The city of Ottawa is working to make its beaches accessible to everybody. Regional content specialist Karen Magee tells us more. The Walrus magazine has produced an oral history of the community of Whale Cove, Nunavut. Producer Kevin Philipupillai bring us a preview. When is a Philistine not really a Philistine? We’ll talk with producer Dawn Dickinson about the historical accuracy of some of our favourite insults. We discuss the Twitter hashtag “Disabled Compliments” that’s trending, as people with disabilities share the worst backhanded compliments they’ve received. Tim Schwartz of Double Tap Canada discusses the necessity of accessible, “blind-friendly” versions of mainstream apps. Mike Ross gives us a live update from Cranbrook, B.C. where he is covering the Canadian Open Blind Golf Championship.

This is the July 11, 2019 episode.

The city of Ottawa is working to make its beaches accessible to everybody. Regional content specialist Karen Magee tells us more.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

The Walrus magazine has produced an oral history of the community of Whale Cove, Nunavut. Producer Kevin Philipupillai bring us a preview.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

When is a Philistine not really a Philistine? We’ll talk with producer Dawn Dickinson about the historical accuracy of some of our favourite insults.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

We discuss the Twitter hashtag “Disabled Compliments” that’s trending, as people with disabilities share the worst backhanded compliments they’ve received.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

Tim Schwartz of Double Tap Canada discusses the necessity of accessible, “blind-friendly” versions of mainstream apps.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

Mike Ross gives us a live update from Cranbrook, B.C. where he is covering the Canadian Open Blind Golf Championship.

From the July 11, 2019 episode.

Five Inuit are suing the federal government over medical experiments that were done on them in the 1960s and 70s. We speak with their lawyer, Steven Cooper, who says they were used as human guinea pigs. We speak with historian Dr. Tim Cook from the Canadian War Museum about the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles. What happens when 45,000 barrels of bourbon go up in flames? Producer Kevin Philipupillai tells us about the aftermath of the fire at a Jim Beam warehouse in Kentucky. VocalEye will be providing live descriptions of several events in the Vancouver area in the next few weeks. Community reporter Amy Amantea calls in with the details. Samsung is facing multi-million-dollar fines in Australia, as the country watchdog sued the company over misleading Galaxy phone ads regarding its water sustainability. Mike Agerbo from The App Show explains. Microsoft developer Jarnail Chudge tells us about the Soundscape navigation app, which uses audio beacons to guide you towards your destination.

This is the July 10, 2019 episode.

Five Inuit are suing the federal government over medical experiments that were done on them in the 1960s and 70s. We speak with their lawyer, Steven Cooper, who says they were used as human guinea pigs.

From the June 10, 2019 episode.

What happens when 45,000 barrels of bourbon go up in flames? Producer Kevin Philipupillai tells us about the aftermath of the fire at a Jim Beam warehouse in Kentucky.

From the July 10, 2019 episode.