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The Current

The Current

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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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Episodes
  • Canada makes World Cup History!

    Canada makes World Cup History!
    Jun 29 2026

    Team Canada is making Men's World Cup history. With Sunday’s 1-nil win over South Africa, it’s their first time in the round of 16! We talk to Simon Kuper, a journalist and the author of World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments, about what’s next in FIFA’s World Cup 2026.

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    19 mins
  • Why Cree musician Adrian Sutherland calls Attawapiskat home

    Why Cree musician Adrian Sutherland calls Attawapiskat home
    Jun 29 2026

    Life in Attawapiskat is undeniably hard. But it's where Juno-nominee Cree musician Adrian Sutherland chooses to live and raise his family, even though he has the means to leave. In his debut memoir, The Work of our Hands, Adrian paints a portrait of his world that headlines about poverty, despair and a decaying water system fail to capture. He talks with guest host Piya Chattopadhyay about how the hard work required to survive in Attawapiskat allows him to find true meaning and freedom.
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    22 mins
  • You're ordinary. Get over it. You just might enjoy it

    You're ordinary. Get over it. You just might enjoy it
    Jun 26 2026

    We push ourselves to optimize our careers, our health and our relationships. But we can't all be the best. So why do we struggle to accept that we're ordinary? The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman and author and broadcaster Amil Niazi have each wrestled with that question. Their advice? Accepting mediocrity might be the best choice you ever make.
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    20 mins
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