest...
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Lately
Hosted by The Globe and Mail · business · EN
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Welcome to the latest podcast from The Globe and Mail. It's about navigating life in the new economy. Every Friday, we’ll dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech — whether you’ve noticed them yet or not.
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What is Lately about?
Welcome to the latest podcast from The Globe and Mail. It's about navigating life in the new economy. Every Friday, we’ll dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech, whether you’ve noticed them yet or not.
Who hosts Lately?
Lately is hosted by The Globe and Mail. The show has published 43 episodes to date.
What has Lately covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why are we so nostalgic for Y2K?" (28 February 2025, 33 minutes), "The video game company that broke an industry" (21 February 2025, 32 minutes), and "The singlehood advantage" (14 February 2025, 34 minutes).
How often does Lately publish?
Lately publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 43 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Lately?
Booking probability for Lately is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Lately requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Lately's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Lately are Business & Management Consulting. Lately has a business audience.
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The Globe and Mail hosts Lately, a business podcast with 43 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Feb 21, 202532 min
Lately, the video games industry is in turmoil. The rise and fall of Blizzard, the trailblazing and toxic studio behind World of Warcraft , shows us why. Our guest, Jason Schreier, is an investigative reporter who...
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The singlehood advantage
Feb 14, 202534 minLately, millions of Canadians are unpartnered. Business and tech companies are rushing to meet the needs of the new me-market. For Valentine’s Day, we’re asking: “Is this actually a great time to be single?” Our guest...
- Feb 7, 202533 min
Lately, our bosses are going further than reading our emails. New technologies that can track our motions and our moods are ushering in a new age of workplace surveillance. Is this productivity hacking, or...
- Jan 31, 202533 min
Lately, the internet has broken the White House. Influencers and tech CEOs now have unprecedented access to the Trump administration. How will the “broligarchy” change our world? Our guest, Taylor Lorenz, covers the...
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Jan 24, 202528 minLately, we’re sharing our darkest secrets with robots. The market for AI mental health aides is booming but how does it actually feel to bond with a therapy bot? Our guest, Graham Isador, just started his job as The...
- Jan 17, 202535 min
Lately, lingerie behemoth Victoria’s Secret is trying to claw its way back to relevance after a spectacular crash. How did a brand that once defined the culture fail to keep up? Our guests, Lauren Sherman and Chantal...
- Jan 10, 202529 min
Lately, we aren’t all getting the same price for the same product. Is the rise of data-driven “personalized pricing” corporate innovation or just next-gen gouging? Our guest, Lindsay Owens, is an economic sociologist...
Nov 15, 202424 minLately, we’ve been getting the news from The Decibel, the Globe and Mail’s daily news podcast. In this bonus episode, Lately’s sister pod reveals what it took for Rogers to outmaneuver the competition and buy up some of...
- Nov 8, 202431 min
Professor Timothy Caulfield researches health misinformation, especially when it intersects with celebrity culture. In the new CBC documentary Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, Caulfield takes a trip to the “manosphere”...
- Nov 1, 202429 min
Lately, LinkedIn has become cringe... or cool, or more important than ever, depending on who you ask. So, is LinkedIn working well for us, or has it devolved into yet another shouty social media site? Tim Kiladze is a...
Oct 30, 202434 minA bonus episode from our Globe and Mail sister show Machines Like Us. How is Silicon Valley’s shift to the right affecting the US election? The tech lobby has quietly turned Silicon Valley into the most powerful...
- Oct 25, 202432 min
Lately, Big Tobacco says it wants to phase out cigarettes and promote, of all things, healthier options. But can the tobacco industry actually sell wellness? And is this pivot to vapes and pouches a smoking off-ramp or...
- Oct 18, 202429 min
Companies in Canada are being bought up by private equity at an incredible rate. The list includes Rexall, MEC, Value Village, WestJet and Sleep Country. But it also includes local businesses: vets, dentists, retirement...
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Diary of a wartime CEO
Oct 11, 202429 minWhen Erika Ayers Badan beat out 74 men to become the first CEO of Barstool Sports, the company was small, dominated by brash bros, and indivisible from the controversial reputation of its founder, Dave Portnoy. But she...
- Oct 4, 202434 min
That creeping feeling that everything online is getting worse has a name: “enshittification,” a term for the slow degradation of our experience on digital platforms. The enshittification cycle is why you now have to...
- Sep 27, 202434 min
Tupperware just filed for bankruptcy, but the direct sales model it pioneered lives on. These days, the hustle might be candles, leggings or sex toys. You may be recruited to join via a Facebook friend, who calls it...
- Sep 20, 202432 min
Workplace productivity apps like Slack, Notion, and Trello are encroaching on our personal lives. According to a trending article in San Francisco Standard, new apps specifically for couples and families, like Lovewick...
- Sep 13, 202431 min
Welcome to Lately. Every week, we take a deep dive into the big, defining trends in business and tech that are reshaping our every day. In an encore of our very first episode, we tackle the fake review economy: how...
- Sep 6, 202434 min
Shein and Temu have completely disrupted Amazon’s global domination plans by selling clothes and home goods for ultra-cheap prices, if not ultra-fast delivery – but at what cost? Our guest, journalist Louise Matsakis...
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