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Toronto Talks

Hosted by Ashraf Amin · business · EN-US

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About this Podcast:

Welcome to Toronto Talks—the podcast that unpacks the biggest stories in money, business, and technology. Whether you're an entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, or simply looking to stay ahead of the curve, we dive deep into finance, innovation, and industry to bring you insights that matter. Hosted by Ashraf Amin and Sophie the Sage (AI), Toronto Talks is where bold minds meet unfiltered insights on tech, money, and the future. If you're done with fluff and want signal in the noise—subscribe, think sharper, and live smarter.

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What is Toronto Talks about?

Welcome to Toronto Talks, the podcast that unpacks the biggest stories in money, business, and technology. Whether you're an entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, or simply looking to stay ahead of the curve, we dive deep into finance, innovation, and industry to bring you insights that matter.

Who hosts Toronto Talks?

Toronto Talks is hosted by Ashraf Amin. The show has published 37 episodes to date.

What has Toronto Talks covered recently?

Recent episodes include "What If the Best Growth Strategy Is to Sell Less?" (11 October 2026, 11 minutes), "What Exactly Are Young People Supposed to Build Toward?" (24 September 2026, 11 minutes), and "Job Interviews May Be Measuring the Wrong Thing" (14 September 2026, 11 minutes).

How often does Toronto Talks publish?

Toronto Talks publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 37 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Toronto Talks?

Booking probability for Toronto Talks is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Toronto Talks requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Toronto Talks's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Toronto Talks?

The strongest fits for Toronto Talks are Photography, Polling & Other Services and Business & Management Consulting. Toronto Talks has a business audience.

About the host

Ashraf Amin hosts Toronto Talks, a business podcast with 37 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #36

    What If the Best Growth Strategy Is to Sell Less?

    Oct 11, 202611 min

    Most companies want a fairly simple thing: Buy more. Buy again. Make reordering effortless. Film 04 looks at a company making a very different bet. Featuring Kate Assaraf, founder of Dip, Ash and Sophie examine what...

  • Episode #35

    What Exactly Are Young People Supposed to Build Toward?

    Sep 24, 202611 min

    The old instructions for adulthood used to sound fairly straightforward. Get a job. Move out. Buy a home. Start a family. Save for the future. For a growing number of young adults, that sequence has stretched, shifted...

  • Episode #34

    Job Interviews May Be Measuring the Wrong Thing

    Sep 14, 202611 min

    Job interviews are supposed to help employers identify the best person for the job. But what if they are also measuring confidence, eye contact, chemistry, speed and charisma, whether or not those traits actually matter...

  • Episode #33

    Everyone Wants AI. Nobody Wants the Data Center Next Door.

    Sep 3, 20268 min

    Everyone wants AI. The data centres powering it are a different story. They require enormous amounts of electricity, new transmission infrastructure, municipal approvals and, in some cases, significant water...

  • Episode #32

    The AI Consent Crisis | Will the Public Ever Agree? | Toronto Talks 032

    Aug 11, 202651 min

    What happens when artificial intelligence stops feeling like a tool you choose—and becomes part of the environment around you? AI is moving beyond the chatbot. It is being built into search engines, phones, workplaces...

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  • Episode #31

    Who Gets to Approve Intelligence? | The New Power Behind AI Safety | Toronto Talks 031

    Jul 27, 202652 min

    What happens when artificial intelligence becomes powerful enough that releasing it may require approval? For most of the internet age, the default assumption was simple: build first, publish quickly, and address the...

  • Episode #29

    The Vanishing First Rung: Is AI Breaking Entry-Level Work? | Toronto Talks Ep. 29

    Jun 23, 202653 min

    What happens when artificial intelligence does not simply replace entry-level workers, but absorbs the work they used to learn from? In this episode of Toronto Talks , we explore the weakening of the first rung: the...

  • Episode #28

    The Training-Your-Replacement Economy: How AI Is Changing the Workplace Bargain | Toronto Talks 028

    Jun 9, 202651 minS0

    <p>What happens when artificial intelligence does not simply replace workers, but asks them to improve the systems that may weaken their own leverage?</p><p><br/></p><p>In this episode of <b>Toronto Talks</b>, we...

  • Episode #27

    When Intelligence Meets Reality: Why AI Stalls at the Edge of Integration | Toronto Talks 027

    May 26, 202646 minS0

    <p>What happens when artificial intelligence leaves the clean world of software and starts operating inside the physical world?</p><p><br/></p><p>In this episode of <b>Toronto Talks</b>, we explore why AI adoption is...

  • Episode #26

    AI’s Hidden Bottleneck: Power, Infrastructure, and the Race Behind Intelligence | Toronto Talks 026

    May 11, 202643 minS0

    <p>In this episode of Toronto Talks, we look beneath the surface of artificial intelligence — and examine the physical systems that determine how far, how fast, and how evenly AI can actually scale.<br/><br/>AI is often...

  • Episode #25

    Where AI Actually Works (And Why It Mostly Doesn’t) | Toronto Talks 025

    Apr 27, 202652 minS0

    <p><b>In Episode 25 of Toronto Talks, we explore a critical shift now unfolding across the modern economy:</b></p><p>AI is everywhere. But its impact isn’t.</p><p>Some systems are seeing real gains — faster workflows...

  • Episode #24

    The Authority Crisis: When Intelligence Becomes Everyone’s Tool | Toronto Talks - Episode 024

    Apr 13, 202648 minS0

    <p>In Episode 24 of Toronto Talks, we explore a structural shift now unfolding across the modern economy:</p><p>Not just the rise of artificial intelligence —<br/>but the collapse of expert monopoly.</p><p>Because for...

  • Episode #23

    The Decision Crisis: Why More Data Is Making Leaders Worse | Toronto Talks Episode 023

    Mar 30, 202647 minS0

    <p><b>Description</b></p><p>Organizations have never had more intelligence.</p><p><br/></p><p>Dashboards update in real time.<br/>Algorithms analyze massive datasets.<br/>AI systems generate insights in...

  • Episode #22

    The Wisdom Bottleneck: Why AI Can’t Replace Leadership Judgment | Toronto Talks Ep 022

    Mar 16, 202656 minS0

    <p>Organizations have never had more intelligence.</p><p>Dashboards update in real time. Algorithms analyze massive datasets.AI systems generate insights in seconds.</p><p>And yet...</p><p>Large-scale transformations...

  • Episode #21

    You Die Twice: Wealth, Responsibility, and What Remains — with Mark Halpern | Toronto Talks Ep 021

    Mar 2, 202650 minS1

    <p><b>You live once.But you die twice.</b></p><p>In this episode of <b>Toronto Talks</b>, we explore what that means — not philosophically, but financially.</p><p>Modern wealth is often framed as optimization: returns...

  • Episode #20

    The Attention Economy Is Breaking: What Happens After the Scroll | Toronto Talks - Episode 020

    Feb 16, 202635 minS1

    <p><b>What happens when the system designed to capture attention starts exhausting it instead?</b></p><p><br/></p><p>In this episode of <b>Toronto Talks</b>, we examine what we call the <b>Saturation Point</b> — the...

  • Episode #19

    AI, Automation, and the Scoreboard Crisis: Who Actually Matters Now? | Toronto Talks - Episode 019

    Feb 1, 202641 minS1

    <p><b>What happens when the systems that decide who matters stop reflecting real contribution?</b><br/><br/>In this episode of Toronto Talks, we examine what we call the Scoreboard Crisis — the growing disconnect...

  • Episode #18

    The Legitimacy Crisis: Who Gets to Decide What’s Real? | Toronto Talks - Episode 018

    Jan 14, 202645 minS1

    <p><b>Something deeper than trust is breaking.</b> Even when systems still function — planes land, paychecks clear, hospitals operate — people are increasingly unwilling to accept the authority behind the decisions. Not...

  • Episode #17

    The Borderless Mind: Cultural Intelligence & the Future of Global Work | Toronto Talks - Episode 017

    Dec 14, 202545 minS1

    <p>The future of work is no longer defined by offices, borders, or time zones — it’s defined by how well we understand one another.<br/><br/>In Episode 17 of Toronto Talks, The Borderless Mind, we explore how Cultural...

  • Episode #16

    The Algorithm and the Soul: Bias, Trust, and the Battle for Digital Truth | Toronto Talks - Ep 016

    Nov 29, 202537 minS1

    <p>In this episode, we step directly into the heart of the modern information war.</p><p>Algorithms shape what we see, what we believe, and increasingly <b>who we become</b>. But behind every “neutral” system is a chain...

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Mark Halpern

estate planning expert, Wealth Insurance.com

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Karina Gaudier

Autism Workforce Solutions

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