Susan Kerney pops by for our weekly gardening segment. Today we talk about different types of soil for different types of plants (7:52). Google can now alert you when your private contact info appears online. John Biehler has the details during our App Update (22:13). A mother and son are making hiking more accessible. Bill Shackleton explains how during The Buzz (36:41).

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun listen to your feedback on the best backpacks for travellers who are blind.

Listeners Jenine and Lena chime in with their thoughts, and listener Greg shares his views while also sharing his disillusionment with technology news.

And, on that topic, we discuss the rumours about Apple’s new Vision Pro headset not gaining as many new developers to create apps for the new device; but is it all as it seems?

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In the second hour of the show, Entertainment critic Michael McNeely reviews “Oppenheimer” starring Cillian Murphy (9:19). And, Theresa Power from the Equitable Library Access tells you about the 2023 longlist for the Booker Prize (36:46).

In the first hour of the show, Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta participate in the weekly news panel. Today they share their thoughts on the military’s help during domestic crises (16:28). They also consider the issues surrounding Ontario's decision to open Greenbelt land to development (30:29). And they discuss the use of artificial intelligence in educational settings ahead of the new school year (46:53).

Chef Mary Mammoliti is back and shares her top produce shopping tips at the grocery store (0:00). Markus McCracken stops by to chat accessible gaming where we dive into the newest Forza Motorsport (13:49). We have our weekly roundtable. We’re joined by AMI-audio Technical Producer, Jacob Shymanski (26:42).

Mike Feir stops by to tell us about the Big Finish audio drama, Dark Season: Legacy Rising (6:55). What are the most important things for us to remember when we feel excluded? We get into this conversation with Fern Lulham (22:04). All gas stations in Oregon can now allow customers to pump their own gas under a new law. Bill Shackleton gets into this article on The Buzz (37:04).

This week, Joeita speaks to award-winning blind painter John Bramblitt about his artistic process, techniques, and sources of inspiration. This is the August 10, 2023 edition

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss an alternative to Be My AI, the new feature coming soon to Be My Eyes users that will enable people who are blind to identify, get descriptions for, and analyze images. However, while the beta is due to open up to more people soon, you can try the feature courtesy of the new Bing Chat app. Regular contributor and podcaster Thomas Domville (also known as Anonymouse) demonstrates the feature.

Also, Steven has been buying again, but it’s not something with a fruit-shaped logo on it this time. Instead, he bought a talking measuring tape and demonstrates how it works. You can find out more about the device here: https://cobolt.co.uk/products/talking-tape-measure

And there’s more of your feedback too, including a comment from Glen in Toronto on how fingerless leather gloves can help while using a mobility aid, and there’s an apology for Shaun from Negative Julian.

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