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Toronto doesn't just have it's first recorded nesting eagles. It now also has eaglets. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority tells guest host Molly Thomas how vulnerable the baby birds are in their first few months. A new college EV program wants to help Canadians catch up on the green skills of the future. And did foreign interference affect Canadian elections? Molly unpacks a long-awaited report.

As the encampments at Canadian universities grow, guest host Molly Thomas talks to an expert about the steps to divestment and if it makes a difference. Two film makers talk about the impact of Charles Officer on them as Black artists, and Black men. And Molly talks to Nigara, the Toronto-based Afghan judo superstar who is going to the Olympics as part of the Olympic refugee team, if you ever wondered how judo is like life, you will want to listen.

Guest host Molly Thomas finds out from a former police trainer why police may have chosen to chase a suspect the opposite way on the 401, which ultimately lead to the death of a family. And she talks to a teacher about the province's plan to fast-track students into the trades by decreasing academics in favour of real-work experience. And speaking of kids, let's hope they have a bank of mom and dad, our expert says kids of renters will face some unique challenges.

On day one of the Loblaws boycott, guest host Molly Thomas asks two experts if the Loblaw Companies deserves to be targeted. We also delve into Kendrick Lamar's diss of Drake, and by extension the 6ix. Elamin Abdelmahmoud is firmly team Kendrick.. for now. And a discussion about the fleeting beauty of 'spring ephemerals'.

Guest host Molly Thomas talks to a teacher about if and how he will enforce the cellphone ban. The president of the secondary school teachers' union says the ban is a distraction from the government's funding cuts. Molly also learns about the cost of investing real dollars in affordable housing. And she talks literary romcoms and how they are more than they appear with The Takeoug author Lily Chu.

Guest host Molly Thomas talks to an education expert about the province's new(ish) cell phone ban. We follow a story we brought you earlier about how Shopper's pharmacists feel under pressure to sell MedsChecks programs and Molly speaks with the registrar of the Ontario College of Pharmacists about how to hold pharmacy owners accountable. And a conversation with the executive director of a Peel organization who says that Peel's ability to help women fleeing violence is floundering.