The Current

The price of gold hit another record high this week. People see the precious metal as a safe haven during unstable times. But there are other reasons we have coveted gold since the dawn of civilization, not all of them rational. We'll hear from Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at BMO Financial Group and Globe and Mail columnist, John Rapley, about the allure of gold and what's drawn people to it ov...

New research from Mexico and the UK is shining a light on how spider monkeys work together to let each other know where the best food in their habitat is and when it’ll ripen. We hear from Gabriel Ramos Fernandez at the National Autonomous University of Mexico about what humans can learn from this behaviour.

Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been behind the mic for four decades, from campus radio to Much Music to his YouTube channel and Instagram, millions of devoted followers are drawn to his celebrity interviews. We speak with Nardwuar about the power of independent media, the value of research and why stars like Snoop Dogg, Billie Eilish andTimothée Chalamet want to be interviewed by him.

As the 13 premiers meet in Ottawa today, Manitoba's Premier, Wab Kinew, weighs in on tensions between the leaders and on why Churchill deserves truckloads of money to beef up its port.

The fear in Minneapolis is palpable. While President Donald Trump seems to be signalling a change in the violent immigration crackdown that has left two people dead and a city on edge, those caught up in the chaos are not breathing any easier. In our documentary, Turmoil in the Twin Cities, we hear from residents who say they’re still on high alert.

As much of Canada is still digging itself out after record snowfall, we take a look at how drivers are trying to stake their claim on dug out street parking spots.  We hear from The Globe and Mail Columnist and Humber College Comedy Program director Andrew Clark about whether Canadians should be more ruthless about calling dibs.

Chinese EVs are about to hit the Canadian market. Some experts say this is a step in the right direction to diversify our economy and make EVs more affordable for Canadians, but others are worried this will hurt our already struggling auto manufacturing industry. We speak with two experts about what this agreement means for consumers, our auto sector, and how this fits into Carney's larger trade p...

 Alex Honnold captivated audiences around the world when he free solo climbed a 1,667 foot skyscraper in Taiwan named Taipei 101. Few people understand what Alex might have been feeling like Dan Goodwin. Forty years ago Dan free solo climbed the CN tower. Now he is talking about what it takes to achieve such a feat.

When Steve Blake was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, he was shocked. The Calgary man was active and was a non-smoker. Eventually, his search for a cause focused on radon. We talk to CBC’s Lauren Pelley about how an odourless gas found in many homes became the second-highest cause of lung cancer.

U.S. President Donald Trump has ambitious plans for his Board of Peace. He says countries that join him will fix Gaza and then do "pretty much whatever we want to do." Others aren't so sure it's the answer.

On Saturday morning, 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis. This is the second fatal shooting by a federal agent in that city this month. We speak with the former mayor of Minneapolis R. T. Rybak about what is happening in his city and how the community is coming together to try and protect each other.

It’s been a dramatic few weeks including Prime Minister Mark Carney's whirlwind trip from Beijing to Doha to Davos. Followed by President Donald Trump’s threats of 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. To help make sense of it all, our national affairs panel, Stephanie Levitz, a senior reporter with the Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau, Ryan Tumilty, a parliamentary reporter with the Toronto Star,...

Ryan Wedding, Canadian Olympian turned FBI’s most wanted has been caught in Mexico after years on the run, and faces charges for his alleged role in a murderous international drug crime network. We speak with CBC's Jorge Barrera, based in Mexico City, about how Wedding managed to evade authorities for so long, and what led to his capture. 

We all know people who are always late. Maybe you're one of them. The tardy gets a bad rap. But they aren't all self-centred, says University of Texas time expert Dawna Ballard. Some of them may be time blind. Others simply can't pull themselves away from people they value. Understanding what's behind our time personalities might help us get along better -- and rethink when and why we obey the dic...

In a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, former UN prosecutor Payam Akhavan said he has no doubt Iran "will have its Nuremberg moment." This comes as there are major discrepancies between the official death toll of people killed and the death toll from NGOs tracking the situation. We speak with Payam Akhavan about the human rights situation in Iran right now and what's at sta...

CBC’s new weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. This week Washington correspondents Paul Hunter, Katie Simpson and Willy Lowry digest Prime Minister Mark Carney’s striking remarks at the World Economic Forum, talk about the President’s latest moves on Greenland, and explore what this...

Inuit in Canada's north share deep cultural ties with Greenlanders. This week, people in Nunavut protested in solidarity against U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the Arctic island, alongside thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark. We speak with two MLAs in Nunavut about why they are standing up for Greenland.

Katherine May, author of 'Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times' offers advice on how to embrace this time of year by slowing down, reflecting and rejecting calls for endless productivity.

Teenage boys are going missing across Ontario and families say it’s not random. In this episode, we speak with Mark Kelley, co-host of the Fifth Estate, about his investigation into a troubling pattern: young Black boys disappearing, then turning up far from home often recruited by organized crime networks to sell drugs. We also hear from Shana McCalla, founder of the Find Ontario Missing Boys com...

Scientists with the SuperAging Research Initiative are studying a group of superagers — people 80 and up who have the memory of people half their age — to understand what helps them stay sharp. We speak with Morry Kernerman, a lifelong violinist who’s 101 years old, and still hiking, travelling and teaching music, and with Angela Roberts at Western University in London, Ont., who’s leading the stu...

Teachers and families are struggling to manage complex classrooms, with students of all different needs together. But the research shows inclusive classrooms are the best option. So what needs to change to make inclusion work at school?

Rachel Collishaw is ready for a big change. She wants to leave her secluded rural home for something called cohousing. In an uncertain world, she and her husband are ready for a bit more connection. They would exchange their peaceful home for a much smaller condo, shared meals, commons spaces. But, right now, it's just a dream. One they aren't sure they can afford. Can Rachel and others like her f...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech warning middle powers that "if you are not on the table, you are on the menu," drew a rebuke from U.S. President Donald Trump. If, as Carney predicted, the old order is not coming back, what's next for Canada, Europe and the rest of the world?

Rassi Nashalik was the first person to ever host the Inuktituk news program Igalaaq.  As she receives the Order of Canada, she still works to educate both Inuk and non-Inuk about the importance of her language and her culture.

Lisa Banfield was the common-law wife of the Nova Scotia shooter. She has now released a book; The First Survivor: Life With Canada's Deadliest Mass Shooter. We talk to her about the years of intimate partner violence that she suffered and what she wants people to understand about the cycle of violence. And she responds to some of the victims' families — who have expressed anger about he...