As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, July 18, 2022

Episode Transcript

Part One 

UK heatwave tin foil house
As Europe's brutal heatwave spreads into the UK, we'll talk to a man who's un-rolling with the punches -- and using aluminum foil to keep the heat under wraps. 

Camryn Rogers mother
Camryn Rogers wins Canada's first medal at the World Athletics Championships, in the hammer throw -- and her mother tells us what's like to watch her  absolutely nail it on the world stage. 

Peanut pusher
We'll talk to the man who just shattered the record for pushing a peanut up Pikes Peak in Colorado with his nose -- about why someone might...do that. 

Part Two

Yosemite tree protection
With a major wildfire raging, one man is doing everything he can to protect Yosemite's old-growth trees -- including one ancient sequoia that's so majestic, it inspired the creation of the U.S. national park system.

Beastie Boys square 
We'll talk to a hip-hop aficionado who spent nine years convincing Manhattan lawmakers to name a street corner after the Beastie Boys.