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The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Summary: CBC Radio's The Current is a meeting place of perspectives with a fresh take on issues that affect Canadians today.

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 ENCORE: Researcher tracks Siberian tigers for months crouched in freezing hole | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1441

In remote Siberia, ecologist Chris Morgan joined renowned tiger researcher Sooyong Park to document his methods, a man observing three generations of tigers in the harsh Siberian landscape. Chris Morgan comes out of the cold to share his experience.

 Full Episode for August 30, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2820

From an American psychiatrist rule against weighing in on the mental well-being of high-profile politicians such as Donald Trump to a filmmaker who has devoted his life to tracking the Siberian Tiger... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 Mental health professionals must speak out against Trump, says psychologist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1207

Since 1973, the American Psychiatric Association has not allowed its members to analyze politicians' personalities from afar. But some psychiatrists say Trump breaks the mould and the stakes are too high to not comment on the Republican candidate.

 Full Episode for August 29, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2818

From Trudeau's visit to Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai before the annual G-20 meeting to reset Canada's relationship with China to three terror attack survivors on living with the experience... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 Full Episode for August 26, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2747

From a special committee looking into electoral reform in response to the Liberals' promise to abolish the first-past-the-post system to uncorking the world of fine wine fraud... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 ENCORE: Sour Grapes documentary uncorks high-end world of fine wine fraud | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1417

The biggest wine fraud in history is the subject of the documentary, Sour Grapes. It's a story about the astronomically wealthy, an obsession with fine wines worth tens-of-thousands of dollars and the con man who duped them all.

 Electoral reform: Moving beyond first-past-the-post voting system | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1188

Electoral reform was a key promise of the Trudeau Liberals as they swept to power last fall. The deadline to introduce new legislation is December 1st. Today, The Current explores what might replace the first-past-the-post system?

 Full Episode for August 25, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2684

From the UN and Red Cross preparing for a humanitarian crisis in the mounting battle for Mosul to the rise of the death cafe — an unlikely trend in cafe culture ordering coffees and talking mortality... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 ENCORE: Death cafes serve up life and death conversations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1349

A death cafe is full of lively conversations that confront fears of dying. What began in a basement in the U.K. is now an international movement in 35 countries, with meetings across Canada. The Current explores the slightly darker take on cafe culture.

 UN prepares for mass displacements as anti-ISIS troops approach Mosul | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1228

The Iraqi city, Mosul, has been controlled by ISIS for the past two years. Now, they are poised for a battle as Iraqi forces seek to liberate it. But the most likely immediate result of the battle for Mosul will be chaos and a vast new wave of refugees.

 Full Episode for August 24, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2727

From the Trudeau government facing tough criticism for supporting the Site C dam project in B.C. to eavesdropping on the fascinating conversations of sperm whales... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 ENCORE: Canadian researcher reveals how sperm whales communicate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1389

In an unprecedented study, Canadian marine biologist Shane Gero has been decoding a group of sperm whale families for more than a decade. Find out what sperm whales are talking about and what Gero has learned about their society.

 Site C Dam project betrays Trudeau's commitment to First Nations, say critics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1220

Despite a promise to forge a new relationship with Indigenous peoples, the Trudeau government is facing tough criticism for supporting the Site C dam - a project opposed by many First Nation leaders, Amnesty International and the Royal Society of Canada.

 Full Episode for August 23, 2016 - The Current | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2819

From doctors and humanitarian workers inside Aleppo and the logistics of bringing aid and support to the Syrian city to retired judge, Marie Corbett reflects on feeling 'powerless over crime'... This is The Current with Robyn Bresnahan.

 ENCORE: Retired judge Marie Corbett reflects on feeling 'powerless over crime' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1401

For all the power they wield in the justice system, we don't often hear frank talk from judges, in part because they seldom step down from their prestigious posts. But judge Marie Corbett retired early and is opening up about the life she left behind.

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