

Just Asking
CBC
You’ve got smart questions, we’ve got solid answers. If googling got you nowhere, you can always call your friend Saroja Coelho. With guest experts, Just Asking turns the week’s news and latest trends into tips that help you make better decisions in your life. Whether it’s tech, money, career or health — we’ll hear you out, and help you out. The show takes live calls on CBC Radio every Saturday afternoon, and drops the podcast that same evening.
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Oct 12, 2024 • 1h 16min
How to recognize and deal with narcissism
Our guest experts answer your question about how to distinguish between a disorder and narcissistic traits, and how to deal with the narcissist in your life.

Oct 5, 2024 • 1h 12min
Your questions about fertility treatments answered
Our guest experts answer your question about declining fertility rates and treatments available in Canada.

Oct 5, 2024 • 41min
When beauty becomes toxic
Our guest experts answer your question about beauty and when it becomes toxic.

Sep 28, 2024 • 56min
How to protect yourself from online scams
Our guest experts answer your question about how to protect yourself from online scams.

Sep 28, 2024 • 58min
Your questions about what comes next in the Middle East answered
Our guest experts answer your questions about what comes next in the Middle East.

Sep 21, 2024 • 1h 4min
How to talk about conspiracy theories with friends and family
Our guest expert answer your questions about how to talk to your friends and family about conspiracy theories.

Sep 21, 2024 • 50min
Your questions about kids and screens answered
An expert in child and adolescent psychiatry answers your questions about kids and screen time.

Sep 14, 2024 • 59min
How to navigate the job market at this time
Senior economist Brendon Bernard with the job site Indeed, and Jermaine L. Murray, a career coach and founder of JupiterHR, answer your questions about looking for a job right now.

Sep 14, 2024 • 54min
Your questions about 10-dollars-a-day childcare program answered
Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, and the Executive Director of Child Care Now, Morna Ballantyne discuss the challenges of 10-dollars-a-day childcare program and answer listeners questions.

Sep 7, 2024 • 1h 3min
Your questions about Liberal-NDP breakup answered
Our guests took your questions about what led to this moment and what it will mean for Canadian politics.