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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.
September 16, 2019Smart Home SystemsMarc Aflalo from Double Tap TV tells us about the latest developments for Smart Home Systems such as the Amazon Echo, Google Home, and Apple Homepod...more13minPlay
September 16, 2019What Happened to Holly BartlettThe documentary "What Happened to Holly Bartlett" is screening tomorrow in Halifax at the Atlantic International Film Festival. Our colleague Ryan Delehanty shares the details....more15minPlay
September 13, 2019Full Show – Episode 884Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge and AMI producer Paul Daniel join Meagan as panelists for our weekly news panel. We discuss a Quebec court ruling that says Canada’s laws on medically assisted dying are too restrictive. We talk about a CBC investigation that says nearly a third of MPs are sending targeted campaign ads, using trackers installed on their websites. A new California law requires companies such as Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees. We’ll discuss how this will change the gig economy. Many guide dog users continue to be denied entry to restaurants and other public places. Victoria Nolan, the host of the AMI-tv show ATW, joins us to talk about Guide Dog Awareness Month. Our entertainment critic Michael McNeely tells us about the movie "Sound of Metal", about a heavy-metal drummer who loses his hearing. AMI communications specialist Greg David tells us about a benefit concert for the organization BALANCE. It’s called, An Evening in the Key of B...more1h 45minPlay
September 13, 2019Laws on Assisted DyingWe discuss a Quebec court ruling that says Canada’s laws on medically assisted dying are too restrictive....more12minPlay
September 13, 2019Targeted Campaign AdsWe talk about a CBC investigation that says nearly a third of MPs are sending targeted campaign ads, using trackers installed on their websites....more11minPlay
September 13, 2019Gig Economy WorkersA new California law requires companies such as Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees. We’ll discuss how this will change the gig economy....more14minPlay
September 13, 2019Guide Dog Awareness MonthMany guide dog users continue to be denied entry to restaurants and other public places. Victoria Nolan, the host of the AMI-tv show ATW, joins us to talk about Guide Dog Awareness Month....more10minPlay
September 13, 2019Sound of MetalOur entertainment critic Michael McNeely tells us about the movie "Sound of Metal", about a heavy-metal drummer who loses his hearing....more13minPlay
September 13, 2019An Evening in the Key of BAMI communications specialist Greg David tells us about a benefit concert for the organization BALANCE. It’s called, An Evening in the Key of B....more12minPlay
September 12, 2019Full Show – Episode 883Accessibility advocate David Lepofsky tells us what he thinks of a new proposal to allow e-scooters on Ontario roads. We talk about a Walrus magazine article titled “The Whistle-blower Who Got It Wrong,” about an overzealous government employee in BC. AMI producer Dawn Dickinson tells us about the controversy over the British government’s plan to build a larger highway near Stonehenge. There’s a new cinema opening in Regina that will offer both closed captioning and described video. Community reporter Becki Zerr tells us more. Apple’s new streaming service Apple TV+ will launch in November in Canada, at $5.99 a month. Tim Schwartz from Double Tap Canada tells us more. We discuss a story about how better sleep habits could significantly improve children’s performance at school....more1h 44minPlay
FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.