The Sunday Magazine

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CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but al

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The Sunday Magazine episodes:

February 07, 2020 Ancient art of flushing a toilet, strangers in their own land, to be a nuisance, vent over tea, plague and politics, art and addiction, Bill T. Jones on James Baldwin
Michael’s essay - Recalling the ancient art of flushing a toilet or turning on a tap: 0:37
Democrats, not Republicans, are now strangers in their own land: 5:39
Sometimes, it’s good to be a nuisance: 36:24
We all want to vent, these people want to listen: 44:10
Not just diseases but ideas can plague us, says this political scientist: 54:48
Artists grapple with the complicated relationship between addiction and art: 1:25:54
Reprise - Bill T. Jones on the life and legacy of James Baldwin: 1:43:11
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2h 13min
January 31, 2020 Panic and the new coronavirus, Brexit and Northern Ireland, from whitewater to dishwater, pets and the homeless, challenging categories and the bad boys of classical music
Michael’s Essay: 0:37
Brexit: 5:06
Brexit Satire: 30:07
Essay: A Flickering Path: 33:47
Doc: The Guardians: 39:41
Lochlann Jain: 1:01:43
Ted Gioia: Bach & Beethoven: 1:26:34
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2h 8min
January 24, 2020 Canadians and the weather(s), Finland tackles homelessness, the Riddle Is One’s Life, challenges to weight-loss, Hannah Moscovitch, an ode to the “queen of colours”
Michael’s Essay — Canadians and the weather(s): 0:37
How Finland is eradicating homelessness: 6:30
The Riddle Is One’s Life: 35:45
This obesity expert says we have far less control over our weight than we think: 01:03:45
Uncomfortable conversations about sexual misconduct: 01:22:00
An ode to the “queen of colours”: 01:53:48
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2h 7min
January 17, 2020 War on pedestrians, privatization vs public sector, bonding over Leonard Cohen, a "professional human," Iraqis fed up with U.S.-Iran conflict and remembering Roger Scruton
Michael's Essay: 0:37
Linda McQuaig: 5:36
Doc: We Are All Sputniks: 48:28
Daniel MacIvor: 1:02:55
Roger Scruton: 1:32:31
Yanar Mohammed on Iraq: 1:59:01
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2h 21min
January 11, 2020 The Canadian government's responsibility to the families of plane tragedy victims; History and future of U.S.-Iran relations; Iran's crisis of political legitimacy; Gene editing and the food industry; Audio books; John Crosbie obit
Lawyer Amanda Ghahremani on the Canadian government’s responsibility to victims’ families — 0:38
Historian Ervand Abrahamian on the history and future of U.S.-Iran relations — 10:08
Political scientist Nader Hashemi on Iran's domestic crisis of legitimacy — 30:10
Ira Basen’s documentary on gene editing and the food industry — 44:20
Listener mail on walking — 1:20:57
Audio books — 1:28:41
John Crosbie obit — 2:02:20
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2h 18min
January 04, 2020 Crying and being human; U.S. and Iran; Shut Up! I'm Thinking, Walking: a pedestrian pursuit
Michael's essay on crying and being human — 0:40
Paul Rogers on escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran — 5:55
Listener Mail — 42:10
Shut Up! I'm Thinking, the game of lexical hilarity — 50:55
Walking: A Pedestrian Pursuit — 1:43:22
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2h 36min
December 27, 2019 The decade in review: polarization, migration, climate change, the internet and the power of writing our own stories
Where we have been in the last decade, where we are going in the next — Michael's essay: 0:39
A pendulum of political currents has shaped the past decade: 5:16
The backlash against migration in the 2010s and bold ideas for the future: 41:21
The last decade was the hottest in history, both in temperature and in our sense of urgency: 01:10:48
In the 2010s the internet went from being 'elsewhere' to ruling our lives: 01:41:14
Rebecca Solnit on the power of changing the narrative and writing our own stories: 02:03:49
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2h 27min
December 20, 2019 Christmas windows; community mediators; Regina Music Box; Christmas music of black America; a poet for all seasons
The joy and wonder of Christmas windows: 0:39
How community mediators help keep the peace between feuding neighbours: 5:39
The Regina Music Box and the heavenly music of the gears: 36:59
The Christmas music of black America: 47:41
At the outset of winter, a poet for all seasons: 1:19:05
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2h 5min
December 13, 2019 Canadian youth and mental health crisis; the Paper Bag Princess at 40; public transit; Montreal bishop Thomas Dowd; panhandlers and donors
The mental health crisis among young Canadians: 0:39
The Paper Bag Princess at 40: 44:04
Where we sit on a bus and how we behave on it says a lot about us: 1:15:53
Canadian bishop speaks out about sexual abuse committed by priests: 1:27:20
Social contract between panhandlers and donor: 2:07:45
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2h 16min
December 06, 2019 David Frum; George Monbiot; Bob Rae; ICUs; Being a mystery writer; The theremin
David Frum on Trump impeachment: 0:38
Doc: How students are helping ICUs: 42:23
George Monbiot on capitalism and the environment: 56:07
Essay on being a mystery writer: 1:23:10
Bob Rae on Myanmar trial at the Hague: 1:34:13
Doc: In praise of the theremin: 2:01:33
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2h 26min

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