A Fond Farewell, Call Annie & Your Feedback

  • Authored on July 14, 2023

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun take a break for a second to say a fond farewell to Steven’s beloved dog Dougal, who has been part of his life for 14 years but, sadly, had to be put to sleep on Thursday. Steven pays tribute to his loyal friend and companion and shares his memories with Shaun, who has also experienced this moment in the past.

The show moves on to react to your feedback and comments on the subject of being questioned about your sight level, and why Mastodon is a good place for people who are blind to connect. And lovely listener Lena gets in touch to share her thoughts and demonstrate the app Call Annie that is being touted as a virtual friend on your smartphone. But is this a good or bad thing for people who are lonely?

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Season 1

Episode 512

Keywords: steven scott, mastodon, news, call annie, double tap, accessibility, shaun preece, tech

 

Hockey is Life

  • Authored on July 14, 2023

Take a deep dive into the history of The Capital City Condors, a hockey team for all abilities, and meet the man who started it all, Jim Perkins.

Season 7

Episode 10

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Episode 834: Hour 2

  • Authored on July 14, 2023

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: entertainment critic Michael McNeely reviews the 2023 thriller film “Cascade” (5:15) And Rachel Breau from the Centre of Equitable Library Access remembers author Milan Kundera who passed this week (33:29).

Season 1

Episode 509

Keywords: thriller, michael mcneely, review, centre of equitable library access, cela, rachel breau, cascade, now with dave brown., milan kundera

 

Episode 834: Hour 1

  • Authored on July 14, 2023

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta take on the weekly news panel. They give their takeaways from the NATO Summit (15:25). They also share their thoughts on the controversy over a landfill search in Winnipeg for two Indigenous women who are believed to be missing and murdered (29:27). And they consider the possibility of unions as a way to protect gig workers (46:36).

Season 1

Episode 508

Keywords: michelle mcquigge, panel, joeita gupta, news, indigenous, nato summit, now with dave brown

 

Losing Yourself

  • Authored on July 14, 2023

Losing Yourself follows Katrina O’Neil’s battle with memory loss. At 29, Katrina suffered a cardiac arrest, which put her in a coma. When Katrina woke up, she thought she was 15, and had lost all memory of her children and her adult life.

Season 9

Episode 4

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Episode 1591 - Hour 2

  • Authored on July 13, 2023

On Today's headlines segment, Grant Hardy talks about how to keep cool during a heat wave (0:00). On our Accessible Gaming segment, Markus McCracken lets us know about a few games he’s exploring on Xbox and PlayStation (11:53). We have another edition of the weekly roundtable. Our guest today is Kelly and Ramya contributor, Mike Feir (28:02).

Season 1

Episode 3241

Keywords: mike feir, accessible gaming, markus mccracken, headlines, round table, grant hardy, heat wave

 

Episode 1591 - Hour 1

  • Authored on July 13, 2023

If you've ever had daydreams of living a totally different life, Michael Feir found the perfect accessible game for you. It’s called BitLife and he tells us all about it (8:51). Is empathy something we can do without thinking or do we choose to be empathetic? We chat more about this with Fern Lulham (23:11). We have the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton (38:02).

Season 1

Episode 3240

Keywords: accessible gaming, michael feir, empathy, buzz, fern lulham, bill shackleton, tech

 
 

Episode 1591

  • Authored on July 13, 2023
  • If you've ever had daydreams of living a totally different life, Michael Feir found the perfect accessible game for you. It’s called BitLife and he tells us all about it.
  • Is empathy something we can do without thinking or do we choose to be empathetic? We chat more about this with Fern Lulham.
  • We have the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton.
  • On Today's headlines segment, Grant Hardy talks about how to keep cool during a heat wave.
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