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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.

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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.

    Dr. Anthony Fauci's journey from public health leader to political lightning rod

    Dr. Anthony Fauci's journey from public health leader to political lightning rod

    Dr. Anthony Fauci became the public face of the United States government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic – a role he describes as "communicator in chief." Many hail him as a hero for his leadership during that time. But some others have cast him as a villain, leading to public and political attacks. Since stepping down from his decades-long role as a public health official and chief medical advisor to the president, he's now reflecting on his frontline scientific career from the AIDS crisis to COVID. Through it all, he tells Piya Chattopadhyay, the benefits of pursuing public health and public service have outweighed the negatives.

    • 29 min
    Week in politics, Palestinian food, Dr. Anthony Fauci, TRC commissioner Marie Wilson

    Week in politics, Palestinian food, Dr. Anthony Fauci, TRC commissioner Marie Wilson

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Toronto Star columnist Susan Delacourt and The Line's Matt Gurney about what issues will hang over Parliamentarians as they head home from the House of Commons for the summer, chef Fadi Kattan shares his journey documenting and preserving Palestinian food culture, Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects on his public health career and becoming a political lightning rod along the way, and Marie Wilson recounts her experience helping lead the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

    Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Let’s get it off our chests: Our relationship with breasts is complicated

    Let’s get it off our chests: Our relationship with breasts is complicated

    Sarah Thornton had never thought much about her breasts. But after undergoing a double mastectomy, the sociologist found herself thinking deeply about what she'd lost as a woman – and the complicated relationship our society has with breasts. Thornton's experience inspired her to speak with scores of people, from plastic surgeons, to bra designers and milk bankers. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share what she learned from them about the power and politics of breasts, as explored in her book Tits Up.

    • 21 min
    Immigration attitudes, Global supply chain, Ukraine's draft measures, Breast politics

    Immigration attitudes, Global supply chain, Ukraine's draft measures, Breast politics

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Toronto Star immigration reporter Nicholas Keung and University of Toronto political science associate professor Phil Triadafilopoulos about changing attitudes towards immigration in Canada and beyond, The New York Times global economy reporter Peter S. Goodman outlines the risks facing the global supply chain, our Sunday Documentary explores how Ukraine's new draft measures are sparking tensions for people inside and outside the country, and sociologist Sarah Thornton uncovers the power and politics of breasts.

    Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Why local news in Canada matters — and what some people are doing to try to save it

    Why local news in Canada matters — and what some people are doing to try to save it

    Over the past two decades, hundreds of local radio, television, print, and online news outlets have shuttered in communities across Canada. But some people and projects are also offering hope for the future of local news in our country. For the latest installment in the series Trust Talks – an ongoing CBC initiative that aims to engage in meaningful conversations about the future of journalism – Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists from a variety of backgrounds about the vital role that local news plays, the challenges and rewards of telling local stories, and new ideas and strategies emerging to enhance local journalism.

    The guests featured in this discussion are April Lindgren, a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Journalism and the principal investigator of the Local News Research Project; Mohsin Abbas, the publisher of Diversity Reporter Media Inc., which publishes four community newspapers in Southwestern Ontario; CBC News Senior Reporter Juanita Taylor, who covers Canada's North; and Nicholas Hune-Brown, executive editor of the Toronto online magazine The Local.

    Their conversation took place at the Canadian Association of Journalists' national annual conference in Toronto.

    • 52 min
    The week in global affairs, Golf politics, How to save local news

    The week in global affairs, Golf politics, How to save local news

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Arif Lalani and Jennifer Welsh about the week in global affairs, BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter explores how a battle in the golf world is shaking up the sport and transcending the green, and we present an on-stage conversation with journalists April Lindgren, Mohsin Abbas, Juanita Taylor, and Nicholas Hune-Brown about the vital role of local news – and new ideas emerging to enhance it.

    Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 37 min

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