Best How Indian Politics Work Podcasts (2025)

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ThePrintPod: Trump can’t end wars. He’s more interested in commercial deals 7:30

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Far from keeping out of the Israel-Iran war, the US has waded deep into it by laying down conditions that are unacceptable not only to Iran but several other regional powers.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Eyeing larger share of pie in seat-sharing talks, allies keep pressure on DMK ahead of TN polls 6:19

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DMK allies Congress, VCK, CPI (M) want more seats, say it would increase their presence & help alliance rather than weaken it. DMK says ‘our leader won't let anybody be unhappy’.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/eyeing-larger-share-of-pie-in-seat-sharing-talks-allies-keep-pressure-on-dmk-ahead-of-tn-polls/2663530/…

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ThePrintPod: The summer vacation conundrum: How SC, advocates view ‘partial court working days’ 5:31

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The top court has often frowned upon senior advocates appearing before it amid the vacation, while the lawyers are divided on the matter of taking a break.By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: Trump-Munir lunch, US's fatal attraction to Pakistani generals & curious case of ‘Pindi man’ Naqvi 36:31

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CutTheClutter: Trump-Munir lunch, US's fatal attraction to Pakistani generals & curious case of ‘Pindi man’ NaqviBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Ranthambore’s queen Arrowhead was an alpha tigress even through illness. ‘She lived a full life’ 4:33

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The reserve’s iconic tigress, T-84, breathed her last Thursday at the age of 11, after battling bone cancer for months.By ThePrint

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Security Code: Israel may crush Ayatollah’s regime, but stopping Iran’s nuke programme will need total overthrow 12:45

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Israel may crush Ayatollah’s regime, but stopping Iran’s nuke programme will need total overthrowBy ThePrint

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Canadian politics heats up for the summer! 19:42

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It’s the first day of summer and Canadian politics is already heating up. Prime Minister Mark Carney is hoping to pass Bill C-5 before the House breaks, but the legislation is drawing serious pushback from Indigenous leaders and others. Meanwhile, the G7 has wrapped — was there any progress on tariffs? Plus, a Conservative Party leadership review a…

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Go dancing and still get to bed early — the rise of daytime parties 21:29

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If staying out dancing until 3 a.m. doesn’t appeal to you like it used to, you’re not alone. Across Canada, daytime dance parties are making space for people who want to move, socialize and still be in bed before midnight. We talk to two daytime party organizers about what it means to dance in the daytime and how it's reshaping nightlife.…

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45 years later, Terry Fox’s brother is riding across Canada 16:37

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45 years ago, Terry Fox set out to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He made it more than 5,000 kilometres before cancer forced him to stop. This summer, his brother Darrell Fox is cycling coast to coast to honour that journey and raise funds through the Ride of Hope. We speak with Fred Fox, Terry's older brother, about what it …

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ThePrintPod: What has Pakistan military said on Trump-Munir meet? 5:42

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ThePrintPod: Modi craves Western approval while pretending to be above it 8:10

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Modi govt needs to focus on building domestic capabilities and reducing internal polarisation. India’s foreign policy should not be shaped by delusion and narcissism.By ThePrint

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Chandigarh tops, Meghalaya at bottom of Centre’s school education performance grading index 5:02

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https://theprint.in/education-2/chandigarh-tops-meghalaya-at-bottom-of-centres-school-education-performance-grading-index/2662706/By ThePrint

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'Aging is not for the meek' — what we don’t say about aging 24:26

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In the conclusion of our series As We Age, we bring together a panel of guests navigating emotional and complex conversations — from how to care for their aging parents, negotiating moves into retirement homes, to what it means to grow old yourself while caring for someone else. It’s an intimate look at the realities many Canadians are quietly mana…

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Without final exams, are students really learning? 19:23

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Across Canada, final exams are disappearing from high schools. Since the pandemic, some school boards have dropped or reworked them entirely. Supporters say the shift reduces student stress and allows for more meaningful assessments. But critics worry we’re sending teens into adulthood without learning how to cope with pressure. We speak with two e…

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She was abused by her stepfather — and her mother stayed with him 26:24

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A powerful documentary about a woman breaking the silence around sexual abuse in her family. Robin Heald was abused for years by her stepfather — and her mother stayed with him - even after he pleaded guilty. In It Ends With Me, CBC producer John Chipman follows Robin’s journey back into that past — and how she’s working to stop the cycle for futur…

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ThePrintAM: What is the FASTag annual toll pass? 3:27

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1 year or 200 trips: How annual toll pass will allow you to zip through national highways from 15 Aug https://theprint.in/india/1-year-or-200-trips-how-annual-toll-pass-will-allow-you-to-zip-through-national-highways-from-15-aug/2662034/By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: Iraq,Libya to Afghanistan:What regime changes & US interventions say about Israel ‘end goal’ in Iran 25:42

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CutTheClutter: Iraq,Libya to Afghanistan:What regime changes & US interventions say about Israel ‘end goal’ in IranBy ThePrint

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Why India's Employment Puzzle Resists Solutions with Amit Basole 44:46

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In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to Amit Basole, Professor of Economics and Head, Centre for Sustainable Employment and the lead author of the State of Working India report. They talk about why India’s unemployment challenge remains unresolved, why fixing the employment crisis goes beyond grand economic reforms, touching on …

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Remembering the victims of the Air India bombing, Canada’s worst terrorism attack 19:38

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Forty years ago, a bomb tore through Air India Flight 182, killing all 329 people on board — the majority of them Canadian. Despite being the worst mass murder in this country’s history, many Canadians still don’t know the story. In a new CBC documentary, families of the victims reflect on the trauma, the justice they feel they never received, and …

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A Canadian family's desperate quest to flee Iran as missiles fall 15:47

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As tensions rise between Israel and Iran, a Canadian citizen and her family trapped in Tehran are trying to find a way out — with fuel scarce and borders uncertain. We speak with one family preparing to flee, and hear what it's like on the ground in Jerusalem with CBC’s Margaret Evans.

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Nike taps Toronto duo for historic collaboration with Indian designers 9:23

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Nike’s latest collection is making waves — not just for the fashion, but for who’s behind it. The brand has teamed up with the Toronto-born label NorBlack NorWhite in what’s being celebrated as a landmark collaboration. For many in the South Asian community, it’s a rare moment of representation in an industry that often borrows from their culture w…

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How mRNA vaccines went from scientific darlings to a political football 24:38

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mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the pandemic. But now, that science is under political attack in the United States. Funding is being pulled, approvals are being delayed, and the science questioned by politicians. Science journalist Elie Dolgin joins us to explain how a technology once hailed as revolutionary is now facing an existentia…

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ThePrintAM: WHAT'S BEHIND PUBLIC FACE-OFF BETWEEN RAO INDERJIT SINGH & HARYANA CM SAINI? 7:50

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Silicon Valley Wants ‘More Everything Forever’ 55:10

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com The futures of the past have curdled into the nightmares of the present. The richest and most powerful people the world has ever known want to colonize mars, live forever, and digitize human consciousness. To make these technological miracles come to pass, they say, will require p…

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CutTheClutter: Iran, Pakistan & myth of Ummah: Why no Muslim country is coming to Tehran’s aid amid Israeli strikes 20:19

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CutTheClutter: Iran, Pakistan & myth of Ummah: Why no Muslim country is coming to Tehran’s aid amid Israeli strikesBy ThePrint

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U of T’s president on what a university education is really for 24:05

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As thousands of graduates toss their caps in the air, the president of Canada’s largest university is stepping down. Meric Gertler reflects on 12 years at the helm of the University of Toronto — and the future of education and life after the classroom in the age of AI and fewer jobs.

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The greatest artist of the 20th century? AI’s answer and why it matters 15:06

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AI is exploding. It’s everywhere. And almost everyone is using it. From writing emails to generating lifelike videos, to booking appointments, artificial intelligence is moving beyond simple prompts and into what experts call “agentic AI” — systems that can act on our behalf. CBC’s Nora Young joins Matt Galloway to talk about this moment in AI. She…

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He started his degree in 1976. Last week, he graduated 10:06

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Dave Burnett started his degree in 1976. Now 49 years later, he is graduating. He talks to Matt Galloway about that moment crossing the stage nearly half a century in the making. The 68-year-old just completed his agriculture degree — and reflects on the long road to graduation — a story of addiction, recovery and achieving long-held dreams.…

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What to do about the high cost of hospital parking? 19:33

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Hospital parking is expensive. Add that to the already high cost of being sick. Cancer patients, parents and caregivers can spend thousands on parking and are calling for fees to be reduced or eliminated. But hospitals say they need the money to help pay for healthcare in a stretched system. We hear from one patient about the cost, and why when Nov…

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ThePrintAM: What has FATF said on Pahalgam terror attack? 4:44

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CutTheClutter: The Op Sindoor 'tadka' for defence stocks & arms makers powering India’s military-industrial complex 31:45

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CutTheClutter: The Op Sindoor 'tadka' for defence stocks & arms makers powering India’s military-industrial complexBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: India faces its most dangerous decade while Modi is wasting his political capital on elections 10:37

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PM Modi must ask himself a simple question: what is the use of all my prestige and political capital if it ultimately does not get things done for the country?By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: MP govt hits ‘like’ on tribal influencers, grooms them to be its digital messengers 6:28

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Madhya Pradesh, which has the largest tribal population in India, launched the digital literacy drive after spike in social media misinformation following Pahalgam attack & Op Sindoor.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: At Ahmedabad crematorium, myriad of eyes brimming with tears & sea of people lining up to pay respects 4:14

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The last rites of 4 victims of the Air India crash were held Sunday at the Thaltej electric crematorium in the city, three days after the fatal incident.By ThePrint

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'Question nobody’s asking on Meghalaya murder: Why is inter-caste love a rebellion in India?' 4:59

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'Question nobody’s asking on Meghalaya murder: Why is inter-caste love a rebellion in India?'By ThePrint

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Drama plagued Canada’s last G7 summit. Can Carney avoid repeating it? 19:35

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A lot is at stake at this week’s G7 summit in Alberta. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be looking for a deal on tariffs, and avoiding the kind of drama that roiled the meeting last time Canada hosted it. CBC journalist JP Tasker walks us through the challenges Carney faces at this meeting, while Peter MacKay and Bessma Momani assess whether world l…

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What will it take to get more people into the trades? 24:00

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As the prime minister eyes a number of “nation-building” projects, the country is in need of tens of thousands more tradespeople to make them happen. We hear from high school students planning to pursue jobs in the trades, while economists Simon Gaudreault and Jim Stanford debate whether lowering standards and encouraging greater immigration could …

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How this conductor is bringing Powell River, B.C. together with music 26:49

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Many small communities across the country are struggling to survive, as people age and their children chase big city life. Powell River, B.C. is trying to keep its own numbers up with the help of a conductor who’s worked with some of the world’s biggest orchestras. In her documentary War and Peace, the CBC’s Liz Hoath hears from locals who say Arth…

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Anything that weakens Iran’s proxies is a win for India. Even Israel’s Operation Rising Lion 14:38

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In the wee hours of 13 June, as whispers of a second-generation nuclear agreement between Iran and the US were poised to emerge from the mediation by Oman, Israel acted with stunning finality. It did not wait for diplomacy to meander its hesitant path. Instead, it launched Operation Rising Lion, striking deep into the heart of Iran’s military and n…

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ThePrintAM: How aspiring doctors are left in limbo as admin crisis hits Delhi Medical Council? 9:48

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Medical professionals are lining up for registration at DMC, which has been proposed for dissolution. Members allege procedural delays by Delhi govt.By ThePrint

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WorldView: Israel’s Operation Rising Lion: Trump, Tehran & India's response 49:48

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In this episode of WorldView with Swasti, Dr Swasti Rao, Consulting Editor and Foreign Policy Expert, discusses Israel’s bold new offensive, Operation Rising Lion, against Iran. Joining her are Professor Ehud Manor, renowned Israeli historian and expert on regional affairs, and Kabir Taneja, Deputy Director at the Observer Research Foundation. Toge…

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True integration of Kashmir has to be built on stone and steel, not soldiers and guns 12:46

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For more than a hundred years, engineers fought to find ways to cut through the Pir Panjal mountains, to link Kashmir’s agricultural markets with industrial powerhouses in India’s plains. The easiest routes were through Lahore, but even before Independence, leaders had begun to dream of road and rail routes over Banihal to Jammu.…

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NationalInterest: H-word, M-word & fading K-word. India-Pakistan alphabet soup, with a side of Trump 16:22

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#nationalinterest The dreaded H-word is back with us. H, as in hyphenation with Pakistan. Its return is dreaded because our successive governments have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence the big powers (read the US) used to draw between us and Pakistan. If ally Washington sees the region through an India-Pakistan…

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SecurityCode: The Los Angeles riots show the American melting pot is also a racial tinderbox 12:11

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Ever since the first Hispanic and Black settlers arrived in the 18th century to settle in Los Angeles, the city has seen repeated rioting, with communities feeling themselves cornered using violence to assert their identity and rights. Like in other large cities, American culture has slowly evolved to accommodate growing demography. But Donald Trum…

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ThePrintAM: What is Trump’s warning to Iran after Israeli strikes? 5:26

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Trump’s warning for Iran after Israel’s Op Rising Lion—make a deal to avoid further ‘slaughter’ https://theprint.in/world/trumps-warning-for-iran-after-israels-op-rising-lion-make-a-deal-to-avoid-further-slaughter/2656885/By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: 7 reasons why Israel struck Iran: A look at Op Rising Lion & how it brings Middle East back in focus 27:03

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In the early hours of 13 June, the Middle East came back into focus with Israel launching Operation Rising Lion, striking key military personnel and nuclear targets in Iran. It deployed 200 combat fighters & used over 300 different weapons. US President Donald Trump warned Iran that what comes next could be worse and urged it to negotiate a deal fo…

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ThePrintPod: Israel launches ‘pre-emptive strikes’ on nuclear sites in Iran, ‘top military official killed’ 5:40

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The strikes under Operation Rising Lion targeted, among other sites, Iran’s main nuclear enrichment complex at Natanz, Israeli PM Netanyahu confirmed in a video message.----more----https://theprint.in/world/israel-launches-pre-emptive-strikes-on-nuclear-sites-in-iran-top-military-official-killed/2656304/…

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ThePrintPod: Tea, food and crowd control—RSS cadres aid families, relief work after Air India plane crash 3:26

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Scores of RSS cadres spread out across incident site & at BJ Medical College, keeping crowds organised, providing families of victims with food and water as they navigate a tragedy.----more----https://theprint.in/india/tea-food-and-crowd-control-rss-cadres-aid-families-relief-work-after-air-india-plane-crash/2656177/…

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ThePrintPod: From retrieving black box to setting up ‘court of inquiry’, how probe into Air India crash will unfold 5:25

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An aviation safety firm's CEO says a team from the Indian aviation regulator & those from every regulator where the aircraft is operated are expected to visit the crash site soon.----more----https://theprint.in/india/from-retrieving-black-box-to-setting-up-court-of-inquiry-how-probe-into-air-india-crash-will-unfold/2656314/…

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A Saskatchewan scientist says he has a treatment for ALS. Critics say his claims are questionable 24:22

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ALS is a death sentence for those diagnosed with it. Now a scientist in Moose Jaw claims he has discovered the secret to stopping the disease in its tracks. CBC’s Geoff Leo investigated the claims of a treatment, which desperate patients are forking over tens of thousands of dollars for, in his documentary Hard to Swallow.…