From group exercise classes to at-home equipment and the latest trendy athletic apparel... fitness has become a cultural obsession in North America. But as historian Natalia Petrzela explores in her book Fit Nation, the meaning of fitness has changed dramatically over time. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to walk through its evolution to becoming a lifestyle industry, why – despite its popularity – fitness often remains inaccessible, and how we might make exercise more equitable.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with University of Ottawa professor Colleen Flood about the federal government's pitch for fixing health-care, historian Natalia Petrzela explores the evolution of fitness – and who it leaves behind, BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet shares the latest on the relief and recovery effort following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson outlines his mission to make our place in the cosmos make sense, and writer Hana Videen reveals the magic of Old English.

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In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, guest host David Common competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this week are Edmonton listener Tanya Ewashko, and Marcia Young, host of CBC Radio's World Report.

Guest host David Common speaks with former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Steward about British Columbia's drug decriminalization pilot, journalist John Hendrickson reflects on living with a stutter, investigative reporter Tim Golden unpacks what the Genaro García Luna trial reveals about the war on drugs, our monthly brain game That's Puzzling! returns, and record producer-turned-neuroscientist Susan Rogers breaks down the science behind musical taste.

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Former professional hockey player Akim Aliu is telling his life story in a new graphic memoir called Dreamer, which follows his journey from Nigeria to Ukraine to Canada – right up to the NHL. He joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about why he's opening up to a younger generation about how hazing and racism impacted his career, and why he says the game’s future depends on meaningful action towards inclusivity and accessibility for people from all walks of life.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Paul Wells and Emilie Nicolas about federal political priorities as Parliament gets set to return, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz talks about showing solidarity with Ukraine through music, Robert Samuels explores questions raised following the Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols, and former NHLer Akim Aliu shares his fight for inclusion in hockey.

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Pigeons, squirrels, raccoons, and rats are all animals that many despise and would describe as "pests." But Bethany Brookshire wants us to consider why we categorize them that way. The science journalist interrogates the ways we label some animals in her book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about how our tendency to lump such creatures together reveals less about them and more about our own human species, and our relationships with power, property, our culture and beliefs.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Niigaan Sinclair about the significance of the federal government's

$2.8-billion residential school settlement with hundreds of First Nations, investigative journalist Walt Bogdanich about the influence of consulting firm McKinsey & Company, journalist Chris Whipple evaluates Joe Biden's first two years as U.S. president, and science journalist Bethany Brookshire reflects on why we label some animals "pests."

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Almost every culture and religion around the world has some version of paradise. For some, it can be found in simple pleasures, while for others, paradise is elusive. Travel writer and essayist Pico Iyer has spent decades thinking and writing about the concept. He joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his new book, The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise, which takes readers from the grand mosques of Iran to the empty streets of North Korea and the funeral pyres of Varanasi, India, all to better understand what paradise means to people, and to himself.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with political science and urban studies professor Anthony Perl about the state of Canada's transportation landscape, travel writer Pico Iyer explores the meaning of paradise in various cultures, The Washington Post's China bureau chief Lily Kuo offers insight into what's next for China as 'zero-COVID' ends and Lunar New Year travel begins, we share the story of the original Bambi on its 100th anniversary, and writer Nora McInerny takes down 'toxic positivity.'

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