Sometimes, small brands manage to outsmart their giant counterparts. And this tiny soda brand has done it for over a century. Goliath, meet David.

There was a time when the only weddings we saw were the ones we attended. But in today’s social media world, we see thousands of weddings, from every imaginable angle.

This week on The House, two Conservatives join us to talk about what's next for the party now that Andrew Scheer has resigned. Bloc MP Stephane Bergeron lays out his party's demands to work co-operatively with the Liberals. Finally, the parents of a soldier who died in Afghanistan talk about media reports saying that the war was a failure.

Testing Canadians for immunity to the novel coronavirus — and issuing passes to those immune to the disease — could be a stepping stone to fully reopening the country’s economy, an Ottawa-area physician says.

This week: We hear from the spokesperson for secret pilot project that’s been housing Nova Scotia inmates in unused condominiums, we talk with the CBC Radio One historian, and we travel to Saskatoon to meet the paramedics behind the silly siren. Plus, we make a very serious announcement.

We look back on the very best of the hundreds of interviews we’ve done with musicians over the years, we remember some of Canada’s forgotten musical moments, and we discover how Canadian rock and roll invaded South America in the 1960s.

We look into the stories suggested by our listeners. The RCMP is launching an on-demand food delivery service like Uber Eats. You can now get a free medical check-up at Canadian airport security. There’s a growing movement of people who want a Canadian Royal Family. Plus, many more suggestions!

This week: For our last episode ever, we’re performing live from the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and improvising the entire show from audience suggestions

Tapestry launches its Soundtrack for the Soul, a collection of songs to lift your spirits and calm your nerves during the COVID-19 pandemic; and rabbi Denise Handlarski leads SecularSynagogue.com, an online Jewish community.

The Toronto-based British author talks about his love of film and society's fascination with actors and celebrity with Eleanor Wachtel.

In honour of International Women's Day, we revisit Eleanor Wachtel's 2012 conversation with the celebrated British writer.

The Russian-American journalist, author, translator and activist spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about the abuse of power and rise of modern totalitarianism.

Is there anything better than “the best we can do”? According to some pragmatic philosophers, it’s not about settling for less but constantly pushing for more, and more. IDEAS presents the case for a particular, ‘moderate’ brand of pragmatism that may be deeply valuable in times of uncertainty.

We’re all in this together, suffering equally, as the planet struggles through the Anthropocene age — an era created by human activity. It’s why the author of The Democracy of Suffering, Todd Dufresne, calling on philosophy — and all of us — to revolutionize what it means to be human.

Coronavirus isn't the first pandemic to sweep the world. Typhoid and flu killed millions. But history's really big killer was the bubonic plague. Three historians discuss what we can learn from the history of plagues of the past.

We’re dazzled, and sometimes frazzled, by our encounters with contemporary art. Marc Mayer, former director of the National Gallery of Canada, draws back the curtain to show what’s behind the art that can be so fascinating and yet so confusing.

Leading in the time of COVID-19 is to lead when a virus is calling the shots. In 1892, Hamburg had its own devastating cholera outbreak. According to historian Sir Richard Evans, how authorities navigated the pandemic offers surprisingly relevant lessons for leaders today.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Malcolm Gladwell, Sally Armstrong, Taslim Burkowicz and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Paul Seesequasis, Carla Funk, Joseph A. Dandurand and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Lorna Crozier, Alberto Manguel and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Rachel Manley, Bob Joseph, Susan Juby and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Thomas King, Joanne Vannicola and Arlene Dickinson.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Eden Robinson, Bob McDonald, David Demchuk and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Samra Habib, Nazanine Hozar and more. 

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Cory Doctorow, Gregory Scofield, Candy Palmater and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Jesse Thistle, Karma Brown and Victoria Freeman.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Carol Rose GoldenEagle, Megan Gail Coles, Victor Dwyer and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Peter Robinson, Dionne Brand, Helen Knott and more.

In the latest episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Emily St. John Mandel, Amanda Leduc, Ernie Louttit and more.

Shelagh Rogers speaks with Marjorie Celona, Wayne Arthurson, Steve Burrows — and William Gibson answers our version of the Proust Questionnaire.

This week, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Nancy Lee, Marianne Boucher — and William Gibson again answers our version of the Proust Questionnaire.

This week, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Jenny Heijun Wills, Rachel Matlow, Randy Boyagoda and more.

Any meaningful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will require imagination, risk, solidarity and vulnerability; it will mean refusing to ‘free-ride’ and a willingness to sacrifice. How can we cultivate this capacity for social solidarity in our time of social fragmentation and mutual distancing?

There’s soul. And then there’s Aretha Franklin.

The former Gladiators singer has lost none of his magic.

Dave Grohl and friends celebrate creativity and friendship on a mostly successful set.

A ridiculously optimistic and happy third album from the Belfast band.

A sprawling, beautiful, brain-belch of an album from a never-dull artist.

On today's show: * What is the COVIDSafe app supposed to do? * Is it spying on me? * Is being fit and healthy a good thing to help tackle coronavirus? * What happened to all those suburb hotspots? * Is there a possibility of infertility occurring from this virus?

Now, more than ever, are we sacrificing privacy online for connection? The changes in online dating behaviour during lockdown, and ruminations on aging when you still feel 28. Plus a song for its namesake.

On today's show: * What's going on with school openings? * How important is Vitamin D and what role could it play in COVID-19 infections? * Could low blood oxygen be used as a way to see if someone has COVID-19? And Norman has some information from a yet-to-be-published paper about why some South Korean recovered patients seem to be testing positive again for COVID-19.

Have you seen the photos of the Himalayas, with unusually clear blue skies? These have been matched by reports that China's carbon emissions have dropped by a quarter. Some people are speculating that air pollution has dropped in Australia too, because more of us have been staying at home, driving less and staying away from airports. But is that true? And what happens when things swing back into gear?

Gymnasiums, swimming pools, pilates, yoga and dance studios were forced to close during the COVID-19 outbreak. We all had to adapt, with many people choosing other forms of exercise and a huge surge in the number of us doing classes online.

Unlikely to stand out beside more complete N’Dour compilation sets.