Episodes

  • NASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn?

    NASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn?
    Jul 19 2024
    NASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn? (1:23) Guest: Kelly Haston, mission commander for NASA's all-volunteer Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA-1) project Donald Trump promised a gentler tone as he addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention, did he deliver? (28:15) Guest: Drew Kurlowski, Associate Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University Sand is one of the most consumed resources in the world and we could run short within decades (46:58) Guest: Vince Beiser, investigative journalist, author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization Getting Real About Reality TV in 'Cue the Sun!' (1:03:31) Guest: Emily Nussbaum, author of Cue the Sun: The Invention of Reality TV
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1

    Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1
    Jul 18 2024
    How bad traffic and crumbling infrastructure are driving people out of cities (1:34) Guest: Jeff Lang-Weir, spokesperson, Toronto Region Board of Trade Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1 (17:29) Guest: Mark Holland, Minister of Health of Canada Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1 (26:58) Guest: Victoria Shroff, a Vancouver-based lawyer specializing in animal rights, Shroff Animal Law Journo Corner: Why has the federal civil service grown so quickly? (35:53) Guest: David Akin, chief parliamentary correspondent, Global News Dr. Ruth, Richard Simmons, and the Joys of Eccentricity (52:43) Guest: Gal Beckerman, Senior editor for books at The Atlantic, author of "The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas" Auto thefts are starting to fall in Canada, what’s working? (1:09:05) Guest: Sid Kingma, Director, Investigative Services, Équité Association Get bricks quick: collectible Lego sets fuel growing black market (1:23:02) Guest: Read Hayes, criminologist, University of Florida, executive director, Loss Prevention Research Council
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Why is the U.S. national anthem so tough to sing and what are the greatest renditions

    Why is the U.S. national anthem so tough to sing and what are the greatest renditions
    Jul 17 2024
    Record rain swamps Toronto (2:01) Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News Why infrastructure in Canadian cities is so vulnerable to extreme weather (16:47) Guest: Slobodan Simonovic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University; Director of engineering works, Institute catastrophic loss reduction Why is the U.S. national anthem so tough to sing and what are the greatest renditions (36:24) Guest: Mark Clague, musicologist and professor at the University of Michigan; author of O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Families of the victims wait for justice 10 years after the downing of MH17 over Ukraine (55:26) Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council, former OSCE Ukraine Mission spokesperson Canada is falling behind on living standards — can it catch up? (1:12:28) Guest: Felix Arndt, John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship, University of Guelph PM Trudeau and President Biden share one big flaw, the inability to see how frustrated voters are with the status quo (1:29:48) Guest: Melissa Gismondi, writer and audio producer, The Walrus
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You about Success and Reinventing Your Life

    Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You about Success and Reinventing Your Life
    Jul 16 2024
    Former FBI agent breaks down the investigation into Trump assassination attempt (1:07) Guest: Ken Gray, former FBI special agent, distinguished lecturer, Department of Criminology, University of New Haven Political implications of the Trump assassination attempt (16:57) Guest: Frank Wilkinson, Opinion columnist, Bloomberg Trump shooting: Are attacks against politicians on the rise? (35:03) Guest: Garen Wintemute, distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine and Baker–Teret Chair in Violence Prevention at the University of California, Davis Two sides emerge in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump: Preservation vs. Revenge (51:42) Guest: Stephen Marche, author, The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You about Success and Reinventing Your Life (1:08:24) Guest: Henry Oliver, author of Second ACT: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You about Success and Reinventing Your Life
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Canadian country stars The Washboard Union on a new album and summer festival tour

    Canadian country stars The Washboard Union on a new album and summer festival tour
    Jul 13 2024
    After a roller coaster week for President Biden, calls continue for him to step aside (1:38) Guest: Christy Setzer, president, New Heights Communications Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ends after judge tosses the case over withheld evidence (16:18) Guest: Neama Rahmani, President of West Coast Trial Lawyers, former federal prosecutor Canadian country stars The Washboard Union on a new album and summer festival tour (33:58) Guest: Chris Duncombe, The Washboard Union Why an Indian billionaire heir's extravagant wedding in Mumbai is cause for fascination and anger (52:33) Guest: Surbhi Gupta, South Asia editor, New Lines Magazine Canada will meet NATO’s defence spending target by 2032, Trudeau says, but details are scarce (1:02:44) Guest: David Perry, president and CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Gino Vannelli keeps the music moving 50-years after his first big hit

    Gino Vannelli keeps the music moving 50-years after his first big hit
    Jul 12 2024
    List of Canadians without a family doctor continues to grow (1:35) Guest: Dr. Jobin Varughese, President-Elect, Ontario College of Family Physicians Winnipeg serial killer found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of four Indigenous women (18:15) Guest: Melissa Robinson, cousin of Morgan Harris Winnipeg serial killer found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of four Indigenous women (29:35) Guest: Brandon Trask, an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba Apple releases Apple Vision Pro, is it worth the hefty price tag? (37:34) Guest: Carmi Levy, tech analyst and journalist Do multivitamins provide any health benefits? (53:41) Guest: Lawrence Appel, director, Johns Hopkins Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research Gino Vannelli keeps the music moving 50-years after his first big hit (1:10:40) Guest: Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer/songwriter
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • The Bay closes several stores during the heatwave because of AC issues, is time running out for the legendary retailer’s stores?

    The Bay closes several stores during the heatwave because of AC issues, is time running out for the legendary retailer’s stores?
    Jul 11 2024
    The Bay closes several stores during the heatwave because of AC issues, is time running out for the legendary retailer’s stores? (1:39) Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst New Illinois law forces influencer parents to compensate their children for appearing in social media content (16:00) Guest: Leah Plunkett, Harvard Law, author of Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online Why Canada finds itself in American crosshairs at the NATO Summit over defense spending (34:09) Guest: Christopher Sands - Director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center Journo Corner: How the Toronto Star helped reveal the dark secret that lurked within Alice Munro’s family for decades (52:14) Guest: Deborah Dundas, editorial page editor, Toronto Star How one of North America’s most daring criminals was finally caught (1:09:03) Guest: Andrew Amelinckx, author of Satellite Boy:The International Manhunt for a Master Thief That Launched the Modern Communication Age
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • A Little More True Crime: Robert Pickton’s terrible legacy

    A Little More True Crime: Robert Pickton’s terrible legacy
    Jul 10 2024
    Canada falls to Argentina in the Copa America semi-finals (1:32) Guest: Bob Lenarduzzi, former Canadian National player and coach, member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Despite falling inflation, nearly half of Canadians say they’re feeling the pinch of rising prices (17:49) Guest: Matthew Fabian, director, financial services research and consulting, TransUnion A Little More True Crime: Robert Pickton’s terrible legacy (32:08) Guest: Lori Culbert, reporter, Vancouver Sun How can Canadian cities better adapt to more frequent heatwaves (1:06:34) Guest: Jeffrey Brook, professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto The bitter struggle for control over a great food empire in Canada (1:20:38) Guest: Stephen Kimber, author, The Phelan Feud: The Bitter Struggle for Control of a Great Canadian Empire
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    1 hr and 44 mins