Farmers across Canada reflect on the year that was — from devastating drought, to forest fires, and how they hope to recover. Then, farmer and "Pastoral Song" author James Rebanks explains how farming has changed over three generations in his family and why he's committed to more sustainable farming practices.

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time to think about how our turkey got to our table. But the food chain has been disrupted — and that, along with a year of catastrophic weather, has led to higher food prices. Food researcher Sylvain Charlebois says that's having an impact on the choices Canadians are making in the grocery aisle, and also impacting food security

In the wake of the United States-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, women's rights activist Najiba Sanjar believed the promises made by Western governments to rebuild her country, create stability and empower women. She devoted herself to a new vision of Afghanistan. But, Sanjar made the decision to leave her country after the Taliban marched into Kabul last August, and recounts the story of how she and her family escaped.

As the NHL opens its season this coming week, we look back at a little known chapter in hockey history. Tim Falconer, the author of the new book Klondikers, tells Helen Mann how a hockey squad from Dawson City, Yukon ended up playing for the Stanley Cup and helped Canada fall in love with the game, all the way back in 1905.

Billy Ray Belcourt's memoir A History of My Brief Body just won a 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prize. He was also the first Indigenous Rhodes Scholar from Canada and in 2018, became the youngest-ever winner of the Griffin Prize for Poetry. Belcourt joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his memoir A History of My Brief Body and how love and joy can be liberating practices for Indigenous people.

Kiana Hayeri profiles Afghanistan's post-9/11 generation, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers asks big questions in his new novel Bewilderment, Veteran CBC broadcaster Peter Mansbridge looks back on his career, and we explore why 'classic rock' is at a crossroads.

With the journalism industry in Canada facing a host of challenges, former CBC chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge says it needs to work to regain the trust of the audience. 

Joanna Chiu talks about the latest in the Meng Wanzhou case, Guy Vanderhaeghe digs into his new novel August into Winter, two Alberta mayors dissect the province's dire COVID-19 situation, former MPs reflect on the election and life after politics, and more.

Our political panel takes stock of Election 44, Beverley McLachlin explores assisted dying through fiction, Dr. Madhukar Pai breaks down the efficacy of third COVID-19 vaccine doses, Dave Zirin talks about the long tail of Colin Kaepernick 'taking a knee', and more.