The BetaKit Podcast Channel

This week, the CanCon team talks about potential BlackBerry/Bombardier boondoggles affecting the innovation agenda, whether smartphones are still cool, and if it's a bad idea to encourage women to enter STEM careers. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Grifting" by Timber Timbre

This week, CanCon features a power-packed guest panel ready to discuss the impact of #Budget2017 on Canada's tech ecosystem. Canadian Content music clips (under fair dealing): "Money City Maniacs" by Sloan "If I Had $1,000,000" by Barenaked Ladies

This week on CanCon, the team takes a look at the process behind building a smart city, the ethics of coding, and the latest HR oopsie from a Canadian startup called Skip the Dishes. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire

This week on CanCon, the team fields your Canadian tech questions, including great women in tech, and the tension in Canada between exits and IPOs. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Highschool" by Flashing Lights

This week on CanCon, the team continues to track Uber's very bad 2017, and talks about startup valuations and why they matter (to Hootsuite especially). Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "I was born (A Unicorn)" by The Unicorns

This week on CanCon, the team discusses Uber's culture problems and treatment of women, and if a Geneva Convention for cyber warfare would help. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Get Some Freedom" by Big Data (featuring Dragonette) Ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.

This week on CanCon, the team discusses the new eSports channel coming to Canadian TV, and if Snap's upcoming IPO is something new or a second Twitter. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "REALiTi" by Grimes. Ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.  

This week on CanCon, the team asks what happens when ideas move companies (Oculus), and how CEOs should respond to public pressure (Shopify). Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Legal Tender" by Handsome Furs Ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.

This week on CanCon, the team discusses the events leading up to the open letter written by the Canadian tech community, and its potential outcomes. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Citizens of Tomorrow" by Tokyo Police Club Ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.

This week on CanCon, the team can't escape talking AI in Canada, and wants to escape the coming Info Wars fought on our social media. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "We are being reduced" by Thrush Hermit Ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.