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Uncovering the true meaning of strength from 2023-09-13T00:10
Alyssa Ages explores strongman and strongwoman culture in her new book, Secrets of Giants:A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength.
ListenCOVID-19 around the world: How Greece, Germany and the U.S. are tackling the omicron variant from 2021-12-06T00:10
How are countries around the world reacting to the omicron coronavirus variant? We talk to journalists Anthee Carassava in Greece and Kai Kupferschmidt in Germany, where tough new restrictions and ...
ListenCOVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of colour in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
New data shows COVID-19 is continuing to have a disproportionate impact on communities of colour in Canada. We discuss what’s driving those infections, and ensuring equitable health care, with Nain...
ListenWhy recycling efforts don’t save certain plastics from landfill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The federal government announced plans Wednesday to ban six kinds of single-use plastics by the end of next year. Laura Sullivan, investigative correspondent for NPR, discusses why — despite the hy...
ListenGrowing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The growing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left hundreds of people dead and thousands displaced. Thomas de Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks ab...
ListenHarris and Pence face off in U.S. vice-presidential debate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wednesday night’s U.S. vice-presidential debate featured Mike Pence, Kamala Harris, and a fly who created a bit of a buzz. Matt Galloway unpacks the debate with New York Times columnist Amanda Taub...
ListenRepatriating Canadians who left to join ISIS from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A five-year-old Canadian girl known as Amira has been repatriated to Canada from a Syrian refugee camp — where she ended up after her parents, believed to be ISIS members, were killed. The federal ...
ListenRichard Van Camp on telling stories and staying connected from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and Calgary Public Library’s storyteller-in-residence Richard Van Camp is helping people tell their own stories during the pandemic, as a way to stay connected and remember what it means to ...
ListenJacob Goldstein on the history of money from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Money is the root of many things, good and evil. In a new book, Jacob Goldstein, the co-host of NPR's Planet Money, charts the fascinating history of money, from giant coins to paper currency (help...
ListenRona Ambrose on celebrating girls and supporting women in politics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former Conservative MP and interim party leader Rona Ambrose discusses her new book, the 2011 push to establish the International Day of the Girl (which falls this Sunday), and the need for more wo...
ListenCanadian snowbirds deciding whether to fly south or hibernate for winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
And with the land border between Canada and the U.S. still closed, Canadian snowbirds are asking: should we stay or should we go? We talk to Tamara Carmichael and Rachel Leroux about whether they'l...
ListenTrump leaves hospital, downplaying COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
U.S. President Donald Trump left hospital Monday night, downplaying COVID-19 despite 210,000 American deaths. We talk to Dr. Abraar Karan of Harvard Medical School, and the CBC's Paul Hunter about ...
ListenDakshana Bascaramurty on what she learned about living from a dying man from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Globe and Mail reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty hired Layton Reid as a wedding photographer, she didn't expect him to become a friend. She also never thought she would document his battle with c...
ListenCOVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Would you take a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available? Fewer than half of respondents to a recent Angus Reid poll said yes, but to be effective in a pandemic, a vaccine requires uptake. ...
ListenPersonal support workers call for more help supporting the vulnerable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Personal support workers (PSWs) have welcomed a pay raise in Ontario, but wonder if the financial help will last beyond COVID-19. Matt Galloway talks to Asona Kirton, a personal support worker in a...
ListenAmnesty International says bank account frozen in India from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Amnesty International says its bank accounts in India have been frozen, essentially halting its operations there. Author Natasha Badhwar says it's the latest government attack on civil liberties, w...
ListenNew Green Party Leader Annamie Paul from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Annamie Paul is the new leader of the Green Party, becoming the first Black leader of a major federal political party in Canada. She discusses what's next for the party, and her vision for Canada's...
ListenWhat Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis means for his health and the election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
COVID-19 has come to the White House, but there's some confusion and debate over exactly how sick U.S. President Donald Trump is. What does his diagnosis mean for the election, in a country where t...
ListenRev. Al Sharpton on Donald Trump, a reckoning on race, and the decision facing the U.S. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Civil rights icon Rev. Al Sharpton says the U.S. is at a crossroads. He discusses the choice facing his country, the Donald Trump he knows, and a summer of reckoning on anti-Black racism.
ListenWhisky world faces its #MeToo moment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the 2021 Whisky Bible faces criticism for sexist language, experts Becky Paskin and Johanne McInnis say the whisky world is long overdue for its #MeToo moment. They join us to discuss calls for ...
ListenCould a month-long ‘Covatical’ be the restful way to curb rising COVID-19 cases? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Toronto doctor and author Vincent Lam says if you knew another shutdown was coming, you could prepare better. He’s calling for a “Covatical,” a planned, paid leave from early December to early Janu...
ListenNational affairs panel unpacks Ottawa's new COVID-19 financial aid package from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our national affairs panellists discuss Ottawa's new COVID-19 financial aid package and how Canadians are feeling as case numbers spike. Matt Galloway is joined by Mia Rabson, a national reporter f...
ListenRoad to November: Illinois, manufacturing and bringing back jobs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our U.S. election series Road to November with a stop in Illinois, where U.S. President Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back and put the United States first. Have those promises bee...
ListenDispute between doctors and Alberta provincial government from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Throughout this pandemic, people have been clanging pots and pans, celebrating doctors as heroes. Yet a protracted dispute between Alberta doctors and the provincial government is now seeing some d...
ListenDavid Neiwert on Trump saying ‘Proud Boys, stand back and stand by' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
American journalist David Neiwert, an expert on far-right and hate groups, discusses the moment in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential debate when Trump was asked to condemn white supremacists, and said “P...
ListenDeath of Indigenous woman Joyce Echaquan in Quebec hospital from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As Indigenous woman Joyce Echaquan lay dying in a Quebec hospital, she recorded nurses calling her “stupid” and “only good for sex.” Matt Galloway talks to her cousin, Alice Echaquan, as well as pr...
ListenApology for systemic racism in Nova Scotia’s justice system from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil apologized for systemic racism in his province's justice system Tuesday. We talk to Black Nova Scotian Trayvone Clayton — who says he has been targeted by the pol...
ListenReal-life Canadian superheroes fighting crime and doing good deeds from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Journalist Peter Nowak brings us the stories of some real-life superheroes — people who dress up, go out, and do good. Two Windsor brothers, Canadian Justice and Urban Knight, discuss how they use ...
ListenAndré Picard on fresh COVID-19 restrictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Globe and Mail's health columnist, André Picard, discusses the latest measures to fight the rise in COVID-19 across Canada, from scrapping social bubbles in Toronto, to red alerts in parts of Q...
ListenHow did Donald Trump and Joe Biden fare in a testy and chaotic first U.S. presidential debate? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After a chaotic first U.S. presidential debate, the New York Times's Amanda Taub and The Washington Post's Eugene Scott unpack how Donald Trump and Joe Biden fared, and the issues facing voters — f...
ListenFuture of performing arts in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As COVID-19 cases rise, theatres remain dark across Canada. But the show must go on(line). We talk to Weyni Mengesha of Soulpepper Theatre, Ellen David of Infinithéâtre, and Shay Kuebler of Radical...
ListenFormer FBI agent Peter Strzok on Russia, the election and Trump’s finances from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok helped lead the investigation into possible links between Russia and the Trump campaign. He explains why he's worried about what Russia is capable of during the latest...
ListenQuebec on COVID-19 red alert from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As parts of Quebec go on red alert, Matt Galloway speaks with restaurant owner David Ferguson about what it means for his business. And we hear from Dr. Carl-Etienne Juneau about the problems with ...
ListenCanada's Vaccine Task Force member resigns over transparency concerns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the world hunts for a COVID-19 vaccine, Canada's Vaccine Task Force has been charged with ensuring that we get the shot that works. Now a prominent member of that task force, Gary Kobinger, has ...
ListenCanadian charged with terrorism hoax from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Burlington, Ont., man who claimed to have travelled to Syria to join ISIS has now been charged by the RCMP with lying about his activities and creating a terrorism hoax. We discuss the case with ...
ListenInside the NHL bubble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the Stanley Cup finals wrap up with no fans in the rink, ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan takes us inside the NHL bubble and the weird world that the players have been living in.
ListenTurmoil in Lebanon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Almost two months after an enormous explosion ripped through Lebanon's capital, the country's prime minister-designate Mustapha Adib has resigned. In her documentary The Clocks, the CBC's Margaret ...
ListenThe story of Black cowboy John Ware from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear about the remarkable story of the Black cowboy John Ware, who settled in Canada in the late 1880s. Alberta filmmaker Cheryl Foggo tells us about her new film on Ware and the lessons he can ...
ListenYouth climate campaigners continue their fight despite the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A year ago, millions of young people were out on the streets demanding action on climate change. That's not the case this year, with COVID-19. But they haven't given up their cause. We hear from yo...
ListenOur Road to November series on the U.S. election stops in Iowa from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our Road to November series on the U.S. election with a stop in Iowa. Historically a swing state, U.S. President Donald Trump won there by a wide margin in 2016, but polls say it's tigh...
ListenA look at the state of the pandemic around the world from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We check in on the state of COVID-19 around the world, with stops in Israel and the U.K. — where officials are tightening restrictions as the number of cases surge — and Venice, where small masked ...
ListenAs COVID-19 cases rise, prime minister warns Canadians 'on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned that rising COVID-19 cases mean that Canadians are “on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring." Dr. Andrew Boozary, Benoit Masse, and...
ListenReaction to verdict in killing of Breonna Taylor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Louisville erupted in protest Wednesday night, after no police were charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Matt Galloway discusses the decision, and its aftermath with scholar Ricky L. Jones, fo...
ListenNational affairs panel on Wednesday’s throne speech, and government's COVID-19 response from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our national affairs panellists Charelle Evelyn, Marie Vastel, and Jeremy Nuttall discuss the prime minister’s address, the throne speech, and talk of an early election.
ListenNew CBC podcast Brainwashed from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Michelle Shephard discusses her new CBC podcast Brainwashed, an investigative series into the CIA’s covert experiments in mind control — including experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital in ...
ListenCarl Hiaasen on Florida, Trump and his new novel Squeeze Me from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Best-selling author Carl Hiaasen discusses his new novel Squeeze Me, as well as giant snakes, tanning beds, Florida, and why the Trump presidency is good for a satirical novelist like himself.
ListenCOVID-19 and a green recovery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are green jobs the answer to the COVID-19 economic crisis? To discuss why, or why not, Matt Galloway is joined by Daniel Beland, political scientist and Director of the McGill Institute for the Stu...
ListenWill the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death face charges? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Six months after Breonna Taylor was shot dead by police while in her Louisville home, a decision is expected on whether the officers involved in her death will face charges. Dr. Ricky L. Jones, cha...
ListenIntroducing: Brainwashed from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Brainwashed investigates the CIA’s covert mind control experiments – from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. It’s the story of how a renowned psychiatrist used his unwitting p...
ListenCOVID-19 testing amid a surge in cases from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard tells us why he thinks we need better testing — and clearer rules about who should get them — as COVID-19 cases surge in Canada.
ListenHockey Night in Canada Punjabi's Harnarayan Singh talks about his new memoir from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from Harnarayan Singh, the voice behind Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi, about his new memoir and how growing up in small-town Alberta shaped his love of hockey, faith and family.
ListenBob Woodward on his new book, Rage from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward has touched off a firestorm in the U.S. with his new book, Rage, about Donald Trump's presidency amid the pandemic. He argues the president downplayed COVID-...
ListenUN calls for aid as pandemic worsens conditions in conflict zones from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the pandemic in its seventh month, conditions in the world’s worst conflict zones are getting worse. UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock discusses the need for wea...
ListenRemembering former Canadian prime minister John Turner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Veteran broadcasters Peter Mansbridge and Don Newman reflect on the life and legacy of Canada’s 17th Prime Minister John Turner, who died at the weekend.
ListenThe legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canada's first female chief justice, Beverley McLachlin, discusses the influence of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died over the weekend. And we hear from her colleague, lawyer...
ListenJacob Soboroff on families separated at U.S. border from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jacob Soboroff's new book, Separated: Inside an American Tragedy, takes us back into the detention centres where children were forcibly separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border —...
ListenAlberta to stop asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from listeners about their experiences getting tested for COVID-19 across the country — and infectious diseases physician Dr. Lynora Saxinger discusses Alberta's decision to stop testing fo...
ListenRetired school teacher aiming to walk 2.2 million steps for Terry Fox anniversary from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Debbie Laurie's students used to call her "Mrs. Terry Fox" because of her decades of raising money for cancer research. We speak to the retired school teacher who made it her goal to walk 2.2 milli...
ListenOut-of-work tenants worried as pandemic's eviction moratoriums come to an end from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The bans on evictions have now been lifted in every province, raising concerns among out-of-work tenants still struggling in the pandemic. We talk to Vinson Salim, a tenant who hasn’t paid rent sin...
ListenRising Canadian basketball star Jamal Murray from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Toronto Raptors may be out of the NBA playoffs but basketball fans here can still cheer Jamal Murray, the rising Canadian star who is turning heads and leading his team, the Denver Nuggets, to ...
ListenThe pandemic is inspiring people to pick up the guitar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We’re putting away the sourdough starter to talk about the latest pandemic past time: learning to play the guitar. We talk to Fort McMurray resident Chris Ash about why he decided to pick up the gu...
ListenRoad to November: Wisconsin and voter suppression from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our Road to November series on the U.S. election today, with a stop in Wisconsin to discuss voter suppression. We talk to Pastor Greg Lewis, of voting rights organization Souls to the P...
ListenEconomist Jeff Rubin on globalization and The Expendables from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In his new book The Expendables, Canadian economist Jeff Rubin argues that globalization has not been good for organized labour or middle class wages — and warns people left behind in the economy w...
ListenThe pandemic's impact on the fashion industry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We look at the impact the pandemic has had on the fashion industry, particularly for low-cost products and fast fashion. We talk to Imran Amed of Rewiring Fashion, and Vancouver designer Molly Spit...
ListenPhotographer discusses documenting U.S. wildfire smoke shrouding B.C. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Photographer Joshua Berson has been capturing images of the smoke shrouding Vancouver, after it drifted north from the U.S. wildfires. He tells us why he feels it’s imperative to document the smoke...
ListenIsabel Wilkerson on why there’s a caste system at work in North America from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak to award-winning author Isabel Wilkerson about her acclaimed book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, and why she argues there’s a caste system at work in North America.
ListenIncreased demand for COVID-19 testing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Demand for COVID-19 testing is up in many places across Canada. In some cities, that means waiting in line for hours to get a swab — but who should be getting tested and is there a better way? Dr. ...
ListenU.S. wildfires and online conspiracy theories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As wildfires rage in the U.S., we hear from retired Oregon firefighter Dan Leavell about what needs to be done for protection and preparation, and journalist Jane Lytvynenko discusses the complicat...
ListenWerner Herzog’s new film about the cultural impact of meteorites from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Co-directors Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer discuss their new film Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds, about the deep impact of meteorites on Earth and human society.
ListenDr. Jane Philpott’s new book looks at the front lines of the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When a care home in Toronto faced a COVID-19 outbreak this spring, Dr. Jane Philpott answered the call to help. She’s written about the experience in a book she co-edited, called Vulnerable: The La...
ListenHelping Canadians under 40 stay safe from COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With COVID-19 on the rise among those under 40 in Ontario, science communicator Samantha Yammine warns that playing the blame game won’t help bring down the numbers among the young.
ListenShould Canadians expect a return to pandemic restrictions? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What kind of pandemic restrictions can we expect in the months ahead, and what might the impact be on an already weary population? Infectious disease epidemiologist Ashleigh Tuite and professor of ...
ListenDirector Hao Wu on his film 76 days from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Director Hao Wu discusses his documentary 76 days, taking you inside a hospital in Wuhan, China, in the weeks when COVID-19 took hold.
ListenInstagram pets and the ‘cute economy’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From dogs to cats to bearded dragons, there are countless corners of social media where people create accounts with the fictional personas of their pets. Researcher Jessica Maddox talks us through ...
ListenCanada’s top physician Dr. Theresa Tam on the months ahead from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Matt Galloway talks to Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam about the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, and what Canadians can expect as we move through the fall and into winter.
ListenSam Pollard on his new film MLK/FBI from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Filmmaker Sam Pollard discusses his new film MLK/FBI about the FBI surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., and why it resonates today.
ListenCalifornia wildfires and climate change from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As wildfires ravage California, climate scientist Peter Gleick joins us to discuss the situation, and the blood red skies above his Oakland home.
ListenDr. Tom Frieden on U.S. response to COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assesses his country’s response to COVID-19, almost six months since the pandemic was declared.
ListenPiya Chattopadhyay on her new show The Sunday Magazine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Piya Chattopadhyay gives listeners a sneak preview of her new show, The Sunday Magazine, which starts this weekend.
ListenFederal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on COVID-19 and the path ahead for Canadians from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Matt Galloway talks to federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu about how the government has so far handled the COVID-19 pandemic, and the long road ahead.
ListenHow to love sports when they don’t love you back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do you do if you love sports, but sometimes you feel like sports doesn’t love you back? Or the teams or athletes you love are tied up in racism, sexism or abuse? Sports journalists Kavitha Dav...
ListenIntroducing: Recall: How to Start a Revolution from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, th...
ListenNew CBC podcast Recall: How To Start a Revolution from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Geoff Turner talks to us about his new CBC podcast Recall: How To Start a Revolution, about the Front de libération du Québec and the road to the October crisis of 1970.
ListenHuge fire at Moria refugee camp on Lesbos from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to journalist Katy Fallon on the ground in Lesbos, Greece, where the country’s largest refugee camp, Moria, has burned to the ground in the middle of a COVID-19 lockdown.
ListenRoad to November: Minnesota distillery owners rebuilding community after devastating fire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We start our series Road to November, a virtual trip down the Mississippi River from Minnesota to New Orleans, to meet some of the people whose lives will be shaped by the 2020 U.S. presidential el...
ListenNational Geographic’s Explorer in Residence Enric Sala on conserving our oceans from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Marine ecologist and National Geographic’s Explorer in Residence Enric Sala discusses his passion for preserving the world’s oceans — and why it could be vital to our own survival.
ListenHome schooling and choices facing parents from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As some kids returned to school in recent weeks, others are being taught at home or joining smaller “learning pods.” We discuss the inequalities in our school system that are being exposed by the p...
ListenChair of Canada’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force says pause in AstraZeneca trial not a cause for concern from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A late-stage trial of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was paused Tuesday after a patient experienced an “unexplained illness.” We talk to Dr. Joanne Langley and Mark Lievonen, co-chairs of the fede...
ListenHow will the return to school affect children’s mental health? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Will kids’ mental health improve with the return to school? Or is being back a cause of stress and anxiety as well? We talk to teen Thea Armenti, as well as Zainab Jamal and Tyler Black, who both c...
ListenNew Conservative leader Erin O’Toole on the coming throne speech and what he's offering Canadians from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
New Conservative leader Erin O’Toole discusses the coming throne speech, the federal Liberal government’s pandemic response, and what he would do as prime minister.
ListenA Very Different Year: The first day back at a Montreal school from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When kids returned to school in Montreal last week, Matt Galloway went to Bancroft Elementary to see how that first day went for students and teachers — and worried parents left at home. Hear what ...
ListenNational call-in show: How concerned are you about schools reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As part of our series No Easy Answers, The Current's Matt Galloway hosts a national call-in show about children returning to Canadian schools. Parents, students, teachers and employers raise their ...
ListenInternational panel of educators on lessons learnt after re-opening schools from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Most schools in Canada are getting set to re-open next week - if they haven't already. It will be a school year like no other as parents, teachers and students try to figure out how best to hit the...
ListenThe effects of a second wave of COVID-19 on long-term care from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rules around visiting loved ones in long-term care homes are being eased in some parts of Canada. But other provinces are warning of rising cases and there are concerns about the possibility of a s...
ListenCanada inks new agreements with U.S. drug makers for COVID-19 vaccines from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced two new deals with U.S. drug makers developing potential COVID-19 vaccines yesterday. Canada has now inked agreements with four producers of front-running va...
ListenUniversity professors, students lukewarm about another semester of e-learning from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Students aren't the only ones frustrated by changes to campus learning brought on by the pandemic with many university professors also being lukewarm about another semester of e-learning. David Rob...
ListenRepublican insiders on highs and lows of convention week from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Guest host Catherine Cullen speaks to John Fund, columnist for conservative magazine National Review, Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action, conservative policy group and Paris De...
ListenAquaculture farmer Bren Smith on why we should eat more like fish from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Newfoundlander Bren Smith talked to Matt Galloway in June about his aquaculture farm on Long Island, New York, why it's an efficient and sustainable way to produce food and why people should eat mo...
ListenSIU finding in death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has cleared Toronto Police of wrongdoing in the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from her 24th-floor balcony in May. Trial lawyer Saron Gebresellas...
ListenFilmmaker Mahmoud Kaabour on destruction in Beirut from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After the devastating explosion in Beirut, filmmaker Mahmoud Kaabour dropped everything and flew back to the city where he grew up. He tells us what he saw.
ListenToronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a conversation first aired in June, Matt Galloway talks to Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri about the fight against systemic racism, and why the protests after the death of George Floyd mak...
ListenIsabelle Racicot and Martine St-Victor discuss season 2 of CBC podcast Seat At The Table from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Season 2 of CBC podcast Seat At The Table is out today, we talk to hosts and longtime friends Isabelle Racicot and Martine St-Victor about what's next in the Black Lives Matter movement.
ListenWisconsin shootings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to eyewitnesses to the tensions in Kenosha, Wis. Two people were shot and killed there Tuesday, at a protest against Sunday night’s police shooting of Jacob Blake.
ListenCOVID-19 and climate change complicating fight to contain California wildfires from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Wildfires in California are earlier than expected this year, and closer to residential areas, says pyrogeographer and former wild-land firefighter Crystal Kolden. She says climate change and COVID-...
ListenNo Easy Answers | Will putting kids in private ‘learning pods’ hurt public education in the long run? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With September looming, some parents are setting up “learning pods,” with private teachers and small groups, as an alternative to going back to class. As part of our series No Easy Answers, we talk...
ListenHow COVID-19 is progressing in India, France, New Zealand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We check in on how COVID-19 is progressing around the world, hearing that India has passed 3 million cases, new cases have followed an easing of restrictions in France, and there are fresh lockdown...
ListenAndré Picard on the rise in Canada's COVID-19 cases, and Trump approval of a new treatment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Globe and Mail’s health writer André Picard discusses COVID-19 spikes in Manitoba and B.C., whether someone can be infected with the virus twice, and U.S. President Donald Trump's move to appro...
ListenTask facing Erin O’Toole as new Conservative leader from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Erin O’Toole won the Conservative leadership race in the early hours of Monday morning. Conservative strategists Shakir Chambers and Melissa Caouette join guest host Catherine Cullen to discuss the...
ListenAre there more sharks than usual off the coast of eastern Canada? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More people in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. are noticing great white sharks this summer — are there really more of them in the water? We ask Fred Whoriskey, executive director of the Ocean Tracking Network.
ListenBiden pledges to ‘overcome this season of darkness in America’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, pledging that he and running mate Kamala Harris would overcome what he called “this season of darkness in America.” Duncan McCue ...
ListenPandemic’s impact on Canada’s great outdoors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the pandemic took cars off roads, some outdoor spaces in Canada have been reclaimed by hikers, cyclists — and animals. But others have been overrun with staycationing Canadians, who don’t always...
ListenStarting university by isolating in your dorm room for two weeks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What’s it like to self-isolate for two weeks in a small dorm room? Noelle Cook, a first-year student at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, tells us what it’s like to start university and tr...
ListenNo Easy Answers: Concerns over Ontario return to school as province rejects TDSB's plan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our series No Easy Answers looks at concerns over the return to school in Ontario, after the provincial government rejected the Toronto District School Board’s plan.
ListenPolitical strategists respond to Chrystia Freeland replacing Bill Morneau as finance minister from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Three political strategists weigh in on Bill Morneau's resignation as finance minister, and news that deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland will replace him. Conservative strategist Melissa Lants...
ListenGraphic journalist Joe Sacco's new book on Dene history from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Graphic journalist and war correspondent Joe Sacco discusses the themes of colonialism and resource extraction in his new book Paying the Land, for which he spent time with Indigenous communities i...
ListenHow can we improve virtual learning? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our series No Easy Answers looks at learning online — what problems arose when classrooms went virtual as the pandemic hit, and what needs to improve as we head into the fall?
ListenAndré Picard on the return to school from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Globe and Mail's André Picard weighs in on going back to school and what parents should — and shouldn't — be worried about.
ListenWillie O’Ree on breaking the colour line from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He's known as the Jackie Robinson of hockey. We hear from Willie O'Ree, the NHL's first Black hockey player, about what it was like to break the colour line. His new book is called Willie: The Game...
ListenThe politicization of COVID-19 in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With case counts surging across the country, Canadians are facing renewed threats of lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. But as the second wave of the pandemic becomes increasing...
ListenRaptors president Masai Ujiri on the U.S. election and the upcoming NBA season from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the wake of last week's presidential vote in the U.S., Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri reflects on the divisions it revealed south of the border, why his team won't stop fighting against r...
ListenHow politics is impeding the pandemic response in the U.S. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the U.S. continues to shatter COVID-19 case records, we look at how the recent presidential election is impacting how the country tackles the health crisis. To explain how the transition of powe...
ListenCyberbullying laws and the case of a missing Nova Scotia boy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
More than six months after three-year-old Dylan Ehler went missing from his grandmother's Nova Scotia yard, his family has continued to hold out hope of finding him. Police say they don't believe t...
ListenHistorian Margaret MacMillan on why we need to talk about war from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this Remembrance Day, we speak with historian and scholar Margaret MacMillan about how the legacy of war has shaped Canada and the world, and what lessons we can learn from studying conflict today.
ListenWhy Canada should take note of Oregon's move to decriminalize street drugs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Oregon voted last week to decriminalize small possession amounts of street drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, making it the first state to take such a step. We speak with Haven Wh...
ListenExamining Dr. William Osler's racist past from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. William Osler is seen as a medical hero, with hospitals and university buildings bearing his name. But Dr. Nav Persaud argues in a recent commentary for the Canadian Medical Association Journal...
ListenAlberta doctors call for "circuit breaker" lockdown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the number of COVID-19 cases in this country continues to rise, some Alberta doctors are calling for a short, sharp "circuit breaker" lockdown to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed. But while...
ListenHow a lack of high-speed internet affects Canadians’ lives from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canadians have become more reliant than ever on the internet to stay connected, continue their education, and work from home during the pandemic. And while some of us may take high-speed wi-fi for ...
ListenDon DeLillo on his new book The Silence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
American writer Don DeLillo has shown an uncanny ability to capture the anxiety of the moment. We speak with him about his new book The Silence, which imagines the unsettling prospect of our screen...
ListenPfizer vaccine offers hope, but experts say challenges remain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Early data from Pfizer indicating its COVID-19 vaccine is 90-per-cent effective is giving millions of people hope. But some warn there are still many challenges ahead before a vaccine becomes avail...
ListenHow social media is undermining democracy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the wake of Trump's defeat, social media has once again become the stage for conspiracies and lies. Ron Deibert, professor of political science and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School...
ListenEmbracing a pandemic winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With a pandemic winter nearly upon us, people are looking for creative ways to get outdoors for exercise and to socialize. But as Edmonton has learned, it takes some effort to get people to embrace...
ListenDenmark to cull minks after new SARS-CoV-2 strain detected from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Denmark is culling millions of minks to prevent a mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2 from spreading further. Jonathan Epstein, a disease ecologist and vice-president of science and outreach for EcoHealth...
ListenWhat Donald Trump’s legal strategies might mean in the wake of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s win from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As Americans await what happens next in the White House, Donald Trump is refusing to concede defeat and is instead pledging to bring forward more legal action in the coming days. We speak with Hyac...
ListenFormer UN ambassador Allan Rock and our national affairs panel discuss U.S.-Canada relations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to Allan Rock, Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations, about what the U.S. election means for Canada and the world. And our national affairs panel — Marie Vastel, Washington corre...
ListenMilk Tea Alliance demands reform in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Protesters in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong have banded together online, demanding democratic reform. We take a look inside the Milk Tea Alliance with Thai pro-democracy activist Warin Patrick McB...
ListenEfforts to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases across Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We discuss the spike in COVID-19 cases across Canada with Dr. Birinder Narang, a family physician in Burnaby, B.C.; Dr. Anand Kumar, an intensive care physician in Winnipeg, Man.; and infectious di...
ListenAs U.S. pulls out of Paris Agreement, what are next steps in fight against climate change? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the world watched U.S. votes being counted, the country officially pulled out of the Paris Agreement on climate. In a special on climate change, we discuss what that withdrawal means, and what h...
ListenElin Kelsey on why hope is a vital tool in the fight against climate change from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When it comes to fighting climate change, author Elin Kelsey says hope matters more than you might think. She tells us why it’s actually a political act.
ListenSolar geoengineering as a way to fight climate change, and its potential side-effects from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Could solar geoengineering be a solution to climate change? There are several methods, including spraying sulphuric acid into the stratosphere to reflect light back into space. But do we know enoug...
ListenU.S. Democrats reflect on election, and voters they failed to attract from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the outcome of the U.S. presidential election slowly becomes clearer, we start with a closer look at who voted for Donald Trump, and the steep cost the Democrats may pay for letting those voters...
ListenWhat happens next? Reaction to the U.S. election, voters discuss healing political divides, and what it means for Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Millions of ballots are yet to be counted on the morning after the U.S. presidential election, but Republican candidate Donald Trump has prematurely declared victory, while Democrat candidate Joe B...
ListenYoung voters call for unity as U.S. presidential election results hang in limbo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to two young voters: Deja Foxx, who was the influencer and surrogate strategist for Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, when Harris was vying for that position; and Alex Schramkowski, a ...
ListenElection was ‘was a referendum on white supremacy’: Ashton Lattimore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk to Ashton Lattimore, a former lawyer and the editor-in-chief at BIPOC-led non-profit news outlet Prism. She discusses what it was like watching the votes come in, as a Black woman.
ListenWith the presidential result still unclear, what's at stake for U.S.-Canada relations? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman joins us to discuss the events of the presidential election night, and what the implications might be for U.S.-Canada relations.
ListenChecking in with some of the voters in our Road to November series from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We return to some of the voters we spoke to in our Road to November series, to find out how they feel about the events of election night. Republican Bob Heleringer says it’s been a good night for K...
ListenCan Donald Trump bring the election result to the Supreme Court? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Legal expert Robert Spitzer says the Republican candidate cannot directly take the result to the Supreme Court, but if it gets there by other means, five of the nine justices are likely to side wit...
ListenPolitical pundits weigh in on the U.S. presidential election, and the lack of a result from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The morning after a long night — with no clear result — Matt Galloway gets the reaction south of the border to the U.S. presidential election. He’s joined by Sally Kohn, a progressive activist and ...
ListenDr. Theresa Tam on forming the habits to help curb COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Matt Galloway talks to Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, about rising COVID-19 infection rates and the need for a health equity approach to the pandemic.
ListenVicki Laveau-Harvie on her memoir The Erratics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vicki Laveau-Harvie became a literary star in her 70s with her incredible story of growing up in rural Alberta in a family with an ailing father and a narcissistic mother. She discusses why her mem...
ListenMood among U.S. voters on election day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After a long campaign like no other, it's election day in the U.S. — how are voters feeling? We check in with some of our neighbours to the south: Pennsylvania-born and Toronto-based writer Johanna...
ListenRoad to November: Louisiana, and the impact of COVID-19 on the New Orleans tourism industry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our Road to November series on the U.S. election concludes in New Orleans, La. today, where tourism has been hit hard by COVID-19 — and we talk to Washington Post reporter Chelsea Janes about how t...
ListenTerror attacks and a fresh lockdown in France from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We turn to France, where two terror attacks in quick succession have been followed by a new COVID-19 lockdown. We discuss the mood in the country with freelance journalist Gilli Alexis, and Rim-Sar...
ListenHow working with long-term care residents has changed amid pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We received a large response to last week's interview with three residents in long-term care homes. We'll share some of your letters today, and hear from Breanne Klassen, a therapeutic recreationis...
ListenCost-cutting, strike action and crisis in Alberta’s health-care system from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the middle of a pandemic, Alberta's health-care system is in crisis. We discuss cost-cutting measures, recent strike action and why some doctors are leaving the province with Guy Smith, presiden...
ListenRoad to November: Mississippi, farmers and the 'forgotten floods' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our Road to November series on the U.S. election pulls into Rolling Fork, Miss., where politics, catastrophic flooding, COVID-19 and trade wars converge. We hear from Victoria Darden, a farmer and ...
ListenAndré Picard on living in limbo with COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Globe and Mail's health columnist, André Picard, brings us the latest update on COVID-19, and why it might feel like we're living in limbo with the virus.
ListenDr. Bill MacEwan on preventing overdose deaths from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Bill MacEwan, lead psychiatrist with Vancouver's Downtown Community Court mental health team, tells us about a new approach to reducing overdose deaths, by looking after the whole person.
ListenNational affairs panel on the anniversary of Quebec’s 1995 referendum from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our national affairs panel discusses the chances of a federal election, the fight to curb COVID-19 as winter sets in, and the anniversary of Quebec's 1995 referendum. Matt Galloway is joined by Mur...
ListenHow Canadians workers are grappling with the economic impacts of COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Unemployment figures may be improving, but some industries remain hard hit. We talk to Chris Brewer, a laid-off WestJet flight attendant in Vancouver who is making ends meet working for FedEx; Saly...
ListenHow COVID-19 is fast-tracking change in some industries from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is there a better way forward for the Canadian economy? We talk to Anita McGahan, a professor of strategic management and global affairs at the University of Toronto, about how COVID-19 has fast-tr...
ListenThis old tradition is helping people weather the pandemic’s financial storm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Can old ideas help us get through this modern financial storm? We hear from some Canadians involved in a susu, a traditional African and Caribbean savings club, where friends save together and shar...
ListenSlack CEO on the fate of downtown office culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For many, the novelty of #WFHIS (work from home, in sweatpants) has given way to questions about a permanent shift. Stewart Butterfield, CEO of business communications company Slack, discusses how ...
ListenRemaking a living: Surviving the COVID-19 economy, a special edition of The Current from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a special edition, The Current looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, and how Canadian workers and businesses are adapting to immense change.
ListenNate Hegyi cycled almost 1,300 kilometres to explore the U.S.’s Great Divide from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Montana-based reporter Nate Hegyi rode his bike almost 1,300 kilometres along the Great Divide in the U.S. — from his home state through Idaho and Wyoming to Colorado — to take the pre-election pul...
ListenNew CBC podcast The Notorious NEP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CBC's Allison Dempster discusses her new podcast, The Notorious NEP, about the legacy of the National Energy Program, the seeds of western alienation, and how Alberta sees itself in Canada 40 ...
ListenA Nova Scotia neighbourhood parking dispute that escalated into assault convictions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We go inside a Nova Scotia courtroom to hear the case of a neighbourhood parking dispute that escalated to convictions for assault, and what a judge called "unhinged ranting, online bullying and mi...
ListenLong-term care home residents voice COVID-19 fears as winter looms from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canada's long-term care homes saw a large number of deaths from COVID-19's first wave. Are they prepared for a resurgence of the virus? We speak to residents in care homes about their concerns as w...
ListenThe rise of QAnon in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
QAnon is a baseless conspiracy theory centred around the idea that Donald Trump is fighting a ring of child traffickers that includes government officials, Democrats and Hollywood stars. We discuss...
ListenNew book celebrates women at the forefront of the climate crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The women at the forefront of the climate crisis have stories to tell — so Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson have collected them in a new book of essays, stories and poems: All We Can...
ListenDr. James Maskalyk on the transition from physician to patient from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When we spoke to Dr. James Maskalyk in March, he told us about using meditation to cope with the stress of being on the front lines in the early days of the pandemic. Now it's helping him to proces...
ListenClarissa Ward on the mental health impact of reporting from the front lines from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a discussion about her new book On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist, CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward remembers her first brush with death in a conflict zone, and how...
ListenRoad to November: Arkansas and the 'most racist town in America' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our Road to November series stops in Harrison, Ark., dubbed "the most racist town in America." We talk to residents who say that isn't true, and get their take on how issues around race are playing...
ListenNeskantaga First Nation evacuated over water concerns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After 25 years without clean running water, dozens of people from Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario have now been evacuated from the community due to possible contamination in their reservoir. We ...
ListenUnpacking the last 2020 U.S. presidential debate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Thursday night marked the last debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3. New York Times writer Amanda Taub and Washington Post political reporter ...
ListenGrammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens on race, music and the banjo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Silkroad artistic director Rhiannon Giddens joins us to talk race, music and why the banjo embodies America.
ListenWhat it's like being a Black university student in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A University of Ottawa professor's use of the N-word last month has ignited a firestorm. We hear from Black university students about what they say needs to change to help them feel supported on ca...
ListenRoad to November: Tennessee, and what’s important to young voters from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our Road to November series ahead of the U.S. federal election with a stop in Tennessee. We'll hear from young people about what's important to them in this election, and why they're vo...
ListenGoogle faces antitrust lawsuit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We examine how a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against Google could remake the global tech landscape. Antitrust expert and author Sally Hubbard joins us for that discussion.
ListenPope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a new documentary, Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time in his role as head of the Catholic Church. Father James Martin, editor at large of America Media, and Joey Lagu...
ListenStaying fit through a COVID-19 winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A COVID-19 outbreak that started at a Hamilton spin studio is raising questions about how Canadians will continue to exercise and stay healthy this winter, as the colder weather forces people indoo...
ListenTim Robbins on his new satirical podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Award-winning actor, writer and director Tim Robbins has a new satirical podcast, Bobbo Supreme, which follows a fictional, tyrannical U.S. president in a frantic re-election bid. He says that whil...
ListenAndré Picard on the latest in fight against COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Globe and Mail's health columnist, André Picard, is here with the latest on the fight to curb COVID-19.
ListenDebating the value of exams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Amid an academic year unlike any other, some school boards in Ontario are opting to cancel exams entirely this year. We ask Grade 12 students Luca DiPietr and Bridget Salamon to debate whether or n...
ListenOur national affairs panel on a possible snap election, pandemic fatigue and Nova Scotia fisheries dispute from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our national affairs panel discusses the possibility of a snap federal election, pandemic fatigue amid reports of a second wave around the country, and violence against Indigenous fishers in Nova S...
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Even through the pandemic, Canada's real estate market is booming. We talk to Simon Mammone, a first-time homebuyer in Montreal, about the challenges of securing a home right now, and ask mortgage ...
ListenTrick-or-treating safety amid COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're asking: how safe is it to trick-or-treat this year? Infectious disease expert, dad and Halloween fan Dr. Matthew Oughton explains why he thinks the festivities can still go ahead safely.
ListenAmerican satirist P.J. O’Rourke on his new book from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from American political satirist P.J. O'Rourke about his new book, A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land.
ListenGun-related suicides in rural men from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found two-thirds of gun-related deaths in Ontario over a 15-year period were suicides affecting men in rural areas. We speak with D...
ListenNova Scotia fisheries dispute draws calls for government intervention from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We turn to Nova Scotia, where an escalation in violence has amplified calls for the federal government to get directly involved in the mounting fishery dispute there. We talk with Sen. Murray Sincl...
ListenCOVID-19 resurgence in Europe. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We take a virtual trip through Europe to discuss a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, and the criticism and concern over new restrictions. We hear from a restaurant owner in Paris who is trying to keep ...
ListenThe Sims creators agree to make video game more diverse from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Until now Black players of the video game series The Sims have relied on other gamers to help them create characters that look like them. Now, the game's creators are working to improve the range o...
ListenPrivacy concerns over genetic genealogy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A forensic technique called genetic genealogy helped police identify the man they now believe killed nine-year-old Christine Jessop in 1984, but some people have concerns about the investigative to...
ListenYotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage make the case for a fusion cuisine comeback from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage discuss their new cookbook, Flavour, and make the case for why fusion cuisine needs to make a comeback.
ListenKirk Makin on the long road to find Christine Jessop’s killer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop shocked Canada in 1984, and led to the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin. On Thursday, police said they've now identified her killer as Calvin Hoove...
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There are long lineups to vote in the U.S., but are the long waits a sign of excitement or distrust? We'll talk with Emil Moffatt, a reporter for WABE, the NPR station in Atlanta, hear from some pa...
ListenFisheries dispute in Nova Scotia turns violent from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A dispute between Indigenous and non-Indigenous lobster fishers in Nova Scotia has exploded into violence, and people fear that worse is to come. We discuss the conflict and its long history with C...
ListenChristopher Havens found meaning in math while in prison for murder from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
While serving a 25-year prison sentence for murder, Christopher Havens says number theory and math has given his life meaning. Now he's started the Prison Mathematics Project to help others find th...
ListenRoad to November: Kentucky, the Derby, and protests over the killing of Breonna Taylor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This year's Kentucky Derby happened amid protests about racism and the killing of Breonna Taylor. Greg Harbut, one of the few Black horse owners in Derby history, was asked to boycott. He tells us ...
ListenThe Great Barrington Declaration calls for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Great Barrington Declaration calls for ending lockdowns and trying to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19, but while the White House is reportedly intrigued, many health professionals are not. W...
ListenIndigenous communities and COVID-19’s second wave from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
First Nations communities that largely avoided the worst of the first wave of COVID-19 are now fearful of what’s to come as the weather gets colder. We talk to Peter Beatty, chief of the Peter Ball...
ListenBrad Regehr on his priorities as first Indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Brad Regehr was appointed the first Indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association last month. He discusses the work he wants to do, and the need for uncomfortable conversations about racism ...
ListenAuthor Adam Pottle does not want you to buy his book from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Saskatoon author Adam Pottle has just published his first children’s book, but he’s urging people not to buy it. He tells us the book contains an illustration that he says is offensive, and undermi...
ListenWindow Swap and other pandemic distractions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s not quite a holiday, but a website called Window Swap lets you stare out someone else’s window, to take in a new view from somewhere around the world. Science communicator Samantha Yammine tal...
ListenRow over sexist ‘joke’ hits B.C. election, highlighting sexism still faced by women in politics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A video of a sexist smear against B.C. politician Bowinn Ma has surfaced in the middle of the province’s election campaign — highlighting the sexism still rife in politics. We talk to two B.C. poli...
ListenThe future of Canada’s relationship with China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s been 50 years since Canada established relations with the People's Republic of China. We talk to Jeremy Kinsman, who was a young diplomat during those negotiations, about where the relationshi...
ListenEthan Lou on his new book Field Notes From A Pandemic: A Journey Through A World Suspended from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As COVID-19 took hold in the spring, journalist Ethan Lou travelled through China, Singapore, Germany and finally home to Toronto. He discusses what he saw as the virus spread, borders began to clo...
ListenIndigenous Services Minister Marc Miller on racism in the health-care system from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman from Manawan, Que., recorded nurses taunting her as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital last month. We talk to Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, who has ca...
ListenRaptors head coach Nick Nurse on leadership on and off the court from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse talks to Matt Galloway about COVID-19, racial justice, and leadership on and off the basketball court.
ListenStuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe: Morley’s Garden from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The pandemic means many of us can’t gather as we’d like on this Thanksgiving Monday, so instead we’re spending some time with an old friend: Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe. We join Morley in the garden...
ListenCanadians turn to canning to save fruits of summer pandemic gardens from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You were locked down, so you planted a garden. Now what are you supposed to do with all those cucumbers and tomatoes? Well, it’s canning season — and if it’s your first attempt, Ana Stoica-Constant...
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Yaa Gyasi — author of Homegoing — talks about her new, and very different, book Transcendent Kingdom: a story about faith, science, addiction, depression, and family.
ListenHow COVID-19 has affected homelessness in Canada from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
COVID-19 has been particularly challenging for people experiencing homelessness — but has also led to some new programs to help. We talk to Raquel Winslow, who has been homeless for several years b...
ListenBishop Michael Curry on the power of love from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bishop Michael Curry talks to Matt Galloway about the power of love. He says it's crucial for us as individuals and to mend our divided communities.
ListenTasmanian devil returns to Australian mainland from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Tasmanian devil is being reintroduced to the Australian mainland for the first time in 3,000 years. We talk to Menna Jones, an ecologist at the University of Tasmania who has studied the animal...
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We talk to director Peter Findlay about his new documentary Company Town, about the closure of the General Motors plant in Oshawa last year. We also hear from Rebecca Keetch, one of the workers lai...
ListenRoad to November: Missouri and making politics work for the people from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We continue our U.S. election series Road to November with a stop in Missouri, meeting people whose lives will be shaped by November’s election. Today we’re in St. Louis for a stop at a barbecue jo...
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