As It Happens

As It Happens: Tuesday Edition

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017

Full episode transcript

Part One

Daniel Turp on Saudi armoured vehicle sale
Former Bloc MP Daniel Turp says videos of Canadian armoured vehicles being used in civilian areas of Saudi Arabia are all the evidence the government should need to block future sales. 

Pahlahiuk time capsule
For 10 years, our guest has been haunted by the notion that Chuck Palahniuk had left something in the house she'd bought from him. Now, she's been proven right. 

Car seat costume
A reporter in Arlington, Virginia investigates the "driverless" van that's been spotted around town -- only to discover it's actually being driven by a human being cunningly disguised as an empty seat. 

Part Two

9/11 remains ID'd
Sixteen years after September 11th, the remains of someone who died in the World Trade Center attack are identified -- after years of laborious forensic research. 

Six dates in one night
A Washington, D.C. man may have hoped to impress his date with his time-management skills. And then his next date. And the other four. But it turns out, none of the six women he'd arranged dates with last night found his multi-tasking at all charming.