Audiobook Café

Audiobook Café

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Audiobook Café episodes

  • Episode 69: Top audiobook picks of 2022
    Friends, we've dedicated this entire episode to featuring your top audiobook picks of 2022.
    We chat with lovely individuals on this show every week, members of the blind and low vision community, allies and friends, avid audiobook listeners and book lovers of all kinds, all over Canada.
    All year, we've opened up the space to review, discuss, recommend, browse, conceptualize and reminisce on Audiobooks.
    Now, let's shout out the books that have stuck with you through the year, making it on your top pick list for 2022.
    Nisreen and I have compiled your messages and reflections! Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
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    advertising.
    27 min
  • Episode 68: How books can take you places
    Today's theme is Immersive Reading: how books can take you places. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    27 min
  • Episode 67: Pal Reading Services
    Danielle McLaughlin is the President of Pal Reading Services. She speaks to the important work done by the organization.
    Plus, Danielle highlights Olive Kitterdge, by Elizabeth Strout, one of many reads she's currently enjoying. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    27 min
  • Episode 66: Know Your Narrator - Simon Vance
    On Know Your Narrator, Sara Hillis features Simon Vance, a narrator who's lent his voice to every kind of title you can imagine. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    27 min
  • Episode 65: CELA Holiday Cheer
    Notable literary awards were handed out in November. We review the winners and prizes with Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access. Plus, we feature new Christmas books available on the CELA Library for your listening.
    Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    26 min
  • Episode 64: Mystery, Romance and some Real Confusion
    Aamer Khan reflects on his month of audiobook listening as "Mystery, romance and some real confusion." We dive into these categories with him.
    Plus, we hit Pause or Play on the police procedural fiction, titled Blackwater Falls, by Ausma Zehanat Khan. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    27 min
  • Episode 63: The Graphic Novels Project
    Our guest this week is Joeita Gupta, Host of The Pulse on AMI-audio. We dissect the translation of Graphic Novels into audio formats, and compare our perspectives to those of Rhianna McGregor Hajzer, an Accessibility Tester with CELA's Graphic Novels Project. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    26 min
  • Episode 62: Know Your Narrator - Dick Hill
    In October, 2022, we lost one of the great narrators of our time, Dick Hill. Sara Hillis tributes this month's Know Your Narrator to his 30-year vocal career. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    26 min
  • Episode 61: Transgender Awareness Month
    Karen McKay and Theresa Power highlight the Governor General’s Awards shortlists announced recently. Plus, we feature books in recognition of Transgender Awareness Month. Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    26 min
  • Episode 60: Toronto Book Awards
    Aamer Khan visited the Toronto Book Awards! He reviews the walks and talks he engaged in with authors.
    Plus, we catch up on Aamer's ongoing book count for 2022, which has just reached a milestone! Audiobook Café broadcasts on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes two
    back-to-back podcast episodes every Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
    Follow Audiobook Café on Instagram @AMIAudiobookCafe
    We want your feedback!
    Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or
    reviews of your own… hit us up!
    Our email address is: [email protected]
    About AMI
    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
    with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
    AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
    AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
    accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
    through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
    To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
    Learn more at AMI.ca
    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
    - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    26 min

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