Blind piano instructor Mubarak Farah tells us about his music academy for people with disabilities. Producer Kevin Philipupillai previews a National Post article about the damage road salt does to cars, roads, bridges, buildings, and other infrastructure. Community reporter Amy Amantea tells us about Vancouver's PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Mike Agerbo from The App Show reviews the Apple HomePod. And, political correspondent Craig Oliver discusses the sixth round of NAFTA negotiations. This is the January 24, 2018 episode.

Economist David Macdonald tells us that in 2016, Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs made more than 209 times what the average worker made. Karen Magee tells us how a mother in Brantford, Ontario is trying to make her daughter’s eighteenth birthday extra special. We speak to Paralympic gold medallist Katarina Roxon, who has been named to the Order of Newfoundland. Our Newfoundland and Labrador community reporter Jay Taylor shares his monthly update. Our tech expert Marc Aflalo tells us how Microsoft is making a major push into the classroom. And, we close the show with our weekly news quiz. This is the January 23, 2018 episode.

According to a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, in 2016 Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs made more than 209 times what the average worker made. We speak with the author of the report, CCPA senior economist David Macdonald. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

Our Ottawa colleague Karen Magee tells us how a mother in Brantford, Ontario is trying to make her daughter’s eighteenth birthday extra special. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

We speak to swimmer Katarina Roxon, who won gold at the 2016 Paralympics. She will recieve the Order of Newfoundland later this month. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

Our Newfoundland and Labrador community reporter Jay Taylor shares his monthly update. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

Our tech expert Marc Aflalo tells us what is Microsoft doing to compete with Google and Apple in schools. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

Which journalist or media outlet grabbed the top spot in Donald Trump's Fake News Awards? Dave Brown fills in for Karen Magee this week. From the January 23, 2018 episode.

Our Halifax colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us how a cafe in a rapidly gentrifying part of Halifax is trying to make sure everyone feels welcome. Our movie reviewer Todd Blenkhorn reviews the Vietnam War movie The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. And our Live 5 news panel discusses social and sports clubs that don't allow female members, the women’s marches that took place throughout North America this past weekend, and the hijab attack in Toronto that turned out to be a hoax. This is the January 22, 2018 episode.

Mike Ross, Joeita Gupta, Michelle McQuigge, and Dave Brown discuss social clubs that don't allow female members, the women’s marches that took place throughout North America this past weekend, and the hijab attack in Toronto that turned out to be a hoax. From the January 22, 2018 episode.