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Plastic Pollution, Climate Change and Ruined Summer Vacations - Friday June 20th, 2025


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From The Globe and Mail Today, Corinne Van Dusen presents an opinion piece about how summers have changed due to the ongoing climate crisis. 

Amy Amantea stops by with an article from Voices of The Walrus about an interesting plastic recycling program that could pay off for plastic collectors. Will this initiative just give big companies an excuse to continue producing excessive amounts of plastic? 

Guess who bought a new tech gadget? Steven Scott is joining AMI Today to tell us about his new Synapptic Smart Watch! 

Kelly MacDonald’s got surprises in store for listeners of Kelly and Company as the show enters its final week of being on the air. Kelly tells us about what’s coming up today, and the impact the show has had on the community, the contributors, and Kelly himself. 

The Washington Post published an article about the decline in quality of AirBnB’s and VRBO rentals. Grant Hardy presents this article, and Jacob Shymanski questions the validity of some of the claims made. 

Highlights:

  • Show Intro (00:00)
  • The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:39)
  • Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (8:29)
  • Double Tap with Steven Scott (15:20)
  • Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (20:21)
  • The Washington Post with Grant Hardy (24:16) 

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