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Newest Episode: Fri April 16, 2010. 08:00 AM
CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.
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Tue July 21, 2009. 08:00 AM
July is officially Mad Pride month-- a series of events taking place all over the world to help people with mental health issues celebrate - and take pride - in who they are... "madness" and all. But while the movement has gained a lot of ground over the years, it still faces some resistance.
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Mon July 20, 2009. 08:00 AM
Documentary producer Sandy Bourque chronicled the days leading up to the court date of one Toronto sex worker. Her documentary is called, Tanya's Trial. It first aired on The Current in May. Warning: This Documentary deals with adult subject matter and contains very strong language.
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Sat July 18, 2009. 08:00 AM
Jennifer Stoddart outlined a number of ways that she says the ubiquitous social networking website breaches the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Jennifer Stoddart has been investigating Facebook for more than a year and so we explored the development of this issue in today's podcast.
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Fri July 17, 2009. 08:00 AM
Canada's anti-gang legislation has had quite a workout this week. a jury in British Columbia acquitted four members of the Hells Angels, while there was a very different outcome in a courtroom in Toronto just days later.
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Wed July 15, 2009. 08:00 AM
Today on the podcast, a conversation with journalist, Mark Boal who wrote the screenplay for the new movie, "The Hurt Locker" about the soldiers in a U.S. Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal Squad, whose job it is to disable roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices in Iraq.
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Tue July 14, 2009. 08:00 AM
It was 40 years ago that the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon and changed the course of history. Today on the podcast, we hear from the author of a new book about the mission's remarkable legacy.
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Mon July 13, 2009. 08:00 AM
The UN says Alabama may be executing the innocent. While a convicted killer, Thomas Arthur faces execution in Atmore, Alabama, justice is at stake.
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Fri July 10, 2009. 08:00 AM
Vancouver's troubled downtown eastside used to be known as Japantown. That changed forever with the war-time internment of Japanese-Canadians. This weekend, the Emperor of Japan will visit the neighbourhood to pay tribute to its history. We examine that history and look at the impact the internment program had on the community.
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Thu July 09, 2009. 08:00 AM
Vancouver is experiencing a construction boom in the lead-up to next year's Winter Olympics. And there are growing concerns about the number of construction workers getting high on the job.
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Wed July 08, 2009. 08:00 AM
Cooking with fire is what makes us human. Today on the Current podcast, a conversation with an anthropologist who says that what really separates us from the apes is that fact that we learned how to cook.
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Tue July 07, 2009. 08:00 AM
Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer in the world and the deadliest. It's also one of the only cancers without an effective screening test. Today on the Current podast, CBC Health Reporter brings us the story about a group of Canadian researchers who are trying to change that.
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Mon July 06, 2009. 08:00 AM
Parts of the prairies have been hit hard by a severe drought. Today on the podcast, a conversation with the President of the National Farmers Union to find out what kind of government assistance he's looking for. And we also talk to a geographer who says the situation is likely to get even worse.
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Fri July 03, 2009. 08:00 AM
From the best-seller lists to the big screen, vampires are back with a vengeance. But now they're younger, prettier and in some cases even downright nice. Today on the podcast, what the state of the undead says about the land of the living.
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Thu July 02, 2009. 08:00 AM
The situation in Iran presents an enormous temptation for the CIA to intervene in the name of supporting a democratic uprising and unseating a regime hostile to the West. Today on the podcast, we look at the CIA's checkered past in Iran and assess the wisdom of calls for the CIA to get involved there again.
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Wed July 01, 2009. 08:00 AM
Why is Joe Canadian Joe Average? On the day we celebrate Canada, The Current ponders why the Tim Horton's Nation exalts the ordinary and throws cold water on big dreams, high ambitions and refined tastes.
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Tue June 30, 2009. 08:00 AM
Beavers are increasingly coming into conflict as beaver populations increase & human development sprawls into habitat. Today on the podcast, we look at the sometimes uneasy coexistence between Canadians and beavers - two kinds of control freaks bent on reshaping the landscape.
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Mon June 29, 2009. 08:00 AM
Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian who was stranded in Sudan for six years after being labelled an al-Qaeda suspect, returned home this weekend. But he's still on a United Nations no-fly list and the U.S. Government still says he's linked to terrorist activities. Today on the podcast, some insight into the allegations against him and why the U.S. Government is standing by them.
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Fri June 26, 2009. 08:00 AM
Three years ago, a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness was forced to have a blood transfusion she didn't want. Now the Supreme Court of Canada is weighing in with consequences for everyone.
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Thu June 25, 2009. 08:00 AM
A 23-year-old man from Ottawa has been convicted on two counts of first-degree-murder for killing his sister and her fiancé. He is the first person convicted of first degree murder for an honour killing in Canada. Some hope it will send a message that honour killings won't be treated lightly. But not everyone thinks it's helpful to label them that way.
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Wed June 24, 2009. 12:00 AM
Sun Mu spent years as a propaganda artist for the North Korean government. Then he defected and now he makes a living critiquing the regime he once served.
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