PLUS: How records of past eclipses help us understand human history; an unpopular Israeli government stares down growing international criticism and domestic protests; what Beyoncé's cover of Blackbird means to one of the Little Rock Nine; one of the few female crossword puzzle makers makes a case for diversifying the grid; a New York Times investigation reveals disturbing connections between child Instagram influencer accounts and self-described pedophiles; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

PLUS: 10 Things I Hate About You turns 25; Naheed Nenshi shakes up Alberta politics; Hatsune Miku, the vocaloid, hologram and pop star poised to take on North America; how a retired couple from Idaho became among the best in the world at recovering the bodies of people who drown; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

PLUS: A local soup kitchen in Gaza helps people facing hunger and a looming famine; Amrit Kaur lands her first leading film role in The Queen of My Dreams, a multi-generational, queer, Bollywood-inspired coming-of-age story; the incredible story of Rose Dugdale, the English debutante who became a bombmaker for the IRA; the documentary As We Speak tracks what happens to justice when rap lyrics are considered admissible evidence in court; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz. 

PLUS: Politicians calling for a TikTok ban should first understand why it's so appealing, says researcher; how the Toronto Law & Order spinoff's story of a crack-smoking mayor compares with covering Rob Ford; Girls5Eva creator Meredith Scardino parodies the 90s in song; Diné musician memorializes the Long Walk of the Navajo with a 4 year-long performance project; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Caitlin Clark is breaking basketball records and bringing huge audiences to women’s sports; how anti-vax activists used the pandemic to get richer and more powerful; YouTube drag queen star Kyne Santos teaches math to show people how to see the world differently; a payphone turned art installation connects people to the birds that surround them; Oscar-nominated short doc the ABCs of Book Banning; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

PLUS: How the Montreal Protocol helped avert an environmental crisis; families of Israeli hostages march for urgent action from their government; the scientist who created a mouse ICU to study the link between respiratory infections and dementia in older adults; reviewing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth; the Oscar-nominated documentary The Last Repair Shop affirms the life-changing power of music; and our weekly news quiz, Riffed from the Headlines.

Canadian doctors bear witness to life in Rafah as aid dries up; what Beyoncé's chart-topping country song could mean for other Black country music artists; genealogical activist documents the missing histories of enslaved people in America; how a pop-up kitchen in Vancouver became a popular restaurant and a life-line for its Syrian refugee chefs; Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith looks back on a remarkable career with a 60th birthday concert at Massey Hall; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

PLUS: As Canada's gig economy grows, workers push back; a romance bookstore owner embraces the fairy-driven frenzy of romantasy; international law scholar Philippe Sands says the ICC must do more to prosecute Russia's invasion of Ukraine; from Uncle Vanya to Henry Higgins, Canadian actor Tom Rooney is having a moment; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.