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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.
April 06, 2020Full Show – Episode 45Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge gives us an update on the COVID-19 crisis. Our tech expert Marc Aflalo tells us that Google is tracking how well people around the world are complying with physical distancing rules. AMI producer Nisreen Abdel-Majid explains why it can be frustrating to see universities introduce online accommodations for everyone. Amy Amantea reviews the medieval adventure series “The Letter for the King.” And we hear that bus drivers in Vancouver will no longer be allowed to secure wheelchairs and scooters on some buses. This is the April 6, 2020 show....more1h 44minPlay
April 06, 2020Review: The Letter for the KingAfter commenting on Dave and Mike's conversation about physical distancing at grocery stores, Amy Amantea reviews the medieval adventure series “The Letter for the King.” Ths show is now streaming on Netflix. From the April 6, 2020 show....more17minPlay
April 06, 2020Google tracks physical distancingGoogle is using its vast collection of data to track how well people are complying with physical distancing rules. We speak with our tech expert Marc Aflalo about balancing privacy and public health. From the April 6, 2020 show....more10minPlay
April 06, 2020Transit in VancouverFor today's Accessibility Story Roundup: A disability advocate in Vancouver responds to the news that TransLink bus drivers will no longer be allowed to secure wheelchairs and scooters on some buses. From the April 6, 2020 show....more3minPlay
April 03, 2020Full Show – Episode 44Reporters Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore join Dave for our weekly news panel. We talk about what governments should be doing to support people who rent, how to protect prison inmates and prison guards from the pandemic, and whether governments should put their other policy priorities on hold until after the crisis ends. In the second hour of the show, entertainment critic Michael McNeely reviews the Netflix movie “Coffee & Kareem.” And Greg David tells us about the new AMI-tv show "Postcards From Halifax." This is the April 3, 2020 show....more1h 44minPlay
April 03, 2020Postcards from HalifaxOur resident TV expert Greg David introduces the newest installment in AMI-tv’s Postcards series, where Halifax reporter Laura Bain shows off her hometown. Dave and Greg also talk about other shows they're watching, including "Tiger King" and "Ozark." From the April 3, 2020 show....more12minPlay
April 03, 2020Movie preview: "Coffee & Kareem"Our movie critic Michael McNeely tells us about a new buddy cop movie that’s opening today on Netflix, called “Coffee & Kareem.” From the April 3, 2020 show....more11minPlay
April 03, 2020News Panel: Paying rentReporters Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore talk with Dave about how governments have balanced the interests of people who have mortgages and people who pay rent. From the April 3, 2020 show....more13minPlay
April 03, 2020News Panel: Protecting prison inmatesReporters Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore speak with Dave about how to protect those serving time and those working in correctional facilities during the outbreak. From the April 3, 2020 show....more14minPlay
April 03, 2020News Panel: Governing during a pandemicReporters Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore join Dave to discuss the idea that governments should put their more ambitious or controversial policy priorities on hold until after the pandemic threat is dealt with. From the April 3, 2020 show....more15minPlay
FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.