Schizophrenia researchers considered the Galvin family and their experience with schizophrenia as a great hope in the quest to understand the disease. To be able to study one family where six of 12 siblings had schizophrenia held promise for treatment and a possible cure. Investigative journalist Robert Kolker discusses the family's situation and journey, the topic of his book, "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family."

With a dozen children born across the span of the post-Second World War baby boom, the Galvins seemed to be an all-American family. But remarkably, six of the 12 children had schizophrenia. In his book, "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family," investigative journalist Robert Kolker chronicles the life of the family, and how their experience helped scientists learn how to treat the disease.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thunder Bay's food banks were centralized to one location. Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson discusses what this has meant for those in need.

In "The Subtweet," author, visual artist, musician, and university professor Vivek Shraya cuts to the heart of ambition, competition, and what it's like for a person of colour in music and art. Nam Kiwanuka talks to her about the experiences that led to writing a commentary on diversity, arts, and social media culture, and also about her mentorship of older writers through VS Books, her publishing imprint, a division of Arsenal Pulp Press.

Author and journalist Eternity Martis talks to Nam Kiwanuka about her book, "They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up." Martis's memoir reflects on her experiences at Western University in London, Ontario, and finds the atmosphere unwelcoming and hostile to a Black woman.

Though they may seem like simple tales with heartwarming messages, fairy tales sometimes provide a false sense of reality when they depict magic and divine intervention erasing disabilities and disadvantages. "Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space," author and disability advocate Amanda Leduc analyzes how the stories we learn when we're young help shape our ideas of self-worth, for better or worse.

Eastern Ontario Hub journalist David Rockne Corrigan talks about how gig economy workers have handled their jobs on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what protections exist for them.

When historian Timothy Winegard was looking for a new topic to delve into, his father, an emergency-room physician, suggested disease. Winegard's research led him to malaria, which in turn led him to mosquitoes. His acclaimed book, "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator," is a comprehensive look at how the tiny creature has altered humanity through the ages.

Two-time Olympian and ten-time Canadian national champion in the 100m hurdles Perdita Felicien discusses her hard-won career as an athlete, her second career as a broadcast journalist, and growing up in Ontario as a first-generation Canadian. She also shares with Nam Kiwanuka the challenges of becoming a parent as Black Lives Matter has moved to the forefront. Her book, "My Mother's Daughter" debuts this fall.

Great Big Sea founding member Séan McCann and his wife Andrea Aragon discuss their book, "One Good Reason: A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery, Music and Love," and how their shared love of music brought them together, and ultimately helped heal their relationship.