After learning of an annual neighbourhood New Year's Eve Party to which he had never been invited, Tom Howell became more curious about his neighbours. He’d lived on the same street for 15 years, yet could only name five neighbours. Tom goes on a quest to figure out how many of our neighbours we should know, and what the sweet spot is for him. (Originally broadcast March 2018)

All the people on my street (SUMMER REPEAT)

In February 2018, Danny Filippidis, a Toronto firefighter, was on a ski trip with some friends. He left his buddies to go get his phone at the bottom of the slope. That's the last anyone saw of him for six days. The only journalist who was ever granted access to Danny sits down to talk - about what we know, and what remains unknowable. (Originally broadcast February 2019)

The Lost Skier (SUMMER REPEAT)

As a journalist, Kim Wheeler has been covering Indigenous stories for nearly thirty years. But there's one story that has taken her decades to tell: her own. When she was 13 days old, Canadian authorities separated Kim from her family and First Nation and placed her in a white household. In 2017, a class action lawsuit against the Federal government resulted in a settlement. Now, Kim tells her story as she joins thousands of other Sixties Scoop survivors as they apply for compensation for the loss of their families and cultures. (Originally broadcast May 2018)

Blood Money  (SUMMER REPEAT)

Elaine Hofer lives in Green Acres, a Hutterite colony nestled in the southwestern corner of Manitoba. Elaine spends her days working with her community and teaching at the local school. And although she is 38 years old, as an unmarried woman Elaine lives at home with her parents and two adult siblings. But for all the tradition and responsibility, there is one thing Elaine does just for herself... Elaine is a trail runner, running across the fields with her long skirt flapping in the breeze. Her love of running is sparking something bigger, and Elaine is bumping up against the edges of tradition.  (Originally broadcast Sepember 2019)

Hutterite Runner (SUMMER REPEAT)

Close your eyes and imagine a horse. What do you see? Statistically, you can probably picture the horse in your mind. The colour, the flowing tail. Tom Ebeyer can't do that. Tom doesn't have a mind's eye, and for the first 20 years of his life he didn't even know what a mind's eye was. But now, Tom is finding other people like him, and they are finding belonging in their difference. Plus, they finally have a name for it: aphantasia. (Originally broadcast September 2019)

Think of a Horse (SUMMER REPEAT)

"My name is Radwan Altaleb. I'm a musician. My instrument is oud. I'm from Syria. Music is my life, and my life is music." To Radwan Altaleb, now living in Canada, the oud is more than a musical instrument. It's a means of remembering his life in Syria. Radwan's passion for the oud has led him to amass more than 60 instruments - from dozens of the finest makers across the Middle East. It's one of the largest individual oud collections in the world. But he still can't stop thinking about the two ouds he left behind when his neighbourhood in Damascus was destroyed. (Originally broadcast January 2019)

Castle of Ouds (SUMMER REPEAT)

Leonard Wilson is an unlikely social media star. For one, nobody is really sure how old Leonard is. He’s a senior, that much is clear. He lives on a farm in Parry Sound, Ontario. His Facebook dispatches detail his chicken-caring duties, walks around the homestead, and wild animal encounters. Hundreds of fans from as far away as China and Mexico send e-mails if they don't see a new "Leonard Time" update every few weeks. The other thing about Leonard? He's a dog. A 148-pound dog. (Originally broadcast May 2021)

Leonard Time (SUMMER REPEAT)

Eunice Kim was born in South Korea and she speaks the language fluently, but recently, she stumbled upon an unfamiliar word: han. Han has no English translation. It's used to describe a combination of rage, grief and regret - a feeling so powerful, some believe you can die from it. To many Koreans, han is part of the cultural DNA. Once you know what it is, you see it everywhere, from Korean movies to the unofficial national anthem. So, how exactly did it escape Eunice? Why did her family never mention it? Eunice turns to her grandmother, her mother, and her father to ask them about han. Have they had it all this time? And is it possible that she's inherited something she never even knew existed? (Originally aired May 2019)

Me, Myself and Han (SUMMER REPEAT)

Beulah Chandler was on her favourite Cape Breton beach one August day in 2017 when she witnessed the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. It was Duncan Gillis, a stranger, helping his ailing wife walk on the beach. Beulah posted a video of the couple online. Over 37,000 views later, their story is only beginning. (First broadcast May 2018)

Beulah’s Beach (SUMMER REPEAT)

When Faraj Mohyeddin was admitted to the hospital with terminal cancer, his daughter Samira wouldn't settle for the regular visiting hours and care regime. She moved in, and turned the last days of his life into a non-stop party. (Originally broadcast February 2018)

Operation Good Times (SUMMER REPEAT)

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Our voices say so much about us ...whether we like it or not. This week, we have two stories which investigate the power of how we sound. Gretel Kahn was born and raised in Panama, but moved to Montreal five years ago. She grew up speaking Spanish but now speaks English fluently, though with a slight accent. And this accent bugs her. We follow Gretel as searches for the source of frustration, and grapples with coming to terms with her own voice. Also, an update from the CBC classic radio show Outfront. Over 10 years ago we heard the story of one woman's struggle to save her voice, and the life it afforded her. We hear how she's doing today.

What's in a voice ?

Julie Arounlasy's parents were born and raised in Laos.They came to Canada in 1987. Julie doesn't know much about her family's origins because they never really discussed it. There's a lot they've never really discussed... especially the death of Julie's mom, Vane. Now, Julie is talking to her brothers and her father about it for the first time and trying to understand why they haven't talked about it before.

Talking About Vane

When Jodee Mundy was a kid she had to explain the fall of the Berlin Wall to her parents. Her family watched the TV as Jodee translated the words coming from the news report. It was normal for Jodee to translate for her parents, from doctors appointments to phone calls with the bank. That's because Jodee grew up as the only hearing person in an all deaf family. Jodee has spent her life moving between the mainstream and the Deaf community – negotiating, interpreting, and fighting off stigma – all the while feeling like a bit of an outsider in both worlds. As part of a doc trade with ABC's Earshot, we hear Jodee's story.

Deaf Heart

Bob Kerr went from being a chubby kid to a fat teen. He learned to use his weight for jokes, even though he realized that his bullies weren't necessarily laughing with him. In college, Bob developed anorexia, and when it was on the verge of killing him, his parents made an extreme move: they called the police. Because the thing is, they'd already watched a son waste away. In Grade Six, Bob's younger brother John was starving himself and suicidal, and had to be wrenched away from a very dark place. Bob and John have never talked about how, and why, the two of them went down a similar path. Until now.

The Kerr Portions

In 1969, the lives of two young sisters in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, were changed forever. Six members of their family, including both of their parents, were murdered in their home while the sisters spent the night at their grandmother's. From that night on, Connie and Cynthia were left to make sense of life on their own. They say they received little to no support from the government or their community in the years that followed. Now, their children and grandchildren are asking why their mothers were left to suffer alone, and if anything can be done to help them heal?

The Pedersons

"T" was being held in Toronto East Detention Centre when a Sargent came down the range, trying to warn the prisoners about COVID 19. She told them if they could get bail, to go for it. To try to get out before Coronavirus got in. T called his lawyer, Hilary Dudding, and asked her to do whatever she could to get him out on bail. T's story raises questions about what is "justice" in the face of COVID 19, and what does the pandemic tell us about Canada's prison system?

An Urgent Matter

In 2018, as part of a special pilot program, Georgian College in southern Ontario recruited students almost exclusively from northern India, to help fill a desperate need for labour in hotels and resorts. Specifically, in the nearby ski town of Collingwood. The students have invested everything in the dream of permanent residency in Canada. For Harpreet Kaur Insan and Gurleen Singh, it's also about the dream of living their lives to their full potential, something neither of them feel they could have done had they stayed in India. But will they really find this opportunity here, in a snowy ski town a world away from everything they know?

Blue Mountain

Last Spring, Amiththan Sebarajah hiked the 1000+ kilometre Arizona Trail. The trail starts at the US-Mexico Border in Southern Arizona. These borderlands are contentious, uneasy places for brown-skinned people to negotiate, where border patrol agents are vigilant. As he hiked, Amiththan, hoped to promote diversity on the trails. But as he walked, he also carried the trauma of his memories from the Sri Lankan Civil War.

The Long Walk

(Prequel to "Shelter in Place") Think finding housing is hard? Try adding a wheelchair... Sean Towgood has cerebral palsy and has been on a waiting list for supportive housing for four years. He's desperate to move out of his mom's house and into the city to start his adult life. Now, Sean is on a mission to find out where he is on that list, and whether he'll ever get off it. He also wants to meet someone who actually lives in supportive housing, to find out if it's everything he's dreamed of. (Originally Broadcast September 2019)

Independence Day (Rebroadcast)

Richard Kelly Kemick is the benevolent overlord of a miniature Christmas village. Bustling with 18 buildings, more than 60 people, and countless accessories. But this village of his own making... is beginning to unmake him. PLUS, sourdough starter, the ingredient that gives bread that special taste, is alive, and it picks up spores wherever it goes. The sourdough starter at the heart of this story is over 120 years old. It's been over the Chilkoot Pass with the gold rush, and to Ottawa with the senate, following generations of Ione Christensen's family.

Its Own Little Life

Halfway through her 12th grade year at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside, PEI, Lydia MacDonald started feeling sick. Fatigue, nausea, severe headaches. Lydia's mom, Toby, started hearing from other parents whose kids were complaining of similar symptoms. Toby began to wonder about renovations going on at the school. Then it came out — there was a breach in protocol during renovations at Three Oaks. Asbestos had been mishandled, and Toby sprung into action. But the discovery of the breach in protocol raised more questions than it answered.

Three Oaks

Maddison Fraser was 21 when she died in a car crash thousands of kilometres from home. But this story isn’t about Maddison’s death. It’s about the life her mother, Jennifer Holleman, believes she was trapped in when she died. As Jennifer puts the pieces together, she is certain her daughter was a victim of human trafficking. Now, Jennifer is telling Maddison's story hoping to change how the police investigate human trafficking, to help survivors get out, and to alert other parents — who may have no idea what's happening to their children.

The Boxer

In 1968 a group of students at Sir George Williams University in Montreal (what is now Concordia) called out a professor for racism. The university's mishandling of that complaint led to one of the biggest anti-racism protests in Canadian history. Philippe Fils-Aimé was one of the protesters. Meanwhile, 3000 kilometres away in Texas, the daughter he didn't know he had, was adopted into a white family. Now, 50 years later, Rhonda Lux is discovering the truth about her racial heritage and finding Philippe — and a sense of belonging.

Rhonda's Roots

Jane and Patricia are on their way to Canada, from Barbados, in the dead of winter. They're a couple, and in Barbados being gay can be punishable by life imprisonment. After enduring years of fear, harassment, violence, and even an arrest, Jane and Patricia's home was nearly burned down by someone they knew. They need to escape, fast. That's where Devon comes in. Devon works with Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based, international organization that gets people out of countries where being LGBT is criminalized. This episode was produced as a special collaboration with "The Documentary," from the BBC World Service.

Jane and Patricia are on their way to Canada, from Barbados, in the dead of winter. They're a couple, and in Barbados being gay can be punishable by life imprisonment. After enduring years of fear, harassment, violence, and even an arrest, Jane and Patricia's home was nearly burned down by someone they knew. They need to escape, fast. That's where Devon comes in. Devon works with Rainbow Railroad, a Toronto-based, international organization that gets people out of countries where being LGBT is criminalized. <br><br>This episode was produced as a special collaboration with "The Documentary," from the BBC World Service.

The Rainbow Railroad

This holiday season, like thousands of others, Tom Howell will be stressfully zipper-merging onto Highway 401, on his way to visit friends and family. Ah yes, the 401. The busiest highway in North America. A grey, 16-lane hellscape. And the confluence of the two things: hellscape, and the season of goodwill, holiday cheer, etc., is making him think — Can we learn to love our fellow drivers, rather than Grinch up our hearts and Scrooge up our fists as some halfwit flies past us in the right-hand lane? Beside him in the passenger seat (i.e. taking turns, not all at the same time) are a driving instructor, an OPP sergeant, a speed-limit opponent, and Tom's highway-averse wife. Their wildly varying takes on life and appropriate behaviour on the highway raise issues of loyalty, ethics, manners, and neurosis—plus a few tips on better driving—during the most wonderful time of the year.

A Highway at Christmastime

In 1938, Gar Yin was just 19 years old when she boarded a boat from Hong Kong to Vancouver. It was during the years of The Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned  Chinese immigrants from entering Canada. But Gar Yin had something special: Cantonese Opera. Her troupe was allowed into the country, and Gar Yin set out on a national tour. When the tour was over... Gar Yin decided to stay, setting off a chain of events that have since become family legend. Gar Yin's granddaughter Julia Hune-Brown tells her story.

The Cantonese Opera Singer

Rachel lives with dissociative identity disorder. She shares a body with nine other distinct identities. In addition to Rachel there's Liam, Noell, Lexi, Jaime, Aleksa, Our Little, Jaejin, Minnie, and Graham. Each with their own personalities, interests, and roles in the system. That means 10 identities sharing one body... and trying to get along. And there may be more.

Living as We

Eunice Kim immigrated to Canada from Korea when she was five years old. She speaks fluent Korean, but recently, Eunice stumbled upon an unfamiliar word: han. Han is a word that has no English translation. It's used to describe a combination of fiery rage, grief and regret — a feeling so powerful, some believe you can die from it. To many Koreans, han is part of the cultural DNA. So, how exactly did it escape Eunice? Is it possible that she's inherited something she never even knew existed? What Eunice finds cracks open a side of her family, and herself, she never knew before. (originally aired May 21 &amp; 24, 2019)

Eunice Kim immigrated to Canada from Korea when she was five years old. She speaks fluent Korean, but recently, Eunice stumbled upon an unfamiliar word: han. Han is a word that has no English translation. It's used to describe a combination of fiery rage, grief and regret — a feeling so powerful, some believe you can die from it. To many Koreans, han is part of the cultural DNA. So, how exactly did it escape Eunice? Is it possible that she's inherited something she never even knew existed? What Eunice finds cracks open a side of her family, and herself, she never knew before. <br>(originally aired May 21 &amp; 24, 2019)

Me, Myself and Han *Repeat*

When Natasha Greenblatt landed in London, England to see the opening night of a play she produced, she got two texts: "The play is cancelled" and "Welcome to the apocalypse". Amidst the spread of COVID-19 throughout Europe and the UK, Natasha did the only thing she could think of -- head to her cousin's house and make art. She and her British cousins holed up, turning a bad situation into a space for creativity and closeness, sharing their fears but also inspiration.Now, as borders close, Natasha is struggling to get home to Canada, leaving the companionship of her cousins behind.

Going Home

Doc Project senior producer, Julia Pagel, is one of the many people now working from home in this pandemic. But working from home while parenting a toddler at the same time is a challenge. Her little guy has no idea why Mamma is hiding all day in a makeshift office, and his protests mount from a 'wailing war' to refusing to put his diaper back on. PLUS, Sam Mullins and his wife thought they had found the perfect Toronto rental home to raise their new baby in. That is, until Sam realized they had rats as roommates. How does a dad rally when the family home turns into 'Rathattan'?

Homefront

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