As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Coptic Christian attack
Another attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt leaves at least twenty-eight people dead — and our guest has no faith that his government is doing what needs to be done to keep his fellow Copts safe from harm.
Denis Johnson obit
The late Denis Johnson wrote about broken characters struggling in a fallen world — but a friend remembers that his open-mindedness illuminated his life and his work.
Plinko winner
A dedicated fan of "The Price Is Right" sets a new record for playing "Plinko", where you win money by dropping discs — and he literally couldn't be happier about it.
Part Two
Manchester nurse
A nurse who helped treat victims of the Manchester bombing is horrified and heartbroken by the experience — but also inspired by the grace of the patients.
"Star Wars" letter
Forty years after "Star Wars" came out, Hal Hickel is working for George Lucas — but as a teenager, he wrote to the man himself with ideas for a sequel, and the Force was not with him.
Part Three
Anime-Tory convention
There will be many interactions between people attending the Conservative Party leadership convention and people attending the Anime North convention — because both are happening in the same place at the same time.
Indonesia gays caned
A reporter who witnessed the public caning of two young gay men in Indonesia says she fears for the lives of LGBT people in the world's biggest Muslim nation.
Terrorist award
A Texas teacher bestows a 'most likely to become a terrorist' award on a student at the end of the school year as a joke.
As it Happens was produced this week by:
Imogen Birchard
Laura Carlin
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Samantha Lui
John McGill
Kevin Robertson
Pedro Sanchez
Earvin Solitario
and Kate Swoger.
Our technicians this week have been Reynold Gonsalves and Jennifer Rowley.
The show director is Kevin Ball. Chris Howden is our writer.
John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Acting Executive Producer of As It Happens is Nick McCabe Lokos.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped put the show together this week:
Mary-Catherine MacIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Kristin Nelson in Ottawa
Keith Hart at Radio Archives in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Mitchel Wiles in Yellownknife
Michael O'Halloran in Calgary
Anne Penman in Vancouver
and Richard Shields in Victoria.