If you bought anything online recently, there's a good chance you shopped on Amazon. The tech giant's success has made it synonymous with e-commerce. But it's also long faced scrutiny over its business practices. Now, Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, accusing it of illegally protecting a monopoly over online retail. The company denies the allegations. Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli has been covering Amazon for years. Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with her about how Amazon became the behemoth it is today, as explored in her book The Everything War: Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own Everything and Remake Corporate Power.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The New York Times national education reporter Alan Blinder about the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling school campuses, Craig Desson from CBC's Audio Doc Unit unpacks the powers and perils of AI in elections, Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli traces Amazon's rise to dominance, and Dalhousie University historian Afua Cooper discusses her mission to fill gaps in Black history education in Canada.

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This month marks 30 years since the genocide in Rwanda led to the deaths of more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in one of the worst massacres of the 20th century. But even though Rwanda has largely recovered, retired Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire says the world hasn't learned the lessons from that time to prevent future wars and mass atrocities. The former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda tells Chattopadhyay about his own mental health journey over the last three decades and why he's so disappointed in the international community – including Canada – for letting conflicts around the world spiral out of control.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with veteran New York Times White House and national security correspondent David Sanger about the era of "new cold wars" shaping our world today, CanAge CEO Laura Tamblyn Watts walks through ways families can talk to aging parents about plans for the future, retired Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire reflects on the political and personal legacy of the Rwandan genocide 30 years on, and Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal breaks down what's at stake for the world as India's election gets underway.

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For decades, Fran Lebowitz has earned fans and fuelled ire for sharing her opinion on... well, just about everything. Ahead of her latest speaking event in Toronto, the writer, humourist and public speaker joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share what's on her mind lately, from the spread of disinformation, to why she doesn't suffer FOMO [fear of missing out] as someone who's got no time for the internet, and why she'd make a great mayor of her beloved New York.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about tensions between Iran and Israel, humourist and public speaker Fran Lebowitz opines on the art of conversation, economist Mike Moffatt explores how far the federal Liberals' pre-budget promises may go toward fixing Canada's housing crisis, and lawyer and Slate journalist Dahlia Lithwick tees up Donald Trump's first criminal trial.

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In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are Saroja Coelho, host of Mornings on CBC Music and Just Asking on CBC Radio, as well as Vancouver listener Peter McGregor.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Toronto Star columnist Susan Delacourt and The Line's Matt Gurney to break down the week in Canadian politics, writer and humourist Eli Burnstein talks about the value of understanding fine distinctions in everyday langauge, humanitarian policy researcher Abby Stoddard discusses the threats facing aid workers in Gaza, our monthly brain game That's Puzzling! returns, and host of CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks Bob McDonald unpacks the science, mythology and magic of Monday's solar eclipse.

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For three decades, anchor and correspondent Hala Gorani has reported on conflict and displacement around the world for outlets including CNN and NBC. Along the way, she's also grappled with her own sense of belonging, as the kid of Syrians, raised in the United States and France, who globe trots to tell other people's stories. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss what she's learned about identity on that journey, as explored in her memoir But You Don't Look Arab.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with climate policy columnist Adam Radwanski and Parliament Hill reporter Stephanie Taylor about the prospects and politics of the carbon tax, retired superintendent Keith Merith offers his vision for police reform, defence experts Joel Sokolsky, and Richard Shimooka size up Canada's role in NATO as the alliance turns 75, and storied journalist Hala Gorani shares her lifelong quest for belonging.

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In 2018, Christine Blasey Ford stood before a United States Senate Judiciary Committee and testified that she was sexually assaulted in high school by then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who denied the allegation. Her story sparked a media frenzy, with some casting her as a trailblazing women's rights advocate and others questioning her credibility and motivations. In a Canadian exclusive interview, Blasey Ford speaks with Piya Chattopadhyay about her road to speaking out and the aftermath of her testimony, as explored in her memoir One Way Back.

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