As It Happens

As It Happens: The Tuesday Edition

May 3, 2021

Episode Transcript

Part One

Roe v Wade: Dem Candidate
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court document threatens to end abortion access in states across the country. And as soon as our guest heard that news, she took to the streets in protest.

Roe v Wade: Anti-Abortion
An anti-abortion activist says she couldn't be happier to see the draft decision -- and hopes that soon, all abortions will be a thing of the past in the United States. 

Windsor River Otter
The wildlife aquatic. At first our guest wasn't sure what he'd seen floating down the Detroit River. But now that it's turned out he'd spotted an animal that had driven out of the area a century ago, everyone is feeling buoyant. 

Part Two

Redefining the Second
The global body in charge of time-keeping says the time has come to redefine everyone's favourite unit of time. And it's just the type of project that makes our guest tick

Maud Lewis on Auction
Nearly fifty years ago, our guest traded some grilled cheese sandwiches for a painting from a patron. Now, she's selling what turns out to have been an original Maud Lewis at auction. 

Part Three

Dublin Mystery Cakes
Two grand-daughters unite in a quest to revive a long-lost recipe that spans generations and continents. And discovering the connection between their two families was the icing on the cake. 

Wicked Bible
An email from a former student leads a professor in New Zealand to a rare edition of the Bible with a one-word mistake that puts a whole new spin on the ten commandments