The Current
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| Date | Combined Rank | Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | #188 | #188 |
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Latest episodes
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Cassie Campbell-Pascall on her fight for a place on the ice
October 6, 2026 · 24 minFrom the time Cassie Campbell-Pascall was a little girl she had to fight to be included in the game of hockey. Since then, she's been a trailblazer for girls and women in the sport, a World Champion, a gold medal Olympic captain, the first…
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How worried should you be about the plague?
October 6, 2026 · 12 minA possible plague-related death in Russia has prompted officials to place hundreds of people under medical observation and multiple health care facilities under quarantine. Local reports suggest a worker at an anti-plague research facility…
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Quebec elects the separatist PQ
October 6, 2026 · 20 minParti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will be Quebec's new premier.The Parti Quebecois have won a minority government with just under 30 per cent of the vote, after promising not to hold a referendum on independence until after…
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The Premier League scandal rocking England and beyond
October 6, 2026 · 13 minAfter a high profile cheating scandal there are calls for Manchester City, one of the most successful football clubs in the world, to get relegated from the Premier League. The Athletic’s senior news reporter Matt Slater talks about how…
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Are Ontario’s new 110 km/h speed limits dangerous?
October 5, 2026 · 17 minOntario increased the speed limit on several highways to 110 kilometers per hour. The province says the new speed limit will help people get to their destinations faster and that the changes are safe. Stephanie Cowle, Parachute Canada’s…
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Could Democrats win big in the U.S. midterms?
October 5, 2026 · 20 minIn just over a month, voters in America will head to the polls in the U.S. midterms. The elections will decide if US President Donald Trump will remain free to pursue his agenda, or whether he’ll face checks from a new Congress as the…
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Historian Jill Lepore on the “artificial state”
October 5, 2026 · 25 minPulitzer Prize-winning historian Jill Lepore talks about her latest book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” how technology like AI is having a knock on effect on our democracy and why it's not too late to stop us slipping into an…
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Would you buy a $60 loaf of bread?
October 5, 2026 · 8 minTurns out a lot of New Yorkers will. A bakery opened in NYC stocking one product — a $60 loaf of rye bread, served by the slice or by the loaf. As influencers flock to try the now infamous loaf, we look at whether the price tag fits the…