Podcast Episodes

We're not machines. Why should our online world define life?

We gorge ourselves on the internet, smartphones, social media, information overload — all of it constantly sap us of our emotional and intellectual v…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Dialogue between science and religion matters to the planet'

Holmes Rolston III began his career as a Presbyterian minister. But his love of the natural world — and his belief in evolution — didn't sit well wit…

2 months ago

The most famous French-Canadian novel you've never heard of

Maria Chapdelaine: A Tale of French Canada is one of the most widely read works of fiction ever written in French. It's considered the world's highes…

2 months ago

When words get in the way, vocal improv saves the day

Would you 'doo-be-doo' if you know it would help bridge divides? Try vocal improvisation — singing sounds, rhythms and melodies. PhD candidate Erwan …

2 months ago

Ditch democracy. This movement wants tech-elites to govern

What do you get when you take some of the classic Enlightenment values like reason, fairness, and justice, and substitute them with opinion, privileg…

2 months ago

Why autonomy is vital to MAID law and the right to die

Bioethicist Arthur Schafer has thought a lot about life and death. He's helped shape policy on medically assisted death (MAID) in Canada. The philoso…

2 months, 1 week ago

New Year's Levee | Stories we're working on in 2026

Today we bring you our annual New Year's Levee looking ahead at episodes in the works to keep your curiosity satiated. You can anticipate a fresh ros…

2 months, 1 week ago

Could resetting the body's clock help cure jet lag?

Kritika Vashishtha has been pursuing a cure for jet lag and it's possible she's found the answer. The Canadian aerospace engineer recently invented a…

2 months, 1 week ago

How the invention of the book shaped humanity

If we weren't so used to having books, we would think of them as a "miracle." That's how historian Irene Vallego

views what she says is humankind's gr…

2 months, 1 week ago

Hallelujah! Let the light of Black gospel shine 101

When Darren Hamilton began university, he was shocked to find that there were no Black music courses and Black music professors. He grew up singing s…

2 months, 1 week ago