Episodes
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More Canadians are socializing without alcohol, prompting bars and businesses to up their game when it comes to mocktails and non-alcoholic beers. We hear what it's like to go on a non-alcoholic pub crawl through the bars of Montreal.
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Author Salman Rushdie was attacked with a knife on a New York stage in 2022, suffering severe injuries and losing his eye. In a conversation from April, he tells Matt Galloway about writing to move past the attack and what he intends to do with his “second chance” at life.
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U.K. voters go to the polls next month after 14 years of Conservative rule marked by austerity, Brexit, the pandemic — and three prime ministers in just four years. We hear about the public mood, and what it might mean at the ballot box.
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Allison Hill says jogging during the pandemic gave her a mental health boost every day. So she started the Hill Run Club, a body-positive, size-inclusive and culturally sensitive running group that aims to help Black women take care of themselves.
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Colleen Derkatch, author of Why Wellness Sells, explains why we’re drawn to the promise of wellness, and why it always seems just out of reach
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Matt Galloway takes a trip to McMaster University in Hamilton where a team of exercise researchers puts him through his paces. They explain how everyone can build fitness into their daily routine — even if all you have time for is an “exercise snack.”
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Canadians who suffer with back pain often try to avoid any kind of exertion that might make it worse. But Shawn Beaudette, a professor of kinesiology at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ont., says our spines are designed to move — and a diversity of movement might be just the thing you need.
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We join a forest bathing club in Toronto to learn about the mental wellness benefits of being in nature. Neuroscientist Norman Farb explains how “sense foraging” and tuning in to everyday sensations can help to calm your mind, or even get you out of a mental rut.
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We look at the science of gut health as part of our series Well Founded, and learn about the gut microbiome’s important role in your overall physical and mental well-being.
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The Competition Bureau wants to hear from Canadians about issues like lost luggage, long delays and rising fares ahead of a study into air travel in this country. Matt Galloway asks the bureau’s Anthony Durocher what can be done to get a better deal for passengers.
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A solar storm pushed the aurora borealis south last month to parts of the country that don't usually get to see the northern lights. We hear why these storms are becoming more common, and why researchers are both delighted and concerned.
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Claudia Sheinbaumb has won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, after a violent election in which 38 candidates were killed. We discuss the challenges she faces in confronting that bloodshed, and how her win could affect the U.S. election this fall.
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India is wrapping up its mammoth election amid a brutal heatwave, with record temperatures reaching 52.9 C. We look at what people are doing to stay cool, and whether the heat might have affected voter turnout.
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A new study suggests crows can count out loud, adding to research that shows they can make tools, remember faces and even hold funerals. What else might they be capable of?
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Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. What happens next, and what might that verdict mean for November’s election?
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The weight loss medication Wegovy is now available in Canada, at a cost of about $400 a month, indefinitely. Some advocates say the drug should be covered by provincial pharmacare plans — but not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.
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Josh Gibson is now Major League Baseball’s all-time best hitter, after the MLB integrated stats from the previously excluded Negro Leagues — where Gibson played from 1930 to 1946. Matt Galloway talks to his great grandson Sean Gibson about what that recognition means.
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Nelson Mandela led the African National Congress to power in 1994, but the party’s 30-year majority could come to an end in a historic election this week. We hear why economic inequality has eroded loyalty for the party that many say freed South Africa from apartheid.
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An entire herd of about 75 Black Angus cattle was stolen from a farm in Quebec last week. Geoff Morrison, creator of TV series Farm Crime, talks us through how criminals could even pull off a heist that big — and where those cattle might go.
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Would you pay $1,000 for a pair of jeans that look like you had a bathroom accident? Or wear jundies or janties — jeans so short and tight they look like underwear? We hear why trends in denim are having a weird moment, and what that tells us about work, class and style.
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