NOW with Dave Brown

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown, Canadian Press Weekend News Editor Michelle McQuigge is here to recap the biggest stories of the weekend, Amy Amantea shares her thoughts on the mockumentary comedy series, “Cunk on Earth”, and We take a peek at news stories happening in the regions across the country.

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown, Film Critic Michael McNeely shares his thoughts on the film “Vesper” (14:06), and Karen McKay from CELA stops by to highlight the Lambda Literary Awards (36:08).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown, The NOW News Panel convenes to discuss the issue of school safety in light of a number of attacks across the country (14:45), the concept of Greenwashing (29:27), and dive into our tipping culture (40:38).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Steven Scott reflects on the impact that BlackBerry had in our lives (20:58), and the roundtable assembles to discuss the cities they like, and those they don’t (34:42).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Fareed Khan marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (14:36), Jennie Bovard stops by to discuss the idea of toxic positivity (26:52), and Patrick Robitaille highlights new Ipsos polling that reflects a need to support our future generations (40:42).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Columnist John Loeppky ponders the value of pursuing post-secondary education (14:49), and Kevin Shaw comments on Nordstrom’s Canadian exit and what it means for Canada’s retail landscape.

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Luca DeMontis skates by to preview the Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament this weekend (12:27), Shaini Saravanamuthu is here with a couple events that folks can sink their teeth into, and the Winnipeg Garden show is in a few weeks (24:01). Community Reporter Derek Lackey will plant the seed in your mind when he digs up some details (35:21).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Nelson Rego from Cool Blind Tech discusses how AI is turning text into videos (16:22), and The Weekly News Quiz is back with Karen Magee, Alex Smyth, and Elysia Yardley (39:29).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Peter Parsons stops by to highlight a few Goalball tournaments happening across the country (16:01), Meagan Gillmore discusses the role that some take caring for siblings in need (28:09), and Louise Levesque Burley shares her experience learning to play the piano (41:32).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Marc Aflalo from Double Tap TV examines the key takeaways from Microsoft’s Future of Work Event (18:10), and Bean Gill discusses her CBC series, “PUSH” highlighting a group of friends known as wheelie peeps (38:42).

In the First hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Canadian Press Weekend Editor Michelle McQuigge stops by to highlight the biggest news stories of the weekend (15:06), Kelly Bron Johnson is here to discuss the complexity of perceptions of productivity in the workplace (26:00), and Kim Thistle shares her thoughts on the film, “Your Place or Mine” (38:17).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Michael McNeely gets into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit by reviewing the classic film, “Barry Lyndon” (22:13), Shaini Saravanamuthu talks about her preparations for a big move (35:16), and Greg David discusses the Accessible Writers’ Lab study (44:15).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: The NOW News Panel assembles with Michelle McQuigge and Alex Smyth discussing the latest ripples surrounding Foreign Election Interference (14:17). They also discuss Canada’s airline industry (31:07) and what to do with the library system in Ontario (44:11).

On the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Steven Scott from Double Tap is talking AI as Be My Eyes is out with a new virtual volunteer to help folks with vision loss (23:02) and Dawn Dickinson wraps up the show with articles from the Walrus, including one exploring the secrecy around governments and UFOs (45:12).

On the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Mary Mammoliti discusses how as cities change they can lose their unique food personalities (15:09), Ryan Chin breaks down the First Home Savings Account (27:09) and Community Reporter Nathan Clement highlights three events taking place in the Vancouver area, including CelticFest (40:36).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: A new global agreement has been reached to protect marine life. Arno Kopecky is here with the details (13:41). Also, Jennie Bovard and Meagan Gillmore join Dave to discuss his choice of giving up shaving cream and other beauty product swaps they’ve made (25:14).

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Canadian Tire has established the Women’s Sport Initiative to improve gender equity in sport and Ashley Curran is here to explain more (15:19). Adam and Jenna Brown will share their experience as two of the first patients in the province to receive Luxturna gene therapy (24:01), and Community reporter Amy Amantea spent the last weekend traveling to the US. She has some thoughts on the accessibility of the trip (38:08).

In the second hour of the show: Nelson Rego from Cool Blind Tech stops by to highlight some new features from Microsoft’s Ability Summit (19:04), and the Weekly News Quiz returns with special guests Jim Krysko and Cassandra Chaddock taking on Alex Smyth (39:59).

In the first hour of the show: Getty Stewart from Love Food Hate Waste discusses Food Waste Action Week (14:42), Lawrence Gunther dives into the issue surrounding the shrinking Antarctic ice cover (25:20), and Elizabeth Mohler previews the International Delight Canada coffee takeover at Hale Coffee (39:18).

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Marc Afflalo is here to break down the most popular phones of 2022 (15:41), and Miriam Amdur is on a mission to end the stigma of loneliness and prioritize friendship with the 52 Friends project. (37:35)