As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Nobel Peace Prize
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the conflict between his country and Eritrea — which meant our guest could safely go home.
Turkey explainer
The Western world is condemning Turkey's aggressive military operation in north-eastern Syria — but our Turkish guest says it has widespread support inside the country.
California fire
John Mears of California man recounts his family's frantic rush to escape a runaway wildfire — and about his unusual decision to return to his home.
Part Two
Chrystia Freeland
After four years in government, the Liberals' "sunny ways" are a little cloudy — and Chrystia Freeland tells us why her party should get a second chance now that the first impression has worn off.
Part Three
Author Michael Christie on his latest novel, Greenwood
The modern world has grown apart from something that grows all around us: trees. And if Michael Christie's new novel is right, that relationship is going to get worse before it gets better. But it's not a dystopian horror show — because he's leaving room for hope, and humanity. Carol's feature interview with Michael Christie, about Greenwood — a book that goes forward and backward in time to deliver a message about the present.