The Currentwith Anna Maria Tremonti

What's the secret to winning arguments in a world of divisive politics? According to the author of The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, the answer is math.

From the people picking up the pieces after a tornado tore through Ottawa; to how understanding the art of logic can help you succeed in an illogical world; to the tattooist of Auschwitz, and the love story that helped him survive its horrors ... This is The Current.

As the anniversary of the rise of #MeToo approaches, The Current invited listeners to call in and join a discussion about where the movement should go next.

Nearing the one-year anniversary of #MeToo, The Current will opened the phone lines Monday to hear where you want to see the conversation go next. Anna Maria Tremonti was joined by Maclean's senior writer and columnist Anne Kingston, who has been covering #MeToo from its beginning last October, and Simon Fraser University criminology professor Neil Boyd.

Brian Wansink, an expert in eating behaviour, became a daytime TV darling that used science to promote eating smaller portions. Now his theories are being questioned after 6 studies were retracted in one day.

It's not that surprising to Joelle Renstrom, a robot columnist, that scientists and others around the world have become attached to Opportunity the Mars rover. She says it's quite common to associate human attributes to intimate objects.

Edgar Laplante was a world-class grifter. It won him world-class women; adulation from royalty and presidents, and it eventually landed him in prison.

From how retracted studies of an influential food scientist has renewed calls for how research gets published; to the story of how the king of con-men Edgar Laplante became an international sensation; to the outcry over NASA's decision to pull the plug on Oppy the Mars rover ... This is The Current with guest host, David Common.

In many ways, Lisa Brennan-Jobs' memoir Small Fry tells stories that will ring true to many kids of parents who have split — except that her father was Apple co-founder and tech messiah Steve Jobs.

Ontario's provincial politicians rushed through one of the most controversial debates in the history of the legislature in part because they wanted to be at the annual plowing match — an event to connect with rural voters.

CBC documentary, 14 & Muslim, chronicles Muslim teens as they transition from Grade 8 at Islamic school to different high schools. What they reveal is tolerance of their religious beliefs are only an issue outside of the classroom.

From Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath on opposing tractors at the International Plowing Match; to Lisa Brennan-Jobs' memoir about her childhood and her father, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs; to life for Muslim teens as they transition from Grade 8 at Islamic school, to different high schools ... This is The Current.

The recent accusation of sexual assault against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh bears resemblance to the Anita Hill case, according to Jill Abramson who covered the 1991 testimony.

In a world of stuff, there's a movement that sells the idea of space as a path to happiness. But some critics see this lifestyle trend as self-centered, and say it includes its own kind of consumerism that only people with money can afford.

As the West grapples with the rise of populism, experts argue that mainstream politicians should listen to the public's grievances, even if they don't adopt their solutions.

From how the Anita Hill case in 1991 parallels the hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh; to why living with less as a minimalist is a form of consumerism; to the allure and dangers of populism in politics today ... This is The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti.

Two media outlets have garnered backlash in recent weeks after featuring personal essays penned by disgraced radio hosts, reflecting on the aftermath of sexual assault and harassment allegations in the era of #MeToo.

In her new book, author and academic Carol Anderson explores the history of voter suppression in the U.S., and argues that a resurgence of those tactics affected the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

From whether there is room for redemption for the men exposed by #MeToo, and what they have to do to achieve it; to author Carol Anderson's new book on how voter suppression is destroying democracy ... This is The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti.

An 11-year-old girl has been granted refugee status in Canada due to the risk of facing FGM in her native Sierra Leone. Her mother and young brother have not been granted permission to stay, leaving her mother with an impossible choice.

The rise of technology has created new avenues for domestic abusers to target victims. An Edmonton woman shares her story of how her ex-boyfriend sent men to her house for sexual encounters by setting up a fake online dating account.

A year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the population of the U.S. territory is in the grips of a mental health crisis.