• Cross Country Checkup

  • By: CBC
  • Podcast

Cross Country Checkup

By: CBC
  • Summary

  • Cross Country Checkup is Canada's only national phone-in show, broadcasting live from coast to coast to coast. Checkup is Canada's weekly town hall — a place for raw, honest perspectives on the most pressing issues of the week. For over 55 years, it's where Canadians gather to listen to each other every Sunday afternoon. Call us: 1-888-416-8333.

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Episodes
  • Chris Hadfield | Ask Me Anything
    Oct 13 2024

    SpaceX launched its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday. The company's goal is to build a resuable rocket that could reach the moon one day, and maybe even Mars. Colonel Chris Hadfield was the first Canadian to walk in space, completing multiple space missions, spacewalks, and even serving as commander of the International Space Station back in 2013. With SpaceX reaching a new milestone this week, he joined us recently to take your questions about all things space-related.


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    20 mins
  • How are you affected by youth violence?
    Oct 13 2024

    Late last month a video surfaced of a 13 year old girl being attacked with about 30 young people there as bystanders. Police charged five youth who were identified as the “aggressors”. it's not an isolated incident.

    Statistics Canada says youth crime was up 5 percent IN 2022. is this a recent phenomenon? Or do we just have more videos on social media now to prove it? Have you been affected by youth violence? What conversations are you having at home?




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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Which parenting issue is causing the most stress in your family?
    Oct 6 2024

    For many of us, the most important role we'll ever have is "parent". It's also one of the most challenging. So it's no surprise the US Surgeon General recently issued a warning about the potential toll of parenting on mental health. Which parenting issue is causing the most stress in your family? How did the way you were parented affect the way you parent today?




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    1 hr and 52 mins

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