Wanna Bet? Prediction markets are coming to Canada.
2026-03-31 | 16 mins.
Imagine a world where you can bet on everything from when the war in Iran will end to how many tweets Elon Musk will post in a week. That world exists in prediction markets, and now those markets are coming to Canada. We talk to Werner Antweiler, an Associate professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and he ran his own not-for-profit prediction market experiment for more than 20 years.
The ABCs of the Canada-Alberta MOU
2026-03-31 | 19 mins.
It’s been just over four months since Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding giving Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental laws and setting the stage for a new oil pipeline to the west coast. But both sides are set to miss an early deadline on April 1st because of sticking points. Former oil executive Richard Massen and Clean Prosperity President and CEO Michael Bernstein discuss what's at stake if delays continue.
Baseball brings in the robots
2026-03-31 | 10 mins.
Are the days of yelling at the umpire gone? Major league baseball is using new technology to check if a strike is really a strike called ABS, the Automated Ball-Strike system — and it’s getting applause and criticism.
22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh on life’s highs and lows
2026-03-31 | 24 mins.
Most Canadians know comedian Mary Walsh from her iconic characters on the CBC TV show, This Hour has 22 Minutes.But the story of Mary Walsh's life goes far beyond her comedic and acting triumphs. She tells those stories in her new book, a collection of essays about the highs, and the lows. We talk to Mary Walsh about her life and her new book “Brassy Bit of Aging Crumpet.”
No joy: when music falls flat for people
2026-03-30 | 25 mins.
They're not tone-deaf. They don't have the blues. Music just falls flat for them. Host Matt Galloway speaks with Bill Weiss, who is among a small percentage of people who don't derive pleasure from music. He also catches up with one of the first researchers to study the rare condition; Robert Zatorre from Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University.
Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.
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