The Bloc Québécois demand for a pension hike has sparked debate about generational fairness. While many seniors believe the increase is overdue, younger Canadians say they’re also struggling, and things that their parents took for granted — like affordable housing — are no longer within reach.

Idris Elba is best known for his acting, but he’s also a passionate musician and DJ. He talks to Matt Galloway about what music means to his life, and his new docu-series, Paid In Full, which looks at the history of Black musicians being exploited by the music industry.

Ahmad Araji has been trying unsuccessfully to book a flight out of Beirut, and says it doesn’t make sense that flights are leaving for Canada with hundreds of empty seats. The Lebanese-Canadian man tells us what he’s seeing as Israel continues its airstrikes and ground invasion of Lebanon, displacing more than one million people and risking a humanitarian crisis.

As a teenager, Jack Whalen was held in solitary confinement for 730 days — beaten, humiliated and told he would amount to nothing at a notorious Newfoundland boys' home. He’s sharing his fight for justice in the new book Invisible Prisons, written with the help of author Lisa Moore.

Oysters are being used to fight coastal erosion, by creating living shorelines that can protect against climate change and rising sea levels. Researcher Jacob Stolle explains how it works. 

Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeast U.S. last week. We hear from people who lived through the storm’s destruction, and are now banding together to tackle the aftermath. 

Iran fired missiles at Israel Tuesday, hours after Israel began a ground incursion in Lebanon. We look at Iran’s role in the region’s escalating conflict — and the risk of all-out war.

U.S. vice-presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz had a civilized and at times even cordial debate Tuesday, in stark contrast to when Donald Trump faced off against Kamala Harris last month. What does the debate tell us about the remaining month of this campaign?

Malcolm Gladwell says he got some things wrong in The Tipping Point, his 25-year-old bestseller about what drives social change — so he’s written a follow-up, Revenge of the Tipping Point. He talks to Matt Galloway about revising some of those theories for a different time, the power of a compelling narrative and the weirdness of Miami.

Canada recorded its lowest fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023. Economist Armine Yalnizyan tells us what’s at stake for countries with a low birth rate, and what kind of supports would help struggling young Canadians embrace parenthood.