Most people spend their lives trying to avoid garbage, but Simon Paré-Poupart has spent the last 20 years immersed in it. The Montreal garbage collector and sociologist joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his memoir, Trash!: A Garbageman's Story, and why he believes our waste reveals a lot about what we value and what we would rather throw away.
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Folge vom 01.07.2026Your waste is his work. Meet the 'g-man' lifting the lid on our ties to trash
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Folge vom 28.06.2026CUSMA joint review, Crucial creepy crawlies, What trash says about us, Mother of murdered journalistHost Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail's Shannon Proudfoot about the imminent CUSMA joint review, and other top stories in Canadian politicsZoologist Jo Wimpenny explores the lesser-known merits of animals we often loatheMontreal garbage collector and sociologist Simon Paré-Poupart reflects on what his career as a garbage collector has taught him about what and who we valueDiane Foley reflects on meeting one of the ISIS members who killed her journalist son, James Foley
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Folge vom 24.06.2026Can't figure out how to find your life's work? Ask an investigative journalistEvery year around this time, a new crop of graduates grapples with a familiar question: "How do I find my life’s work?" But with the work world being upended by AI and mounting economic uncertainties, answering it today may be harder than ever. The New York Times investigative journalist Jodi Kantor, best known for helping expose Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's abuse of women, has been applying her tenacious mind to it lately. She joins Piya Chattopadhyay to share advice from her new book, How to Start.
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Folge vom 21.06.2026U.S.-Iran Deal, Evolution of treaties, Brexit legacy, Jodi KantorHost Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Aaron David Miller, from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and national security analyst Joseph Cirincione about the initial agreement between the United States and Iran.University of Alberta professor Crystal Gail Fraser and anthropologist Sara Komarnisky discuss the evolution of treaties and how they're playing into a range of issues today.The Guardian's Brussels correspondent, Jennifer Rankin, unpacks the relationship between the EU and UK, 10 years post-Brexit. Then, former British Conservative MP Andrew Percy and political scientist Ian Cooper discuss the lessons Canada can take from the UK's experience as Alberta considers separation.The New York Times investigative journalist Jodi Kantor shares advice for new grads and finding your life's work.