Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks to Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman about the U.S.'s relationship with Russia as the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war approaches, we learn about the "cognitive crisis" of shrinking attention spans with Marion Thain, Papal commentator and author Michael Higgins speaks to why Pope Francis' papacy has differed from others, and journalist James Foley's legacy is remembered by his mother, Diane Foley, and writer Colum McCann.

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As the pandemic forced us to socialize at a distance, journalist and writer Kelsey McKinney was suddenly unable to collect the juicy stories she’d usually get over drinks with friends, so she started the popular Normal Gossip podcast… and it became an instant hit. After years of gossiping on the airwaves, McKinney joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss her new book, You Didn’t Hear this From Me, to break down the origins of gossip, the reason people everywhere love to to do it and the risks that come with spreading rumours if you don’t know where they came from.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks to Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles about how Canadian politics are being affected by Donald Trump's promised tariff threats, social justice activist Loretta Ross discusses her new book Calling In and her alternative ideas to cancel culture, we get the latest on developments around the Gaza ceasefire deal from The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom, and podcaster and writer Kelsey McKinney breaks down the origins of gossip, and why people everywhere love to do it.