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Get caught up on the week without ruining your weekend. Host Brent Bambury delivers an energetic mix of must-hear stories carefully chosen to keep you in the loop and keep you guessing. Ready when you are on Saturday mornings. And heads up — there will be a quiz.

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Canada, ON

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Get caught up on the week without ruining your weekend. Host Brent Bambury delivers an energetic mix of must-hear stories carefully chosen to keep you in the loop and keep you guessing. Ready when you are on Saturday mornings. And heads up — there will be a quiz.

Twitter:

@CBCDay6

Language:

English

Contact:

CBC Audience Relations P.O. Box 500, Station A Toronto, ON Canada M5W 1E6 416-205-3700


Episodes
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As Canada's EV sector stumbles, the case for opening the door to Chinese-made vehicles

5/30/2025
PLUS: How royal tour artists sketch what cameras can't capture; a new movie about tech billionaires from the creator of Succession; TikTok hygiene expert Madame Sweat answers the questions you won't ask anyone else; what's going on with Justin Bieber's musical empire; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:02

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How an AI-generated summer reading list of mostly fake books made its way into the print edition of a long-running newspaper

5/23/2025
PLUS: The neighbours downstairs and the meaning of habeas corpus; Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer says his case is about free speech, not immigration status; evaluating the hype about creatine; actor and activist George Takei on his new memoir and coming out at age 68; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:00

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How a new breed of 'news influencers' is monetizing spectacle and changing the media landscape

5/16/2025
PLUS: Save The Children says time is running out to prevent famine in Gaza; the new animated series Super Team Canada; a new NFB short about the bond between a mother and her adult disabled daughter; what the Weeknd's new movie Hurry Up Tomorrow signals about his future; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:10

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From bread and circuses to flood the zone: How Donald Trump thrives in chaos

5/9/2025
PLUS: America, What The Hell?; the junior hockey sexual assault trial; how drones became Ukraine's insurance policy against wavering U.S. support; a farewell love letter to Skype; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly, musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:11

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How decades of housing shortages have kept young people from living independently

5/2/2025
PLUS: Canada's post-election challenges; a Filipino-Canadian writer reflects on the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy; how tariffs threaten to upend the supply chain for puzzle-makers; librarians on the frontlines of the overdose crisis; prescribing museum and gallery visits to manage chronic pain and depression; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:06

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U.S. Border Patrol's social media posts are a warning to undocumented immigrants

4/25/2025
PLUS: Why the recapture of Sudan's capital brings little relief to a humanitarian crisis; a fellow Jesuit on his personal connection to Pope Francis; a hyped new video game with a Belle Epoque vibe; the strange power of A Strange Loop, the Broadway smash comes to Canada; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:55:10

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As Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand, a series of antitrust challenges is threatening to reshape big tech

4/18/2025
PLUS: America, What the Hell?; the story of Elon Musk's conspiracy minded, politically radical, Canadian grandfather; a new documentary on the life and work of Art Spiegelman; a Cree and Anishinaabe lawyer charts a path to secure the future of Indigenous languages; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:11

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Two unions divided -- how Trump’s tariffs have caused a rift between Canadian and American auto workers

4/11/2025
PLUS: What's Happening with The Neighbours Downstairs?; a doctor remembers her colleagues killed in Gaza; The Last of Us Season 2 is almost here; the awesomeness of mycelial networks; an artist's plan to make animated Black hair look better; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:53:57

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How the mayor of Canada's most tariff-exposed city is navigating economic threats and perpetual uncertainty

4/5/2025
PLUS: Our new series, America, What The Hell?; how Canadian science could benefit from the uncertainty rattling the U.S.; the backlash to AI-generated Studio Ghibli look-alikes; the designer who invented Clippy, Microsoft's ever-helpful paperclip icon; the problems with fitness influencers pushing peptides; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:01

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How a 1990s CBC radio satire about an accidental Prime Minister declaring war on the U.S. speaks to today

3/28/2025
PLUS: Greenland's defiance in the face of Trump's threats; what happens to 23andMe's collection of genetic records; how to buy Canadian; You're My Hero creator and star Sean Towgood; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:08

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Canadian folk duo touring the U.S. say a traffic stop got them questioned about fentanyl and national loyalty

3/21/2025
PLUS: Renewed Israeli airstrikes leave Gaza hospitals reeling; the meaning of 'globalist'; Netflix's Adolescence offers a harrowing take on the forces shaping teens; reviewing the memoir Meta didn't want you to read; the return of Final Destination; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:06

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How Ukraine's drones are reshaping modern warfare

3/14/2025
PLUS: Rethinking Canada's Arctic security as Trump tilts towards Russia; an Israeli human rights group warns of the "Gazification" of the West Bank; Kanye West's journey from legend to liability; the docu-concert Inside American Pie unlocks the secrets of Don McLean's classic song; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:18

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How Canada could turn Billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets into help for Ukraine

3/7/2025
PLUS: How deepfake nudes are reshaping online abuse among teens; Small Achievable Goals gives voice to middle-aged, menopausal women; what Serena Williams' investment in the Toronto Tempo means for the WNBA and women's sports; how Arsenal FC became an icon for Black football fans all over the world; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:02

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The pulpy, paranoid and prescient Canadian novels that tapped into our collective fear of a US invasion

2/28/2025
PLUS: Reforming the Conclave; this year's unpredictable Oscars; why novelist Rebecca Makkai is done blurbing other people's books; renowned choreographer David Dawson brings a reimagined Four Seasons to the National Ballet; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:09

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Why Putin sent a U.S. trained banker to negotiate with the Trump Administration

2/21/2025
PLUS: Ranking Connor McDavid's overtime game-winner in the pantheon of great Canadian hockey moments; after a record amount of snow, Montreal aims to clear it in record time; it's not your imagination, job hunting really is getting worse; tracking the effects of Alberta's policies restricting LGBTQ youth; how Germany's federal election is causing cracks in the country's firewall against far-right politics; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:11

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How the middle class got priced out of Canadian cities in one generation

2/14/2025
PLUS: A bestselling book of JD Rockefeller's letters sparks alarm over publishing fraud; the Canadian flag at 60; Becky Toyne reviews Bill Gates autobiography, Source Code; Paddington in Peru and the meaning of home; the Canadian actor who played Carl the janitor in The Breakfast Club; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:55:09

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After the pandemic, Canadians' sense of national pride fell off a cliff. Pollster Frank Graves says Trump's tariff threats are reversing that

2/7/2025
PLUS: How WIRED unveiled the scope of Elon Musk's government takeover; why The Sims is thriving, 25 years after its debut; the songwriter who penned Anybody But The Chiefs; the Oscar-nominated documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:09

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Alberta doctors say the province's report on the lessons from COVID trades in dangerous misinformation

2/1/2025
PLUS: How DeepSeek has upended assumptions about AI; meet Gary Topp, the man who brought punk to Toronto; Canadian opera tenor Isaiah Berlin is stunning audiences with his queer-centred performances; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:12

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A radical plan to fight U.S. tariffs and build an export industry jailbreaking consumer products from iPhones to tractors

1/24/2025
PLUS: Why Trump's embrace of crypto and deregulation could spell disaster; two trans women reckon with an executive order designed to negate their existence; a Stranger Things parody musical; remembering Garth Hudson; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:54:14

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A lifelong L.A. resident reflects on the fire that destroyed his childhood home and may reshape his city

1/17/2025
PLUS: Why self-described TikTok refugees are flooding to RedNote; the Oscar-short-listed collection of short films made by Palestinians in Gaza; how a social media post about cherry tomatoes on a bridge in Dublin sparked memories of Web 2.0; the quest for a magic trick that doesn't rely on sight; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.

Duration:00:51:29