# The risks and rewards of the IPO hype in Canada Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/the-risks-and-rewards-of-the-ipo-hype-in-canada Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/the-risks-and-rewards-of-the-ipo-hype-in-canada.md Podcast: [The Decibel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560) Published: 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/ Audio file: https://afp-119681-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5/episodes/2dde89f1-2697-4272-b2b6-a65b7026486e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b638145-9d42-4003-985c-054905c039a5&awEpisodeId=2dde89f1-2697-4272-b2b6-a65b7026486e&feed=TGclX98p Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-decibel-3326560/episodes/the-risks-and-rewards-of-the-ipo-hype-in-canada Duration seconds: 1362 ## Resource There’s a surge of excitement around a few big companies going public this year – like Apotex and SpaceX both going on stock exchanges this week. These IPOs, or initial public offerings, are generating a ton of buzz – and there’s particular interest in trying to invest in a company before it goes public. Meera Raman, The Globe’s personal finance reporter, is here today to explain how Canadians are getting involved in IPOs, and the potential benefits and risks of this increase in DIY investing. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-decibel-3326560/episodes/the-risks-and-rewards-of-the-ipo-hype-in-canada/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560/the-risks-and-rewards-of-the-ipo-hype-in-canada.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.