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Kanaal • 21 programma’s

Maatschappij en cultuur

Maatschappij en cultuur

Maandelijks bijgewerkt
Maatschappij en cultuur

Maatschappij en cultuur

Serie
Maatschappij en cultuur

Maatschappij en cultuur

Bijgewerkt 22-12-2023
Geschiedenis

Geschiedenis

Bijgewerkt 08-10-2025
Maatschappij en cultuur

Maatschappij en cultuur

Bijgewerkt 26-11-2024
Maatschappij en cultuur

Maatschappij en cultuur

Serie
Nieuws

Nieuws

Wekelijks bijgewerkt

13-01-2024

War, peace and a changing climate

The bombs falling in Gaza and Ukraine have a human toll and an environmental one. We find out how demilitarization could help countries cut emissions. Columnist Aishwarya Puttur shares three campaigns motivating young activists in 2024. What On Earth’s Molly Segal explains what carbon dioxide removal is and whether it can fix the climate crisis. And oil and gas development in the North Sea has UK politicians calling out their own government.

13-01-2024

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54 min
15-02-2025

Your questions about how to 'buy Canadian'

The threat of tariffs, and the possibility of a trade war, have changed the way some Canadians spend their money - with many boycotting American products. But ‘buying Canadian’ isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. To answer all your questions on how to buy Canadian, we had two guests join Just Asking. Vass Bednar is Executive Director of the Master of Public Policy Program at McMaster University. Grant Packard is a professor of marketing at York University’s Shulich School of Business’.

15-02-2025

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1u 2m
15-02-2025

Your questions on how to break up

Not all relationships are meant to go the distance. With dating apps, texting, IMs and ghosting... breaking up has never been more complicated. So how do you do it? To help explain, Just Asking brought in three guests. Jen Kirsch is a relationship expert and journalist. Andrew Sofin is a couples and family therapist and registered psychotherapist in Quebec. Kaitlyn Rosati is a travel blogger and writer.

15-02-2025

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52 min
07-11-2021

Why decolonizing COP can help keep 1.5 alive

Negotiations continue at COP26 and Indigenous leaders are in Glasgow for the talks, even though they don't have seats at the bargaining table. Hear why some believe it’s a waste of time to try to be heard, while others argue it’s essential.

07-11-2021

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34 min
24-08-2025

Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Famine in Gaza, Trump's impact on Canadian politics, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Stadium shows

Guest host David Common speaks with global affairs experts Janice Stein and Roland Paris about how much merit there may be behind the momentum of Russia-Ukraine peace prospects, famine expert Alex de Waal discusses the confirmation of famine in Gaza City, journalist Justin Ling explores how the forces behind the federal election are shaping Canadian politics now, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa shares her journey to becoming a doctor and finding her voice, and music historian Steve Waksman walks through how stadium shows evolved and changed live music. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

24-08-2025

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1u 38m
22-03-2025

Set sail with Canada to unlock climate clues in Antarctica

Peace and neutrality offer the best chance for future climate research in Antarctica. That’s what CBC’s international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston learned aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke – a Canadian naval ship carrying 15 Canadian scientists to the South Pole to learn about the southern ocean’s capacity to continue regulating Earth’s climate. Their research is taking place as growing geopolitical tensions threaten to upset the Antarctic Treaty and hamper future conservation efforts on the continent.

22-03-2025

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25 min
04-05-2024

A giant battery hides deep under this Toronto shopping mall

Come underground to glimpse new technology providing low carbon heating and cooling to downtown Toronto buildings. CBC climate reporter Emily Chung is our guide – to see this first of its kind project in Canada. Proponents say it's key to cutting emissions from buildings around the country.

04-05-2024

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18 min
11-04-2022

Porter Primers: A historic fight to unionize

When the CBRE, Canada’s railway union, was created in 1908, it intentionally shut out Black porters. What ensued was a historic and decades-long struggle for Black railways employees to be heard at the negotiating table.

11-04-2022

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9 min
23 JAN

How Britain caused Ireland's Great Famine

The potato and the Irish Famine of 1845 will forever be linked. But what's often overlooked is how deeply connected the potato was to British colonial policies during that time. To Britain it was a symbol of Irish backwardness. In the book Rot, a new history of Ireland's Great Famine is revealed, showing how the British Empire caused the infamous disaster. Author and historian Padraic X Scanlan paints a complex and compelling picture of the Irish Famine of 1845, in which the potato — and the blight — played but a part in a broader story of colonialism, capitalism, and collapse.

23 jan

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55 min
12-09-2025

Why companies aren’t going public anymore

Only a handful of companies have gone public on the TSX in the last few years. Paul Haavardsrud explores why that’s bad for investors and the economy at large. Also, we explore why so many adults are now getting mid-life braces. But, first up, is our love of big SUVs making traffic congestion worse?

12-09-2025

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27 min

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