Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Summer House is a reality show set in the Hamptons that’s been full of drama for 10 seasons. But the scandal happening off screen is what has got fans more invested than ever. Maybe too invested? Culture critics Ashley Ray and Chris Murphy join Commotion guest host Amil Niazi to talk about what’s happening, and what it says about this moment in reality television.

Plus, Mark Lee, a member of the K-Pop group NCT, recently announced he would be leaving the group and his label SM Entertainment after 10 years. Culture writer Lucy Ford talks with guest host Amil Niazi about why Mark’s exit is bombshell news for K-Pop fans.

Memes featuring convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are all over the internet, and an online game called ‘Five Nights at Epstein’s' has gone viral with U.S. middle and high school students. Journalist Kat Tenbarge joins guest host Amil Niazi to talk about what the memeification of Epstein says about this moment we’re in. And Toronto Star's arts critic Joshua Chong talks about 'Big Mistakes.' Dan Levy co-created and stars in the show that follows siblings who get mixed up in an organized crime ring.

'The Drama' starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya hits theatres on April 3. The movie hinges on a dark secret that's already stirred up controversy before the film's release. Film critics Bilge Ebiri and Rachel Ho talk to guest host Amil Niazi about the controversy, and why the movie still lands even if you know the spoilers.

Plus, with Saskatchewan passing the Film Content Information Act that puts the onus on movie theatres to create their own content warning. Commotion guest host Amil Niazi is joined by University of Saskatchewan professor Jerry White to talk about what inspired this act and its ramifications for moviegoers in the province and Canada writ large.

Elamin is joined by CBC entertainment reporter Jackson Weaver and filmmaker Kwame Mason to discuss the new TV series ‘Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story’ and the film ‘Youngblood’.

Plus, music/tech journalist Cam Gordon discusses his new book, ‘Track Changes: The Origin Story of Canadian Music on the Internet (1990-2010),’ and the unsung early online adopters who built the foundation of the country’s modern-day music industry.

A new anthology series 'Bread Alone: What happens when we run out of working-class writers?' edited by Kate Pasola begs the question: who gets to have a career in writing? And how does that inform the kinds of working class narratives that get published? Niko Stratis, Deborah Dundas and Catherine Hernandez join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to chat about being a working class writer in Canada, the value of labour in creative industries, and how not to sell out while trying to make ends meet.