The Sunday Magazine for June 29, 2025
This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host Nora Young:
Trump calls off trade talks with Canada, threatens blanket tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump threw another wrench into Canada-U.S. relations Friday, saying he's ending trade talks with our country and may impose a blanket tariff due to Ottawa's digital services tax. Young speaks with CBC News senior business reporter Peter Armstrong and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo to help make sense of the context behind this move and how it may affect the federal government's negotiations on a trade deal.
Iran faces uncertain future following ceasefire
Amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, questions loom over what the fallout from the conflict could mean for the future of the Iranian regime and people, and the consequences for the broader region. Young speaks with The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom about the latest developments. Then, Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari reflects on the challenges facing Iranians and the realities of potential regime change.
Rolling the dice on human nature: How tabletop games reveal ancient secrets
Whether whiling away a rainy afternoon at the cottage, or winding down after a day on the lake… for many, games are key parts of long summer days. But moving pieces around a board can mean a lot more than just entertainment. Author and board game journalist Tim Clare's book Across the Board examines the history and culture of games. He tells Young how they hold big lessons on politics and civilizations, and can make radical statements on productivity, autonomy and freedom.
'I'm certainly not a diva': Barbra Streisand wants to set the record straight
She's a legendary singer, actor and director whose career has spanned six decades... and made her a rare EGOT winner. Recently, Barbra Streisand told her own story in My Name is Barbra – a memoir 10 years in the making. In a wide ranging Canadian broadcast exclusive interview, Streisand spoke with Piya Chattopadhyay about misconceptions she's out to correct about herself, her fraught relationship with her mother, ambivalence about the spotlight... and what she does at night to free her mind from the world's many challenges.