Episodios

  • Exhausted? Sleep hacks that work — and the ones that don't
    Mar 12 2026

    Getting a good night's rest can be hard. A sleep expert helps you navigate advice from mouth taping to melatonin to cognitive shuffling and more. Aric Prather, author of The Sleep Prescription: 7 Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest, on what works, what doesn't, and why we might need to reconsider our attitudes to sleep.

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    15 m
  • When was the last time you went to the movies?
    Mar 12 2026

    The Oscars are this weekend! For the audience, the movies are at the top of mind — and for many filmmakers, it’s also about the importance of going to the movies. Fewer people are going to the movies, but why? What does that mean for us, our communities, and for the industry? The Current's producer Meli Gumus joins us to talk about the magic going to the movies brings.

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    23 m
  • Ottawa responds to latest antisemitic violence
    Mar 12 2026

    Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree condemned the Toronto shootings at three synagogues and has committed $10 million in security funds. Law professor Michael Geist says he welcomes the funding but leaders everywhere in Canada need to speak out more against antisemitism.

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    11 m
  • Mark Carney wins over another MP
    Mar 12 2026

    With another MP crossing the floor to join the Liberals, Prime Minister Mark Carney edges closer to a slim majority following a few upcoming byelections — but the Liberal agenda could still face some hurdles. We dig into it with our political panel of former federal strategists: Erin Morrison, Marci Surkes and Fred DeLorey.

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    20 m
  • On the ground in Lebanon
    Mar 11 2026

    Israel has responded to Hezbollah rocket fire with days of bombing, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. We hear fromTasnim Chaaban, journalist with L’Orient-Today in Beirut about what's happening to more than half a million people displaced in the conflict. Followed by Middle East scholar Hussein Ibish, who says most Lebanese people are fed up with Hezbollah, creating an opening for the government to disarm it, but it will be difficult.

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    19 m
  • Your cat's DNA could help treat human cancer
    Mar 11 2026

    A new international research study on cat cancer says yes, they can! The study - which was the largest of its kind - looked at similarities in genetic mutations across human and cat cancer cells. We speak with Geoffrey Wood, a professor at the University of Guelph and the co-seniour author of the study, about the study, his team's findings, and how they could help make advancements in cancer treatment for both our favourite feline friends and humans.

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    9 m
  • Liberals flip flop on TikTok ban
    Mar 11 2026

    After a 2024 decision to ban TikTok in Canada — shutting down the company's operations but not the app itself — the federal government is now doing a 180. Laura Osman, correspondent for the Logic, explains the timing of the decision, and whether the company's commitments on security and privacy will be enough to satisfy critics of the Chinese-owned social media company.

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    15 m
  • Author of “Drunk Mom,” on addiction, recovery, and relapse
    Mar 11 2026

    Toronto author Jowita Bydlowska made waves with her 2013 memoir, “Drunk Mom.” Now she’s back telling the next chapter in the story of her relationship with alcohol, and with her son, in “Unshaming: A Memoir of Recovery, Relapse, and What Comes After.”

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    24 m