The Sunday Magazine
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The Sunday Magazine
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 also makes space for surprise, delight and fun.
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Year in Canadian politics, Hype cycles and AI, Russia's feminist history, Words of 2025
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Shannon Proudfoot and Rob Russo about the year in Canadian politics, The Sunday Magazine’s Pete Mitton...
That's Puzzling! for December 2025
In our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against familiar voices and clever listeners in a battle of brain games devised...
U.S.-Venezuela tensions, Canada's refugee programs, That's Puzzling! live in Toronto
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalist Ana Vanessa Herrero and Latin America expert Rebecca Hanson about U.S. President Donald Trump's growing...
The PM who managed crises, and managed to dance – despite the critics
When she became prime minister of Finland at age 34, Sanna Marin was the youngest government leader in the world. During the day, she steered her coun...
Ottawa-Alberta energy deal, Joy of solitude, Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin, Maple syrup
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Hub's Alberta bureau chief Falice Chin, Calgary-based CBC News journalist Jason Markusoff and The Logic's Otta...
Bill Bryson brings wonder to science in refresh of hit book
In his hit 2003 pop science book, A Short History of Nearly Everything, writer Bill Bryson took readers on a journey from the birth of the universe to...
Canadian immigration, Bill Bryson, Canada-China relations, Comedic Canadianisms
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Globe and Mail's Tony Keller about how Canada's desire for immigrants gave way to debate, writer Bill Bryson b...
What science can tell us about our pets – from owning them, to cloning them
Do you ever peer into your pet's face and wonder... what's going on in there? Jay Ingram has been wondering, too. The science writer and broadcaster j...
Major projects, Jay Ingram, Sunday documentary, the power of silence
Guest Host David Common speaks to The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo from The Economist about the week in politics, science writer and b...
Salman Rushdie reflects on surviving, storytelling and life's eleventh hour
In summer of 2022, Salman Rushdie came face to face with death. The Booker Prize-winning author was stabbed multiple times, while on stage, about to g...
Climate gains and pains, Supreme Court tariff case, Canadian business during WWII, Salman Rushdie, Hockey culture
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with scientist Katharine Hayhoe about signs of climate progress and concerns about global commitments ahead of COP30, S...
That's Puzzling! for November 2025
In our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games d...
Blue Jays' World Series run, Week in Canadian politics, One year since Trump's re-election, That's Puzzling!
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with fans following the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series run and unpacks its significance with The Athletic's Dan Robson...
Ex-Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on leaving the Democrats, going independent
In the weeks leading up to former U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of his re-election campaign, White House press secretary Karine Jean...
Canada's top challenges, Cito Gaston on the Blue Jays, Karine Jean-Pierre, Unity Rally legacy
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Globe and Mail writer-at-large John Ibbitson and IPSOS Public Affairs global CEO Darrell Bricker about the mos...
Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision?
Canada's push to stake out its digital future is reaching new heights, with a national artificial intelligence strategy expected in the coming weeks....
Trade war's regional challenges, Curling stereotypes debunked, Cory Doctorow, Power of wonder
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with the Toronto Star's Robert Benzie, Lisa Johnson from The Canadian Press and CBC British Columbia's Katie DeRosa abo...
Celebrity Chef Samin Nosrat on cooking as connection
Whether through her bestselling cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, or the Netflix series by the same name, Samin Nosrat has a way of making cooking feel...
Gaza peace deal, Sustainable food culture, Samin Nosrat
Guest host David Common speaks to the CBC's Margaret Evans and The Economist’s Gregg Carlstrom for updates and analysis on ceasefire negotiations in G...
That’s Puzzling! for October 2025
In our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games d...
Two years since Hamas's October 7th attack, U.S. political panel, Joe Carter, That’s Puzzling!
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Rabbi Louis Sachs about the issues facing Jewish communities two years after the October 7th attacks in Israel, Pa...
Do you throw birthday parties for your pets? The science behind anthropomorphization
Justin Gregg studies and teaches about animal behaviour and cognition at St. Francis Xavier University. His new book, Humanish, breaks down the scienc...
Canadian Politics Panel, Anthropomorphization, Greenland's future, Maria Ressa
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles to discuss the tricky politics facing the Carney government amid the Ca...
Incarcerated journalist explores the value of telling crime stories from the inside
True crime stories dominate our screens and feeds. But John J. Lennon wants us to question how much truth they're telling – and whose. He reflects on...
UN General Assembly, Traveling Nanas, U.S. speech, Incarcerated journalist
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy director Jennifer Welsh about the stakes of this week's Unite...
'Why not me?': How champion skip Jennifer Jones built community and confidence through curling
Twenty years ago, Jennifer Jones made what's widely considered one of the greatest shots in curling history – a hail-mary four-pointer that won her th...
Energy projects, Jennifer Jones, Haaretz editor, Arctic security
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Queen's University energy policy expert Warren Mabee and CBC News journalist Jason Markusoff about the potential a...
Amid climate and political instability, Jane Goodall keeps her hope for our planet alive
At 91-years-old, Jane Goodall hasn't just seen a lot of change in the world – she's made a lot of change. The legendary naturalist’s field work with c...
Carney's plan to transform our economy, Math's life lessons, Jane Goodall, That's Puzzling!
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist’s Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail’s Shannon Proudfoot about Prime Minister Mark Carney's priorities...
How our personal devices became 'needy' for our touch and attention
In many ways, personal devices like smartphones, tablets and smartwatches feel less like tools… and more like constant companions. Stephen Monteiro sa...
Donald Trump's whirlwind summer, Device design and dependence, Carbon dioxide, Loretta Ross
Guest host David Common speaks with The Atlantic staff writer Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa and New York Times White House correspondent Luke Broadwater ab...
The long tail of the forces that drove Canada's federal election
Four months since Mark Carney was elected prime minister, journalist Justin Ling is examining the forces that drove – and divided – Canadians during t...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Famine in Gaza, Trump's impact on Canadian politics, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Stadium shows
Guest host David Common speaks with global affairs experts Janice Stein and Roland Paris about how much merit there may be behind the momentum of Russ...
The case for throwing shade in cities where sun reigns
As record temperatures scorch Canada, you may find yourself walking on the shady side of the street, or ducking under a tree. But in many cities, keep...
Trump-Putin meeting, The case for shade, Air Canada contract dispute, Canadian parks, Vietnam War legacy
Guest host Saroja Coelho speaks with New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers and McGill University political science associate professor...
Why we can't stop saying 'like' – whether you like it or not
If you've ever been told to stop saying "like" so much, or caught yourself cringing when someone else does it... you might want to reconsider. Journal...
Mark Carney's first 100 days, Why we can't stop saying 'like,' Israel's plans for Gaza City, Tariffs and the developing world, Notebooks
Guest Host Saroja Coelho speaks with The Globe and Mail's Shannon Proudfoot, Angus Reid Institute's Shachi Kurl and Joël-Denis Bellavance from La Pres...
What lessons the atomic bombings of Japan hold for today's nuclear world
August marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing an estimated 210,000 peo...
Canada-U.S. trade, Legacy of the atomic bombings of Japan, Palestinian statehood, Trans-Canada Highway
Guest host Megan Williams speaks with senior economics lecturer Moshe Lander and Canadian Global Affairs Institute vice president Colin Robertson abou...
Is private life disappearing before our eyes?
Questions surrounding the line between private and public lives were among the many raised earlier this month when a video of a tech CEO and his compa...