Travel by train: the good, the bad, the memorable

Stand-up comedian Steve Patterson takes your calls and helps you see the humour in the last-minute errands being ran today.

From magical memories to travel nightmares, we hear your stories of traveling by train during the holiday season. Our guest is David Bellerive, an editor and contributor with Rail Fans Canada.

In this cold weather, our regular gardening expert Paul Zammit has some hot tips on how to gift plants, plus he takes your gardening questions. 

Your questions and concerns about this year's flu season and how its affecting young children. Our guest is Dr. Anna Banerji, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto.

Your stories with Carleton University professor and developmental psychologist Robert Coplan, author of the new book "The Joy of Solitude."

Your personal stories in the wake of a CBC investigation that finds woman are landing in custody at an unprecedented level. Our guest, Lindsay Martin, President of the Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario, says overcrowding is becoming a crisis. 

Robyn Fivush, emerita professor of psychology at Emory University, tells us about her research on the benefits of knowing and sharing family stories, and we take your calls.

Your stories with guests Rabbi Steven Wernick of Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, and Ontario MP Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State for Combatting Crime. 

Our regular gardening expert Paul Zammit has some ideas for gifts you can give that grow and he takes your gardening questions. 

Markham-Unionville MP Michael Ma crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberal last week, and the surprise move has rocked the Conservative Party. CBC Senior writer Aaron Wherry joins us to take your calls.