As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Climate report
In a new U.S. federal government report, hundreds of scientists reach a conclusion the President has already rejected: humans cause climate change — and it's getting worse.
Bergdahl verdict
An American military judge gives Beau Bergdahl a dishonourable discharge for deserting his post in Afghanistan — and then the U.S. President publicly complains that the former Taliban captive won't do any time.
New orangutan
Researchers have found a new species of orangutan isolated deep in the Indonesian jungle. Professor Michael Krutzen teaches Evolutionary Anthropology and Genomics at the University of Zurich and is one of the scientist involved with this new discovery.
Part Two
CMA censorship
First the Country Music Awards told journalists not to ask any performers about Las Vegas or gun control — but even after that policy was changed, one singer worries the industry's stance on the issue never will.
Wajahat Ali NY Times op-ed
In the wake of the New York attack in which the accused shouted two words that are unfairly associated with terrorism, our guest discusses his recent op-ed, called "I Want Allahu Akbar Back."
Part Three
Jenna Abrams troll
"Jenna Abrams" appeared to be an American blogger with right-wing fans and lots of Twitter enemies, but as our guest explains, she wasn't American, a blogger, or a person — but the creation of a Russian troll farm.
Snack history
The author of a recent book on Canadian snacks gets a little salty with Carol.
Woolly mammoth
New research finds that male woolly mammoths — the elephant's hairy, fossilized cousins — were big risk-takers. Which was mostly because they refused to listen to their mothers.