As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Aaron Wherry
CBC journalist Aaron Wherry found himself in the news this week when a Conservative MP called on him to share his notes from interviews with the Prime Minister for his book.
David Koch
The late David Koch's support of climate change deniers and right-wing groups exacerbated the political divide in the U.S. but our guest says he was more than a stock villain.
Throwback Horse Racing
This summer, people gather at Calgary's St. Louis Hotel to bet on horse races, and listen to dramatic calls of horse races despite the fact that there are no actual horses.
Part Two
Zimbabwe Comedian
Zimbabwean comedian Samantha Kureya isn't afraid to joke about the powers-that-be but a terrifying incident this week made it clear some people want her to be afraid.
German City
Officials in the city of Bielefeld, Germany are tired of people saying their hometown doesn't actually exist so they're offering a million euros to anyone who can prove Bielefeld's not there.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Sarah Joyce Battersby
Katie Geleff
Sheena Goodyear
Chris Harbord
Sarah Jackson
Allie Jaynes
Richard Raycraft
Chloe Shantz-Hilkes
and Kate Swoger.
Our technicians this week were Reynold Gonsalves, Annmarie Karugonjo and Laura Antonelli. The show director this week is John McGill.
The writer is Chris Howden. John Perry is our senior producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Denise Fung, Max Paris and Chris Rands in Ottawa
Keith Hart and Patrick Mooney at Radio Archives
Marcos Armstrong, Jonathan Ore, Ben Shannon, Varad Mehta and Luke Williams --- all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Jennifer Keene in Calgary
Anne Penman and Tanya Fletcher in Vancouver.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night and good weekend.