The Current

Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a meeting place for diverse perspectives. In its 20 years, the Current has become a go-to place for stories that shape and entertain us. Released daily, Monday to Friday. Some of the topics we’ve covered recently, include: Donald Trump’s threat of U.S. tariffs and the impact they could have on Canadian businesses and consumers; the bids to buy TikTok; the future of public broadcasting; undocumented migrants living in fear of mass deportations; fluoride and drinking water; political foreign interference and alleged traitors in parliament; China’s new AI chatbot DeepSeek; the family doctor shortage; the Israel-Hamas ceasefire; the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; climate change and the cost of rebuilding after wildfires in Jasper and L.A.; the impact of social media on children; tackling homelessness and the housing crisis; Donald Trump’s second term and sweeping executive orders; Justin Trudeau’s resignation and proroguing parliament; federal and provincial politics; provincial premiers and their politics; Indigenous issues; truth and reconciliation; water sovereignty; speed cameras and road safety; science and disinformation; the cost of veterinary bills; a rise in young men getting vasectomies; the best places to vacation in Canada; reckoning with the Holocaust; provincial premiers and their politics; big banks backing out of climate initiatives; relaxed regulations on drones; nature and your mental health; a conservation win for marine life; migrant workers in limbo over stalled visas; age verification for porn sites; alcoholism and ‘grey-area’ drinking; Donald Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal and make Canada the 51st U.S. state; Elon Musk’s influence on world politics; rogue waves, methanol poisoning and other risks on vacation; the opioid crisis and drug dealers targeting teens; personal finances; weight loss drugs like Ozempic; women’s health; consumer rights and competition in Canada; mortgages and interest rates; the flow of fentanyl across the U.S.-Canada border; the fall of the Assad regime in Syria; the influence of Taylor Swift; and the movies, books and culture that have something to say about the world around us. Some of the stand-out guests we’ve had on recently: Basketball star Demar Derozan; comedian Mark Critch; Liberal leadership frontrunner Chrystia Freeland; addictions advocate Scott Oake; Sapiens writer Yuval Noah Harari; Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha; CBC’s new CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard; UK actor Idris Elba; Chef Yotam Ottolenghi; Fashion journalist Jeanne Beker; On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder; former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew; Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, author and former spouse of the Prime Minister; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell; soccer star Atiba Hutchinson; Canadian diplomat Bob Rae; godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio; Xena star Lucy Lawless; bestselling author and Prof G Pod host Scott Galloway; Trump nephew and critic Fred Trump III; journalist and former White House communications director George Stephanopoulos; The Certainty Illusion author Tim Caulfied; Indigenous author Tanya Talaga; tech insider and Pivot podcast host Kara Swisher; N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson; and several Order of Canada recipients including aphasia researcher Aura Kagan, and Holocaust survivor and educator Pinchas Gutter. The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows on location in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and covered the 2024 U.S. presidential election from Arizona and Michigan.