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Just Asking

Just Asking

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Summary

You’ve got smart questions, we’ve got solid answers. If googling got you nowhere, you can always call your friend Saroja Coelho. With guest experts, Just Asking turns the week’s news and latest trends into tips that help you make better decisions about your life. Whether it’s tech, money, career or health — we’ll hear you out, and help you out. The show takes live calls on CBC Radio every Saturday afternoon, and drops the podcast after the live show.


Do you have a question you want Just Asking to explore? Send us a text or voice note at 226-758-8924. You can also e-mail us at justasking@cbc.ca

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Episodes
  • Tips to weather the storm as Canada reports 6-month high unemployment rate

    Tips to weather the storm as Canada reports 6-month high unemployment rate
    May 9 2026

    If you’re looking for work, how do you try and beat the odds of a tough job market? Should you consider switching careers? How do you start to think about your skills differently?


    Jermaine L. Murray is a career coach and founder of JupiterHR. Brendon Bernard is Indeed Canada's senior economist.

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    54 mins
  • How foreign actors are wading into the Alberta separatist discourse online

    How foreign actors are wading into the Alberta separatist discourse online
    May 9 2026

    We’re fielding your questions about foreign influence on Canadian political discourse in the age of AI, paid actors and ‘slopaganda’.


    Brian McQuinn is an associate professor in the department of politics and international studies at the University of Regina. Mika Desblancs-Patel is a research engineer at the Media Ecosystem Observatory.

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    59 mins
  • Ditching the 9-to-5: Is the skilled trades path right for you?

    Ditching the 9-to-5: Is the skilled trades path right for you?
    May 2 2026

    The Canadian government wants to invest $6 billion over five years to boost Canada’s skilled trades sectors. As more young people struggle to find entry-level work in 9-to-5 professions, are the skilled trades a viable option? What do you want to know about the demands and the opportunities of life in the trades?


    Abigail Fulton [FULL-tun] is the executive director of the Construction Foundation of B.C., a charity focused on workforce development in the trades. She joins Just Asking alongside Jim Stanford, an economist and the director of Centre for Future Work, a labour economics think tank.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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