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The Current
Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday.
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Nike fashion
Episode Date: June 18, 2025Nike’s latest collection is making waves — not just for the fashion, but for who’s behind it. The brand has teamed up with the Toronto-born label NorB...
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Dave Burnett Graduation
Episode Date: June 17, 2025Dave Burnett started his degree in 1976. Now 49 years later, he is graduating. He talks to Matt about that moment crossing the stage nearly half a cen...
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Hospital Parking Fees
Episode Date: June 17, 2025Hospital parking is expensive. Add that to the already high cost of being sick. Cancer patients, parents, and caregivers can spend thousands on parkin...
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The greatest artist of the 20th century? AI’s answer and why it matters
Episode Date: June 17, 2025AI is exploding. It’s everywhere. And almost everyone is using it. From writing emails to generating lifelike videos, to booking appointments, artific...
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UofT’s President on what a university education is really for
Episode Date: June 17, 2025As thousands of graduates toss their caps in the air, the president of Canada’s largest university is stepping down. Meric Gertler reflects on 12 year...
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How this conductor is bringing Powell River, B.C. together with music
Episode Date: June 16, 2025Many small communities across the country are struggling to survive, as people age and their children chase big city life. Powell River, B.C. is tryin...
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Drama plagued Canada’s last G7 summit. Can Carney avoid repeating it?
Episode Date: June 16, 2025A lot is at stake at this week’s G7 summit in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be looking for a deal on tariffs, and avoiding the kind of dram...
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What will it take to get more people into the trades?
Episode Date: June 16, 2025 As the prime minister eyes a number of “nation-building” projects, the country is in need of tens of thousands more tradespeople to make t...
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A Saskatchewan scientist says he has a treatment for ALS. Critics say his claims are questionable
Episode Date: June 13, 2025ALS is a death sentence for those diagnosed with it. Now a scientist in Moose Jaw claims he has discovered the secret to stopping the disease in its t...
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Iran and Israel conflict could escalate quickly after Israeli strikes: expert
Episode Date: June 13, 2025Israel targeted nuclear facilities inside Iran in a major attack against the country, killing top military brass and civilians alike. Iran is already...
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Meet suzetrigine, the new non-opioid painkiller promising relief without risk of addiction
Episode Date: June 13, 2025When it comes to treating chronic pain, doctors have few options to reach for aside from opioid prescriptions for their patients. A non-opioid medicat...
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How to get your kids hooked on reading over the summer
Episode Date: June 12, 2025It’s not always easy to get your kids reading in the summer. Whether it’s Minecraft or going to the swimming pool, kids have plenty of excuses to not...
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Calling the military into L.A. poses a threat to democracy: advocate
Episode Date: June 12, 2025ICE raids in L.A. sparked protests, pushback and stopped traffic in that city — which have been met with military force, as U.S. President Donald Trum...
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Canadian video game maker wins Peabody — as the industry faces massive downturn
Episode Date: June 12, 2025Earlier this month, Remy Siu and his team at Sunset Visitor won a Peabody for their video game 1000xResist. The project was a success, to its own crea...
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Live from St. John’s, a city where the people make the place
Episode Date: June 11, 2025Matt Galloway visited St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador to talk about the hurdles the province faces, and the conditions there that have produced...
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At sea, few witness the rampant human rights abuses. This journalist saw them first hand
Episode Date: June 10, 2025From shore, the ocean looks brilliant, blue and clear. But somewhere out there, pirates, traffickers, slave labourers and migrants navigate the high s...
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Will Carney’s new defence spending end Canada’s military “embarassment”?
Episode Date: June 10, 2025As Canada’s relationship with the U.S. shifts, Mark Carney announced yesterday a $9 billion boost to defence spending that would allow the country to...
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Why so many newcomers are moving to St. John’s
Episode Date: June 9, 2025<p>In the past, folks in Newfoundland left the province to find work opportunities elsewhere — but now, immigrants are moving there to build the...
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Is funding a N.L. offshore oil plan the right way to build a nation?
Episode Date: June 9, 2025<p>Offshore oil is big business in Newfoundland. And with “nation building projects” a priority of the new federal government, some hope the sta...