This week on The Sunday Magazine, guest host David Common speaks with Arif Lalani and Bessma Momani about the week in global conflict from the Middle East and Ukraine, podcaster Jon Ronson talks about how COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns helped fuel culture wars, Dr. Bachir Tajaldin reflects on the recovery effort one year after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, CBC Calgary's Jason Markusoff breaks down Alberta's new gender policies for children and youth, and culture critic Aisha Harris discusses the intersection of identity and entertainment.

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Global conflicts, Jon Ronson, Alberta gender policies, Turkey-Syria earthquake, Aisha Harris

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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In this American election year, Michigan is once again a must-win state. And whether it swings to Joe Biden or Donald Trump may again come down to the wants of its blue collar workers in industries like auto and steel. They're traditionally Democrats, but since Trump came on the scene, many have chosen to vote Republican. The Sunday Magazine producer Pete Mitton travels to Detroit to hear what's on workers' minds, and finds there's a new issue adding to the uncertain outcome this fall: EVs

Sunday Documentary: Detroit Takes the Wheel

Guest host David Common speaks with The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about another dynamic week in the Israel-Hamas war, science and environment journalist Zoë Schlanger shines a light on the latest research around plant intelligence, CBC News senior reporter Evan Dyer shares his latest reporting about the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, our Sunday Documentary explores the role working class voters in Michigan may play in the U.S. election, and we trace the origin of Mother's Day. 
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Israel-Hamas war, Plant intelligence, Canada-India tensions, American working class voters, Mother's Day

In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are The Fifth Estate co-host Steven D'Souza and listener Jo Mather from Sydenham, Ont.

That’s Puzzling! For May 2024

Host Piya Chattopadhyay breaks down the week in politics with columnists Susan Delacourt and Matt Gurney, writer A.J. Jacobs shares what he learned living by an originalist reading of the U.S. Constitution for a year, ex-White House press secretary Jen Psaki reflects on media and politics, and we play another round of our monthly brain game That's Puzzling! 
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Week in politics, A.J. Jacobs, Jen Psaki, That's Puzzling!

If you bought anything online recently, there's a good chance you shopped on Amazon. The tech giant's success has made it synonymous with e-commerce. But it's also long faced scrutiny over its business practices. Now, Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, accusing it of illegally protecting a monopoly over online retail. The company denies the allegations. Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli has been covering Amazon for years. Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with her about how Amazon became the behemoth it is today, as explored in her book The Everything War: Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own Everything and Remake Corporate Power.

Global conflicts, Jon Ronson, Alberta gender policies, Turkey-Syria earthquake, Aisha Harris

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