Inside the fight for the future of the Democratic Party
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20 of 82 episodesDispatches from Nigeria's romance scammers
Carlos Barragán 's mother fell victim to a fraudster she met on a dating app. So he set off to find the truth behind the fake persona. The S...
Burning British Columbia declares State of Emergency
BC has declared a state of emergency as more than 21 thousand residents flee ferocious wildfires. Forest ecologist Lori Daniels explains how...
Data has always dictated power. Who has yours?
Roopika Risam says human history has been a story of data. And in today’s world, where states partner with tech giants, she says it’s less c...
Why Europe's wildfires have been so devastating
The Guardian's Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan explains how a wet winter and extremely hot summer have turned much of the reg...
You've seen The Odyssey. Now meet the woman whose translation inspired it
Emily Wilson is the first woman to translate the epic Greek poem into English. She takes us inside her approach to bringing modern clarity t...
How should Canada respond to Trump's latest tariff threat?
The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was meant to celebrate Canada-U.S. trade, but it comes as tensions between the two count...
Animals are increasingly adapting to cities. How can we coexist?
We tend to think of cities as places where nature has been pushed aside. But Dan Werb says wildlife is thriving alongside us. The epidemiolo...
Contending with Canada's intensifying wildfires
Wildfire season is back, prompting evacuations and compromised air quality in several parts of Canada. Forest ecologist and Koerner Chair in...
How do you save a dying language?
From war and nationalism to emigration patterns – there are many reasons languages go extinct. Author and journalist Sophia Smith Galer expl...
With Russia on the ropes, some fear what a desperate Putin may do
Fresh off a NATO summit that saw U.S. President Donald Trump offering assistance to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s allie...
As America turns 250, this historian says there are limits to looking back
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore says the United States is out of step with its history. She discusses how the country's tendenc...
How Donald Trump's second term is totally different than his first
He's reshaped the United States federal government, executive power and foreign policy... and that's just in his first year-and-a-half back...
Your waste is his work. Meet the 'g-man' lifting the lid on our ties to trash
Most people spend their lives trying to avoid garbage, but Simon Paré-Poupart has spent the last 20 years immersed in it. The Montreal garba...
CUSMA joint review, Crucial creepy crawlies, What trash says about us, Mother of murdered journalist
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail's Shannon Proudfoot about the imminent CUSMA joint revi...
Can't figure out how to find your life's work? Ask an investigative journalist
Every year around this time, a new crop of graduates grapples with a familiar question: "How do I find my life’s work?" But with the work wo...
U.S.-Iran Deal, Evolution of treaties, Brexit legacy, Jodi Kantor
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Aaron David Miller , from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and national security analyst...
60 years on, veterans are still fighting for recognition over Agent Orange spraying at CFB Gagetown
This week marks 60 years since the United States military first tested Agent Orange and other toxic herbicides at Canadian Forces Base Gaget...
Enduring wars, GPS evolution, Online harms, Agent Orange's Canadian legacy
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about the latest in the United States and Isra...
Has sports betting hijacked the beautiful game?
The FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America this week. And whatever happens on the field, Darragh McGee says you can bet this tournament w...