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The Current — 431 episodes

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An unprecedented plan to ban kids from using AI chatbots

2

Solar and wind energy, a big opportunity for Canada

3

Ex-Homicide Inspector calls out the Toronto police

4

Closing the skilled trades gap

5

What does it mean to be cured of HIV?

6

What does it take to run a marathon in under 2 hours?

7

A headband that translates thoughts into action

8

"When the Forest Thrives, We Thrive"

9

How the feds are spending your money

10

Does King Charles have enough soft power to flex?

11

Why does Canada need a sovereign wealth fund?

12

Former running phenom Mary Cain on safe sport

13

Inside the White House Correspondents' dinner

14

Chokepoints: the new global warfare

15

The fate of the feral horses of Yukon

16

You can thrive as you age. Positivity may be key.

17

The rural-urban divide over high-speed rail

18

A picture says a thousand words: documenting ICE

19

Ditching the 9-5 for a career behind the bar

20

Ottawa dads vs the Elsa braid

21

Testimony of residential school survivors is about to be destroyed

22

Negotiating CUSMA – what’s at stake?

23

Got an idea for a new emoji? What it takes to make the cut

24

Could mRNA vaccines cure cancer?

25

Why some women are choosing to “freebirth”

26

Should high school students get a grade for attendance?

27

Sudan Through the Lens: The Stories Behind the War

28

Can red light therapy really reverse aging?

29

How dangerous is it to stream music and drive?

30

Canada's energy minister on a future pipeline

31

Doug Ford’s “gravy plane” irks Ontario voters

32

Fareed Zakaria on the US’ moral decline

33

Why your attention span is trash and what you can do about it

34

Waterloo’s water shortage a warning bell for Canadian communities

35

Jeremy Hansen on his trip around the moon

36

Artemis II inspires: the ripple effects of the moon mission

37

How has war punctured Dubai’s image

38

Is cohousing the life hack you've been looking for?

39

Will the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire hold?

40

Why Canada's long term care system can't keep up

41

Skyrocketing airfares may be here to stay

42

A "major milestone" for treating severe depression

43

The Real Cost of Reality TV

44

How powerful is Anthropic's Mythos?

45

How the energy crisis is hurting Canadians

46

Former Bank of Canada gov on Canada’s economic outlook

47

Circling back: Corporate BS is driving us crazy

48

What’s behind a chimpanzee 'civil war'?

49

Trump vs Pope Leo

50

Could readers like AI books more than ones written by humans?

51

Hungarian voters reject its far-right government

52

What comes next if Mark Carney wins a majority?

53

Deadly attacks in Lebanon continue despite ceasefire

54

Is Canada ready to become a true World Cup nation?

55

Swiping fatigue means more dating IRL

56

What it’s like to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere

57

Why Alberta separatists want to leave Canada

58

Can Alberta’s Naheed Nenshi work with the federal NDP?

59

Premier Danielle Smith’s vision for Alberta

60

What’s happening in Downtown Calgary?

61

CFL legend Jon Cornish on why they love Calgary

62

Matt Galloway hosts a special live taping from Calgary — a city at a crossroads. This episode was recorded before a live audience at the Bella Concert Hall.

63

Liberals vs Bloc Québécois: Who will win Terrebonne?

64

Will the US-Iran ceasefire last?

65

How a B.C. ostrich farm became a flashpoint for conspiracy

66

Jeremy Hansen on the way to the moon

67

The legacy of Canadian primatologist Birute Galdikas

68

Can public grocery stores work in Canada?

69

Making babies the modern way

70

Home ownership out of reach for many Canadians

71

Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about feeling guilty

72

From busboy to priest, life-lessons with Fr. James Martin

73

Do gun buybacks work?

74

Who Needs Friends?

75

Trump says the US isn't backing down on Iran

76

Do you use the R word?

77

Has screen time at school gone too far?

78

How will humans evolve in space?

79

The enduring legacy of Stephen Lewis

80

Baseball brings in the robots

81

The ABCs of the Canada-Alberta MOU

82

22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh on life’s highs and lows

83

Wanna Bet? Prediction markets are coming to Canada.

84

Is This War About to Get Bigger?

85

NDP’s new leader, Avi Lewis, lays out the road ahead

86

No joy: when music falls flat for people

87

Canadian efforts to help the crisis in Cuba

88

What's the path forward for the federal NDP?

89

Why Canada wants to launch its own satellites

90

Will the Blue Jays make it back to the World Series?

91

A "generational” deal for WNBA players

92

Iranian playwright Ava Alavi on her fears for her country

93

Are baby boomers addicted to their phones?

94

Will the Supreme Court overturn Bill 21?

95

How the Mounties spied on Indigenous activists

96

The Future of Sport in Canada

97

Lesley Chesterman on how to cook like a Montrealer

98

What we can learn from the resilience of trees

99

Women are being secretly filmed with Meta glasses

100

A conversation with Canada's Auditor General

101

What may have caused the Air Canada crash at La Guardia

102

How war in the Middle East is upending the global economy

103

When it comes to sports betting, does everyone lose?

104

Why are more young Canadians self-harming?

105

Cubans in exile want an “end to communism”

106

A Canadian company is helping white supremacists fundraise

107

Why risky play is good for kids

108

Cigarette butts help birds

109

The power of kindness and other life lessons from a priest

110

E-waste is on the rise in Canada, here’s why you should care

111

Can American doctors solve BC’s healthcare woes?

112

How the US-Israel-Iran war is revealing our overdependency on fossil fuels

113

The earlier the better: Doctors want younger screening for colon cancer

114

The creator of Wordle on life after a hit and his new puzzle

115

SpaceX's 1 million satellite plan could change the night sky

116

An bhfuil Gaeilge agat? Why Irish ‘isn’t a dead language’

117

Carney boosts Canada’s Arctic defense

118

Has Banksy’s true identity finally been revealed?

119

How the World Baseball Classic brings a new level of joy to the sport

120

Canada’s new top Doctor

121

Parents are bringing back the landline

122

With war in the Middle East, what is Carney’s foreign policy?

123

Finding joy in plane food, turbulence and the middle seat

124

When the law doesn't cover deepfake nudes

125

Five-time Paralympian Mark Arendz digs deep in Milano Cortina

126

What drives people to pursue impossible goals

127

Exhausted? Sleep hacks that work — and the ones that don't

128

Ottawa responds to latest antisemitic violence

129

Mark Carney wins over another MP

130

When was the last time you went to the movies?

131

Author of “Drunk Mom,” on addiction, recovery, and relapse

132

Your cat's DNA could help treat human cancer

133

Liberals flip flop on TikTok ban

134

On the ground in Lebanon

135

Trump’s comments ease oil prices, for now

136

Prescription surge of ADHD meds across Canada

137

Do you have a “hassler” in your life?

138

Did you know there were pelicans in Saskatchewan?

139

Fear and hope: how some in Iran are feeling about the war

140

Why Pokemon fans still try to catch 'em all

141

How a gene edit gave a B.C teen his life back

142

Mark Carney’s first year as the Prime Minister. What’s next?

143

Calls to fix a deadly stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway

144

Why is Mahjong having a moment?

145

What do Israel and the U.S. want from the war with Iran?

146

Squeak of Origin: Quebec says cheese curds must be protected

147

Why a global memory chip shortage is a problem for Canada

148

How much will the war in Iran spike oil prices?

149

Ticketmaster has ‘broken’ the concert industry

150

Do you have a friend group?

151

Canada's daily radio show The Broadcast turns 75

152

Fear and hope in the Iranian diaspora as the war continues

153

B.C. is all in on daylight saving time

154

Why you won't see meat ads in some European cities

155

A 'national conversation' about men's health

156

What's next for Iran?

157

Elvis Stojko on the agony of falling short at the Olympics

158

Not all organ donation stories have a happy ending

159

Heated Rivalry is a hit, but can it change hockey culture?

160

Is India the answer to Canada's trade troubles?

161

What's next for Iran?

162

Traveling to Mexico after cartel violence

163

Alberta is short on cash: What’s next?

164

How one community is cutting opioid deaths in half

165

How the forest is helping Ukrainian soldiers heal

166

How dreams have the power to heal

167

From seniors to Gen Z, AI scams are everywhere

168

Snow, snow and more snow in St. John's

169

How smoking became cool again

170

Are you lonely at work?

171

Do class sizes matter?

172

What OpenAI knew about the Tumbler Ridge shooter

173

Are you under surveillance in your own neighbourhood?

174

They both voted for Trump: one regrets it, the other is all in

175

Would you wait in a virtual queue at an ER?

176

Michael Pollan on the labyrinth of human consciousness

177

Cartels violence erupts across Mexico

178

What it's like to live with OCD

179

Michael Pollan on the labyrinth of human consciousness

180

Trump’s tariffs struck down — what’s next?

181

How to build a made-in-Canada military

182

What’s happening in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico?

183

Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about feeling guilty

184

Canadian Olympians stop by the Current

185

For the love of curling

186

How Norway achieves Winter Olympic dominance through joy

187

Is social media addictive?

188

No fuel, no tourists: What's at stake for Cuba?

189

Canada-US women's hockey -- the ultimate heated rivalry

190

Common Ground: A First Nations land claim heads to appeal

191

Another Conservative crosses the floor

192

Former Prince Andrew arrested over Epstein ties

193

Mexico City’s last migrant camp

194

The World Cup is coming!

195

Canada and Mexico — new best friends

196

Who gets to live in Mexico City?

197

Canada and Mexico’s road towards a new CUSMA

198

What Mexico can teach Canada about Chinese EVs

199

Patti Smith on music, art and navigating loss

200

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier’s “starry, starry” Olympic win

201

How Tumbler Ridge is supporting each other

202

How these dogs saved their humans' lives

203

How one Tumbler Ridge teacher kept his students safe

204

Could Russia return to the Olympics?

205

Trying to make sense of the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge

206

From the Titanic to the North Pole: a life of exploration

207

What we know about the deadly shootings in Tumbler Ridge, BC

208

Canadians desperate for information about friends and family in Iran

209

Throwing shade on those super bright headlights

210

Rafah crossing is open but few people are getting through

211

How popular is Alberta’s separatism movement?

212

Why men are travelling to Turkey for hair transplants

213

Ask Me Anything: Jason Kenney on Alberta Separatism

214

Zadie Smith loves Billie Eilish, clubs and third-rate novels

215

A grocery rebate can help, but by how much?

216

The politics of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

217

Canadian Olympic greats on the power of the Games

218

Several Toronto police officers linked to organized crime

219

How a four-month-old bird flew non-stop for 11 days

220

Why Canadian ice cream is a hit in Mexico

221

The last US-Russia nuclear treaty just expired

222

P.K. Subban on the Canada/US heated hockey rivalry

223

Are you feeling the pinch of the singles 'tax'?

224

Are you a target of algorithmic pricing?

225

CBC exclusive: Grandmother of missing Nova Scotia children

226

Dry January? What's that gonna do for you?

227

Homelessness in Canada's smaller communities

228

More young people being diagnosed with psychotic disorders

229

Latest Epstein files show ties to powerful men

230

China's influence filling the gap of the “American Dream”

231

How fungi could save the planet

232

Are you reading?

233

Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the Moon

234

How to feel human in a tech world

235

The world has entered its water bankruptcy era

236

Poilievre prepares for leadership vote at Conservative convention

237

Roller derby doc that looks at the community is changing lives

238

One step closer: Jeremy Hansen on orbiting the moon

239

Canada weighs social media ban for kids under 14

240

Elly Gotz on surviving the Holocaust, and why hate is pointless

241

Spider monkeys share “insider knowledge” to find the best food

242

Why the world is in a ‘gold rush’

243

Nardwuar “blown away” by Order of Canada nod

244

How violent ICE crackdowns changed life in Minnesota

245

Do you call dibs on your street parking spot in the snow?

246

Premier Wab Kinew says ‘stop listening to naysayers’ think big

247

What does it take to free solo climb a skyscraper?

248

What will Chinese EVs mean for the Canada’s auto sector and drivers

249

Is Trump’s Board of Peace a threat to the UN?

250

The danger of radon in Canadian homes

251

Parliament is back: What’s at stake for Carney and Canada

252

Another fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis

253

The push for justice in Iran

254

After a decade on the run, Ryan Wedding has been arrested

255

People who are always late aren't necessarily jerks (but they might be)

256

Trump’s threats and Carney’s pushback | Analysis from Washington

257

Missing Black Boys: Inside a Growing Crisis

258

How to embrace 'wintering'

259

Why Inuit in Canada are protesting in solidarity with Greenlanders

260

This 101-year-old superager’s secret to living well

261

Carney got a standing ovation for his Davos speech. Now what?

262

Do inclusive classrooms work?

263

Is cohousing the life hack you've been looking for?

264

Running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

265

Lisa Banfield tells her story of surviving violent abuse, and Canada's worst mass shooting

266

Rassi Nashalik is still a rock star in the north

267

Jane Darville reflects on making a difference for those who were dying

268

CBC Documentary, Not On My Watch

269

Ukrainians who fled war, living in limbo

270

What will the China-Canada trade deal mean for Atlantic Canadians?

271

Aquakultre explores his own roots on new album 1783

272

Can NATO survive Trump's threats against Greenland?

273

Why Attawapiskat will always be home for Adrian Sutherland

274

Can Co-op housing help Canada's housing crisis?

275

Could ‘America First’ mean Canada’s next? Analysis from CBC Washington

276

Missing in Mont-Tremblant

277

What Trump’s phase two plan means for Gaza and Palestinians

278

What faces tell us about places: building a National Portrait Gallery

279

Grok Under Fire Over Sexual Deepfakes

280

How these 76 and 105 year-old women became 'soul friends'

281

What are the stakes of Mark Carney's trip to Beijing?

282

The end of the François Legault era

283

How a lost Beatles tape led to meeting Paul McCartney

284

Mandy Rennehan on her Order of Canada

285

Country star Terri Clark's biggest honour yet

286

How GEEZER magazine is reclaiming aging

287

1.4 million work permits expire in 2026. What’s next?

288

Climbing Canada’s melting glaciers

289

Quebec Premier François Legault resigns. What happens now?

290

Why is non-alcoholic wine so bad?

291

Margaret MacMillan on the shifting international order

292

What's next for Iran?

293

What drives people to pursue impossible goals

294

Why is it so hard to stick to a New Year's resolution?

295

Learning in secret: An Afghan teacher’s quiet resistance

296

Mr Carney goes to Beijing

297

Should school boards be a thing of the past?

298

Trump wants to take Greenland by sale or by force. Can he?

299

Size matters. Meet the owners of some of Canada's micro restaurants and bars

300

Why grip strength matters more than you think

301

Xanadu CEO on Canada's quantum future

302

Pipe nightmare in Calgary

303

Heated Rivalry is a hit, but can it change hockey culture?

304

The rising cost of being a Canadian Olympian

305

Why peace still feels out of reach in Ukraine

306

When betting odds enter the news

307

Freebirthing society linked to harm

308

Alberta doctor says ER system is in “crisis”

309

After Venezuela, how far will Trump go?

310

2025 in good news stories

311

What’s ahead for Canada's economy and your wallet in 2026.

312

The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Now what?

313

From the Titanic to the North Pole: Joe MacInnis reflects on a life of exploration

314

Canada's grocery sector has been plagued by in-fighting. Now it has a referee

315

Lost at sea for 52 hours: How seven fishermen survived

316

Scott Galloway’s operating manual for being a man today

317

Canada's food scene a story of immigration and community

318

How a grizzly on a B.C. island sent a community into crisis

319

What will AI look like in 2026?

320

Are Canadians becoming less generous?

321

Searching for Fela Kuti

322

Jordan TooToo says life in North made him a better NHL player

323

One word to describe 2025 politics? Our National Affairs Panel weighs in

324

How this conductor is bringing Powell River, B.C. together with music

325

The power of going ‘Against the Grain’ with Terry O’Reilly

326

How are you feeling about the economy and politics?

327

Margaret Atwood tells her own story

328

Jimmy Darts on the power of kindness

329

Would you become a living donor to a stranger?

330

Is there still hope for the climate?

331

Arundhati Roy: My mother and I were like two nuclear powers

332

Rick Mercer stands up for Canada

333

Some Canadian snowbirds ditch US holiday plans

334

Susan Orlean: Why being curious gives you a richer life

335

The transformative power of cheese and mongering

336

Canada's soaring beef prices

337

The Best Albums of 2025

338

Orphaned polar bear cub finds new family to survive

339

Jimmy Lai’s son; “This is a man who knows what is right.”

340

Canadian MPs denied entry to West Bank

341

Meet the woman who climbed this enormous sheer cliff and made history

342

The flu can turn deadly, get your shot, doctors warn

343

The best cookbooks of 2025

344

Why Zadie Smith loves Billie Eilish, clubbing and third-rate novels

345

She had anorexia as a teenager. She wants you to know it's more complicated than you might think

346

What political chaos in Quebec means for Canada

347

Jamaican resilience after category 5 storm

348

Winter surfing in Canada's oceans and Great Lakes

349

The brightness and beauty of being indigenous

350

Catch 22: A CBC documentary

351

What we know about the Bondi Beach terror attack

352

These Epstein survivors demanded his files be released and won — but their fight isn't over yet

353

Mark Bittman's $15 fine dining experiment

354

Canada pushes for a “brain gain” amidst US turmoil

355

Manitoba nurses put hospitals on "grey list" due to violence

356

Have governments delivered on $10 a day childcare?

357

Patti Smith on music, art and navigating loss

358

Why more Canadians are finding family doctors

359

‘Surviving Sudan’ from journalist Michelle Shephard

360

What can we learn about human aging from dogs?

361

Robert Munsch: The stories he'll leave behind

362

Netflix vs. Paramount: The Streamer That Would Be King

363

How Robotaxis could reshape Canadian cities

364

The AI jobs cuts are here

365

The Toronto housing project saving lives

366

Is regime change in Venezuela imminent?

367

Dave Bidini of the Rheostatics on the band's new album

368

Can "Buy Now, Pay Later" lead to money problems?

369

The first female crash test dummy prepares to hit the road

370

This new drug could be a game-changer for HIV/AIDS

371

Does Canada stand a chance in the 2026 world cup?

372

What’s the future of the Canada-US-Mexico trade deal?

373

‘Make the Season Kind’ with CBC

374

Confusion for BC Cons

375

How sustainable is the Buy Canadian movement?

376

Are AI toys safe for your kids?

377

Why are these firefighters recreating a Twilight scene?

378

Death toll climbs from deadly floods across Indonesia

379

What 1,000 steel layoffs mean for Sault Ste. Marie

380

Cheaper weight loss drugs “gamechanger” for Canadians

381

Grist for the mill…

382

Scott Galloway’s operating manual for being a man today

383

Why are more kids missing school?

384

Thousands of criminal cases dismissed because Jordan rule

385

What's driving Gen Z's return to Christianity?

386

ALS patient dies alone after paying $84K US to a Sask. facility

387

If flying is miserable, who's to blame?

388

What can brain phases tell us about our stage of life?

389

Mark Carney’s energy gamble

390

How the giant heads of Easter Island “walked”

391

Ottawa and Alberta's pipeline memorandum

392

Could deep brain stimulation be a cure for depression?

393

What’s behind Quebec’s sweeping secularism bill

394

What to know about the deadly fire in Hong Kong

395

The literary icon who isn't Indigenous after all

396

Bob Rae: "The world is turning upside down"

397

Raccoons: Pests or Pets

398

Jim Balsillie's prescription for Canadian business

399

How ChatGPT drove this man to psychosis

400

Russia holds cards in Ukraine peace deal

401

What's the best way to manage grizzly bears?

402

The extortion threats facing B.C’s South Asian community

403

Why Bill McKibben thinks solar energy could save the world

404

Ryan Wedding: From champion snowboarder to FBI's most wanted

405

Alberta opts for a public-private health-care system

406

"Lentil King" wants Canadian businesses to think bigger

407

Searching for Fela Kuti

408

How did Louise Penny predict the future in her new book?

409

Live at the Haskell Free Library, right on the U.S. border

410

How does remote-controlled brain surgery work?

411

How these dogs saved their humans' lives

412

What’s the impact of US tariffs on New Brunswick?

413

Stretching vs. Mobility: What your body really needs

414

What to know about Ukraine’s corruption scandal

415

Gen Z Economist Kyla Scanlon on the "Casino Economy"

416

Epstein's accusers may finally win their transparency fight

417

How prop betting is undermining sports

418

How reliable hydro will help build Arctic sovereignty

419

Doctors Without Borders CEO, Avril Benoit steps down

420

Brazil wants to drill for oil AND cut emissions

421

John Irving on the power of reading

422

Will the Liberals get enough votes to pass the budget?

423

Where are we in the fight against climate change?

424

How two parasites are threatening PEI’s oyster industry

425

Robert Munsch’s donates personal archive to Guelph library

426

Fareed Zakaria on MAGA, Trump and backlash politics

427

Can Mark Carney balance Canada’s economy and climate goals?

428

Three Conservatives reflect on Pierre Poilievre not reflecting

429

Gen Z wants you to know where they are

430

How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation

431

Pressure on the White House to release full Epstein files