As It Happens

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.

Plus: Journalist Mike Wilner explains how Danny Jansen just made baseball history in the strangest way at Fenway Park. 

Also: “It’s the not knowing.” Kyiv-based journalist Tim Mak says renewed strikes on the capital threaten to undo recent boosts to Ukrainian morale; and the documentary ‘Family Tree’ shows how Black landowners are managing forests for the next generation.  

Plus: “It has a 5,000 year old culture. It’s very scenic.” North Korea appears set to reopen to tourists and Rowan Beard has been one — many times. Also: An Anishinaabe doctor on why life expectancy for First Nations people in B.C. has plummeted; a crossword lover on crafting clues specifically for Black puzzlers like her; and a viral Tik Tok trend leads to a shortage of cucumbers in Iceland.

Plus: “Long may your big jib draw!” Newfoundlander Myrle Vokey popularized the screech-in ceremony. And his daughter says it was about uniting people.

Also: Kamala Harris makes history at the DNC tonight while Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan tells delegates there about her time in Gaza; and a researcher shares his team’s findings on the mysterious sea walnut and its reverse-ageing abilities.

Plus: “It’s something that someone really cared about.” A 121-year-old postcard arrives in Wales, delivering a local mystery.

Also: At the Democratic National Convention, Dean Phillips resists the urge to say “I told you so”; people on a Toronto street have their homes seized over a transit development; and a sudden shift puts Ontario’s safe consumption sites at risk.

Plus: “Romance will tell you they’ll stay forever.” A British bridge is losing its love locks, but our guest helped find them a new, permanent home.

Also: Investigating the mysterious numbered graves at a Nova Scotia cemetery; Chicago chews over an innovative solution to food insecurity; and remembering therapeutic psilocybin advocate Thomas Hartle.