The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

Research shows high-level chess players can burn hundreds of calories while competing. We talk to grandmaster Maurice Ashley about why the game needs brains, and brawn.

Six federal party leaders will face off in the English-language debate on Oct. 7. Here's how to watch.

Today on The Current: Our national affairs panel looks at Maxime Bernier’s participation in the leaders debates, and party pledges about the money in your pocket; plus, author Alexandra Fuller discusses growing up in the violence and racism of the bloody bush war in Rhodesia; then, we look at claims that the stress of championship chess means players can burn 6,000 calories a day; and we talk to a former CSIS analyst about the fallout from allegations of a spying scandal at the RCMP.

Canadian author Naomi Klein's new book of essays On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal argues that fighting climate change requires a fundamental economic shift.

After a fatal shooting in Mississauga, Ont., over the weekend, we ask a panel of federal election candidates what their parties are planning to do about gun violence.

Today on The Current: We’re asking what the parties seeking your vote are planning to do about gun violence; plus, we talk to Naomi Klein about climate change and her new book, On Fire; and we look at escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

How Canada's intelligence community is reacting to the arrest of a senior RCMP official accused of spying; David Byrne on reasons to be happy; what's at stake as the Alberta government fights back against groups critical of the oilsands.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer insisted the debate on abortion will not be reopened if he's elected, but one political strategist says fear around the issue is understandable.

Alanis Obomsawin's 53rd film tackles the legal battle for Indigenous children to receive equal healthcare services. She spoke to Laura Lynch about how her own experiences of discrimination as a child have informed her long career as a filmmaker.

Today on The Current: We looking at the performances at last night’s leaders debate; plus, we talk to world-renowned cave diver Jill Heinerth about mastering fear, and her closest calls; and Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin tells us how her own experiences of discrimination as a child have informed her long career as a filmmaker.

The alleged exfiltration of a U.S. spy from Russia was a message to calm other agents nervous about U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of sensitive information, according to author and former spy Naveed Jamali.

The House of Commons is going to review the websites of all MPs after an investigation by CBC News revealed that dozens of them have trackers that can be used to target advertising to people who have visited the site.

Today on The Current: We’re asking whether the Liberals’ new Arctic policy does enough to protect Canadian interests; plus, we’re digging into reports that the U.S. extracted a spy from Russia in 2017. Then, CBC reporter Andrea Bellemare tells us about concerns around political websites and your data; and we look at the origins of the board game Monopoly, asking why more people don’t know about the role played by female inventor Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Julie Payette Wednesday, asking her to dissolve Parliament. Canadians will go to the polls on Oct. 21. We speak to a panel of former MPs about what to expect from the campaign ahead.

Journalist Lisa Taddeo spoke to hundreds of women for her book about human desire, but one thing stood out about the three women who eventually became her focus: their bravery.

Microsoft global president Brad Smith wants technology companies and governments to work together to affect how technology is used, because he fears that the tools of the digital age could be turned into dangerous weapons.

Today on The Current: Our national affairs panel on the beginning of the federal election campaign, plus a panel of former MPs on what lies ahead. Plus, we talk to two Bahamians who share the harrowing stories of how they survived Hurricane Dorian. Then, we’re looking at daylight saving time — is it time to save ourselves the hassle and ditch the changing of the clock? And we talk to journalist Lisa Taddeo about her book Three Women, and why she wanted to discuss desire from the female perspective.

Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell explains why people aren't as good at reading strangers as they might think.

Kim Cobb, a climate scientist and Director of the Global Change Program at Georgia Tech, spoke to The Current about the vitriol — both online and offline — she faces as a woman working on climate change.

Twenty years ago, 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel disappeared on her way to a job that police believe didn't exist. Four months later, her remains were found in a Toronto ravine.

Today on The Current: We’re looking at the misogynist abuse faced by women working on climate change; plus, Malcolm Gladwell explains why people aren't as good at reading strangers as they might think; also, a new CBC podcast looks at the 1999 murder of 15-year-old Sharmini Anandavel; and we talk to Microsoft's Global President Brad Smith and the promise — and perils — of the digital age.

Margaret Atwood had notes about a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale that date back to the early 1990s, but didn't notify her publishers until 2017. For those intervening decades, she wrestled with the idea.