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CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also makes space for surprise, delight and fun.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.3 • 47 Ratings

CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also makes space for surprise, delight and fun.

    Fran Lebowitz is offline, and she wants to stay there

    Fran Lebowitz is offline, and she wants to stay there

    For decades, Fran Lebowitz has earned fans and fuelled ire for sharing her opinion on... well, just about everything. Ahead of her latest speaking event in Toronto, the writer, humourist and public speaker joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share what's on her mind lately, from the spread of disinformation, to why she doesn't suffer FOMO [fear of missing out] as someone who's got no time for the internet, and why she'd make a great mayor of her beloved New York.

    • 23 min
    Iran attack, Fran Lebowitz, Housing promises, Donald Trump's first criminal trial

    Iran attack, Fran Lebowitz, Housing promises, Donald Trump's first criminal trial

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about tensions between Iran and Israel, humourist and public speaker Fran Lebowitz opines on the art of conversation, economist Mike Moffatt explores how far the federal Liberals' pre-budget promises may go toward fixing Canada's housing crisis, and lawyer and Slate journalist Dahlia Lithwick tees up Donald Trump's first criminal trial.

    Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 29 min
    That's Puzzling! for April 2024

    That's Puzzling! for April 2024

    In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are Saroja Coelho, host of Mornings on CBC Music and Just Asking on CBC Radio, as well as Vancouver listener Peter McGregor.

    • 23 min
    Week in politics, Linguistic distinctions, Aid worker risks, That's Puzzling!, Solar eclipse

    Week in politics, Linguistic distinctions, Aid worker risks, That's Puzzling!, Solar eclipse

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Toronto Star columnist Susan Delacourt and The Line's Matt Gurney to break down the week in Canadian politics, writer and humourist Eli Burnstein talks about the value of understanding fine distinctions in everyday langauge, humanitarian policy researcher Abby Stoddard discusses the threats facing aid workers in Gaza, our monthly brain game That's Puzzling! returns, and host of CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks Bob McDonald unpacks the science, mythology and magic of Monday's solar eclipse.

    Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 35 min
    Storied news anchor Hala Gorani shares her lifelong search for belonging

    Storied news anchor Hala Gorani shares her lifelong search for belonging

    For three decades, anchor and correspondent Hala Gorani has reported on conflict and displacement around the world for outlets including CNN and NBC. Along the way, she's also grappled with her own sense of belonging, as the kid of Syrians, raised in the United States and France, who globe trots to tell other people's stories. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss what she's learned about identity on that journey, as explored in her memoir But You Don't Look Arab.

    • 26 min
    Carbon tax, Police reform, NATO at 75, Hala Gorani

    Carbon tax, Police reform, NATO at 75, Hala Gorani

    Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with climate policy columnist Adam Radwanski and Parliament Hill reporter Stephanie Taylor about the prospects and politics of the carbon tax, retired superintendent Keith Merith offers his vision for police reform, defence experts Joel Sokolsky, and Richard Shimooka size up Canada's role in NATO as the alliance turns 75, and storied journalist Hala Gorani shares her lifelong quest for belonging.

    Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

    • 1 hr 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
47 Ratings

47 Ratings

N in PNW ,

My Favorite

Piya Chattopadhyay is a delight to listen to. Object and insightful, but always with a touch of kindness in her interviews.

biotechpm ,

Insightful, eclectic, international

CBC Radio is the gem of Canadian culture. Sunday Magazine (replacing Sunday Edition), As It Happens, and The World At Six form the trifecta of current affairs broadcasting anywhere in the World. Love that I can get this as a podcast, as it is difficult to listen or live stream outside Canada. Do your brain a favour: subscribe. PS: Love that Piya has replaced Michael. I find the show much less “stuffy” now.

akdhkane ,

The worst of CBC

This podcast is the worst of CBC.
A focus on woke topics, interviews with Empathetic non-questions.
A waste of Sunday morning.

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