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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 28, 2020A wireless retinal implantNelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us about a wireless retinal prosthesis developed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre to treat advanced age-related macular degeneration. And a tech startup in Israel called NovaSight has developed a technique for helping children with a lazy eye. From the January 28, 2020 episode....more11minPlay
January 28, 2020Exploring vaccine hesitancyJoeita Gupta and Andrika De Lanerolle from the AMI-audio show The Pulse tell us about their special series on vaccinations. From the January 28, 2020 episode....more9minPlay
January 28, 2020Weekly News Quiz - January 28Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix join Mike Ross as contestants for our weekly news quiz. From the January 28, 2020 episode....more14minPlay
January 27, 2020Full Show – Episode 971Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge tells us about a new “Buy Canada” ad campaign focusing on food and agriculture products. Kim Thistle calls in from St. John’s to review the Netflix documentary “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.” Mike Ross tells us about the case of an Ontario woman with a medically rare form of tinnitus. Our movie critic Michael McNeely calls in from Utah to talk about accessibility at the Sundance Film Festival. And Jim Krysko tells us about a legal dispute in Saskatchewan over insurance coverage for medical cannabis. This is the January 27, 2020 episode....more1h 45minPlay
January 27, 2020Surgery for TinnitusFor today's accessibility story roundup: Mike tells us about the case of an Ontario woman with a medically rare form of tinnitus. From the January 27, 2020 episode....more7minPlay
January 27, 2020Medical CannabisOur colleague Jim Krysko tells us about a court case about insurance coverage for medical cannabis in Saskatchewan. From the January 27, 2020 episode....more9minPlay
January 27, 2020Aaron HernandezKim Thistle calls in from St. John’s to review the Netflix documentary “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez.” It's about a superstar NFL player who was charged and convicted of murdering a friend. From the January 27, 2020 episode....more13minPlay
January 27, 2020Accessibility at SundanceOur movie critic Michael McNeely calls in from Utah to tell us about a few of the movies he watched this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, and how well the accessibility features are working. From the January 27, 2020 episode....more12minPlay
January 27, 2020Buy CanadaThe federal government is launching a “Buy Canada” ad campaign focusing on food and agriculture products. Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge tells us about it. From the January 27, 2020 episode....more10minPlay
January 24, 2020Canada Reads ShortlistThe Canada Reads shortlist is out! Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access tells us about the nominated books and the people who will be defending them....more11minPlay
FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.