We speak with author and columnist Clive Thompson about his new book “Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World.” We’ll speak with Canadian wheelchair tennis player Rob Shaw, who just won a title at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Israel. We’ll discuss a recent report that says several Liberal MPs want to add a soda tax to their party’s list of campaign promises. Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema explains why he decided to begin rating accessibility as part of every restaurant review. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us about a new poster that includes a braille pad, an audio recording, multiple languages, and other features that makes it accessible for everyone. And our summer student Nisreen Abdel-Majid joins Joeita and Karen Magee as a contestant on our Weekly News Quiz.
This is the May 28, 2019 episode.