The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay

Guelph University emeritus professor of integrative biology Doug Larson shares the story of discovering an ancient forest of white cedars that cling to cliffs in view of the CN Tower and Highway 401... and tells us what lessons it holds for how nature can guide us, if we leave it alone.

During his trip to Canada this week, Pope Francis apologized for members of the Catholic Church who cooperated with Canada's "devastating" policy of Indigenous residential schools. Members of a new generation of Indigenous leaders share their takes on the Pope's visit and the path forward.

George Monbiot is challenging common practices and beliefs about farming and food production because he says the future of the climate crisis and global hunger depends on it. He argues against animal farming while making a case for advancing the science of soil technology and bacteria pioneering.

The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran talks about her newest essay collection Read Dangerously, which explores how the work of writers from Plato and Salman Rushdie, to Margaret Atwood and Ta-Nehisi Coates can help people facing repression.

During his tour of Canada, Pope Francis is expected to expand on his apology made at the Vatican for residential school abuse. Survivor Ted Quewezance tells Helen Mann what he thinks a meaningful apology and subsequent action should look like.

The World Health Organization has declared the growing monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”. To break down what this development means, Helen Mann speaks with infectious diseases physician Dr. Zain Chagla.

Mother-daughter relationships can be complicated. But in the case of Canadian author and journalist Leah McLaren and her mother – who is also a writer – the word complicated barely scratches the surface.

Javiet Ealom was fleeing persecution in Myanmar when he boarded a boat full of asylum seekers. Instead of finding refuge in Australia, he was sent to the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre. He speaks with Helen Mann about how he escaped and his perilous journey to start a new life in Canada.

Vaccines for kids, boosters for adults and testing at airports. With COVID-19 cases spiking new measures are being rolled out. Leading virologist Angela Rasmussen breaks down how variants are born, how boosters can fight them, and helps to clear up confusion around the new doses being offered.

Wildfire fighters are under pressure. Fires are more intense. And the off-season is busy with other natural disasters. So after a series of devastating fire seasons, the B.C. Wildfire Service is adding services to keep firefighters safe and healthy as they face what’s still to come.

Niigaan Sinclair and Pam Palmater unpack this past week's dramatic Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly, and consider how the body may need to evolve going forward.

Writer and avid cyclist Jody Rosen pedals through the bike's fascinating evolution, from the "laufmachine" to the "penny-farthing" to the velocipede we use today, as he explores in his book Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.

The New Yorker writer has profiled grifters, rebels, criminals, and more. He says the stories of these rogues contain revelations about greed, power, family bonds, and denial in the world’s most shadowy corners – and also sometimes, in plain sight.

The Canadian entertainer speaks with Piya Chattopadhyay about the barriers she came up against in the late-night arena and recovering from setback, as explored in her memoir Be A Triangle.