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Greg David shares plotlines for U.S. television shows coming to our screens this fall

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  • We chat about superfood that can help boost your brain health, memory and general health.
  • Greg David shares plotlines for U.S. television shows coming to our screens this fall, and we play TV Executive on whether or not we would green light the program.
  • Ryan Delehanty highlights upcoming programs designed for people with disabilities in the Halifax area, including the LIFE pilot program by March of Dimes Canada.
  • Registered Nurse Leslie Depoe helps us get our summer off on the right foot with a chat about body positivity, and feeling good in our own skin.
  • We talk with Mary Mammoliti about flavour-boosting ingredients every home cook should have.

Hormones in our pet's bodies and what happens when they go haywire

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  • What do hormones do in our pets’ bodies, and what happens when these hormones go haywire? Vet Danielle Jongkind gives us the low-down.
  • On our Wellness chat, Frances Wong talks us through the history of the Olympics, and shares what we can learn from modern Olympic champions.
  • It’s the MLB all-star break and the unofficial halfway mark of the baseball season. We talk about how the Jays are doing at this point in the year as well as tonight’s all-star game with Mike Wilner, Blue Jays reporter for the Toronto Star.
  • We talk the crowd-sourced, community-driven app "CANdid Access" that allows users to view or report on the accessibility of areas.
  • How many video games do you have? On our Collections segment, Ryan Delehanty lets us in on his assortment of unique video games.

Comedy festival featuring healthcare workers

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  • On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock highlights accessibility features coming to windows 11.
  • Brock Richardson of The Neutral Zone brings us our weekly Sports Update.
  • Joining us to talk about the AMI This Week feature, Insufficient Art Project, is Vancouver Reporter Grant Hardy
  • Community Reporter Doug McQuaker highlights the Ignite the Laughter comedy show coming to Bunnell Park in Atikokan, Ontario.
  • There’s a new comedy festival kicking off this weekend featuring healthcare workers who are also comedians. We get the lowdown with comedian and registered nurse, Zabrina Douglas.
  • On Know Your Rights, Danielle McLaughlin speaks about the appointment of Mary Simon to the position of Canada’s 30th Governor General.

Audiobox Years

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  • Ramya Amuthan and Margrett Weldon chat about the latest Lifestyle Headlines.
  • Advertisers have switched to the Android platform after Apple’s lockdown of tracking systems. John Biehler of The App Show fills us in.
  • Olivia Pero, an athlete with an invisible disability, has started a support group for deaf and hard of hearing students interested in sports. Sylvi Fekete tells us more
  • Ryan Hooey highlights a new project by the Audiobooks Publishers Association, called Audiobox Years, aiming to encourage more listening of Audiobooks.

Plants that people love to hate, weeds

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  • In this last part of our extensive tour of the CBC Listen app, Michael Feir focuses on the music playlists tab.
  • Toronto Master Gardener Judith Lavin tells us about those plants that people love to hate, weeds.
  • We revisit with Red Tape Brewery, a family-run, Indigenous-owned brewery that creates custom beer for life’s milestones. They’ve got some special beer on tap and we learn more about this with owner, Sarabeth Holden.
  • We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Jeff Ryman, on What in the World.
  • Today’s guest for our Roundtable conversation is AMI Video Editor Mark Phoenix.