
Maya Abramson
@mayaabramson
Producer at @TheAgenda. Grad of @JournalismTMU and @mcgillu. Lover of BlueJays, Broadway bootlegs, and banter.
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TVO and TFO are coming together for a first-of-its-kind bilingual special exploring Canada’s Francophone and Anglophone communities. Hosted by Steve Paikin & Sandra Padovani , the program is inspired by the novel Two Solitudes, celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025.

Meet the Excel World Champion: Canadian financial modelling director Michael Jarman tells Steve Paikin about the wonderful weird world of competitive Microsoft Excel, tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson


"I don't believe literature is propaganda. I think there is a difference between poetry and propaganda, and children's literature and propaganda." — Ira Wells (Vic College UofT), author of "On Book Banning," tonight at 8/11pm with Steve Paikin | Producer: Maya Abramson

"When we refuse to engage with ideas we disagree with... I'nm not only preventing you from speaking, I'm preventing myself from hearing." — Ira Wells (Vic College UofT), author of "On Book Banning," tonight at 8/11pm with Steve Paikin | Producer: Maya Abramson

What’s the secret sauce behind political polling? David Coletto 🇨🇦 (Abacus Data), Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics), David Valentin (Liaison Strategies) & Cliff van der Linden (McMaster University Vox Pop Labs) join Steve Paikin to demystify the art of polling, at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson #cdnpoli

Should we trust polls? Do they influence voters? Pollsters David Valentin (Liaison Strategies), David Coletto 🇨🇦 (Abacus Data), Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics) & Cliff van der Linden (McMaster University Vox Pop Labs) join Steve Paikin to explain the numbers, at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson #cdnpoli


"I just spent two hours with you, and I have no idea who you’re going to vote for, Pierre Poilievre told Steve Paikin after the leadership debate. "Good! That's the ultimate compliment." #cdnpoli tvo.org/article/everyt…

What does it take to create a fully original musical in Canada? Composer and lyricist Britta Johnson, creator of "Life After," (Mirvish Productions) tells Steve Paikin about the journey, and how music can express grief and loss. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson

Hard to describe how much we will miss seeing Steve Paikin on our airwaves every night! I'm hoping he can finally get some sleep...


What makes for a great concert? Preparation, says Max Kerman of ARKELLS, lots of preparation. He talks to Steve Paikin about his book "Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress," tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson

"Sports betting further dehumanizes a group of people who are already sort of dehumanized in the eyes of a lot of fans." — Morgan “Absolute Heater of a Memoir” Campbell. Has sports gambling ruined sports? At 8/11pm with Cheri Bradish (Future of Sport Lab), David Macfarlane & Steve Paikin | Producer: Maya Abramson

"We get to start as Canada's team." — Teresa Resch, president of Toronto Tempo on representing all of Canada, tonight at 8/11pm with former WNBA player and general manager Monica Wright Rogers, and Steve Paikin | Producer: Maya Abramson

Canadians like to think our democracy works. Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 (The Globe and Mail), author of "The Crisis of Canadian Democracy," tells Steve Paikin why that’s a myth. Tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson #cdnpoli

Is the fabric of Confederation straining under our current political system? Steve Paikin hears from Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 (The Globe and Mail), author of "The Crisis of Canadian Democracy," tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson #cdnpoli

Why is it so hard to do anything about climate change? Steve Paikin asks Jessica Green (U of T Environment) Timothy Gray @CanadaGray.bsky.social (EnvironmentalDefence), Tyler Hamilton (MaRS), Tia Kennedy, and Anabela Bonada (Intact Centre | Centre Intact) tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson

Wildfires are not just local disasters — they’re global threats, says Intact Centre | Centre Intact’s Anabela Bonada. She tells Steve Paikin how wildfire smoke, emissions, and ecosystem loss are reshaping Canada and beyond. Tonight at 11pm | Producer: Maya Abramson
