• As It Happens

  • By: CBC
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • 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.

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Episodes
  • Checking in on the PA city that “picks the President”
    Nov 5 2024

    Plus: “One vote, one beer”. We reach a A New York bar that’s one of many businesses across the country with an election day reward for voters.

    Also: By means ferret or foul... A cloned black-footed ferret has given birth -- bringing back a bloodline that had gone extinct and sparking hope for the future of the critically endangered species.

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    1 hr
  • Tanya Talaga on what Murray Sinclair leaves behind
    Nov 4 2024

    Plus: A Wales man on why he chose to promote men’s health…not by growing a moustache…but by creating a giant “phallus” map using the Strava app.

    Also: On election night, Kamala Harris will watch the results roll in at her alma mater: Howard University. And the student newspaper's editor-in-chief tells us there's a palpable energy on campus today.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • A Pennsylvania pastor gets ready for a divisive day
    Nov 1 2024

    Plus: A retired Scottish police officer’s quest to find a home for his collection of thousands and thousands of bricks.

    Also: Why giant rats (wearing tiny backpacks) may be the next frontier in sniffing out smuggled goods.

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    49 mins

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