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Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay talks about his book, Country of Poxes: Three Germs and the Taking of Territory, how Canada can move to a more equitable future in health and healing, and why he hopes his job as a fly-in doctor to remote Indigenous communities doesn't exist in the future.

When Bilal Baig's television series Sort Of debuted last fall, they had no idea what lay in store. As season two launches, Baig joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about the surprise success of the show and how their life and their mission as an artist have changed as a result.

In her new book Butts: A Backstory, Heather Radke examines the politics of the backside through the lens of race, gender and power. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to make the case that our complicated relationship with the beloved body part reveals a bigger story about ourselves.

Jules Boykoff has been writing about the phenomenon of "sportswashing" for years. The politics professor says countries vie to host major sports events like the World Cup because it's proven to legitimize their spot on the world stage. He joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about what Qatar stands to gain from hosting the 2022 tournament.

With children's hospitals across the country operating at full capacity, and a severe shortage of family doctors in rural communities, Canada's public health-care system looks to be on the brink of disaster. Dr. Danielle Martin joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about what's behind the crisis and the best way out of it.

Her name may not be as familiar as foodie writers like Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan. But author, academic and activist Marion Nestle arguably made the idea of "food politics" possible. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about her life, and where she thinks we need to focus our energy when it comes to pushing for better food.

In a new anthology called What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings, Canadian writers are unwrapping their family secrets stuffed into the ubiquitous dish. Their essays show us how dumplings contain the world's histories and why they are so much more than the sum of their parts.

Poet, professor and activist El Jones believes there is a clear way to improve incarceration in Canada: Get rid of prisons altogether. In her new book, she offers a nuanced portrait of her experience in the prison abolition movement and makes the case for creating a new vision of community and care.

Amid the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. midterm elections, voters delivered a show of support for abortion rights. Canadian-American lawyer and journalist Dahlia Lithwick shares analysis on how the issue shaped the election results, and what the future make-up of congress might mean for Americans.

Historian Robert C. Engen tells the story of George Brock Chisholm, a soldier from Oakville, Ont., whose military experience informed his decision to become a psychiatrist and eventually the first director-general of the World Health Organization.

Author and activist Cory Doctorow believes the recent layoffs are just the latest example of workers bearing the brunt of poor decision-making by tech billionaires. He speaks with Piya Chattopadhyay about his new book, Chokepoint Capitalism, which explores the fight for better labour standards in Big Tech.

As the COP 27 climate change conference kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, climate scientist Simon Donner joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the central role that water plays in the climate crisis.

Sean Wilentz and Allida Black are among the historians who've been invited to the White House by United States President Joe Biden to discuss the state of American democracy. They share some of their insights about what the country's past can tell us about its future.

It's not just the House and the Senate that are up for grabs in this year's U.S. midterm elections. Some see Florida's future as a critical 'swing state' in the balance as well. The Sunday Magazine producer Pete Mitton visits a Florida retirement community known as The Villages to hear about the state's political future.

In The Sunday Magazine's monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, host Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown.

What is it about the appearance of a drugstore paperback thriller, or that abstract, colourful look of literary fiction that can so accurately convey what a book's about? Two authors and two industry insiders share what it's like to create cover art that catches the eye.