Just Asking with Saroja Coelho

Soon after threatening to wipe out Iranian civilization this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire. We’re taking all of your questions about this shaky ceasefire, and its likelihood of success. Our expert panel is: Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at Defense Priorities; Sabine Nolke, former Canadian ambassador and specialist in international law; and Ben Rowswell, former Canadian ambassador and consultant with Catalyze4.

Whether you know all your obscure sparrows and warblers or your bird ID skills are limited to the Blue Jay, dive in for a fascinating conversation on birding and its benefits. Our guests are David Bird, Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology at McGill University, and writer and bird watcher Julia Zarankin. They are briefly joined by Erik Wing, a cognitive neuroscience research associate at York University.

Four astronauts, including Canada’s own Jeremy Hansen, are currently venturing further into deep space than any humans before. As they journey toward the far side of the moon, we dig into your curiosities about this historic mission and the future of humankind in the cosmos. Joining us are Gordon Osinski, professor of Earth Sciences at Western University; Sara Mazrouei, planetary scientist and an educational developer at Humber Polytechnic's Centre for Innovative Learning; and Hilding Neilson, assistant professor at Memorial University, whose research explores the vital intersection of Western astronomy and Indigenous knowledge.