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.
817 episodes transcribedLong-time CBC Radio host Michael Finnerty shares how training as an apprentice cheesemonger in London's Borough Market nourished his soul, gave him a...
Will history repeat itself? The Toronto Blue Jays have made it to Game 1 of the World Series. Fans are hopeful as they face one of the best teams in t...
The U.S. President Donald Trump announced it in all caps on Truth Social last night. "All trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated." Why?...
There are growing concerns from economists, tech industry insiders and investors that artificial intelligence might be a bubble about to burst. Data c...
The Artemis II mission will send four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day trip around the moon and back. It’s the first crewed l...
With Canada's tech sector growing, employers are looking for recent grads ready to pursue careers in STEM. But when it comes to getting those math and...
For 12 years, Paul Salopek has been tracing the paths of human migration, by foot.His 38,000 km walk has taken the American journalist across parts of...
The Prime Minister is telling Canadians his upcoming budget will be both affordable and ambitious. But are they — and the opposition parties whose sup...
Chapman's ice cream tied for first place for most innovative at the International Ice Cream Consortium with a new, unique flavour: Sweetgrass. D...
Last month, the federal government loaned Algoma Steel $400 million, and Ontario kicked in $100 million -- to help the company weather the tariff stor...
As the Trump administration clamps down on exhibits focused on race and slavery, Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative is expanding its monuments...
Donald Trump is using the American military and the CIA to blow up small boats off the coast of Venezuela suspected of carrying drugs. But what's moti...
Michelle Anne Ng travelled from her home in Singapore to Newfoundland to finally meet (and hug) Sonya Clarke Casey. The pair have been exchanging lett...
CBC host of Locals Welcome Suresh Doss talks about the new show -- and why visiting diaspora establishment restaurants paint a vibrant picture of fami...
James Elder has been inside Gaza five times since October 7th. Now with a shaky ceasefire in place he discusses the costs of war and what needs to hap...
Buck Martinez, longtime Blue Jays broadcaster, Pat Borders,1992 World Series MVP for the Jays and superfan Debbie Rafuse join Matt Galloway to discuss...
Bringing back a landline, buying a flip phone, setting strict screen time limits. With growing research showing the harm associated with smartphone an...
Millions of people took to the streets in America for the No Kings protests on Saturday. It’s said to be the largest peacetime demonstration in US his...
Tom Cillo had never played football before this fall. But the retiree pushed himself to the limit to make the Lycoming College team. Oh, and he's also...
A different kind of soccer is here — a one, where running is not allowed. It's called Walking Soccer, and it's a relatively new sport on the block, de...
