The Sunday Magazine
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The Sunday Magazine
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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Celebrity Chef Samin Nosrat on cooking as connection
Whether through her bestselling cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, or the Netflix series by the same name, Samin Nosrat has a way of making cooking feel...
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 G...
That’s Puzzling! for October 2025
In our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games d...
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, Pa...
Do you throw birthday parties for your pets? The science behind anthropomorphization
Justin Gregg studies and teaches about animal behaviour and cognition at St. Francis Xavier University. His new book, Humanish, breaks down the scienc...
Canadian Politics Panel, Anthropomorphization, Greenland's future, Maria Ressa
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles to discuss the tricky politics facing the Carney government amid the Ca...
Incarcerated journalist explores the value of telling crime stories from the inside
True crime stories dominate our screens and feeds. But John J. Lennon wants us to question how much truth they're telling – and whose. He reflects on...
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 Unite...
'Why not me?': How champion skip Jennifer Jones built community and confidence through curling
Twenty years ago, Jennifer Jones made what's widely considered one of the greatest shots in curling history – a hail-mary four-pointer that won her th...
Energy projects, Jennifer Jones, Haaretz editor, Arctic security
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Queen's University energy policy expert Warren Mabee and CBC News journalist Jason Markusoff about the potential a...
Amid climate and political instability, Jane Goodall keeps her hope for our planet alive
At 91-years-old, Jane Goodall hasn't just seen a lot of change in the world – she's made a lot of change. The legendary naturalist’s field work with c...
Carney's plan to transform our economy, Math's life lessons, Jane Goodall, That's Puzzling!
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist’s Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail’s Shannon Proudfoot about Prime Minister Mark Carney's priorities...
How our personal devices became 'needy' for our touch and attention
In many ways, personal devices like smartphones, tablets and smartwatches feel less like tools… and more like constant companions. Stephen Monteiro sa...
Donald Trump's whirlwind summer, Device design and dependence, Carbon dioxide, Loretta Ross
Guest host David Common speaks with The Atlantic staff writer Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa and New York Times White House correspondent Luke Broadwater ab...
The long tail of the forces that drove Canada's federal election
Four months since Mark Carney was elected prime minister, journalist Justin Ling is examining the forces that drove – and divided – Canadians during t...
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 Russ...
The case for throwing shade in cities where sun reigns
As record temperatures scorch Canada, you may find yourself walking on the shady side of the street, or ducking under a tree. But in many cities, keep...
Trump-Putin meeting, The case for shade, Air Canada contract dispute, Canadian parks, Vietnam War legacy
Guest host Saroja Coelho speaks with New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers and McGill University political science associate professor...
Why we can't stop saying 'like' – whether you like it or not
If you've ever been told to stop saying "like" so much, or caught yourself cringing when someone else does it... you might want to reconsider. Journal...
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 Pres...
What lessons the atomic bombings of Japan hold for today's nuclear world
August marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing an estimated 210,000 peo...
Canada-U.S. trade, Legacy of the atomic bombings of Japan, Palestinian statehood, Trans-Canada Highway
Guest host Megan Williams speaks with senior economics lecturer Moshe Lander and Canadian Global Affairs Institute vice president Colin Robertson abou...
Is private life disappearing before our eyes?
Questions surrounding the line between private and public lives were among the many raised earlier this month when a video of a tech CEO and his compa...
Hockey culture, Private life, Canadian politics, Nathan Law
Guest host David Common speaks with CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed and The Athletic senior writer Dan Robson about the broader implicatio...
Are we 'cooked'? How social platforms are shaping the evolution of language
If "unalive," "seggs" and "rizz" are all foreign-sounding words to you... perhaps you're not fluent in algopeak. That refers to the way language is be...
Indigenous consultation, Social media and language, Jasper wildfire legacy, Animals and death
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation Chief Craig Nootchtai and columnist and professor Niigaan Sinclair about th...
How disability prepared one woman for parenthood
When disability upended Jessica Slice's world, her life grew richer in unexpected ways. The writer found herself with newfound perspective and skills...
NDP leadership, disability and parenthood, Canadian housing, Vince Carter documentary
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with former federal NDP candidate Joel Harden and political strategist Jordan Leichnitz about the future of the NDP, we...
Stephen Fry says Odysseus is a hero for our times
As a child, Stephen Fry says he was obsessed with the gods and heroes of ancient Greek myth the way other boys were obsessed with comic books or footb...
Canada's trade relationships, Wither the signature?, Stephen Fry, Canadian symbols
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Globe and Mail's Paul Waldie and Kelly Malone from The Canadian Press about tensions facing Canada's trade rel...
Rolling the dice on human nature: How tabletop games reveal ancient secrets
Whether whiling away a rainy afternoon at the cottage, or winding down after a day on the lake… for many, games are key parts of long summer days. But...
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 Tr...
Actor Ed Helms finds laughs and lessons in history's greatest 'screw-ups'
You may know Ed Helms from The Daily Show, The Office and The Hangover movies. But the actor and comedian is also a history buff. And he thinks there'...
U.S. strikes on Iran, Tech leaders' future visions, Sunday Politics Panel, Ed Helms
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with historian Arash Azizi and foreign policy expert Barbara Slavin about what may come next following U.S. strikes on...
Jake Tapper defends his case that Joe Biden's decline was covered up
One year ago this month, Joe Biden’s performance at the first U.S. presidential debate against Donald Trump sparked global headlines – and rang alarms...
Israel-Iran tensions and the G7 summit, Fatherhood history, Jake Tapper, Menu culture
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with global affairs experts Arif Lalani and Jennifer Welsh about how heightened tensions between Israel and Iran are lo...
Molly Jong-Fast, daughter of Erica Jong, on the fraught family stories we tell
Erica Jong became a literary sensation and feminist icon in the 1970s and 80s for her depictions of female agency, sexuality and relationships. And he...
Global defence, Customs brokers, Project 2025, Molly Jong-Fast
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with defence and security experts David Perry and Stephen Saideman about how Canada should prepare for less U.S. involv...
That's Puzzling! for June 2025
In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a b...
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 wi...