The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

In 1984, 20-year-old Emad Abdullah left his Beirut home to see friends and disappeared. It was the height of Lebanon's civil war and Syria was known to be jailing Lebanese. Now many families are hoping those who disappeared might now come home.

The stars of the night sky have disappeared for a significant number of people around the world. Today we look at the implications of artificial light at night, the push for dark sky preservation zones and what's lost to humanity without the Milky Way.

From a look into the political influence of the NRA and if it's slowly waning, to calls to end medical intervention on the bodies of intersex children, to the debate over a tidal turbine in the Bay of Fundy... This is The Current.

At the end point of Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy, in the Minas Basin, the tides can rise as high as 15 metres. Those hoping to harness that energy want to put giant turbines on the seabed but one very vocal lobster fisherman is already delaying the plan.

What to do if your child is born with sexual anatomy that doesn't fit the norm? For years, the answer has been gender assignment surgery, but The Current speaks to two intersex guests who want this to invasive practice to stop.

As the U.S. once again debates gun control in the wake of the Orlando massacre, gun advocates are challenging the accepted wisdom the NRA is politically invincible. New research suggests the NRA is losing its grip to changing demographics.

From LGBTQ Muslim grieving after the Orlando shooting and bracing for backlash, to managing the growth of urban rat populations, to a 93-year-old former nurse reflecting on what was learned by experimenting with LSD... This is The Current.

Kay Parley was a psychiatric patient turned psychiatric nurse. Now at the age of 93, she shares her reflections from both sides of the gurney from the then-called Weyburn Mental Institution and speaks to her experience with the therapeutic use of LSD.

As a growing number of Canadian cities report increases in rat populations, The Current turns to a researcher and a rodentologist for their insight into the potential health risks to humans and how to get rid of rats. Yes, that's right - a rodentologist.

In the aftermath of the massacre at the Pulse gay bar in Orlando, Fla., Muslims in the LGBTQ community find themselves facing both homophobia and Islamophobia. We hear from three people navigating the emotion and backlash.

Carlisle on putting auto innovation on overdrive, to the life-long scars of childhood bullying ... This is The Current.

The Current has looked into bullying in schools and communities, even the effects of bullying on siblings. Now new research suggests the impact of bullying follows many into adulthood and creates what is being called Adult Post Bullying Syndrome.

As technology companies grab the headlines on the development of new cars, GM Canada has unveiled its own strategies to harness and affect technological change. GM Canada President Steve Carlisle joins us to share the company's plan.

Patrons of a gay dance club were targeted in Orlando during Pride month and Ramadan. The man, known to authorities, claimed a last-minute allegiance to the Islamic state. Amidst the grief and shock, we look into the many questions that remain.

From the 74-hour filibuster over an unpopular budget in Newfoundland and Labrador, to wolves becoming increasingly common in parks across Canada, and how the power of persuasion increasingly overwhelms the role of reason in politics... This is The Current