In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are CBC News senior business reporter Anis Heydari and New Westminster, B.C. listener Ruth Silverman.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with writer Porter Fox about Hurricane Milton and our future of living with superstorms, Adrian Ma's documentary traces how Vince Carter shaped Canada both on and off the basketball court, veteran broadcaster Connie Chung reflects on her trailblazing career, and we play another round of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!

From his NHL start with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to his championship run with the Colorado Avalanche, to now playing centre for the Calgary Flames… Nazem Kadri's identity, staunch confidence and scuffles have defined the hockey player on the ice for years. He joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss his memoir Dreamer: My Life On the Edge, which recounts his journey growing up as a hockey-loving kid in London, Ont., becoming the first Muslim player to win the Stanley Cup, and the challenges, controversies and racism he's faced along the way.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with CBC News foreign correspondent Chris Brown about the latest developments in the Middle East, NHL star Nazem Kadri shares his journey in hockey, menswear writer Derek Guy explains what clothes communicate on the campaign trail, Din Tesler describes his experience surviving the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in Israel, Farida Algoul shares her experience of displacement in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli columnist Gideon Levy shares his perspective on his country's future, and Middle East expert Beverley Milton-Edwards talks about the future of Hamas and other regional militant groups.

With his epic Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 novel The Overstory, Richard Powers earned acclaim for his rumination on the connected lives of trees, and the threats they face. In his latest novel, Playground, he explores what humans can learn from the underwater world that can seem so alien to us here on land. Powers joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss its themes of climate change, technological instability and the power of awe... and why he's trying to tell a more hopeful story about the existential threats facing us today.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with CBC's Margaret Evans and The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom about the latest developments in the Middle East, Richard Powers reflects on finding possibility in the threats we face with his new novel Playground, Sixties Scoop survivor Andrea Currie shares her story and efforts to help other Indigenous people heal, and writer and humourist Eli Burnstein talks about the value of parsing fine distinctions in everyday language.

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Nathan Law rose to prominence a decade ago as one of the student leaders of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong known as the Umbrella Movement. He went on to become one of the semi-autonomous Chinese region's youngest legislators... and not long after, one of its most wanted men. Today, he lives in exile with a bounty on his head, but that hasn't stopped him advocating from abroad. Law joins Piya Chattopadhyay to explore his unlikely journey to activism, and what he makes of the prospects for democracy in Hong Kong now, after recent national security laws have further restricted rights.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with emerging technology expert Christopher Kirchhoff about how tech is changing the nature of global conflict, exiled activist Nathan Law reflects on Hong Kong's prospects for democracy, New York Times investigative journalist Susanne Craig shares her reporting on Donald Trump's wealth, and celebrated Canadian author Guy Vanderhaeghe looks back on what shaped him as a writer.

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