The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that gave women a constitutional right to abortion. Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Slate writer and podcast host Dahlia Lithwick about what the decision could mean for the future of reproductive rights and other legal protections.

While Canadians struggle with delays at airports and long lines at passport offices, author and philosopher Emily Thomas is thinking deeply about how the pandemic has affected our relationship with travel, and what the current moment reveals about our desire to leave home.

Storyteller and humourist David Sedaris joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the darker subject matter of his new essay collection Happy-Go-Lucky, including his troubled relationship with his late father, while still delivering his trademark wit and wisdom.

During the pandemic, Canadian writers Robyn Maynard and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson started writing letters to each other. Their exchanges show how they coped through COVID-19 and contain insights into the way our country's history of colonization and slavery led us to this moment.

Political commentator and staff writer at The Atlantic David Frum discusses the testimony and the potential consequences of the United States House select committee's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.

After rocketing up the Women's Tennis Association rankings in 2019, Canadian tennis phenom Bianca Andreescu has had a tough couple of years. Now she's back on the court and she's sharing some of her story about growing up as a child athlete.

Sleep is one of society's biggest divides right now, and COVID-19 hasn't helped. New trends in the world of work mean more and more of us are getting by with little or irregular sleep — and the consequences are real.

Celebrated science journalist Ed Yong’s new book takes readers on a tour of the weird and wonderful world of animal senses. The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer is transforming the way we perceive animals, their surroundings and our understanding of the world.

How do you show your dad love? This Father's Day, writer and artist Pik-Shuen Fung shares a story of how growing up in a Chinese family in Canada meant a lot of showing — not so much telling. And how she learned to embrace all the ways to say "I love you."

Food costs more. Gas prices are high. Interest rates are climbing. And it's not just Canadians feeling the pinch. Economist Armine Yalnizyan breaks down what it all means.

Companies like GOOP, savvy marketers and social media have propelled self-care into a movement and a multi-billion dollar industry. Canadian-born artist and writer Fariha Róisín critiques how the 'wellness industrial complex' has co-opted teachings and practices from other cultures.

Zoologist and author Lucy Cooke's latest book, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, challenges, debunks and then reconstructs common narratives about female animals. She says they've been mischaracterized by years of sexist science, going back to her hero, Charles Darwin.

Columnists Susan Delacourt, Matt Gurney and Sandy Garossino join guest host Helen Mann to break down the big political stories of the week.

From the 'Big Bad Wolf' to nation builder, author Stephanie Rutherford examines how wolves have been misunderstood throughout history in the stories we tell about them and what they can teach us about our relationship with the environment.

The acclaimed journalist found himself jobless after his employer closed shop. He shares his own experience, as well as the stories of others going through tough economic times on his podcast Going for Broke.