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Blue Jays' World Series run, Week in Canadian politics, One year since Trump's re-election, That's Puzzling!

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with fans following the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series run and unpacks its significance with The Athletic's Dan Robson, The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo from The Economist break down Prime Minister Mark Carney's balancing act on the budget and trade talks, The New York Times' White House and national security correspondent David Sanger reflects on Donald Trump's impact one year since winning re-election, and our monthly challenge That’s Puzzling! returns with special guest Andrew Phung. Discover more at https://cbc.ca/Sunday

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1h 36m
26 OCT

Canada's top challenges, Cito Gaston on the Blue Jays, Karine Jean-Pierre, Unity Rally legacy

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Globe and Mail writer-at-large John Ibbitson and IPSOS Public Affairs global CEO Darrell Bricker about the most urgent challenges facing Canada, former Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston and baseball historian Bill Humber explore the significance of the team's World Series return, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explains her decision to leave the Democratic Party and go independent, and Francis Plourde looks at the legacy of the so-called Unity Rally 30 years on. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

26 Oct

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1h 35m
22 OCT

Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision?

Canada's push to stake out its digital future is reaching new heights, with a national artificial intelligence strategy expected in the coming weeks. But our race to compete in the global AI race is happening against the backdrop of what Cory Doctorow calls an "enshittified internet" – where big tech platforms have deliberately degraded to maximize profit at the expense of users. The tech activist and writer joins Piya Chattopadhyay to explore how the internet got worse, the promise and perils of AI, and why he thinks Canada is in a unique position to hit the escape button on policies he says are holding us back from a freer online world.

22 Oct

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28 min
19 OCT

Trade war's regional challenges, Curling stereotypes debunked, Cory Doctorow, Power of wonder

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with the Toronto Star's Robert Benzie, Lisa Johnson from The Canadian Press and CBC British Columbia's Katie DeRosa about how regional headwinds are challenging the "Team Canada" approach to the U.S. trade war, curler and comedian John Cullen debunks stereotypes about the sport he loves, tech activist and writer Cory Doctorow charts Canada's digital future as the AI race heats up, and fantasy author Katherine Rundell reflects on the value of cultivating wonder in a chaotic world. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

19 Oct

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1h 37m
29 JUN

Canada-U.S. trade, Iran's future, Board games, Barbra Streisand

Guest host Nora Young speaks with CBC News senior business reporter Peter Armstrong and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo about Donald Trump calling off trade talks with Canada, The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom and Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari consider Iran's future, writer Tim Clare explores how board games are a portal to the past, and we revisit Piya Chattopadhyay's conversation with entertainment legend Barbra Streisand about her memoir My Name is Barbra. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

29 Jun

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1h 34m
12 OCT

Gaza peace deal, Sustainable food culture, Samin Nosrat

Guest host David Common speaks to the CBC's Margaret Evans and The Economist’s Gregg Carlstrom for updates and analysis on ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, author Nancy Matsumoto explains how alternative supply chains work, and celebrity chef Samin Nosrat sits down with Piya Chattopadhyay in front of a live audience at Toronto’s Massey Hall to talk about her immigrant upbringing, her relentless drive to succeed and the ways she is re-inventing herself, outlined in her new book, Good Things. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

12 Oct

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1h 35m
21 SEPT

UN General Assembly, Traveling Nanas, U.S. speech, Incarcerated journalist

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy director Jennifer Welsh about the stakes of this week's United Nations General Assembly talks, "Traveling Nanas" Eleanor Hamby and Sandra Hazelip share the life lessons they've learned from their world adventures, University of Toronto scholar Jason Stanley reflects on the state of speech and democratic institutions in the United States, and incarcerated journalist John J. Lennon explores the value of telling crime stories from the inside. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

21 Sept

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1h 33m
5 OCT

Two years since Hamas's October 7th attack, U.S. political panel, Joe Carter, That’s Puzzling!

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Rabbi Louis Sachs about the issues facing Jewish communities two years after the October 7th attacks in Israel, Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi grapples with what it means to be Palestinian in this moment, journalists Molly Ball and Toluse Olorunnipa discuss how U.S. President Donald Trump is mixing the military and politics, legendary Blue Jays slugger Joe Carter gives his thoughts on the 2025 Blue Jays team, and our monthly challenge That’s Puzzling! is back for October. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

5 Oct

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1h 36m
1 JUN

Wildfire season, River rights, TRC's calls to action, That's Puzzling!, 2SLGBTQ+ slang

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with University of British Columbia professor Lori Daniels about what Canada's early fire activity signals about the wildfire season ahead, nature writer Robert Macfarlane reflects on the push for rivers to be designated as living entities, former National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation director Ry Moran looks at progress made 10 years after the TRC's calls to action, we play an all-new round of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, and poet and lecturer Lee Campbell explains how the underground queer slang Polari went mainstream. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

1 Jun

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1h 35m
10 AUG

Mark Carney's first 100 days, Why we can't stop saying 'like,' Israel's plans for Gaza City, Tariffs and the developing world, Notebooks

Guest Host Saroja Coelho speaks with The Globe and Mail's Shannon Proudfoot, Angus Reid Institute's Shachi Kurl and Joël-Denis Bellavance from La Presse about Prime Minister Mark Carney's first 100 days since being elected, journalist Megan Reynolds unpacks our love-hate relationship with the word "like," CBC News senior correspondent Susan Ormiston brings us the latest on Israel's plan to take over Gaza City, Foreign Policy's Ravi Agrawal and Eurasia Group's Graeme Thompson discuss how U.S. tariffs will affect developing countries, and writer Roland Allen shares why physical notebooks still endure in our digital age. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

10 Aug

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1h 38m

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