As It Happens

As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Full episode transcript

Part One

Wikileaks CIA hacks
It's being called the biggest leak of CIA documents ever — and if it's real, Wikileaks has revealed that the agency can spy on you through your TV, even when it's off.  

Wall Street statue
To mark International Women's Day, an investment firm installs a bronze statue of a girl in front of the Wall Street Bull — although critics are bearish on the project. 

Plane gun shooters
Mark Serbu shares why he thought it was a good idea to shoot a YouTube video in which he and two friends fire a machine gun into the Gulf of Mexico from a small plane. 

Part Two

Kabul hospital attack
They weren't at the hospital in Kabul to help, they were there to kill — freelance journalist Bilal Sarwary describes the deadly attack that ISIS says it orchestrated. 

Caramelized onions
Technology journalist Tom Scocca does a slow burn after Google tells him it takes just five minutes  to caramelize onions. But when he investigates, he finds a surprising source for that claim: himself. 

Part Three

Paul Seesequasis
Paul Seesequasis devotes his Twitter feed to beautiful images of Indigenous life. And now, that his work has caught the eye of a major publisher, he'll be devoting some of his time to publishing a book of those photos.  

Garland beatings
Douglas Garland was beaten by inmates for the second time in three weeks — just hours after being transferred to an Edmonton facility. His lawyer is disappointmented with his client's treatment.