The Sunday Magazine

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks to Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles about how Canadian politics are being affected by Donald Trump's promised tariff threats, social justice activist Loretta Ross discusses her new book Calling In and her alternative ideas to cancel culture, we get the latest on developments around the Gaza ceasefire deal from The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom, and podcaster and writer Kelsey McKinney breaks down the origins of gossip, and why people everywhere love to do it.

Ron Deibert, founder of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab and cybersecurity expert, reveals the alarming vulnerabilities of democracies in the face of cyber espionage. He discusses the controversial operations of the NSO Group, exploring ethical dilemmas tied to surveillance. Deibert emphasizes the emotional toll that these cyber threats cause to activists and civil society workers. He also calls for vigilance against both internal and external threats to democracy, highlighting the urgent need to protect individual rights amid increasing reliance on technology.

Guest host David Common speaks with The Washington Post's Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa and Semafor's Kadia Goba about Donald Trump's flurry of controversial actions this past week, The Citizen Lab's Ron Deibert takes us inside the shadowy world of cyber espionage, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reflects on how his early years shaped him, and political economist Mark Manger and Mathew Holmes from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce consider strategies to bolster Canada's economy amid Trump's tariff pause.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

As the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates made his name as one of the most influential people in modern tech. Now, in his new memoir Source Code: My Beginnings, he's looking back on the forces that made him. In a wide-ranging Canadian broadcast exclusive interview, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Gates about navigating childhood social challenges, how his passion for computers blossomed, what drove his confidence to take on tech giants as a teen, and his candid belief that he'd be diagnosed with autism if he was growing up today.

Guest host David Common speaks with CBC News senior business reporter Peter Armstrong and The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh about the economic implications of – and political response to – Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, writer Pico Iyer reflects on what embracing silence has taught him about life and loss, aviation journalist Kerry Lynch discusses recent changes in aviation and politics, former CSIS national security analyst Stephanie Carvin unpacks key takeaways from the foreign interference report, and we play another round of our monthly challenge, That's Puzzling!.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

David A. Robertson is an award-winning author, editor and sought-after speaker on Canadian arts and Indigenous issues. But he says his interior life is filled with "little monsters" – chronic, often-debilitating anxiety and depression. Robertson joins Piya Chattopadhyay to talk about why it's important for him to share his mental health struggles with his new book, All the Little Monsters, and what pillars of support have helped him along the way.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Slate's Mark Joseph Stern about how well Donald Trump's executive orders may stand up to legal scrutiny, Arctic experts Marc Lanteigne and Andrea Charron unpack the wide world of Arctic politics, Union filmmaker Brett Story talks about organizing efforts at Amazon, teacher Farida Algoul shares what life's been like in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire began, and author David A. Robertson reflects on his mental health journey.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

David Grossman has known war all of his life. The Israeli writer, born and raised in Jerusalem, has long mined themes of grief and conflict in his novels and non-fiction. His latest book, The Thinking Heart, collects essays and speeches from the years leading up to and following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Grossman joins Piya Chattopadhyay to reflect on the aftershocks of that day, and what it will take to achieve lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with correspondents Chris Brown and Gregg Carlstrom about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and what may happen next, Israeli writer David Grossman reflects on peace in a region of war, political reporters Lisa Johnson, Robert Benzie and Philip Authier discuss how premiers in their regions are navigating Donald Trump's tariff threat, and neuroscientist and novelist Lisa Genova talks about her new novel about life with bipolar disorder.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

As the 21st century enters its 25th year, The Sunday Magazine's Pete Mitton speaks with a range of big thinkers about what they see as the defining features of the 2000s so far. Historians Margaret MacMillan and Anne Applebaum, political scientist Francis Fukuyama, global affairs expert Janice Stein, and more share their reflections on the century's first quarter to this point, and explore what lessons this period may hold for the next 25 years.