1 person rated this podcast
CBC • CBC
As It HappensEpisodes
CBC • CBC
As It Happens
A daily News podcast featuring Chris Howden and Nil Köksal
1 person rated this podcast
Rate Podcast
Episodes of As It Happens
Mark All
Plus: A New Zealand woman sets a new world record for sprinting - on a track covered with Lego. Also: Some LA residents who had just gotten into housing find themselves right back where they started thanks to the wildfires; and an expert provi
Plus: The terrifyingly massive “big boy” that will super size your arachnophobia. Also: We speak to one of the Quebec pilots flying water bomber missions over the Los Angeles fires.
Plus: Casey Stoney explains how she’ll lead Canada’s women’s soccer team out of scandal and back into the win column. Also: A British pizzeria shows its reluctance to put pineapple on pies by charging the equivalent of 175 dollars Canadian to a
Plus: On Prince Edward Island, a man nearly gets beaned by a meteorite…and ends up capturing a historic image with his home security system. Also: After visiting the region, Canada's Minister for International Development Ahmed Hussen tells us
Plus: Russell Howells hits a “bleak” moment in his long fight to recover a fortune in Bitcoin from a dump in Wales.Also: A team of Italian physicists think they've found the recipe for the perfect cacio e pepe pasta, featuring…cornstarch?
Plus: Zora Neale Hurston's last novel was almost destroyed in a fire. But the well-timed instincts of a friend helped save it for a new generation. Also: We'll hear from the co-owner of a Los Angeles theatre – Public Displays of Altadena – dest
Plus: That’ll do, donkey. We bid farewell to the beast of burden who served as a model for Shrek’s two-dimensional donkey sidekick.Also: After our story about a mysterious pile of bananas in England, listeners tipped us off to an equally unexpl
Plus: We reach a volunteer in Finland who’s getting out his shovel to build the snow drifts seals need to build their next generation. Also: Survival of the fittest is a phrase we all learn in biology class. But new research suggests something
Plus: When we heard about a mystery plate of peeled bananas on a British street corner we couldn't resist the urge to call up some locals…And our efforts bore fruit. Also: The head of Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls for the release of
Plus: After a fire destroys a new romance bookstore in the DC area, readers come together to show it some love -- and give the story a happy ending.Also: We reach Kate McElwee of the Women’s Ordination Conference after Pope Francis appoints a n
An orca who famously carried around her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is now repeating that behaviour after the recent death of her newborn calf.In September, Carol Off was back in our studio to speak with Nil about her latest book, “At a Loss fo
“Kinda feels like it was my house that burned down.” A former employee of Telegraph Cove, B.C.’s whale museum is heartbroken when it’s destroyed by fire.We revisit Nil’s feature-length conversation with R. Renee Hess. The hockey fan and author
We go back to the archives to dig up the stories and guests who took us by surprise.
At least 10 people are dead after a pickup truck driver rammed the vehicle into a crown in New Orleans' French Quarter. The FBI are investigating the incident as a suspected terror attack. Resident Brian O'Brien tells us about waking up to the
Plus: A housing advocate isn’t surprised a Montreal encampment has popped up again, just weeks after being dismantled by police.And an encore presentation of our feature-length conversation with Kevin Kwan, who rose to fame with his novel, Craz
Plus: A Toronto artist gives unwanted presents a second life at the Museum of Bad Gifts.And an encore presentation of our feature-length conversation with author and educator Solomon Ratt, on how he carried his mother’s stories with him during
Plus: We reach the man who helped make the bald eagle…finally…the official bird of the United States. And our holiday readings continue. In this episode we bring you Al Maitland’s reading of Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
We delve into the As It Happens archives to celebrate the guests who saw something broken — and decided to fix it.
A Christmas Eve tradition since 1979. As It Happens presents Frederick Forsyth's The Shepherd, read by our late host “Fireside” Al Maitland.
Plus: New Zealanders know there’s only one way to make the biggest splash. We reach scientists who studied the manu…and its epic impact. And we present Chris Howden’s reading of the Alistair MacLeod short story To Everything There Is a Season.
Plus: We revisit Nil’s conversation with British broadcaster Mishal Husain, whose memoir brings her journalistic skills to bear on own family's story.And as we build toward The Shepherd on December 24, tonight’s reading is another “Fireside” Al
Plus: We reach a medic in Italy who helped rescue a caver trapped deep in the dreaded Bueno Fonteno Abyss.Also: Our holiday readings continue. Tonight, former As It Happens host Barbara Budd reads from ‘Who Has Seen the Wind’.
Plus: The director of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation brings the holiday classic home…to Montreal. Also: For 40 years, CBC producer Karen Levine told some of radio's most moving stories, and amplified women's voices on and off the air. To
Plus: Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is free after Denmark refuses a Japanese extradition request — and he says he's ready to get back to work.Also: Ex-Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says the PM’s feud with Chrystia Freeland is part of a
Plus: New archeological evidence of a horrific cannibal attack that shows the lengths our predecessors might have gone to dehumanize their enemy.Also: Postal workers get set to return to work -- but given the backlog and the holiday rush, a sma
Rate
Join Podchaser to...
- Rate podcasts and episodes
- Follow podcasts and creators
- Create podcast and episode lists
- & much more
Unlock more with Podchaser Pro
- Audience Insights
- Contact Information
- Demographics
- Charts
- Sponsor History
- and More!
- Podcasts
- Best Podcasts
- New Podcasts
- Podcast Charts
- Best Episodes
- Add a Podcast
- Claim a Podcast
- Podchaser 25
- Features
- Podcast Credits
- Podcast Networks
- Podcast Lists
- Podcast Monitoring
- Podcast Sponsors
- Podcast Contacts
- Community
- Account
- Register
- Log In
- Find Friends
- Resources
- Help Center
- Newsletter
- Blog
- API
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More
- © 2025 Podchaser, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Contact Us