In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Marc Afflalo is here to break down the most popular phones of 2022 (15:41), and Miriam Amdur is on a mission to end the stigma of loneliness and prioritize friendship with the 52 Friends project. (37:35)

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Canadian Press Weekend News Editor Michelle McQuigge highlights the top stories making waves over the weekend (18:09), it’s Music Therapy Awareness Month, so Nick Smith stops by to discuss the power of music therapy (28:26), and Amy Amantea shares her thoughts on the new Netflix film, We Have a Ghost. (38:39)

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: The Academy Awards are this weekend. Film critic Michael McNeely stops by to give his predictions (16:09). And, new literary prize has been created to celebrate fiction, Karen McKay shares the details (37:20).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: The news panel will discuss the current state of food inflation following top executives appearing before a parliamentary committee (14:52). They also discuss how Elon Musk is in more hot water following a recent Twitter exchange with an employee (34:36). Finally, the panel explores the pros and cons of renovating government buildings (47:53).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Steven Scott from Double Tap tv is here to recap the Microsoft Ability Summit that took place yesterday (20:08). Also, Dawn Dickinson taps into two great articles from Maclean’s Magazine, including on discussing the Bay du Nord oil Megaproject (41:10).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Ness Murby and Eva Fejes discuss the making of AMI-tv’s six-part documentary “Ness Murby: Transcending” (15:57). We also learn about Ryan Chin and his journey that led him to becoming a certified financial planner (27:59). And tax time is around the corner and Aaron Broverman stops by to give some advice for this tax year (42:10).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Elizabeth Mohler continues her discussion on the importance of creating guidelines for accessible standards. And Emilee Schevers tells you all about her disability-focused organization ‘Tru Faces.’

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: we remember disability rights activist Judith Heumann who recently passed away. Plus, columnist Anu Pala reflects on International Women’s Day. And Milena Khazanavicius gives you the scoop about applications for Halifax’s Youth Poet Laureate.

In the second hour of the show: Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech discusses the speculation around an AR/VR headset by Apple (17:45). Plus, Alex Smyth, Karen Magee and Greg David join in for the weekly news quiz (35:32)!

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Dr. Larissa Moniz discusses Ontario’s funding for ‘Luxturna’ gene therapy (17:04). Meagan Gillmore returns with another accessibility report on the Canada Disability Benefit (27:08). And Dorothy Macnaughton explains how you can go about advocating for accessible pedestrian signals in your community (46:20).