As It Happens: The Wednesday Edition
Part One
Ukraine: Foreign Ministers
Estonia's Foreign Minister tells us mounting evidence of Russian war crimes is changing how NATO's European members think about the war in Ukraine — and what they're prepared to do to stop it.
Holocaust memorial reunion
We'll hear about the unlikely reunion of two Holocaust survivors who met as teenagers inside a forced labor camp in Poland — and have been reunited nearly eight decades later.
Manhattan high-rise elevators
Tenants in a Manhattan high-rise are facing down their building's management, after spending months without access to functioning elevators in their 55-storey building.
Part Two
Miami houseboat
Its owner insists his home is just an extremely fancy, two-storey "liveable yacht", but Florida authorities say the gigantic floating thing isn't a boat at all — so he owes them tens of thousands in property taxes.
Boris Brott obit
Tributes are pouring in for renowned classical conductor Boris Brott after he was killed in a hit-and-run this week. Our guest says that universal respect has to do with how the maestro conducted himself.
Part Three
Kim's video collection
For decades, film nerds made the pilgrimage to Kim's Video in New York City. Now, years after the last location closed, its epic, frequently obscure collection is once again available to take home — along with the VCRs you'll need to watch.
Fastest solo female rower
Our guest rowed across the Atlantic solo in record-breaking time — and she hopes her achievement will help buoy awareness around women in sport.