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In our feature interview we celebrate Fighting Blindness Canada’s 50th anniversary with Morgan Ineson and Dr. Larissa Moniz.

They discuss the organization’s biggest milestones in vision health and research from their past five decades.

Highlights:

• Feature Interview:  Dr. Larissa Moniz& Morgan Ineson of Fighting Blindness Canada’s 50th Anniversary (00:00)
• The Current State of Vision Health in Canada (01:43)
• Age-Related Eye Diseases (02:56)
• Landmark Achievements from Fighting Blindness Canada (04:04)
• Selecting Which Research Projects to Support (07:00)
• Gene Therapy & Other Promising Developments in Vision Health (08:56)
• The Education Component of Fighting Blindness Canada (11:11)
• Spreading Information & Peer Support Networks (12:39)
• FBC’s Annual Events (15:24)
• Inherited Retinal Disease Patient Registry (17:45)
• Evolution of Fighting Blindness Canada (20:36)
• Language of Disability (23:18)
• Show Close (26:00)

About Fighting Blindness Canada :Website, 50th Anniversary, Milestones

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup.

Get a sneak peek at the next Kelly & Ramya episode, the latest headlines from the Washington Post, Guardian and Globe & Mail, plus the latest in tech news from Double Tap Canada.

Find Today's feature interview on Fighting Blindness Canada's 50th Anniversary here.

Highlights 

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (00:56)
• The Washington Post with Andy Frank (07:47)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (14:07)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:06)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (21:59)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya 

Double Tap Canada 

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup.

Get a sneak peek at the latest Kelly & Ramya and the Pulse episodes, breaking headlines from the Guardian and the Globe & Mail, plus the latest in tech news from Double Tap Canada.

The Pulse - PCOS: What is it and What to do About it?

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (00:44)
• The Pulse Preview with Ryan Delehanty (07:49)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (11:58)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:16)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (23:54)
• Show Close (28:39)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya 

The Pulse

Double Tap Canada - AMI+, YouTube

Shaun of the Shed

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup.

Get a sneak peek of the next Kelly & Ramya episode, headlines from Maclean’s, the Guardian and the Globe & Mail, along with the latest in tech news from Double Tap Canada.

Plus, check out the latest episode of AMI Audiobook Review where contributor and host of “My Life in Books” Red Széll returns to the show to reflect on his experiences as an author and perspective on the writing community.

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (00:50)
• Maclean’s with Amy Amantea (08:13)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:06)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (16:08)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (22:14)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya

Double Tap Canada

My Life in Books

AMI Audiobook Review

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In AMI Today's feature interview, guests Dr. Meghann Lloyd & Gail Hamamoto join host Jacob Shymanski to discuss recent research revealing that participation in Special Olympics reduces the rate for developing diabetes in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities 

Dr. Meghann Lloyd is a Professor for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University.

Gail Hamamoto is the Chief Executive Officer for Special Olympics Canada.

Highlights:

• Feature Interview Intro (00:00)
• Introducing Dr. Meghann Lloyd, Professor for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University & Gail Hamamoto, Chief Executive Officer for Special Olympics Canada (00:45)
• Discussion of Research Showing Significantly Lower Risk of Diabetes Among Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Who Participate in Special Olympics (01:29)
• Show Close (27:12)

Links:

Special Olympics Canada Website

Research Article - "Participation in Special Olympics reduces the rate for developing diabetes in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities"

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup.

Get a sneak peek of the next Kelly & Ramya episode, headlines from the Walrus, the Guardian and the Globe & Mail, along with the latest in tech news with Double Tap Canada.

Plus, check out the Feature Interview podcast episode from today for a discussion on the health benefits experienced by adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who participate in the Special Olympics.

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (00:55)
• Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (06:31)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (11:51)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:48)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (23:23)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya, Double Tap Canada, About AMI-audio 

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Catch the latest headlines from the Globe & Mail and the Guardian, plus the latest in technology and literature with Double Tap, My Life in Books & the AMI Audiobook Review.

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:51)
• My Life in Books with Red Szell (06:42)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (13:54)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (22:34)

Links:

My Life in Books 

Double Tap Canada

AMI Audiobook Review 

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Today on the show, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from across the AMI Audio network preview what’s coming up on their shows today! That includes some interesting discussions about events that last too long and the way that climate change impacts the housing market. 

In the second half of the show, communications specialist Greg David came on Audiobook Review for a Rapid Fire Review featuring Canadian history books! You can listen to that part of the show here.

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today – how does the climate crisis affect the affordability of housing? (1:09)
• The Guardian Daily – Nobody’s ever said ‘I wish this event went on longer!’ (9:46)
• Double Tap – Be My Eyes and other apps that will help to centre you in a video (15:32)
• Kelly & Ramya – John Biehler’s upcoming app update (26:32)

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On today’s show, hosts from across the AMI Audio network drop by to talk about brand loyalty and switching between cell phone manufacturers, SAG-AFTRA’s recent deal that allows actors to sell rights to their voice for AI advertisements, and much more! 

Today, we featured an episode of Low Vision Moments in the second half of the show. Host Jennie Bovard and her husband Yves share some of their favourite Low Vision Moments from the last year. You can listen to that episode here or watch on YouTube here. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today – Auston Matthews is the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs (1:22)
• Podcast Preview – Low Vision Moments (12:37)
• Double Tap – Why is it so difficult to switch between the big cell phone brands? (14:28)
• Kelly & Ramya – Grocery shopping tips that save you time! (23:58)
• Podcast of the week introduction – (29:04)

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Today on the show, host Jacob Shymanski spoke with hosts from across the AMI Audio channel about what’s coming up on their shows today. This included a thought-provoking conversation about Ontario’s ‘responsible gambling’ policy that promotes victim blaming. Plus, there is an update from the Made by Google event! All of that and much more on AMI Today! 

In the second half of the show, Jacob was joined by Ryan Hooey for an Audiobook Review. Jacob discovered a new fear of volcanoes and lava after reading the book “Eruption” by James Patterson and Michael Crichton. You can listen to that full episode here. 

Highlights

• Show Introduction (00:00)
• Globe and Mail – Ontario’s ‘responsible gambling’ policy (1:17)
• Macleans – The War on Drugs (6:43)
• Double Tap – Update on the Made by Google event (14:59)
• Kelly & Ramya – is self-care just health care? (25:11)

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