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  • A podcast about food
    Host Dave Brown deep dives into the world of food with producer Andrika De Lanerolle and technical producer Sam Robinson. They discuss their favourite game time snacks, holiday treats and describe the best meal they’ve had this year.
    This is the December 24, 2018 episode.
    56 min
  • The best sports moments of 2018
    Luca Capone is a sports fanatic. He is also the music director for ELMNT FM and previous host of The Night Shift. He shares his favourite sports moments of 2018 and reviews the year in sports with discussions on the World Cup, Alexander Ovechkin, and the Super Bowl!
    This is the December 21, 2018 episode.
    42 min
  • Building disability-inclusive workplaces
    Dr. Joy Beatty is a professor at the University of Michigan—Dearborn and Dr. David Baldridge is a professor of management at Oregon State University. They chat about creating disability-inclusive workplaces and discuss their new study on the treatment of persons with disabilities in the workplace.
    This is the December 20, 2018 episode.
    41 min
  • Tis' the season for Christmas movies
    Ahead of the Holiday season, we assemble a roundtable of Christmas movie fanatics.  Tara Christie and Karen Magee are avid Christmas movie watchers.  We talk about the good, the bad, and the jingle bells in this festive episode.  This is the December 18, 2018 episode.
    39 min
  • Improving accessibility in orchestral music
    Vahakn Matossian is the co-founder of Human Instruments. He is also the artist and designer of The Baton Project, an initiative to make traditional orchestras accessible to blind and partially sighted musicians. He describes the project’s prototype of the Haptic Baton, a special conductor's baton that sends wireless signals to a band worn by musicians who are blind or partially sighted.
    This is the December 17, 2018 episode.
    40 min
  • In conversation with Anna-Karina Tabuñar
    Anna-Karina Tabuñar is a disability advocate who received the Community Leader Award at the 2018 Celebration of People Gala in Ottawa. She discusses the importance of inclusive hiring and employment, And, she describes her documentary film ""Talent Untapped.”
    This is the December 18, 2018 episode.
    40 min
  • Shop local: supporting the underdogs
    Dennis Van Staalduinen is the Executive Director of the Wellington West Business Improvement Area in Ottawa. He discusses the importance of community building through shopping locally and supporting independent businesses.
    This is the December 13, 2018 episode.
    40 min
  • The inclusive employment movement
    "Marco Pasqua is an Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant representing the Presidents Group, a network of business leaders in B.C. who are focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. He explains how employers can join the inclusive employment movement by adopting best practices and creating accessible workplaces.
    This is the December 12, 2018 episode.
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    42 min
  • Disability representation in the arts
    Talleri A. McRae is the co-executive director of the National Disability Theatre. She discusses the recent launch of the theatre company which aims to employ professionals with disabilities to create fully accessible live performances.
    This is December 12, 2018 episode.
    39 min

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Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.