As It Happens: The Thursday Edition
Part One
Afghanistan fighting
A former Afghan MP describes the chaos and danger — as the Taliban gains ground — and families are forced to sleep in the streets of Kabul. She fears women and girls will face the brunt of the escalating violence.
Topeka mayor
The mayor of Topeka, Kansas knows the fight against COVID-19 is far from over — partly because her own diagnosis means she now needs a pacemaker.
Garry Neill Kennedy obit
One of Garry Neill Kennedy's longtime friends tells us how the late artist put the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design on the map. And he says there was nothing provincial about Mr. Kennedy's approach.
Part Two
Wisconsin wolves
A wildlife researcher in Wisconsin says fur will fly unless the state rethinks its decision to more than double its wolf-hunting quota — against the recommendations of its own biologists.
Encore: fist pumper
We revisit our interview with radio producer and fist-pumper extraordinaire Ray Slater about why he pumped his fist for more than seventeen hours straight.