Steven Scott from Double Tap Canada talks about how the moon landing influenced the lives of people who are blind or partially sighted. From the July 18, 2019 episode.

Our west coast colleague Sylvi Fekete tells us about the accessibility plans at this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival. From the July 18, 2019 episode.

Rental car companies in Japan have discovered that many of the people who rent their cars don’t actually drive anywhere. Producer Kevin Philipupillai tells us why. What would have happened if the first mission to the moon had gone badly? Producer Paul Daniel tells us about the contingency plan NASA put in place for Apollo 11. We discuss the story of Alan Turing, the British codebreaker and computing pioneer. He will be honoured as part of the new design of the British 50-pound note. Community reporter Dorothy Macnaughton calls in from northern Ontario with news about the Sault St. Marie Rotaryfest. Our tech expert Mike Agerbo tells us about the return of the MouseJack hack, which targets wireless keyboard and mouse connections. Researcher Cara Chellew the rise of defensive architecture – where architects add spikes, rough edges, and other unwelcoming features to park benches and other public furniture. This is the July 17, 2019 episode.

Rental car companies in Japan have discovered that many of the people who rent their cars don’t actually drive anywhere. Producer Kevin Philipupillai tells us why. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

What would have happened if the first mission to the moon had gone badly? Producer Paul Daniel tells us about the contingency plan NASA put in place for Apollo 11. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

We discuss the story of Alan Turing, the British codebreaker and computing pioneer. He will be honoured as part of the new design of the British 50-pound note. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

Community reporter Dorothy Macnaughton calls in from northern Ontario with news about the Sault St. Marie Rotaryfest. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

Our tech expert Mike Agerbo tells us about the return of the MouseJack hack, which targets wireless keyboard and mouse connections. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

Researcher Cara Chellew discusses the rise of defensive architecture – where architects add spikes, rough edges, and other unwelcoming features to park benches and other public furniture. From the July 17, 2019 episode.

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the first successful moon landing, we’ll speak with author James Donovan about his book “Shoot for the Moon.” Our environmental expert Lawrence Gunther discusses the risks facing Canada’s wild salmon population. Donna Jodhan from Barrier-Free Canada tells us about some long-term problems she’s been having with telephone banking. Community reporter Gerry Harris travelled to Moncton recently for the Atlantic Nationals Car Show. He’ll tell us how things went. The ride-share company Lyft is partnering with the National Federation of the Blind in the US to explore options for self-driving technology. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us more. We finish off the show with another edition of our weekly news quiz. This is the July 16, 2019 episode.