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Just Asking

Just Asking

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You’ve got smart questions, we’ve got solid answers. If googling got you nowhere, you can always call your friend Saroja Coelho. With guest experts, Just Asking turns the week’s news and latest trends into tips that help you make better decisions about your life. Whether it’s tech, money, career or health — we’ll hear you out, and help you out. The show takes live calls on CBC Radio every Saturday afternoon, and drops the podcast after the live show.


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

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Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The private citizen’s guide to accessing public records
    Mar 21 2026

    As someone living anywhere in this country, you have rights to request records directly from your government. Most people have no idea how this works.


    Our guests got you covered. Robyn Doolittle is a staff reporter at The Globe and Mail, where she investigates freedom of information systems across the country. Cecil Rosner is an investigative journalist and managing editor of the Investigative Journalism Foundation.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Is AI dulling our minds?
    Mar 21 2026

    Critics warn of AI-induced cognitive decline, a flood of 'slop' and 'dross' dulling the human mind. But is brain rot inevitable? And in a world of instant answers, how do we build the future of education?


    We are joined by two guests. Surya Ganguli is a professor of applied physics at Stanford University working on both neuroscience and AI. Tracey Burns is chief of global strategy and research at the National Centre on Education and the Economy.

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    47 mins
  • Rethinking road salt
    Mar 14 2026

    Ecologists are worried about how much road salt is ending up in our lakes.

    Salt is also corrosive to infrastructure, tough on doggy paws and unsightly on our winter boots.


    Shelley Arnott is a professor in the department of biology at Queen’s University and the director of the Queen’s University Biological Station. Joe Salemi is an executive director with Landscape Ontario.


    They answered our questions about the popularity of road salt, its impact on the environment, and other alternatives to de-ice winter roads.

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    40 mins
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