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Coming together after Hurricane Helene’s devastation Oct 03, 2024

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Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeast U.S. last week. We hear from people who lived through the storm’s destruction, and are now banding together to tackle the aftermath.

A child kept in solitary confinement for 730 days Oct 03, 2024

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As a teenager, Jack Whalen was held in solitary confinement for 730 days — beaten, humiliated and told he would amount to nothing at a notorious Newfoundland boys' home. He’s sharing his fight for justice in the new book Invisible Prisons, written with the help of author Lisa Moore.

Using oysters to fight coastal erosion Oct 03, 2024

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Oysters are being used to fight coastal erosion, by creating living shorelines that can protect against climate change and rising sea levels. Researcher Jacob Stolle explains how it works.

What’s at stake with Canada’s low birth rate? Oct 02, 2024

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Canada recorded its lowest fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023. Economist Armine Yalnizyan tells us what’s at stake for countries with a low birth rate, and what kind of supports would help struggling young Canadians embrace parenthood.

Malcolm Gladwell on what The Tipping Point got wrong Oct 02, 2024

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Malcolm Gladwell says he got some things wrong in The Tipping Point, his 25-year-old bestseller about what drives social change — so he’s written a follow-up, Revenge of the Tipping Point. He talks to Matt Galloway about revising some of those theories for a different time, the power of a compelling narrative and the weirdness of Miami.

Walz and Vance trade barbs — politely Oct 02, 2024

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U.S. vice-presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz had a civilized and at times even cordial debate Tuesday, in stark contrast to when Donald Trump faced off against Kamala Harris last month. What does the debate tell us about the remaining month of this campaign?

After Iran’s strike on Israel, what happens next? Oct 02, 2024

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Iran fired missiles at Israel Tuesday, hours after Israel began a ground incursion in Lebanon. We look at Iran’s role in the region’s escalating conflict — and the risk of all-out war.

The Current Introduces | Split Screen: Thrill Seekers Oct 01, 2024

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A TV crew offers 12 ordinary people the chance to take part in the adventure of a lifetime. But there’s a catch. The audience knows everything but the contestants are kept in the dark. As the cameras roll, no questions are allowed. Split Screen: Thrill Seekers is a new 6 part series that exposes how a TV show left contestants struggling to trust what’s actually real.

Host Nick van der Kolk (Love + Radio) asks: does reality TV only succeed when it exploits those involved? He talks to the set designers, crew, and the contestants themselves to learn what it took to permanently distort their sense of reality.

Welcome to Split Screen, an examination of the utterly captivating, sometimes unsettling world of entertainment and pop culture. From reality TV gone awry, to the cult of celebrity, each season of Split Screen takes listeners on an evocative journey inside the world of showbiz. Ex-contestants, producers, and cultural critics uncover complicated truths behind TV’s carefully curated facades, and question what our entertainment reveals about us. Split Screen: sometimes reality is twisted.

More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/BjPe7eqq

Amir Tibon on surviving the Oct. 7 attack Oct 01, 2024

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Israeli journalist Amir Tibon survived the Oct. 7 attack on his kibbutz Nahal Oz, hiding in a safe room with his wife and two children. His new book, The Gates of Gaza, tells the harrowing story of that day and the Israeli-Palestinian history that led to it.

Banning basements in the face of climate change Oct 01, 2024

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Some Quebec politicians are calling for a ban on new basement apartments in flood-prone areas. Some critics say the move doesn’t go far enough in the face of a changing climate.

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