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Hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden take you on a trip around the world with CBC Radio's As It Happens. Hear from the people at the centre of the stories of the day — from the urgent to the utterly strange.

As It Happens CBC News & Politics

    • News
    • 4.4 • 300 Ratings

Hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden take you on a trip around the world with CBC Radio's As It Happens. Hear from the people at the centre of the stories of the day — from the urgent to the utterly strange.

    May 3: Arresting developments

    May 3: Arresting developments

    Nijjar murder arrests, UCLA student journalist, Coronation scroll, Foreign interference report, Kenya flooding, Feature: Family Tree, and more.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Bonus episode: As It Happened "The March Edition"

    Bonus episode: As It Happened "The March Edition"

    On this edition of the "As It Happened" podcast, we'll review the month of March at "As It Happens" and dust off a few gems from our archives. March was full of unforgettable moments speaking to people about the unforgettable moments in their lives, including a conversation with a Canadian pianist and Frédéric Chopin superfan who travelled to Poland to play at his hero's 214th birthday.

    • 28 min
    May 2: A version with less aversion

    May 2: A version with less aversion

    U.S. protests: Rabbi Brous, Sudan: El Fasher, Cicada police calls, Welsh lie ban, Methodist LGBTQ clerics, South Asia heat, South Bruce nuclear dump, and more.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    May 1: Pointing the finger in the wrong direction

    May 1: Pointing the finger in the wrong direction

    B.C. Decriminalization: Bonnie Henry, Trans Mountain opens, Bee home invasion, Dental care critic, Paul Auster obituary, Zambia soccer scandal, Maple sap test, and more.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    April 30: He thinks they doth protest too much

    April 30: He thinks they doth protest too much

    McGill protest: school official, Florida abortion ban, Amsterdam pee activist, Ontario highway crash, Hedges photos, Foreign hacking, Power plant waste, and more.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    April 29: Setting up camp

    April 29: Setting up camp

    McGill encampments: protests, McGill encampments: Housefather, Oklahoma tornado, Khan Younis: Save the Children, Party robot service, Breast cancer data, Dodecahedron found, Mystery song, and more.

    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
300 Ratings

300 Ratings

Tied.up.2 ,

Overall a pretty good podcast

The music in between sections is a bit jarring to me but otherwise it’s a great news podcast👍🏼

Elisa Sue ,

Great podcast

The new host is not as good an interviewer as Carol Off. Hopefully she will improve over time.

SS123GO ,

Good podcast

I really enjoy this podcast, the new host Nil Koksal is really good.

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