Hosted by CBC · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 56 episodes
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CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also makes space for surprise, delight and fun.
CBC hosts The Sunday Magazine, a society show with 56 episodes published.
Most people spend their lives trying to avoid garbage, but Simon Paré-Poupart has spent the last 20 years immersed in it. The Montreal garbage collector and sociologist joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his memoir, Tra
Every year around this time, a new crop of graduates grapples with a familiar question: "How do I find my life’s work?" But with the work world being upended by AI and mounting economic uncertainties, answering it today
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Aaron David Miller , from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and national security analyst Joseph Cirincione about the initial agreement between the United States and Iran
This week marks 60 years since the United States military first tested Agent Orange and other toxic herbicides at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick. The base is an economic lifeline for the area, and the fed
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about the latest in the United States and Israel-Iran war. Then, journalist and historian Linda Kinstler explores why th
The FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America this week. And whatever happens on the field, Darragh McGee says you can bet this tournament will shatter records as the biggest gambling event in history. The author,
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with University of Ottawa's Michael Geist, tech critic and journalist Paris Marx and Benjamin Bergen from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association about whether Canada's
You've probably heard the phrase, "There are no winners in a trade war." But that doesn’t mean we don't all have to fight one these days. That’s according to Financial Times columnist Soumaya Keynes and former White Hous
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Kelley Lee, Canada Research Chair in global health governance at Simon Fraser University, about Canada's travel restrictions amid the Ebola outbreak, and what past events can tell us a
Her brother was the captain of Iran's national soccer team. But being a woman meant she wasn't allowed to watch him play in their home country. Maryam Shojaei spent years fighting to overturn Iran's ban on women in socce
Host Piya Chattopadhyay breaks down the politics and context of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation referendum question with The Economist's Rob Russo and CBC's Kathleen Petty Activist Maryam Shojaei shares her f
After more than 50 years as a scholar of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, Mary Beard is looking back on her career and considering why studying the Classics is still worthwhile today. She says they may not give us ans
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Hub's Falice Chin, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and Max Fawcett from Canada's National Observer about the politics of Ottawa and Alberta's energy deal Travel journalist Will
From grades and rankings to follower counts and performance metrics, our lives are constantly being measured, compared and optimized. But at what cost? Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with philosopher C. Thi Nguyen about how t
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Yeganeh Torbati, The New York Times' Iran correspondent, about how sentiment in Iran has changed over the course of the war in the Middle East. Then, Iranian-Canadian author and activi
In our monthly challenge, That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing this week are retired Ol
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with political science professor Amy Verdun and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo about Prime Minister Mark Carney's courting of Europe, and how the federal government's spring
Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in book form in 1926, and the fictional teddy bear has only grown more beloved in the century since. Author Gyles Brandreth joins Piya Chattopadhyay to explore how the "pure happiness" and
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with economists Randall Bartlett and Jim Stanford about Canada's financial future and how to weather the economic challenges we face Lexicographer Kory Stamper explores the rich history of
Former U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón says poetry can be an antidote in trying times, because it reminds us how to feel, celebrate, connect, and grieve. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about why we should embrace the
Paris Marx
host of Harbinger podcast Tech Won't Save Us · Tech Won’t Save Us
1 appearance on this show
Michael Geist
Canadian research chair in internet and e-commerce law · University of Ottawa
1 appearance on this show
Soumaya Keynes
The Economist
2 appearances on this show
Mary Beard
author
2 appearances on this show
Max Fawcett
Canada's National Observer
1 appearance on this show
C. Thi Nguyen
philosopher
1 appearance on this show
C. Thi Nguyen
philosophy professor
1 appearance on this show
David A. Graham
The Atlantic
1 appearance on this show
Gyles Brandreth
2 appearances on this show
Kory Stamper
1 appearance on this show
Ada Limon
former U.S. Poet Laureate · U.S. Poet Laureate
2 appearances on this show
Ada Limón
Poet Laureate of the United States · U.S. Poet Laureate
2 appearances on this show
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