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   Number 1: A Divided America and other stories

   Our roundup of the week begins with a discussion on the state of division in the United States and whether it will trigger a civil war. Then, should Ontario just let Omicron rip through the province to come closer to "community immunity?" Has society and its individuals lost the ability to look forward, strive, and be hopeful about the future? And author and journalist Ethan Lou discusses his book, "Once A Bitcoin Miner." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   January 14, 2022·26min
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   Number 2: Will Omicron End the Pandemic?

   University of Toronto epidemiologist and founding-director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Prabhat Jha breaks down how the pandemic wave triggered by Omicron differs from earlier ones and how other potential variants might be stopped. Could the fast and vast Omicron spread mean the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   January 14, 2022·24min
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   Number 3: How Older Men End Up Homeless

   Many men over the age of 50 experience homelessness, often falling onto hard times after a life of employment and stability in their personal relationships. We'll explore why this might happen, and what their lives look like with guest Lauro Monteiro, executive director of Haven Toronto, a drop-in centre for older unhoused males. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   January 13, 2022·24min
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   Number 4: The Seduction of Cryptocurrency

   Journalist and author Ethan Lou spent some time mining cryptocurrency and meanwhile learning about the darker, shadier elements of the new way to make (or hoard) a new kind of money. In "Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West," he lends his journalist eye to his personal experiences in what has been called "millennial gold." He talks to Steve Paikin about how it all seems so much like the frontier experience in a new world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   January 12, 2022·21min
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   Number 5: Is the U.S. on the Verge of Civil War?

   "The United States is coming to an end," says Stephen Marche. In his new book, "The Next Civil War," the Canadian author insists rising inequality, racial conflict, environmental destruction, and a lack of unified national purpose, means another American civil war is now inevitable; it's just a matter of how. A year following the storming of the U.S. Capitol, The Agenda asks whether these fears are overblown, questions how divided America is and whether its undergone healing, or if its angry factions are headed towards serious violent conflict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

   January 11, 2022·46min
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