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.
243 episodes transcribedThe Vancouver Island marmot — one of Canada’s most endangered species — is making a remarkable population rebound from near-extinction. A conservation...
A little inspiration in the kitchen can go a long way. Three food fanatics share the cookbooks they loved this year, and what cookbooks are good for i...
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have struck a new hydro energy deal. It replaces the previous pact that saw power leave the Churchill Falls hydro...
Saudi Arabia has been named host of the 2034 World Cup despite a track record of human rights violations. An investigative football journalist tells u...
In Syria, celebrating has shifted to planning, as the country maps its future after nearly 14 years of civil war. We hear from a Syrian national once...
The Bank of Canada cut its interest rate again yesterday — now down to 3.25 per cent. An economist lays out what that means for your debt, our dollar...
Winter tires are mandatory across Quebec and on mountainous roads in B.C., but in the rest of Canada, the decision rests with drivers. Should that cha...
After Jessica Waite told Matt Galloway about her memoir A Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards, our listeners shared their own experiences with grief. We he...
Donald Trump wants Canada to curb the flow of drugs and migrants southbound across the countries’ shared border. For people living in border communiti...
As the Canada Post strike enters its fourth week, small businesses and rural communities in particular are feeling the pinch. We hear from entrepreneu...
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pressed pause on private refugee sponsorships — a model that other countries around the world have adopted — until th...
At a time when loneliness is described as a public health crisis, can your neighbours be the antidote? We hear from people who are bringing thei...
A cancer diagnosis isn’t only terrifying, it's also costly — a new study from the Canadian Cancer Society reveals that the average cancer patient will...
Rebels took control of Syria’s capital on Sunday, sparking celebrations there and around the world, at the end of the Assad family’s 50-year dictators...
Canada’s new Arctic Foreign Policy, announced on Friday, aims to strengthen Canada’s position in the region as it’s under threat from Russia and clima...
Notre-Dame reopens this weekend — just five years after fire blazed through the iconic Paris cathedral. A journalist gives us a look inside the rebuil...
Police in Calgary ticketed and towed a street full of RVs — vehicles that people priced out of the housing market had been living in. While a local po...
From cantaloupes to almond milk, hundreds of foods have been recalled this year in Canada. We talk to food safety system experts to understand how con...
Hiker Sam Benastick survived 50 days in the B.C. wilderness, after he got lost while being chased by a wolf. Matt Galloway talks to a search-and-rescu...
Mireille Silcoff loves books, but her 12-year-old daughter was more interested in screens than reading. That is, until the author offered her kid $100...
