An American who says he was electrocuted and threatened with execution in a Venezuelan prison welcomes new torture charges against the country's deposed president, Nicolas Maduro.

The eviction of an 87-year-old woman drove people in Spain into the streets in protest, and our guest says the woman's death has only made them angrier.

Steelworkers in Hamilton, Ontario are starting to get their layoff notices from Stelco. A father of two tells us his future is somewhere between uncertain and disastrous.

One of his campaign slogans is "I Barely Want to Do This," but a reluctant city council candidate in Kelowna tells us just because he's using humour doesn't mean he's not a serious contender.

Dozens are killed in Eastern Ukraine, when Russian bombs hit two city buses. Our guest says he didn't leave when the war started, and he's not leaving now.

The late computer programmer Margaret Hamilton was critical in getting a man on the moon — and her four-year-old daughter helped her foresee a pretty major design flaw.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old tortoise, and hope to unlock the key to his longevity.

The University of Nebraska is selling off parts of its football stadium — including the vintage urinal troughs so many thousands have used over the decades.

As It Happens, the Thursday Edition, Radio that assures potential urinal buyers: everyone will gush over it.

On the anniversary of her murder, the son of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver reflects on the lessons she left behind and tells us her memory should not be used to justify violence.

A psychiatrist reflects on the Carney government's decision to allow medical assistance in dying to people with conditions that will eventually leave them unable to ask for it, but to deny it to patients suffering solely from mental illness.

Stand-up comics are calling out a famous colleague for taking over a satellite radio channel — and then dropping hundreds of lesser-known acts from its airwaves.

There was a time when scientists seeking the world's heaviest insect heard nothing but crickets, but now our guest says New Zealand's giant Wētāpunga have rebounded in spectacular fashion.

A McGill University researcher says he's found evidence of a pain gap between women and men. We find out who's hurting the most, and the answer may not surprise you.

A self-styled movie nerd says film historians are all wrong about the first talking picture. He blames a filing error for leaving an obscure Scottish feature to gather dust.

We hear from one of the rescuers of a B.C. teen who went on a hike with the assistance of Anthropic's AI chatbot — only to find himself clinging to a cliff called The Widowmaker.

As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that won't Claude your judgement.

The FBI announces the arrest of a Washington State resident who allegedly spent at least six months in contact with the shooter who killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

A young woman from Okinawa tells us why she joined protests after a U.S. Marine allegedly killed a local woman. She tells us it's time for the American military to leave the island for good.

A Canadian scientist who works with the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics explains Francis Halzen's work on the small but mighty particle called the "neutrino."

Best-selling British author, politician, and scandal magnet Jeffrey Archer is remembered by a journalist and biographer who followed his every move.

A tourism group in Finland wants to hire someone to spend a week sniffing around its islands — in the hopes of proving that the Turku Archipelago is the best-smelling destination in the world.

A press-freedom advocate says the Paramount/Warner Brothers merger isn't just bad for Hollywood; it could pose a serious threat to journalism and media independence in the United States.

It could be the end of the rodent for Alberta's World-Famous Gopher Hole Museum, which features taxidermied creatures re-enacting scenes from the town's history.

The city of Birmingham, England is fighting for the future of a primary school after it was accidentally sold to a local businessman.