The Sunday Magazine for October 27, 2024
This week on The Sunday Magazine with host Piya Chattopadhyay:
Sunday Politics Panel: The calls coming from inside the Liberal house
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he's staying on as Liberal leader and described his party as "strong and united". That's despite two dozen of his MPs signing a letter calling for him to step down, and some voicing their concerns at a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday. Toronto Star national columnist Susan Delacourt and Canadian correspondent for The Economist Rob Russo join Chattopadhyay to break down the dissent and the stakes as Liberals continue to lag in the polls.
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa draws on adversity to advocate for racialized people in medicine
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa is an accomplished doctor and poet – but in 2016 she made headlines for something else. In her medical school class at the University of Toronto, she was the only Black student. She went on to become the first Black woman named sole valedictorian of the department. Since then, Dr. Oriuwa has taken up the work of creating opportunities for other racialized people in medicine. She tells Chattopadhyay about her journey to becoming a doctor and finding her voice, as explored in her new memoir Unlike the Rest: A Doctor's Story.
How Big Tech is influencing the U.S. election campaign
Elon Musk working to shore up support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is just the latest sign of how Big Tech is looming large in the U.S. election campaign. George Washington University political scientist Dave Karpf joins Chattopadhyay to explain how Silicon Valley has grown to play a prominent role on the road to the White House, the state of fears around AI and "deep fakes" interfering in campaigns, and what to watch for at the intersection of tech and politics as this race draws to the finish line.
A star is born: How Yelp got us rating and reviewing all aspects of modern life
The popular review site Yelp turns 20 this month. And since its inception, it's become nearly impossible to get through a day without being asked to rate or review a service, space or experience. Whether it's your barista, bank teller or even a public bathroom – review culture has seeped into every corner of modern life. Jaya Saxena is a correspondent at Eater. She tells Chattopadhyay about how user-generated reviews have shaped businesses, consumers, criticism... and the way we experience the world.
What the historic Yankees-Dodgers rivalry reveals about us
One of the greatest rivalries in sports – the Yankees versus the Dodgers – is back this weekend… for the first time in 43 years. Major League Baseball's official historian John Thorn gives us a sense of the history at play as the World Series battle between New York and Los Angeles gets underway, and reflects on how great rivalries in any sport deepen the game for fans by bringing shared history alive.