Voices of The Walrus

Voices of The Walrus

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Voices of The Walrus episodes

  • The Internet Is Bad and Getting Worse—Especially for Queer Kids

    A new anti-porn law is meant to protect kids online. It’ll end up censoring queerness instead by erasing vital spaces and resources.

    Lori Wilson reads The Internet Is Bad and Getting Worse—Especially for Queer Kids

    by Lucy Uprichard.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

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    15 min
  • Let the Forest Welcome You

    Lost jewellery Brenda usually slipped into her locker in the staff room. If no one asked after a week, she took home the earrings and necklaces and bracelets and stored them in a cookie tin. But this black jet pendant was different.

    Marjorie Nicolaou reads Let the Forest Welcome You

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

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    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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    24 min
  • House of Horrors

    Airbnb promised a Home away from Home. How living like a local turned into toilets in closets and folding tables disguised as beds.

    Lori Wilson reads House of Horrors

    by Nicole Schmidt.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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    12 min
  • War machine

    Mark Carney has pledged to remake the military. The obstacles may be bigger than the budget. Inside Canada’s $500 Billion defence spending gamble.

    Paul Berry reads War machine 

    by Kyle Volpi Hiebert.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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    28 min
  • Why Iran Has Trump Cornered in the Strait of Hormuz

    Tehran has shown that a narrow stretch of water can humble a superpower and upend the global economy.

    Lori Wilson reads Why Iran Has Trump Cornered in the Strait of Hormuz

    by Vikram Nijhawan.

     

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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    10 min
  • That's not me

    Canada has a new law to stop deepfake nudes. Penalties under Bill C-16, coming into effect this month, include up to 10 years in prison. Will It be enough to stop this growing crime?

    Lori Wilson reads That’s not me

    by Elizabeth Sargeant.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email [email protected]


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    19 min
  • Parents vs Big Tech

    Can social media companies be held accountable for the harms they cause to our children?

    Matt Speirs reads Parents vs Big Tech

    by Luc Rinaldi

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email [email protected]


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    35 min
  • Bad Credit

    Much of Canada’s online economy runs through American payment systems, leaving it vulnerable to US whims

    Lori Wilson reads Bad Credit

    by Vass Bednar

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email [email protected]


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    9 min
  • Unread: 61,966

    For people overwhelmed by the state of their inbox email, small and process-oriented changes are more effective than chasing a specific outcome. There will always be another email to answer, but that’s not really the issue.

    Lori Wilson reads Unread: 61,966

    by Courtney Shea.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email [email protected]


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    13 min
  • False Impression

    A Toronto curator built a reputation championing marginalized artists. Many now say her galleries left them unpaid and betrayed.

    Lori Wilson reads False Impression

    by Byron Armstrong.

    About AMI

    AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email [email protected]


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    27 min

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