As It Happens

As It Happens: The Monday Edition

August 1, 2022.

Episode Transcript

Part One 

Ukraine grain leaves
A ship carrying grain has left the port of Odesa for this first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. An MP who was there today calls it one more sign of Putin's failure. 

Bitcoin dig proposal
We hear the latest from a man in Wales who wants to dig through his city's landfill for a hard drive he pitched -- that contained over millions worth of Bitcoin.

'80s New York subway
60 Wall Street has been called New York City's most "coked out" subway entrance. But preservation activists say this remnant of '80s architectural excess deserves protection.

Part Two

Saudi Arabia The Line
The Saudi crown prince has unveiled his latest plans for a futuristic haven in the desert. But a sustainable city expert says, to her, it looks more like hell. 

Norway walrus 
A scientist in Norway tells us about a visitor to the country's southern coastline who's causing glee and division -- a walrus dubbed Freya.