As It Happens: Friday Edition
Part One
Polygamy Decision
A BC court upholds the polygamy conviction against Winston Blackmore — and for his first wife, who testified against him, the decision provides relief, but not resolution.
DRC Reunion
Fourteen years after her family was forced to flee violence in the DRC and leave her behind, a teenage girl finally makes it to Canada — and is reunited with her mother.
Amsterdam Fatberg
It's all-systems-goo for a pair of designers who are trying to convince the world that "fatbergs" aren't disgusting, but wonderful — by tenderly creating their own floating blob near a canal in Amsterdam.
Part Two
Shkreli Sentence
Even before infamous "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli raised the price of a life-saving medication by 5000 per cent, he was up to no good — and after today's sentencing, he'll be going away for a while.
Groping Legal Loophole
After being groped, a Minnesota woman is horrified to discover that it's perfectly legal in the state for a man to just grab a woman's behind — and now she's campaigning for change.
Part Three
Voodoo Doll Study
The one time your manager will definitely get the point. A study confirms that a simple activity can ease feelings of workplace resentment toward your manager, and improve everyone's well-being: stabbing a voodoo doll of your boss.
Ocean Swimming Study
An unpleasant study of the life of brine — that is, sea water — and how it could make you regret what seems like a refreshing ocean swim.
As It Happens was produced this week by:
Jeanne Armstrong
Imogen Birchard
Chris Harbord
Katie Geleff
Sarah Jackson
Richard Goddard
Sheena Goodyear
Susan McKenzie
Mary Newman
Kevin Robertson
Kate Swoger
and Julian Uzielli.
Our technician is Reynold Gonsalves. The show director this week is John McGill. Chris Howden is our writer. And our intern is Anna Cianni.
John Perry is the Senior Producer. And the Executive Producer of As It Happens is Robin Smythe.
We'd also like to thank some other people who helped us out this week:
Mary-Catherine McIntosh in Halifax
Hugo Duchaine, Laurene Jardin and Susan McKenzie in Montreal
Kristin Nelson and Max Paris in Ottawa
Michael Dick in Thunder Bay
Rebecca Efrat, Keith Hart, Ashly July, Nick McCabe Lokos and Luke Williams — all in Toronto
Suzanne Dufresne in Winnipeg
Meegan Read in Calgary
Anne Penman in Vancouver
and Jo Lynn Sheane in Windsor.
As It Happens will be back again on Monday. Good night, and good weekend.