The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

When Phyllis Frye was in her 20s, a decision to come out as transgender cost her ... her family, children and profession. Phyllis Frye shares her journey from being a trans law student in the 70s, to becoming the first openly transgender U.S. judge.

From examining how intolerance outside our borders feeds Canadian racism, to travel writer Eric Weiner's secret to raising a genius ... This is The Current with Mike Finnerty.

Travel writer Eric Weiner says if you want to predict genius, stop looking at the stars and find a map because genius is more about place than parentage.

With anti-immigrant sentiment being stirred up in the U.K. and in America, we explore racism in our own country and how some Canadians are challenging it.

David Suzuki has been passionate about the planet for decades. Now in his 80th year, the environmental activist joins Anna Maria to talk science, celebrity, family and mortality.

Scientist, environmentalist and Canadian icon David Suzuki shares his thoughts on scientific advances, his dedication to defending the environment and reflects on his 80th year ... Happy Canada Day from The Current.

From the documentary about a North Korean-made film that the country is now trying to suppress, to inside the world of robotic farms where apps milk the cows ... This is The Current with Mike Finnerty.

Robotic technology is changing farms and how they work. The Current's Julian Uzielli heads to a dairy farm where the cows get in line for the robots.

Filmmaker Vitaly Mansky shot the documentary in North Korea with consent, but it still became an indictment of the regime — now the country is trying to suppress it.

From a recent suicide bomb explosion in Istanbul and whether ISIS is responsible for the attack to how the Brexit results have called into question the usefulness of referendum... This is The Current with Mike Finnerty.

A referendum may seem like grassroots in action. But detractors argue it lets elected officials off the hook. The Current looks at if referendums are a clumsy, dangerous tool for deciding complex issues or fundamentally respectful of the people's will.

Suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's airport on Tuesday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. Turkey's prime minister blames ISIS. How did Turkey go from being one of the safest countries in the region to this?

From 34 cases of missing or dead Indigenous women where no foul play was ruled, to our award-winning documentary tracking how an elderly prairie couple deals with Jim's transition to Jacqueline... This is The Current with Mike Finnerty.

After almost 40 years of marriage, a couple's bond is tested when a long-kept secret comes to light. Today, we bring you the story of change, of a raw reality that at first triggered confusion and anger but also exposed fierce loyalty and enduring love.

CBC is investigating the deaths or disappearances of 34 Indigenous women - all cases where police said there is no evidence of foul play. But families say their loved ones may have been murdered and that police investigations were riddled with problems.