The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

If the idea of the germs on objects that get ingested into your child's gullet makes you queasy then you need to hear B. Brett Finlay extol the power of microbes. The microbiologist says kids could use more dirt in their lives and even in their mouths.

A journey of 8,000 kilometres begins with a single step. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek is walking the modern-day Silk Road, talking to people in the pursuit of what he calls "slow journalism."

The so-called alt-right leader Richard Spencer has railed against Jews and said the U.S. belongs to white men. Now Neo-Nazi groups are calling for white supremacists to march through his hometown of Whitefish, Mont. — a site of protest as residents react.

From Montana residents rallying against the alt-right targeting the Jewish community, to walking the modern-day Silk Road, to a microbiologist who says letting kids get dirty is good for their health ... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

Historian David Wright chronicles how The Hospital of Sick Children became one of leading pediatric health facilities in the world.

At one time the orca — or killer whale — was seen as a terrifying monster. But then a wounded orca named Moby Doll ended up in Vancouver and in no time at all once-frightened Vancouverites fell in love. Meet the disruptor who paved the way for Shamu.

Hygge, a centuries-old Danish practice, is now trendy, with social media sites teeming with images of woolly socks and intimate gatherings around the fireplace. What does hygge really mean and how can it serve us?

From why the Danish art of coziness is unfolding into an international lifestyle trend, to the dynamic history of The Hospital for Sick Children, to the orca that inspired a generation of scientists to take up whale research...This is The Current.

From murder, fire and on-stage suicides, to a jewel of national culture - on this special Boxing Day edition of The Current, the dramatic history of the Russian Bolshoi Ballet.

From Russia's interference in upcoming European elections, to a study that suggests women doctors have an edge in saving your life, to the zesty life of Julia Child... This is The Current.

European governments express concern for upcoming national elections with the emergence of Russian propaganda and other signs of "outside manipulation" in their countries.

A new Harvard study shows female doctors have a superior success rate than their male counterparts in preventing death.

Julia Child was the first television celebrity chef and one who broke all the rules. The Current looks back on the life of the American who mastered French cuisine and how the star in her 60s changed the way we eat and how we think about food.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has set up a showdown with the dozens of American cities actively sheltering undocumented immigrants. But a lot of those cities have vowed not to back down.

This is the story of a new life, in a new country with a successful new business. It starts in the kitchen where three Syrian refugees created a catering company to bring the taste of home to Canada.