The Sunday Editionwith Michael Enright

A hundred years ago, the luxury men’s watch industry shifted its sights from the pocket to the wrist. And despite mighty challenges from technology and globalization, the enduring appeal of status, elegance, and testosterone, means billions for the high-end watch business. Ira Basen looks at the business of luxury time in his documentary, “Wrist Wars.”

Ms. Smith is a storyteller for an online audio app called "Calm Sleep Stories," aimed at lulling busy brains into slumber.

Hana's Suitcase is a story known to children around the world. It tells the story of Hana Brady, who was killed at Auschwitz at the age of thirteen, of Fumiko Ishioka, the Japanese educator who came across her suitcase, and of Hana's brother George, a Holocaust survivor who lived in Canada. George Brady died earlier this week at the age of 90. We re-broadcast Karen Levine’s award-winning documentary from 2001, "Hana's Suitcase", which formed the basis for the best-selling book of the same name.

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“Perhaps we have become jaded, taking for granted those things which, in earlier days, would have galvanized our imaginations. Why look to the heavens when we can stare down at our smartphones and play Solitaire?”

From Venice to Mount Everest, hordes of tourists brandishing selfie-sticks are overwhelming infrastructure, littering and crowding out local residents.

One in four Quebecers are caring for a sick spouse, a disabled child, an aging parent or a troubled sibling. The right-leaning CAQ government is promising concrete support, appointing Marguerite Blais as Canada’s first provincial cabinet minister responsible for informal caregivers. David Gutnick’s documentary is called, “What's Love Got to Do with It?"

Josefowicz, born in Mississauga, Ontario, began violin lessons at the age of three. She performed at Carnegie Hall at the age of 16. Today, she is a much-in-demand soloist who plays with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. The composer John Adams says Josefowicz possesses “an incredible combination of emotional intensity and supreme technical virtuosity, and some extra level of charisma, a kind of electricity onstage.” She joins Michael Enright to talk about her passion for contemporary classical music.

Early risers are seen as more dependable, more productive, even as holding the high moral ground. But maybe it’s time to think again. Camilla Kring, says we must abandon our nine-to-five mentality. She consults with organizations around the world about how to accommodate the internal sleep clocks of employees, and why that will improve life for everyone.

On shiny websites and in musty archives, millions are using their DNA to delve into the past. Anne Letain knew she was taking some risks when she set out to look back, and marched ahead anyway. Her essay is called, “Revisionist History.”

Carl Cederstrom is a Swedish academic who studies self-help movements. In the wake of #MeToo, he decided to read 13 classic books about feminism, all in one month. He tells Michael Enright what he learned about how to be a better man.

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"Because our governors seemed confused about everything from Brexit to wall-building to pipelines that went nowhere, the confusion was passed on to the citizenry like utility bills. If 2018 looked like an explosion in a banana factory, 2019 is on course for an equally dreary sequel," writes Michael Enright.

As Israel’s prime minister campaigns against powerful opponents in the run-up to an April election, he must also contend with police allegations of corruption. And he remains at the epicentre of one of the world's most bitter conflicts -- his country’s relationship with the Palestinians. Michael’s guest is Anshel Pfeffer, author of a new biography called Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Artist Tony Luciani’s challenge was to make visual the vibrant world of someone who cannot see. He did just that in his painting of a boy giant that’s on the cover of Ethan Loch’s new CD. Alisa Siegel's documentary is called "Inside My Head."

As the population ages, a lot of attention is being devoted to memory research. But Oliver Hardt of McGill University says forgetting is not a failure -- it’s our brains working as they were designed. We must forget, in order to remember. Hardt is an assistant professor of psychology at McGill University, specializing in cognitive neuroscience.

Elisapee Ishulutaq’s drawings of men hunting seals, women caring for babies, and polar bears out on a jaunt are simple and striking. In 2014, she received the Order of Canada, and David Gutnick produced this documentary about her work. Ishulutaq died on December 9, 2018 at the age of 93.

Suddenly, Beckett is everywhere. His plays are not just being staged, but selling out. He may be the most pertinent writer for our absurd and chaotic post-truth times, as we struggle to find purpose, meaning and reason for hope.

It’s a radio millennium! December 31, 2017 marks the 1000th broadcast of the Sunday Edition. To celebrate, we have combed through our archives to bring you excerpts from some of the conversations and documentaries we have put on the radio, over the past 20 years.

Michael Enright's 2006 interview with Amos Oz, who died on December 29th.