The Sunday Magazine

By CBC

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Category: Society & Culture

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Subscribers: 605
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 52

mike h.
 Jun 29, 2019
Thoughtful, long form storytelling. Takes the time to let timely, timeless subject matter breathe. Sublime.

James Dyer
 Jan 26, 2019
Awesome contributors. Varied topics but always quality insight

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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.


Episode Date
That's Puzzling! for December 2025
Dec 10, 2025
U.S.-Venezuela tensions, Canada's refugee programs, That's Puzzling! live in Toronto
Dec 07, 2025
The PM who managed crises, and managed to dance – despite the critics
Dec 03, 2025
Ottawa-Alberta energy deal, Joy of solitude, Ex-Finnish PM Sanna Marin, Maple syrup
Nov 30, 2025
Bill Bryson brings wonder to science in refresh of hit book
Nov 26, 2025
Canadian immigration, Bill Bryson, Canada-China relations, Comedic Canadianisms
Nov 23, 2025
What science can tell us about our pets – from owning them, to cloning them
Nov 19, 2025
The week in Canadian politics, Jay Ingram, Cormorant conundrum, Power of silence
Nov 16, 2025
Salman Rushdie reflects on surviving, storytelling and life's eleventh hour
Nov 12, 2025
Climate gains and pains, Supreme Court tariff case, Canadian business during WWII, Salman Rushdie, Hockey culture
Nov 09, 2025
That's Puzzling! for November 2025
Nov 05, 2025
Blue Jays' World Series run, Week in Canadian politics, One year since Trump's re-election, That's Puzzling!
Nov 02, 2025
Ex-Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on leaving the Democrats, going independent
Oct 29, 2025
Canada's top challenges, Cito Gaston on the Blue Jays, Karine Jean-Pierre, Unity Rally legacy
Oct 26, 2025
Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision?
Oct 22, 2025
Trade war's regional challenges, Curling stereotypes debunked, Cory Doctorow, Power of wonder
Oct 19, 2025
Celebrity Chef Samin Nosrat on cooking as connection
Oct 15, 2025
Gaza peace deal, Sustainable food culture, Samin Nosrat
Oct 12, 2025
That’s Puzzling! for October 2025
Oct 08, 2025
Two years since Hamas's October 7th attack, U.S. political panel, Joe Carter, That’s Puzzling!
Oct 05, 2025
Do you throw birthday parties for your pets? The science behind anthropomorphization
Oct 01, 2025
Canadian Politics Panel, Anthropomorphization, Greenland's future, Maria Ressa
Sep 28, 2025
Incarcerated journalist explores the value of telling crime stories from the inside
Sep 24, 2025
UN General Assembly, Traveling Nanas, U.S. speech, Incarcerated journalist
Sep 21, 2025
'Why not me?': How champion skip Jennifer Jones built community and confidence through curling
Sep 17, 2025
Energy projects, Jennifer Jones, Haaretz editor, Arctic security
Sep 14, 2025
Amid climate and political instability, Jane Goodall keeps her hope for our planet alive
Sep 10, 2025
Carney's plan to transform our economy, Math's life lessons, Jane Goodall, That's Puzzling!
Sep 07, 2025
How our personal devices became 'needy' for our touch and attention
Sep 03, 2025
Donald Trump's whirlwind summer, Device design and dependence, Carbon dioxide, Loretta Ross
Aug 31, 2025
The long tail of the forces that drove Canada's federal election
Aug 27, 2025
Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Famine in Gaza, Trump's impact on Canadian politics, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa, Stadium shows
Aug 24, 2025
The case for throwing shade in cities where sun reigns
Aug 20, 2025
Trump-Putin meeting, The case for shade, Air Canada contract dispute, Canadian parks, Vietnam War legacy
Aug 17, 2025
Why we can't stop saying 'like' – whether you like it or not
Aug 13, 2025
Mark Carney's first 100 days, Why we can't stop saying 'like,' Israel's plans for Gaza City, Tariffs and the developing world, Notebooks
Aug 10, 2025
What lessons the atomic bombings of Japan hold for today's nuclear world
Aug 06, 2025
Canada-U.S. trade, Legacy of the atomic bombings of Japan, Palestinian statehood, Trans-Canada Highway
Aug 03, 2025
Is private life disappearing before our eyes?
Jul 30, 2025
Hockey culture, Private life, Canadian politics, Nathan Law
Jul 27, 2025
Are we 'cooked'? How social platforms are shaping the evolution of language
Jul 23, 2025
Indigenous consultation, Social media and language, Jasper wildfire legacy, Animals and death
Jul 20, 2025
How disability prepared one woman for parenthood
Jul 16, 2025
NDP leadership, disability and parenthood, Canadian housing, Vince Carter documentary
Jul 13, 2025
Stephen Fry says Odysseus is a hero for our times
Jul 09, 2025
Canada's trade relationships, Wither the signature?, Stephen Fry, Canadian symbols
Jul 06, 2025
Rolling the dice on human nature: How tabletop games reveal ancient secrets
Jul 02, 2025
Canada-U.S. trade, Iran's future, Board games, Barbra Streisand
Jun 29, 2025
Actor Ed Helms finds laughs and lessons in history's greatest 'screw-ups'
Jun 25, 2025
U.S. strikes on Iran, Tech leaders' future visions, Sunday Politics Panel, Ed Helms
Jun 22, 2025
Jake Tapper defends his case that Joe Biden's decline was covered up
Jun 18, 2025
Israel-Iran tensions and the G7 summit, Fatherhood history, Jake Tapper, Menu culture
Jun 15, 2025