Plus: Paralympian Nicholas Bennett wins gold in the pool for the second time, and gives all of the credit to his sister – who is also his coach.

Also: Fellow Olympic marathoner remembers Rebecca Cheptegei, who she says showed no signs of abuse; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Haiti; Thousands of Indigenous artifacts may be improperly stored across Ontario; and Chris defends the uselessness of tiny vacuums.

Plus: “The Michael Jordan of advertising”. We remember Jim Riswold, the man behind era-defining Nike ads from Bo Knows to It’s gotta be the shoes.

Also: Booze finally comes to corner stores in Ontario, we check in to see how business is flowing on day one; and why one French lawmaker is calling Emmanuel Macron's pick for Prime Minister is "one of the worst choices" he could have made.

Plus: “Violent, scary and out of a horror mystery.” A shark researcher investigates a grisly – and unusual – case.

Also: Grenfell Tower families get a final report into the deadly disaster; Paraguay finally gets a sex ed curriculum, but it’s not the one many were hoping for; and designers in Vancouver aren’t happy about a FIFA World Cup design contest.

In this extended version of their conversation, Nil Köksal welcomes the former As It Happens host back to the studio to talk about her new book. Carol spent 16 years hosting the program.

In her new book – At A Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage – she goes deep into her life story and decades of experience as a journalist to examine six words whose meaning she says has been distorted over the years…and think about how to reclaim them. 

Plus: Scientists make a surprisingly small discovery that may explain what puts the world’s strongest humans over the top.

Also: Cryptocurrency invades the U.S. election; back-to-school is on hold in fire-stricken Jasper, Alberta; advocates say it’s still too easy for abusers to access firearms; and we remember Phil Lewis, whose life in 1980s London during the AIDS crisis helped inspire the TV show It’s A Sin.   

Plus: “That’s where the problem is for us”. A descendant of Gustave Eiffel has thoughts about a plan to keep the Olympic rings on the tower, forever.

Also: We remember legendary investigative journalist Stevie Cameron; and a local biker gang steps in after a thief makes off with $40 from a Virginia family’s lemonade stand.

Plus: “Just trying to get a head in this world”. Investigating a statue decapitation mystery in Manitoba. Also: Catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh; Ben Smith from Semafor and the Mixed Signals podcast breaks down a bonkers summer in Presidential politics and looks ahead to the fall.

Plus: Carbonara in a can. We ask Michelin-starred “Carbonara King” Alessandro Pipero about the latest offering from Heinz.

Also: A woman from Florida books a “live at sea” cruise and ends up stranded in Belfast for months; a decades-long effort finally clears the last dam from the Klamath River, letting local salmon swim freely; and a guilty verdict in murder of journalist Jeff German.

Plus: With notes of dried apricot, lychee and pineapple, Swiss researchers say they’ve developed a more sustainable chocolate…that’s tastier too.

Also: Australian auto writer Riz Akhtar makes the case for Chinese EVs; international students in Brampton demand more pathways to residency; and educators in Jasper, Alberta prepare to welcome students back to school after a summer of fire.

Plus: “It's been an absolutely mad day.” Oasis Podcast founder James Corcoran is still catching his breath

Also: 500 days of conflict in Sudan; Natalia Krapiva of Access Now brings us the latest on Telegram founder Pavel Durov and what his detention signals; and we’ll remember journalist Peter Dykstra, whose work helped drag climate science into mainstream media.