• Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Gisèle Pelicot about her public rape trial and her thoughts on becoming a feminist hero

• Law professor Elaine Craig breaks down the intersection of sexual assault, law and culture in Canada -- and why the courts alone can't address society-wide issues

• Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of British Columbia Edward Taylor unpacks the mental health effects of mass violence following the deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

• Harvard professor Jarvis R. Givens explains why on the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, the occasion is as big a cultural flashpoint as ever

In January, Russian authorities officially labeled the anti-Kremlin activist art group Pussy Riot an "extremist organization," a move that makes even sharing their music or images a potential crime. The group's co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss what that designation means for dissidents both inside and outside Russia, the message she's sending with her latest work, Police State, and how art can confront authoritarian power at a moment when repression is spreading far beyond Russia.

• Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and The Economist's Rob Russo about calls for Canadian unity from former prime ministers Stephen Harper and Jean Chrétien

• Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonniokva reflects on power, protest and Russia's parallels with the U.S.

• Writer Chuck Klosterman nerds out about American football and its many contradictions ahead of Super Bowl LX

• Canadian curling legend Jennifer Jones looks back on her journey both on and off the ice