Why you should toss the teflon and grab a cast-iron pan
TV personality, chef and author Andrew Zimmern is on a quest to convince North Americans to ditch their teflon pans for cast-iron skillets, amid growing scientific and public concern over the chemicals that make pans non-stick. PFAS, or forever chemicals have been linked to some cancers and health problems affecting the liver, kidney and immune-system. He says cast-iron pans are not only safer, but they're better to cook with.
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How Gen Z protests are toppling governments
Around the world, young people are rising up and in some places, they're actually bringing down their governments. From Nepal to Madagascar, Gen Z protesters are fed up with corruption, inequality, and leaders who seem completely out of touch. They're organizing online, inspired by movements half a world away and somehow even united by a pirate flag from the anime One Piece. We talk to Meenakshi Ganguly, Deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, about why this generation is taking to the streets, how these movements are learning from each other, and what their success could mean for democracy in the years ahead.
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Will tougher laws make Canadians feel safer?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is rolling out sweeping new crime measures — tougher bail laws, longer sentences, and 1,000 new RCMP officers. British Columbia’s Attorney General Niki Sharma reacts to what she calls a long-awaited step toward safer streets. While Kent Roach, professor of law at The University of Toronto questions whether the forthcoming legislation will actually improve public safety.
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The Eyes of Gaza: Palestinian journalist Plestia Al Aqad
In the early days of the war, Plestia Al Aqad's very popular Instagram account was one of the ways people outside Gaza learned about what was going on inside, and the harrowing impact on Palestinians, day to day. We talk to her about her new book, "The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience," a collection of her diary entries from that time — and talks about her hopes for the future of Gaza in light of this week's fragile ceasefire.
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Steven Pinker: When everyone knows that everyone knows
The Harvard professor Steven Pinker is the author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows," a new book on common knowledge. He believes that awareness of what others know, or lack of it, is key to figuring out how humans coordinate to form everything from personal relationships to our shared belief in money or power or national borders.
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.The Current is produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — and has recently recorded live shows about the Canadian election in Surrey and Burnaby BC. And shows to come in Oshawa and the 905, Red Deer, Alberta, Quebec City and Halifax.
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