In this NOW with Dave Brown Highlight, Jennie Bovard and Meagan Gillmore discuss the increase in self-checkout machines and security measures in retail businesses.

Join writer, broadcaster and blind adventurer Red Széll for the latest episode of AMI-audio’s My Life in Books. Each fortnight, Red invites you to join him in conversation with a renowned author about their work and the books that inspired them to write.

Pamela Mulloy’s debut novel, The Deserters, was published in 2018, and explores the tangled relationship between a lonely wife on a New Brunswick farm and an American soldier who goes AWOL while on leave from Iraq. Whereas The Deserters examines the aftermath of war, specifically post-traumatic stress disorder, Pamela’s follow-up, As Little as Nothing, explores the effects of war’s approach.

Set in the south of England in the 12 months leading up to the Second World War, the novel is a vivid portrait of a community still coming to terms with events of the past while also preparing for an uncertain future.

Join Pamela and Red as they discuss trauma, resilience and the various ways we reinvent ourselves.

My Life in Books airs Mondays at 1 p.m. Eastern on AMI-audio, or download the podcast from your favourite provider via this link: https://www.ami.ca/My-Life-Books/recent_episodes

On Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther Lilly reveals the benefits of keeping a reptile as a pet, and then it’s part III of our visit to Garnseys Feral Acres and a tour of their farm animal rescue. Tips and Tech covers mid-summer fishing techniques, and I reflect on catching snakes in the wild. Listen live Sundays at 3: pm Eastern over basic cable on AMI Audio, or stream episodes as a podcast. Send us your comments at Feedback@AMI.Ca and rank us on Apple Podcast.

We discuss Obama's Booklist with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access, getting into why his booklists are unique, how they're curated, and why he continues to release them past his presidency.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun review the week in tech news with Grace Scoffield.

There's also a review of the Peloton bike accessibility features from listener Gavin, while Ron gets in touch to share his thoughts on the Slinger Slim lanyard device for your smartphone.

Plus, we hear more of your comments on lanyard solutions. We are also joined by Gregg Hayes from Phoenix, Arizona, to talk about his recent experience of trying out a driverless car with his guide dog alone.

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Your Door Dash delivery driver could be the CEO; should more companies take part in this kind of program? Librarians at the Massachusetts library were surprised when a book was returned after over 100 years; luckily the library has a generous late fee forgiveness program. Plus, Wimbledon asked fans to cork it out of respect for the athletes while players serve. All that and more on this edition of the Best of the Buzz!

Mixed doubles curling is expanding into the winter Paralympic games. Brock Richardson has more on our Sports Update (0:00). Let's talk about Mangas: what they are, where they come from, and how we can consume them, with Ryan Hooey on the Chatty Bookshelf (13:00). Let’s revisit and weigh in on conversations from the past week, on Cut For Time (27:58).

What can we do to better the lives of our indoor and outdoor plants during the summer? Gardener Susan Kerney lets us know (7:23). Facebook and Instagram have started to block news in Canada. We get the scoop with John Biehler on our App Update (21:47). Let's get into the Friday Buzz, with Bill Shackleton (36:44).

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss Steven’s recent trip to London, England, where he decided to go it alone and try travelling without assistance. How did that go, and how is London coping with that decision?

Also, there’s more of your feedback, including a question from Bev on the ability to navigate using a walker, and listener Ron sends in a review of the Slinger Slim lanyard device for the smartphone.

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