As It Happens podcast

As It Happens

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Nightly news that’s not afraid of fun. Every weeknight hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden bring you the people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories: powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows.

Nightly news that’s not afraid of fun. Every weeknight hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden bring you the people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories: powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows.

 

#69

Why everyone’s watching a Wisconsin judicial election

Plus: Canadian-born author Jonathan Stanley on the overwhelming response to a stranger’s v... more

17 hrs Ago

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17 hrs Ago


#68

The humanitarian struggle after Myanmar’s earthquake

Plus: Yet another aging McDonald’s causes a stir…this time in Leeds. We meet the man obses... more

Yesterday

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1:00:15

Yesterday


#67

Reporting from the ground on a deadly earthquake

Plus: The Neal Brothers challenging journey toproducean all-Canadian corn chip. Also: A co... more

28 Mar 2025

58 MINS

58:59

28 Mar 2025


#66

What Canadian auto workers see coming down the road

Plus:Mixed feelings in BC as the “McBarge”,a relic of Expo 86, begins sinking into the Fra... more

27 Mar 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:27

27 Mar 2025


#65

A conversation with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew

Plus: A historian investigates thousands of missing Scottish archival documents…and finds ... more

26 Mar 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:11

26 Mar 2025


#64

The federal campaign shifts to interference and clearance

Plus: The founder and former captain of Afghanistan’s women's soccer team says it's past t... more

25 Mar 2025

52 MINS

52:23

25 Mar 2025


#63

What polls can (and can’t) tell us about the election

Plus: A shark in New Zealand had an octopus on its head. That’s it. That’s the story. Also... more

24 Mar 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:12

24 Mar 2025


#62

The border library that was once a symbol of friendship

Plus: As Heathrow Airport goes down, a British teacher scrambles to bring students home fr... more

21 Mar 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:54

21 Mar 2025


#61

A new trade war victim: Canada’s geoduck harvest

Plus: A conversation with the man who listed his Washington DC townhouse…with the help of ... more

20 Mar 2025

57 MINS

57:45

20 Mar 2025


#60

Tesla curbed at the Vancouver International Auto Show

Plus: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on earth after nine months. A former astron... more

19 Mar 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:28

19 Mar 2025


#59

Chaos and devastation at a Gaza City hospital

Plus: Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan joinsQueen and Herbie Hancock at thi... more

18 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:04

18 Mar 2025


#58

Toronto’s mayor wades into the trade war

Plus: Satirical news site The Beaverton celebrates 15 years during a fertile and fraught t... more

17 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:36

17 Mar 2025


#57

Meet Mark Carney's new cabinet

Plus: An Indiana dad says he's grateful his daughter is alive after she spent nearly a wee... more

14 Mar 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:04

14 Mar 2025


#56

Canola farmers fearful of U.S. tariffs…and Chinese ones too

Plus: New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman on Donatella Versace’s remarkable ten... more

13 Mar 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:31

13 Mar 2025


#55

B.C. recruiting American healthcare workers amidst trade war

Plus: A Columbia professor says the detention of student activist Mahmoud Khalil sets a te... more

12 Mar 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:17

12 Mar 2025


#54

A Quebec metal manufacturer on the toll of Trump’s trade war

Plus: The Canadian women’s rugby team makes the pitch for better funding — and says it cou... more

11 Mar 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:22

11 Mar 2025


#53

A Trudeau critic on the Liberals’ future with Mark Carney

“Closure”: After 80 years, an Ontario woman shares her relief after learning where her gre... more

10 Mar 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:14

10 Mar 2025


#52

The “relief” of the Liberals finally choosing a new leader

Hockey Night in Canada - in Inuktitut. Pujjuut Kusugak on making history this weekend when... more

08 Mar 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:30

08 Mar 2025


#51

An autoworker worries tariffs will mean the end of his job

Why grammar aficionado Ellen Jovin travelled to 50 U.S. states to explore the finer points... more

07 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:15

07 Mar 2025


#50

The CBC’s Catherine Cullen with a trade war update

Plus: After a long reprieve, one B.C. town faces the prospect of a renewed peacock invasio... more

06 Mar 2025

59 MINS

59:34

06 Mar 2025


#49

A Canadian business owner & cabinet minister on US tariffs

A retired entomologist shows off his creative side, and the nether regions of his favourit... more

05 Mar 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:42

05 Mar 2025


#48

With tariffs looming, it’s time to “sleep with one eye open”

Plus: A Stanford University scientist on new research into the slimiest parts of our brain... more

04 Mar 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:28

04 Mar 2025


#47

A Ukrainian-Canadian on “appalling" Trump/Zelenskyy meeting

Plus: An immigration lawyer on the influx of calls from 2SLGBTQ+ Americans who want to mov... more

01 Mar 2025

44 MINS

44:05

01 Mar 2025


#46

Join Nil & Chris for a special Oscars-themed As It Happened!

Revisit some of our past conversations with Academy Award winners, fans and even the owner... more

01 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:57

01 Mar 2025


#45

Vancouver’s mayor defends a pause in new supportive housing

Plus: A pair of newlyweds explain why they chose to forgo running water and electricity fo... more

28 Feb 2025

55 MINS

55:05

28 Feb 2025


#44

A hostage’s brother on saying goodbye to the Bibas family

Plus: “We don’t have a political agenda. We’re trying to feed the country.” Farmers sue U.... more

27 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:56

27 Feb 2025


#43

Alberta’s Addictions Minister pushes a controversial plan

Plus: John McCann (aka The Philly Captain) explains the demise of the so-called “p00p game... more

26 Feb 2025

56 MINS

56:53

26 Feb 2025


#42

The Ukrainians in Canada who fear being sent back

Plus: One man’s battle to have his right to own a raccoon as a pet enshrined in law. Also:... more

25 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:36

25 Feb 2025


#41

Burundi under strain after 40,000+ flee violence in Congo

Plus: Five hockey fans drive from Winnipeg to Boston for the 4 Nations Face-Off final, to ... more

21 Feb 2025

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1:00:33

21 Feb 2025