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FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.
January 15, 2021Special education during COVID-19In our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore, we chat about the concerns raised by educators about students with disabilities who have been allowed to attend school during lockdown. From the January 15, 2021 episode....more13minPlay
January 15, 2021Donald Trump impeachmentIn our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore, we discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial that could begin next Wednesday as President-elect Joe Biden is being sworn into office. From the January 15, 2021 episode....more16minPlay
January 15, 2021Full Show - Episode 229We have our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore. We discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment trial that could begin next Wednesday as President-elect Joe Biden is being sworn into office. We chat about the concerns raised by educators about students with disabilities who have been allowed to attend school during lockdown. We also explore the idea of how mindful we have to be when making excessive noise in residential areas considering more people are working from home. Coming up in the second hour of the show, entertainment critic Michael McNeely previews the upcoming Netflix film “Malcolm & Marie” starring Zendaya and John David Washington. Karen McKay from Centre for Equitable Library Access tells us about the contenders for this year’s Canada Reads. This is the January 15, 2021 episode....more1h 45minPlay
January 14, 20212 BE CALM hotlineOur colleague Sylvi Fekete tells us about ‘2 BE CALM,’ a new hotline that offers calming sounds to relieve stress. We also chat about AMI premiering a new digital series this week about emergency preparedness planning. From the January 14, 2021 episode....more11minPlay
January 14, 2021Disability advocates call for easier access to technologyFor our accessibility story roundup, we chat about how disability advocates call for easier access to life-changing technology. In a 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, Statistics Canada reported that among people aged 15 and older with disabilities, 1.5 million were in need of an aid or a device that they did not have. Dave Brown shares the details. From the January 14, 2021 episode....more4minPlay
January 14, 2021The responsibility for big techSteven Scott of Double Tap Canada discusses the responsibility big tech companies have for managing content on their platforms. From the January 14, 2021 episode....more13minPlay
January 14, 2021PS5 media coverageProducer Dawn Dickinson previews The Guardian This Week. She tells us about how the launch of video game console PS5 has received more media coverage than 10 humanitarian crises combined. Dawn also talks about how an unmanaged wild deer from Britain’s largest herds for 1,000 years are no longer needed with restaurants in lockdown. From the January 14, 2021 episode....more13minPlay
January 14, 2021U.S. Capitol siegeJournalist Alice Li from the Washington Post shares her experience outside the U.S. Capitol during the siege that took place earlier this month. From the January 14, 2021 episode....more12minPlay
January 14, 2021Full Show - Episode 228Journalist Alice Li from the Washington Post shares her experience outside the U.S. Capitol during the siege that took place earlier this month. The launch of video game console PS5 has received more media coverage than 10 humanitarian crises combined. Producer Dawn Dickinson gives us more details in her preview of The Guardian This Week. Coming up in the second hour of the show, Steven Scott of Double Tap Canada discusses the responsibility big tech companies have for managing content on their platforms. For our accessibility story roundup, we chat about how disability advocates call for easier access to life-changing technology, Dave Brown shares the details. Our colleague Sylvi Fekete tells us about ‘2 BE CALM,’ a new hotline that offers calming sounds to relieve stress. This is the January 14, 2021 episode....more1h 45minPlay
January 13, 2021New Ontario restrictionsVeteran political correspondent Craig Oliver discusses the latest news in Canadian and American politics. We listen to Craig's perspective on Ontario's restrictions. We also talk about how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has reached a deal with Pfizer to buy millions more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. For his third topic, Craig tells us his thoughts on the cabinet shuffle. We also chat about our reactions on the violence that erupted at the US Capitol. From the January 13, 2021 episode....more21minPlay
FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.