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Minneapolis has been a flashpoint for the immigration crackdown in the United States.We took your questions about what it’s been like to live and organize in Minneapolis in the past few weeks.Our guests are NYT bestselling author and organizer adrienne maree brown along with her sister Autumn Brown, who has been on the frontlines of the protests in Minneapolis. We’re also joined by Shrai Popat, breaking politics reporter for The Guardian.

Music’s biggest night is upon us. What questions do you have about the nominees and the music that’s being recognized this year? Which performances are you most excited about? Join the Grammys chat with music journalists Dalton Higgins and Emilie Hanskamp.

In his widely celebrated speech at the Davos World Economic Forum this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is ready to embrace a new world order. What questions do you have about Canada’s position in this new geo-political system?Sabine Nolke, Canada’s former ambassador to the Netherlands and specialist in international law, will take your questions alongside Justin Ling, journalist and columnist at The Toronto Star.

Would you let bots buy you stuff? Autonomous AI shopping agents will research products and complete the purchase for you. What questions do you have about agentic AI shoppers? What do you want to know about how AI shapes your daily shopping experience right now? Our two guests are Aleksandra Sagan, an e-commerce reporter with The Logic, and Markus Giesler, a professor of marketing at York University’s Schulich School of Business.

Heated Rivalry has taken the culture by a storm. What does what we're raptly watching tell us about ourselves and where we are as a culture? This week on Just Asking, we get to the bottom of it. We take the temperature of romance on television in 2026 with our guests Mel Woods, a senior editor at Xtra Magazine, and Cassandra Morann, a romance writer and host of the Rational Romantics podcast.  

We answer your questions about the Iran protests, the international response, and what could possibly come next. We’re joined by two guests. Arash Azizi is a lecturer at Yale University and author of the book, What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom. Maral Karimi is faculty lecturer in the department of politics and public administration at Toronto Metropolitan University and author of the book, The Iranian Green Movement of 2009: Reverberating Echoes of Resistance.

Canada and the world are scrambling to figure out a new approach for engaging with the U.S. in light of the U.S. military strikes in Venezuela and the White House's refusal to rule out the use of force to control Greenland. We answer your questions about diplomacy in the age of U.S. President Donald Trump with our guest Bob Rae, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations. 

Medical advice is clear on the long-term benefits of building muscle mass. But between buzz words like “progressive overload,” the fear of injury, and all the varying advice on protein intake, the whole thing can be intimidating. In this episode, you asked and we did the heavy lifting. Host Saroja Coelho is joined by two guests. Dr. Jordan Metzl is a sports medicine physician and author. Tina McInnes is a women's strength coach and retired doctor.

We often set ambitious goals for the new year. But how can we make sure we don’t stretch ourselves too thin in the process? The constant chorus of “New Year, New Me” in January amplifies our desire to be productive and optimize our lives. But how much pressure is too much?On this episode of Just Asking, we answer your questions about the value of doing less not more and how to achieve balance in our work and personal lives. Joseph Jebelli is a neuroscientist and author of the book The Brain at Rest: Why Doing Nothing Can Change Your Life. And Alex Pang is a researcher, consultant and author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.Do you have a question you want Just Asking to explore? Send us a text or voice note at 226-758-8924. You can also e-mail us at justasking@cbc.ca

President Donald Trump has said the United States will "run" Venezuela after carrying out attacks on the country on Saturday. The U.S. has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Today on Just Asking, we take your questions about the situation in Venezuela and what happens next.