This Matters

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Adrian Cheung, Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.

Is this heaven? No, it’s Dunedin. Toronto Star baseball columnists talk Blue Jays

Feb 26, 2021

The boys of summer have reported for Spring Training, and thanks to some new additions, excitement for the Blue Jays is very high. Gregor Chisolm and Mike Wilner, the Star’s baseball columnists, join “This Matters” to talk about the team’s prospects, what the new additions add and why Toronto sports fans have...

The rise of eating disorders in pandemic isolation

Feb 25, 2021

Digital culture has long had an impact on our relationship with our bodies. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has fed into that too. Managing our health is harder than ever. One result is an alarming rise of people with eating disorders. On today’s episode, mental health reporter Nadine Yousif talks to “This Matters”...

Who’s on (and who’s allowed to be on) Clubhouse?

Feb 24, 2021

A new voice chat-based social media app called Clubhouse has become the talk of tech town. Clubhouse offers something different in the social media space in that it’s focused on audio. Data shows downloads just crossed 10 million in the Apple app store. The majority of those were just in the month of February alone....

O’Toole pushes the Conservatives to the political middle. Can it work?

Feb 23, 2021

The Conservative Party of Canada is in a rebuilding phase as leader Erin O’Toole says there is “no place for the far right” in the party and has signalled a shift to the middle of the political spectrum. Susan Delacourt, national columnist for the Toronto Star, joins “This Matters” host Adrian Cheung to talk...

Kevin Donovan discusses the Sherman family’s succession battle

Feb 22, 2021

The battle over the multibillion dollar estate of Barry and Honey Sherman is something worthy of Shakespeare or HBO’s “Succession.” From business to charitable pursuits, the children of the Shermans are in a bitter dispute over how to manage their fortune. Kevin Donovan, chief investigative reporter at The...