Matt Galloway
@mattgalloway.bsky.social
I ask questions on the radio for a living. Also like running.
This morning, The Current comes from Iqaluit. Stories of what life in the North is really like, the challenges people face and the amazing young people shaping the future of the territory.
September 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning, The Current comes from Iqaluit. Stories of what life in the North is really like, the challenges people face and the amazing young people shaping the future of the territory.
Lucky us to have Tim Baker play live for The Current at the Majestic Theatre in St. John’s last night. All Hands, Spirit, and more. Just fabulous
June 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Lucky us to have Tim Baker play live for The Current at the Majestic Theatre in St. John’s last night. All Hands, Spirit, and more. Just fabulous
Good looking out, St. John’s.
June 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Good looking out, St. John’s.
“There's no law that says every improvement must take years.”
Fix our most important public spaces - now.
My column (gift link): www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90421fe...
My column (gift link): www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90421fe...
Toronto’s public spaces need results – not more plans
Mayor Olivia Chow announced new measures to make it easier to get to the city’s islands. But meaningful change is still a long way off
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May 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“There's no law that says every improvement must take years.”
Reposted by Matt Galloway
Big news for Christie Pitts baseball fans: The Toronto Maple Leafs' season starts Sunday and the team's new female pitcher from Japan is ready to hit the mound.
Ayami Sato, 35, is the first woman to ever play for a semi-pro men’s team in Canada.
She met her new Toronto teammates last week.
Ayami Sato, 35, is the first woman to ever play for a semi-pro men’s team in Canada.
She met her new Toronto teammates last week.
May 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Big news for Christie Pitts baseball fans: The Toronto Maple Leafs' season starts Sunday and the team's new female pitcher from Japan is ready to hit the mound.
Ayami Sato, 35, is the first woman to ever play for a semi-pro men’s team in Canada.
She met her new Toronto teammates last week.
Ayami Sato, 35, is the first woman to ever play for a semi-pro men’s team in Canada.
She met her new Toronto teammates last week.
Planning summer travel? Wondering where you should go to spend your dollars here in Canada? Behold, the Current’s Canadian Travel Bucket List. From Tofino to Bonavista, the top 10 travel destinations in Canada, picked by you. Bon voyage! www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
The top 10 vacation spots in Canada — voted by you!
Where's the best place to visit in Canada? For weeks, listeners have been voting for the vacation spots they love across this big, beautiful country, to build The Current's travel bucket list. Did you...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Planning summer travel? Wondering where you should go to spend your dollars here in Canada? Behold, the Current’s Canadian Travel Bucket List. From Tofino to Bonavista, the top 10 travel destinations in Canada, picked by you. Bon voyage! www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
5 provinces in 5 weeks to talk with Canadians about who they’re voting for and why. Thanks to everyone who spoke with us about what they want from this election. People are dialled in. And want to be heard. It was a pleasure to listen. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
Who are you voting for and why? The Current travelled across Canada to find out | CBC Radio
With a federal election scheduled for April 28, Matt Galloway set off across the country to meet with Canadians, and ask them who they’re voting for — and why.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
5 provinces in 5 weeks to talk with Canadians about who they’re voting for and why. Thanks to everyone who spoke with us about what they want from this election. People are dialled in. And want to be heard. It was a pleasure to listen. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
The Current’s cross-country election roadshow steams into Halifax, our final stop.
April 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Current’s cross-country election roadshow steams into Halifax, our final stop.
The election road trip rolls into Quebec City.
April 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The election road trip rolls into Quebec City.
Reposted by Matt Galloway
It's amazing how TTC can take down activists' signs showing better wayfinding in hours when their own outdated signs stay posted for months, even years. www.thestar.com/news/gta/way... @ttcriders.bsky.social
Way to go? A protest over TTC signs shows what Toronto transit stations could look like
TTCriders held a demonstration in the early morning cold outside of King Station on Friday.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's amazing how TTC can take down activists' signs showing better wayfinding in hours when their own outdated signs stay posted for months, even years. www.thestar.com/news/gta/way... @ttcriders.bsky.social
Energy, national unity, western alienation and the Donald Trump and Danielle Smith factor. And the world’s best rye whiskey! The Current’s election road trip rolled into Red Deer, Alberta. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
April 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Energy, national unity, western alienation and the Donald Trump and Danielle Smith factor. And the world’s best rye whiskey! The Current’s election road trip rolled into Red Deer, Alberta. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
When in Red Deer…
April 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
When in Red Deer…
The Current’s election road trip rolls into central Alberta.
April 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Current’s election road trip rolls into central Alberta.
With Rick Mercer, running through top 20 picks in the Current’s Great Canadian Travel Bucket List - places in this country every Canadian should see. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
March 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
With Rick Mercer, running through top 20 picks in the Current’s Great Canadian Travel Bucket List - places in this country every Canadian should see. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
A great few days in BC talking to folks in Surrey and Burnaby about who they’re voting for and why. And the sun finally came out too! Next week, the Current’s road trip rolls into Red Deer. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
March 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A great few days in BC talking to folks in Surrey and Burnaby about who they’re voting for and why. And the sun finally came out too! Next week, the Current’s road trip rolls into Red Deer. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The Current’s election roadshow begins. ☔️
March 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The Current’s election roadshow begins. ☔️
Reposted by Matt Galloway
Really enjoyed this conversation with @mattgalloway.bsky.social
For more on the book and some of the wild stories in it: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Really enjoyed this conversation with @mattgalloway.bsky.social
I really enjoyed @chrislhayes.bsky.social’s book The Siren’s Call. We spoke about attention as a finite resource, fame and his own mixed feelings about being a player in the attention economy, and Jenny Odell’s How To Do Nothing. And what Donald Trump wants with Canada. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I really enjoyed @chrislhayes.bsky.social’s book The Siren’s Call. We spoke about attention as a finite resource, fame and his own mixed feelings about being a player in the attention economy, and Jenny Odell’s How To Do Nothing. And what Donald Trump wants with Canada. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Reposted by Matt Galloway
Really appreciated this conversation with Matt Galloway of the CBC. We got to talk about tuberculosis, the implications of defunding USAID, and the future of the disease in a world where human health is not being prioritized.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Really appreciated this conversation with Matt Galloway of the CBC. We got to talk about tuberculosis, the implications of defunding USAID, and the future of the disease in a world where human health is not being prioritized.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Rethinking your US travel plans? Looking for inspiration on how to keep your travel dollars closer to home? Say hello to The Current’s Canadian Travel Bucket List. This is a beautiful country - where should we go next?
Oh Canada! The Current's Travel Bucket List | CBC Radio
The Current is building a bucket list of the best travel destinations in Canada, made from your suggestions.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Rethinking your US travel plans? Looking for inspiration on how to keep your travel dollars closer to home? Say hello to The Current’s Canadian Travel Bucket List. This is a beautiful country - where should we go next?
“He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.”
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.”
“These days, Judi is the proud owner of a potty-mouthed parrot called Sweetie who, amongst her colourful repertoire (including swear words and a filthy laugh), can replicate the sound of a champagne bottle being uncorked and poured.”
Tremendous.
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Tremendous.
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The real Judi Dench: actor, gardener, punk, prankster, ‘dreadful’ cook
Who is the woman behind the legend? Friends and family share their favourite stories
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February 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“These days, Judi is the proud owner of a potty-mouthed parrot called Sweetie who, amongst her colourful repertoire (including swear words and a filthy laugh), can replicate the sound of a champagne bottle being uncorked and poured.”
Tremendous.
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Tremendous.
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Hello Toronto: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bqt...
City of Toronto - Be Nice, Clear Your Ice [Ben Wicks] (1984)
YouTube video by Retrontario
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February 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hello Toronto: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bqt...