- Larissa Proctor from the CNIB chats about this September’s Guide Dog Access Awareness Month
- Amy Amantea has the inside scoop on the “22 Percent” disability podcast
- Community artist Clover Thursday explores the similarities between the process of creating art and the process of making food
- Mike Agerbo from the App Show describes Starlink’s new partnership with T-Mobile to expand cellular access in remote areas
- He also chats about some criticism Tesla is facing with their self-driving technology
- He also chats about some criticism Tesla is facing with their self-driving technology
- It’s Disability Employment Month in BC. Parliamentary Secretary Dan Coulter told us all about it.
- Envision smart glasses have partnered with Aira to offer better orientation for users. Nelson Rego has that story. Nelson also told us about XRAI glasses for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. And finally, Nelson shared his weekly tech tip: How to adjust update your Alexa.
- Lawrence Gunther tells us what happens to GPS technology when you end up off grid? Are there any solutions to keep navigation going?
- Community reporter Elizabeth Mohler shares the details on the Canadian Council of the Blind hosting a boat cruise in the Toronto area.
- And we wrap up the show with the Weekly News Quiz.
- Shaini Saravanamuthu looked ahead to Fighting Blindness Canada’s Young Leaders Summit.
- Marc Afflalo discussed how some Apple users can start editing and unsending text messages.
- Michelle McQuigge reflected on a few of the news stories that made waves on the weekend.
- And Kim Thistle reviewed the Netflix documentary series Trainwreck: Woodstock 99.
We got our weekly news panel together with Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta. Our topics today we’re:
- Reflecting on the past six months of the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Saskatchewan will be handing out 500-dollar rebates this fall. We share our thoughts on giving residents a cash dividend when resources boom.
- And Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was caught on video partying during her vacation. We contemplate how we feel about politicians partying it up!
- In the second hour of the show:
- Michael McNeely shares his review of Thirteen Lives starring Viggo Mortensen and Colin Ferrell.
- And, just in time for back-to-school, we shared some featured titles about school and education from the Centre For Equitable Library Access.
- Dawn Dickinson previews The Guardian This Week and tells us why a German publisher is pulling their latest release of Winnetou books
- She also discusses the U.K.-wide inquiry into the pandemic response which is already being described as one of the most expensive public inquiries
- Personal finance columnist Aaron Broverman discusses the culture of modern tipping and the expectations that come along with it
- And Steven Scott shares a special update on Double Tap Canada and their programming for the fall!