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The Sunday Magazine

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  • The Sunday Magazine

    NDP picks new leader, AI and writing, U.S. and Israel-Iran war negotiations, Nightmare science

    2026-03-29 | 1h 31 mins.
    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with political strategists Jordan Leichnitz and Zain Velji, along with pollster James Valcke, about what the federal NDP needs to do to rebound as the party picks a new leader

    The Washington Post data reporter Jeremy Merrill and linguist Naomi Baron explore how artificial intelligence is creeping into our written world

    The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom and the International Crisis Group's Ali Vaez unpack the latest news and state of negotiations in the United States and Israel-Iran war

    Michelle Carr from the University of Montreal's Dream Engineering Lab shares developments in dream and nightmare science and tips on how we can influence our sleeping mind
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    David Suzuki says we're failing to fight climate change – but he's not giving up

    2026-03-25 | 27 mins.
    As he celebrates his 90th birthday, David Suzuki is reflecting on the lessons he's learned from his decades of science communication and environmental activism. The former host of CBC's The Nature of Things joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about what made him the orator he is today, the current state of the environmental movement, and how he's changing his approach to climate action as science indicates we have failed to heed past warnings
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    U.S. intervention in the Middle East, Mark Haddon, David Suzuki, Canadian aid efforts in Cuba

    2026-03-22 | 1h 40 mins.
    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Semafor White House reporter David Weigel and Fawaz Gerges, an international relations professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, about past and present U.S. intervention in the Middle East

    Novelist Mark Haddon reflects on the nature of memory and narrative with his new memoir

    David Suzuki celebrates his 90th birthday with a look back on his decades of science communication and environmental activism

    CBC producer Julia Pagel explores Canada's long-lasting relationship with Cuba, and efforts among some Canadians to bolster aid to the country amid the humanitarian crisis
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    'Learn to code' campaigns dominated the 2010s. Were they oversold?

    2026-03-18 | 26 mins.
    For years, governments and tech companies told students that learning to code would provide a pathway to stability and high-earning salaries. But with AI reshaping the tech industry and jobs disappearing, there are questions about whether "learn to code" campaigns were oversold as a silver bullet. University of Waterloo associate professor Troy Vasiga and New York Times technology reporter Natasha Singer join Nora Young to discuss the promise and payoff of coding, and whether today's "learn AI" message is taking a page from that old Big Tech playbook.
  • The Sunday Magazine

    U.S. strategy and stakes for Iran, World Cup politics, Carney's first year as PM, Coding and AI

    2026-03-15 | 1h 36 mins.
    Guest host Nora Young speaks with Reuters national security reporter Phillip Stewart about Washington's military objectives as the United States and Israel-Iran war intensifies, and Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari discusses the situation inside Iran

    Financial Times columnist and author Simon Kuper discusses how the World Cup reflects global politics, culture and power

    Toronto Star national columnist Susan Delacourt and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo take stock of Mark Carney's first year as prime minister

    University of Waterloo associate professor Troy Vasiga and New York Times technology reporter Natasha Singer look back on "learn to code" campaigns and whether they delivered on their promise as AI disrupts tech

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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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