As It Happens

4.4 (313)
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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.

1 DAY AGO

Canada and Mexico at odds over the cartels and terrorism

Plus: New research on bonobos shows the unique human ability to guess what's going on in the minds of others isn't so unique. Also: . A site on the North Saskatchewan River is revealed to be one of the oldest examples of Indigenous civilization in North America. A Métis archaeologist tells us he could feel that history the first time he saw it.

58 min
2 DAYS AGO

What a 30 day tariff reprieve means for Canada

Plus: When a teenager fell into icy water, Indiana's David Fisher grabbed his double Dutch ropes and jumped into action. Also: After a Canadian father comes forward to say his child is purchasing illicit drugs on Snapchat, we'll hear from an American dad about his ongoing fight to hold the social platform accountable for the death of his son.

1h 1m
5 DAYS AGO

How tariffs look from the Michigan side of the border

Plus: The story of a “Pistol Packin’ Mama” who spent decades wanted for murder, undetected in Taber, Alberta. Also: Liz Pelly, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.

1 hr
6 DAYS AGO

Skating coach Elin Schran on an unimaginable loss

She worked with Spencer Lane, a 16 year old victim of the DC plane crash. Also: How Newfoundland and Labrador’s snow crab fishery is preparing for the prospect of devastating US tariffs; and we reach former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir, who’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee

1 hr
JAN 29

A reporter on the ground for a tragedy in India

Plus: The Danish scientists who thought they’d found some fossilized plants…which turned out to be something much more interesting: ancient vomit. Also: Casey Katims of the U.S. Climate Alliance on trying to forge a path ahead with states, after Trump pulls the U.S. out of a key international agreement.

58 min
JAN 28

Canada’s Public Safety Minister on foreign interference

Plus: Receding alpine ice reveals a beautifully preserved forest of 6,000 year old trees, and its secrets are both thrilling and frightening. Also: We hear from Washington Post theatre critic Naveen Kumar who temporarily lost the ability to sit, and how standing changed his perspective on the medium he's spent so long covering.

1h 2m
JAN 27

The sudden and chaotic arrival of DeepSeek

Plus: Beth Shapiro of the bioscience firm Colossal on the ultimate de-extinction project…bringing the dodo back from the dead. Also: Months after far-right rioters burst through its doors, Liverpool's Spellow Library is open to the public once again.

59 min
JAN 24

The mayor of Windsor, Ontario on a changing border reality

Plus: Gwenyth Paltrow went skiing, they made a musical about it. Now it’s blowing up. Also: Donald Trump says fentanyl from Canada is a problem, we take a look at what’s real about that and what isn’t.

59 min

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313 Ratings

Overall a pretty good podcast

09/08/2023

Tied.up.2

The music in between sections is a bit jarring to me but otherwise it’s a great news podcast👍🏼
Bravo, from south of the border

Jan 5

SunRa Rebel

Love, listening to this podcast to get news and feature stories and events. We Listen from south of the border in the USA. This show plug us in. What a great model and formula for reporting on current events. We home the theme song just for fun.
Longtime listener

12/05/2024

CanuckBandit

Love this show. Been listening since the Frum/Maitland days. Almost always interesting and sometimes a little quirky. The Canadian flavour is much welcomed to those of us living abroad. Thank you.
Dec 1 2024

12/02/2024

Kfschr

You have always encouraged your listeners to write in with a comment. Here is mine. ALL news organizations are now airing a Sunday show. Your Sunday show could be 1 or 2 topics in depth look of interesting odd funny Happening. Good luck. Kip Fischer, BIG Fan Albuquerque, NM USA

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.