The Sunday Magazine Podcast
1) Salman Rushdie reflects on surviving, storytelling and life's eleventh hour
In summer of 2022, Salman Rushdie came face to face with death. The Booker Prize-winning author was stabbed multiple times, while on stage, about to give a lecture. He survived, but suffered...Show More
2) Climate gains and pains, Supreme Court tariff case, Canadian business during WWII, Salman Rushdie, Hockey culture
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with scientist Katharine Hayhoe about signs of climate progress and concerns about global commitments ahead of COP30, Slate justice reporter Mark Joseph Stern unpacks th...Show More
3) That's Puzzling! for November 2025
In 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. Pla...Show More
4) Blue Jays' World Series run, Week in Canadian politics, One year since Trump's re-election, That's Puzzling!
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with fans following the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series run and unpacks its significance with The Athletic's Dan Robson, The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo...Show More
5) Ex-Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on leaving the Democrats, going independent
In the weeks leading up to former U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of his re-election campaign, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she felt trapped between he...Show More
6) Canada's top challenges, Cito Gaston on the Blue Jays, Karine Jean-Pierre, Unity Rally legacy
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Globe and Mail writer-at-large John Ibbitson and IPSOS Public Affairs global CEO Darrell Bricker about the most urgent challenges facing Canada, former Blue Jay...Show More
7) Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision?
Canada's push to stake out its digital future is reaching new heights, with a national artificial intelligence strategy expected in the coming weeks. But our race to compete in the global AI race is h...Show More
8) Trade war's regional challenges, Curling stereotypes debunked, Cory Doctorow, Power of wonder
Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with the Toronto Star's Robert Benzie, Lisa Johnson from The Canadian Press and CBC British Columbia's Katie DeRosa about how regional headwinds are challenging the "Tea...Show More
9) Celebrity Chef Samin Nosrat on cooking as connection
Whether through her bestselling cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, or the Netflix series by the same name, Samin Nosrat has a way of making cooking feel less like a chore and more like a celeb...Show More
10) Gaza peace deal, Sustainable food culture, Samin Nosrat
Guest host David Common speaks to the CBC's Margaret Evans and The Economist’s Gregg Carlstrom for updates and analysis on ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, author Nancy Matsumoto explains how...Show More