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.
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Our political panel on the federal Conservative leadership race, a former diplomat reflects on the Summit Series, Elamin Abdelmahmoud on his new memoir, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison on 40+ years of ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Our political panel returns to parse the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada, and the Ontario provincial election campaign• Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about his new memoir, Son of Elsewhere• Retired Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith takes us inside The Summit Series• Sharon Hampson a…
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Abortion access in a post-Roe v. Wade U.S., Alexander Vindman on NATO's obligations to Ukraine, the true origin of Mother's Day, and the colourful history of the index
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Activist and writer Robin Marty on what abortion access could look like in a post-Roe v. Wade U.S.• Retired U.S. lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman discusses NATO's obligations to Ukraine• The battle to keep Mother's Day free of politics and profits• From medieval monks internet search en…
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Bill Gates shares advices for preventing the next pandemic • A librarian takes us inside the effort preserve Ukrainian rare books • A.J. Jacobs pieces together why we're so drawn to puzzles • What online ...
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Bill Gates shares advices for preventing the next pandemic, a librarian takes us inside the effort to preserve Ukrainian rare books, A.J. Jacobs pieces together why we're so drawn to puzzles, and Dylan Marron explains what online haters taught him about empathy.
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Biologist Thor Hanson on war wounds and the environment • Ukrainian NGO Ecoaction tracks Russia's invasion • Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan • Author Susan Cain on bittersweet benefits ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine Podcast with Piya Chattopadhyay• Conservation biologist Thor Hanson explains how war wounds extend to the environment• Ukrainian NGO Ecoaction tracks the environmental toll of Russia's invasion• Pulitzer-prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan takes us on a visit to The Candy House• Best-selling author Susan Cain on th…
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Paul Rogers on narratives of the war in Ukraine, Iceland's Canadian first lady Eliza Reid, Star British physicist Brian Cox, Michael Coren's case for Christianity's return to its roots
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host David Common:• Peace studies professor Paul Rogers argues we need a more accurate narrative of the war in Ukraine• Iceland's Canadian first lady Eliza Reid on why her country leads the world in gender equality• Star physicist and BBC host Brian Cox celebrates the imperfection of science• Why Anglican…
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How allegations of war crimes in Ukraine could stack up at the ICC, Martha Wainwright performs and talks about her candid new memoir, Lilly Singh reflects on recovering from setback, Emily St. John Mandel ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• We explore how allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine could stack up at the International Criminal Court• Entertainer Lilly Singh talks about recovering from personal and professional setback• Singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright performs and reflects on growing up in a famous musical f…
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AFN national chief RoseAnne Archibald, Historical documentary master Ken Burns, Francis Fukuyama on the future of liberal democracy, Azar Nafisi on literature's power in tough times, An elegy for lost ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald on the road ahead after this week's papal apology over residential schools• Historical documentary master Ken Burns turns his lens on American founding father Benjamin Franklin• Political philosopher Francis Fukuyama on how the war …
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Looking ahead to the Indigenous delegation to the Vatican, Unpacking the politics of the Liberal-NDP deal and the war in Ukraine, Hollywood dialect coach Samara Bay
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine and Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen look ahead to this week's Indigenous delegation to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis• Columnists Susan Delacourt, Niigaan Sinclair and Jason Markusoff unpack the new Liberal-NDP agreement, and size up Canada's res…
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Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov, Musician Willie Thrasher on reconnecting with his Inuit roots, Ask Polly columnist Heather Havrilesky
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov tells his country's story of resistance• How music helped Willie Thrasher reconnect with his Inuit roots• Ask Polly columnist Heather Havrilesky challenges the notion of "happily ever after"• Plus: Listeners share their memories of Canada's lost buildingsDisc…
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The war in Ukraine's impact on human rights and press freedom in Russia, Broadcaster and #MMIW creator Sheila North, What Canada's lost buildings reveal about history, How a Yukon hockey team made it to ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host Helen Mann:• How the war in Ukraine is affecting human rights in Russia and beyond• What Canada's lost buildings can teach us about history• Broadcaster Sheila North's story of strength, survival and making history in Canada• Press freedom advocate leaves Russia as it cracks down on independent media…
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Historian Margaret MacMillan on the war in Ukraine, Maude Barlow reflects on a lifetime of activism, COVID-19 as existential crisis, The underestimated history of coronaviruses
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Historian Margaret MacMillan unpacks how the war in Ukraine threatens the global order• Disaster psychologist Dr. Sarb Johal on how COVID-19 sent us into a collective existential crisis• Epidemiologist Dan Werb traces the underestimated history of coronaviruses• Maude Barlow reflects on a li…
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Margaret Atwood answers Burning Questions, Dr. Sarb Johal on our COVID-19 collective existential crisis, Comedian Chris Gethard on being a 'Dad on Pills', an ode to cartoon aardvark Arthur, and the latest ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay: • Ukrainian journalist Oleksiy Sorokin joins us from Kyiv and Canadian journalist Fin DePencier joins us from Kharkiv, Ukraine. • Analysis on Ukraine from @KingsCollegeLon Peace & Security prof. Natasha Kuhrt • Margaret Atwood on her new collection of essays Burning Questions: Essays and Occ…
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Where extremism in Canada goes from here, Sheila Heti on her novel Pure Colour, Ex-Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz projects future uncertainty, How the pandemic has changed our relationships, Iceland ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host David Common:• Ottawa resident Zexi Li who is leading the class action against the protesters, to give her reaction to the events over the past two days, and to talk about the questions she has going forward• Three experts weigh in on the role of extremist groups in recent protests, and what needs to…
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Jane Goodall appeals for hope in trying times, Marco Mendicino on Canada's response to pandemic protests, The implications of political unrest for Canadians, Actor David Pevsner's journey to bodily acceptance ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino talks about how the federal government plans to bring the pandemic protests under control. Then, political observers Daniel Dale, Susan Delacourt, Erica Ifill and Ryan Jespersen share their perspectives on the forces driving the unrest, the government r…
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The Sunday Magazine Introduces: Nothing is Foreign
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World news, local voices. Nothing is Foreign is a weekly trip to where the story is unfolding. Hosted by Tamara Khandaker. This episode takes you inside El Salvador to hear from locals to see how the promise of a cryptocurrency paradise by a self-professed 'world's coolest dictator' is running up against the reality of regular people just trying to…
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Canadian soccer player helps Afghan girls' team flee the Taliban, How to reclaim our stolen focus, Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defiantly uplifting album, An elegy for Red Cross swimming ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Canadian soccer player Farkhunda Muhtaj on her effort to help hundreds of young athletes and their families flee Afghanistan• Writer Johann Hari examines why our focus has been stolen – and how to get it back• Montreal neo-classical pianist Jean-Michel Blais turns pandemic depths into defian…
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Unpacking the protests in Ottawa as Parliament returns, Charlie Angus mines the story of Cobalt, Ont., Pamela Paul eulogizes what we've lost to the internet, How to keep on keeping on at this stage of ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Columnists Susan Delacourt, Matt Gurney and Murray Mandryk unpack what happened in Ottawa this weekend in the run-up to Parliament's return• How 'negative optimism' could help us carry on in this stage of the pandemic• Charlie Angus on what a silver boom in the 1900s shows us about Canada to…
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Are Russia and Ukraine really on the brink of war?, Trailblazing foreign correspondent Hilary Brown, Former Olympians on political tensions around the Beijing Winter Games, Broadcaster Ray Suarez examines ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host Helen Mann:• Political science associate professor Maria Popova unpacks the simmering diplomatic standoff over Ukraine• Trailblazing foreign correspondent Hilary Brown tells her own story• Former Olympians Jean-Luc Brassard and Angela Schneider weigh in on the political tensions surrounding the Winte…
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Dr. Roberta Bondar reflects on 30 years since her historic spaceflight, The pandemic's rising ethical stakes, Author Naben Ruthnum interrogates workplace diversity initiatives, Monia Mazigh and Megan Leslie ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Bioethicist Maxwell Smith considers the rising ethical stakes of a prolonged pandemic• Monia Mazigh and Megan Leslie remember Alexa Mcdonough's life, career, and legacy.• Dr. Roberta Bondar reflects on 30 years since her landmark spaceflight• Naben Ruthnum interrogates workplace diversity in…
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Stephen Marche projects future American perils, A dictionary of invented words for universal feelings, Dr. Madhukar Pai urges global health equity to fight COVID-19, Hanya Yanagihara returns with new novel ...
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay• Writer Stephen Marche projects perilous future scenarios for the United States• John Koenig shares invented words for universal feelings with his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows• Dr. Madhukar Pai urges taking a global approach to ending the COVID-19 pandemic• Acclaimed novelist Hanya Yanagihar…
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'Big Tech’s' place in the global order, How science fiction can offer hope, Guy Vanderhaeghe on historical fiction, Neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova on the science of forgetting (and remembering)
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with David Common:• Political scientist Ian Bremmer on 'Big Tech’s' place in the global order and where it’s headed in 2022• Edmonton author Premee Mohamed on turning science fiction tropes on their head• Guy Vanderhaeghe explains how historical fiction can help us cope in the present • American author and neuroscie…
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Reflecting on 2021's peaks and valleys, Expanding the spectrum of nerdom, Richard Powers on his novel Bewilderment, Buffy Sainte-Marie looks back at decades of art and activism
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Emer O'Toole and Niigaan Sinclair reflect on 2021's valleys and peaks• Expanding the spectrum of what it means to be a nerd• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers talks about his new novel Bewilderment• Buffy Sainte-Marie reflects on her decades of trailblazing a…
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Andy Byford on the future of public transit, A test of faith in a First Nations community, Sesame Street star Sonia Manzano, The power of fun in trying times
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Transit guru Andy Byford on the future of public transportation • Why a First Nations community is trying to rebuild its Catholic church• Science journalist Catherine Price on the value of fun in trying times • Sesame Street star Sonia Manzano builds on her legacy with a new kids' showDisco…
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How drugs could help us fight COVID-19, Gary Shteyngart on his tragicomic pandemic novel, Musician Faith Nolan reflects on the legacy of Africville, Anna Sale on how to have hard conversations
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Could COVID-19 drugs be pandemic game changers?• Gary Shteyngart talks about his tragicomic pandemic novel Our Country Friends• Polaris Heritage Prize winner Faith Nolan reflects on the legacy of Africville• Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale on how to have better conversationsFind more at h…
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Limiting the scope of NDAs, Master magician David Copperfield, Dan Savage on 30 years of his advice column, A history of Black life on the prairies
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Zelda Perkins and Julie Macfarlane share their mission to limit the scope of NDAs• Master illusionist David Copperfield on magic's influence on the world• Dan Savage reflects on 30 years of opining on sex, love and relationships• Karina Vernon unearths the history of Black life on the Canad…
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Understanding the omicron coronavirus variant, Michael Coren on rebranding Christianity, Looking for long-term climate solutions, Chef Yotam Ottolenghi on gourmet home cooking
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Dr. Zain Chagla breaks down what we know – and don't – about the omicron coronavirus variant• Michael Coren makes his case to rebrand Christianity• Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe takes stock of the disaster in B.C. and talks about long-term solutions• Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Mur…
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Parliament returns in the wake of disaster in British Columbia, Political aide Huma Abedin tells her own story, The value of taking medical risks, Sharon and Bram on four decades of entertaining kids
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This week on The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay:• Parliament returns in the wake of disaster in British Columbia• Hillary Clinton's long-time aide Huma Abedin tells her own story• Dr. Paul Offit on COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids and the value of medical risk• Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison reflect on more than 40 years of bringing jo…