As It Happens

As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

March 1, 2022

Episode Transcript

Part One

Ukraine: Kyiv defense
We speak to a former journalist who's now fighting on the front lines in Kyiv — he tells us that after the Russian invasion there's no mistaking that this means war. 

Ukraine: Expats supplies
After making a days-long journey from the UK to drop medical supplies near the Ukrainian border, our guest says she and her husband didn't think twice about making the trip. 

Dee Snider
When it comes to people appropriating the Twisted Sister song "We're Not Gonna Take It", lead singer Dee Snider says he usually cringes — but now, he's hoping to hear it on the frontlines in Ukraine. 

Part Two 

Ukraine: Border racism
As hundreds of thousands try to leave Ukraine, a Nigerian medical student tells us racism at the borders is leaving many stranded. 

Sneaky magpies
Researchers in Australia are astounded when they're outsmarted by their own subject — a group of magpies that didn't just disable and remove their own GPS trackers, but helped their friends do it too.  

Part Three

New South Whales flooding
Rafqa Touma is a reporter for the Guardian Australia who's been reporting on the floods in New South Whales. 

London mosaic floor 
An archaeologist uncovers the largest mosaic discovered in London in decades — which tells a story of the city's bustling Roman past.