As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

June 1, 2021

Episode Transcript

Part One

Burial Radar
Amid calls to examine residential-school sites across the country, a Métis archaeologist stresses the immense care these sorts of investigations require. 

GG Drama Winner
Drama queen. Governor General's Literary Award winner Kim Senklip Harvey reflects on her winning play -- "Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch's Story" -- and the timing of today's recognition. 

Ancient Greek Dictionary
The linguist behind the new Cambridge Greek Lexicon says he included the definitions for words that the ancient Greeks intended -- not the cleaned-up, euphemistic versions we've relied on to date. 


Part Two

Israel Power Sharing
Two Israeli political opponents have united in an effort to oust Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power -- but our guest says you can't count the longtime PM out until the deal is done.

Cicada Clarinetist
Flying in the face of convention -- and the face of everything else. We hear from a clarinetist who doesn't just admire cicadas -- he collaborates with them. So we'll reach him in a field, surrounded by Brood X, for a very live performance.


Part Three

Texas Politics
After Democrats walk out of the Texas legislature, one state lawmaker urges his colleagues in Washington to protect voting rights at the federal level. 

Toronto Blindness Show
Unpacked house. Mirvish announces it will allow audience members back into the theatre in Toronto for the first time since the pandemic began. But it will be nothing like the pre-COVID live theatre experience.