The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Teachers rethink take-home essays as AI makes student work look too perfect. New medical research shows AI spotting pancreatic cancer earlier on scans. Filmmakers in India face ethical dilemmas as AI alters movie endings. Audible experiments with a bookless pop-up while airline and banking stories add curious real-world twists.

Gerald Butts, political strategist known for advising senior leaders, and James Moore, former federal cabinet minister focused on federal-provincial relations. They debate whether Jason Kenney’s warning about an Alberta referendum is premature or urgent. They discuss risks from external influence, community fracture, lessons from Brexit, and the federal government's tone and timing.

Janice Stein, academic and foreign policy expert at the Munk School, offers sharp analysis of Iran, U.S. messaging and global consequences. She unpacks U.S. credibility, Iran’s factional decision-making and economic pressures. She also explores how U.S. incoherence affects allies, China’s leverage with Trump, and risks in Russia and Europe.

A lively discussion about Alberta’s growing separatist movement and the federal government's potential role. Legal and Indigenous hurdles around any referendum are explored. The panel tackles foreign interference, corporate silence, and whether the rest of Canada would rally. Brief detours cover Pierre Poilievre’s messaging, Mark Carney’s unconventional path, and global market and Middle East volatility.

Listeners share stories of trail maintenance, youth sports and decades of coaching that knit communities together. Accounts cover long-term care support, programs for people with disabilities, and practical tasks like driving seniors. Themes include volunteer leadership, barriers such as police checks, and how civic action spans local projects to international aid.

A shocking study finds some infants spending up to eight hours a day on screens. Experts warn about potential developmental harm and call for clearer guidance. Discussion covers tech companies' responsibility and how content ratings might change. Other segments touch on AI-driven fear tactics, future in-car surveillance, and surprising research on sleep and dementia risk.

Althia Raj, a Toronto Star columnist on Canadian politics, and Rob Russo, an international analyst at The Economist, unpack Mark Carney’s Europe pivot. They discuss media framing of a 'post-America' world, Canada's trade and strategic cards like critical minerals and energy, tensions within the Liberal caucus, and risks around pharmacare, child care funding and pipeline politics.

Dr. Janice Stein, academic and foreign-policy expert at the Munk School, provides sharp analysis on U.S.-Germany tensions and the strategic role of American troops in Europe. She unpacks Merkel's Iran remark and Trump's troop pull. Discussions also cover Iran negotiation leaks, Ukraine's battlefield shifts, and how drones and rapid manufacturing are reshaping modern war.

A heated discussion about Conservative outreach in Washington and how it affects Canada’s negotiating stance with the U.S. Debate over party leadership, public departures from official lines, and what that means for Conservative strategy. Examination of Mark Carney’s political role and sustainable finance themes. Reflections on Avi Lewis’s electoral choices and diplomatic tone during King Charles’s U.S. visit.

A wide-ranging Q and A covers tough interviews, rivalries in sports fandom, and the ethics of withholding stories to protect lives. Discussions include military history recommendations, the logistics of national broadcasting across time zones, and the feasibility of an Alberta–Churchill pipeline. A Random Ranter weighs in on Canada–US–China trade ties and there are personal notes on a new puppy and favorite films.