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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.
November 15, 2017An announcement on Canadian peacekeepersCTV News political correspondent Craig Oliver discusses the government's plans for Canadian peacekeepers, and the response to recent remarks made by the Governor General. From the November 15, 2017 episode....more15minPlay
November 14, 2017Full show: Episode 433We speak with a retired FBI agent who is trying to find out who betrayed Anne Frank to the Nazis. Our Ottawa colleague Karen Magee tells us about problems with the automated announcement system on OC Transpo buses. Dr. Christine M. Wickens discusses how to cope with the stress of commuting in big cities. We interview the founder of the Actiview ap, which provides accessibility features for blind moviegoers. Our manager Andy Frank leads our weekly news quiz. And, Alana Ramsay from the Canadian para-alpine ski team talks about her preparations for the Paralympic Winter Games next March. This is the November 14, 2017 episode....more1h 48minPlay
November 14, 2017Who betrayed Anne Frank?Retired FBI agent Vince Pankoke speaks to us from Amsterdam. He is leading the effort to find out who helped the Nazis find Anne Frank and her family 73 years ago. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more16minPlay
November 14, 2017Problems on Ottawa transitOur Ottawa colleague Karen Magee tells us about problems with the automated announcement system on OC Transpo buses. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more10minPlay
November 14, 2017Para-alpine skier Alana RamsayAlana Ramsay from the Canadian para-alpine ski team calls in from her home in Calgary to talk about her career and her preparations for the Paralympic Winter Games next March. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more7minPlay
November 14, 2017The stress of commutingDr. Christine M. Wickens from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health discusses how to cope with the stress of commuting in big cities like Toronto. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more9minPlay
November 14, 2017An app that makes movies more accessibleWe interview Alex Koren, the founder of the Actiview app. It provides audio description, amplified audio, and other accessibility features for blind moviegoers. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more10minPlay
November 14, 2017Our weekly news quizWhich animal was trained to identify human faces by researchers at the Cambridge University? Our manager Andy Frank leads our weekly news quiz. From the November 14, 2017 episode....more13minPlay
November 13, 2017Full show: Episode 432Dr. Jordan Feld from the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease discuses what it will take for hepatitis C to be cured in Canada. Our Halifax colleague Ryan Delehanty tells us how the local Easter Seals branch is adapting dodgeball for players with vision impairments. Our movie critic Todd Blenkhorn reviews the new film version of the Agatha Christie detective novel "Murder on the Orient Express." Ph.D. student Lesley Ellis discusses an article she wrote about the harassment that people with dwarfism receive from strangers in public. And, tech expert Marc Aflalo tells us about the accessibility features in Microsoft's latest hardware and software updates. This is the November 13, 2017 episode....more1h 41minPlay
November 13, 2017Hepatitis C in CanadaDr. Jordan Feld from the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease discuses what it will take for hepatitis C to be cured in Canada. From the November 13, 2017 episode....more9minPlay
FAQs about NOW with Dave Brown:How many episodes does NOW with Dave Brown have?The podcast currently has 9,599 episodes available.