On Thursday January 6's show: 

• Producer Dawn Dickinson previews The Guardian This Week with an article about the deadly threat of underground coal fires at a mine in the town of Hwange in Zimbabwe. She also tells us about a new Canadian study that finds women are at greater risk when operated on by male surgeons
• Shaun Preece of Double Tap Canada describes the new assistive touch features available on the Apple Watch
• Film reviewer Amy Amantea shares her commentary on the musical drama film “Tick Tick Boom”
• Food and drink columnist Jennie Bovard gives five tips on making nutritious food decisions this new year 
• And in her central regional report Karen Magee tells us about the Inclusion Coffeehouse, a new café by L’Arche in Hamilton. She also tells us about a Windsor couple who have purchased a home for people with disabilities 
   

On Wednesday January 5's show: 

• Mike Agerbo of The App Show describes some new tech gadgets and products showcased at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas 
• Accessibility specialist Thea Kurdi explains how spaces can be designed for people with sensory disabilities. She also tells us about a few events on accessibility to check out including: 
  • Society for #Disability Studies Conference. Papers are due Jan 7
  • World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference on Jan 29
  • Canadian Health & Wellbeing in Developmental Disabilities from Feb 9-10
     
• Lifestyle columnist Shaini Saravanamuthu shares her first-hand experience isolating with COVID-19 at home 
• Community report Guy Carriere in Sudbury, Ontario gives an update on the ice fishing season and describes the province’s new legislation for sustainable bait management zones 
• And host Dave Brown answers audience questions in another edition of Ask Dave Anything! 

On Tuesday January 4's show: 

• Natalie Martiniello, President of Braille Literacy Canada, chats about World Braille Day and explores the relevance and future of Braille 
•  With the number of natural disasters and their severity on the rise, environmental expert Lawrence Gunther shares tips on preparing emergency kits for evacuation scenarios 
• Community reporter J.R. Bjornson shares an update on the World Junior Tournament in Red Deer, Alberta. He also tells us about this year's return of Bullseye Blind Hockey 
• Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press discuses the new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario. She also discusses an announcement expected this morning about compensation for Indigenous people in Canada.
  • UPDATE from The Canadian Press: The federal government has announced the largest settlement agreement in its history. Ministers say an agreement in principle has been reached with First Nations parties over compensating those harmed by its underfunding of child and family services on-reserve. It is set to pay out 20-billion dollars in compensation to kids who were removed from their homes, and another 20-billion to reform the child-welfare system 
• And we have a special 2021 retrospective news quiz with contestants Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix! 
   

Today was our final "NOW with Dave Brown" for 2021, as we will now break for the Christmas and New Year holidays.  on today's show:

Meagan Gillmore got us the latest on Bill C-7, a bill on expanding access to physician assisted dying in her Accessibility Report. 

Shaini Saravanamuthu updated us on how her Christmas plans have been going when she delivered her Montreal Community Report.

We got a preview of this week’s The Guardian This Week show with producer Dawn Dickenson including a story about how biophilics are improving cities across the UK.

Steven Scott, host of Double Tap TV will told us about his favourite tech purchases of 2021. 

And we wrapped up our final show of the year by discussing some our personal holiday family traditions with Dave, Jeff Ryman and Mike Ross.

On today's edition of NOW with Dave Brown:

• Community reporter Amy Amantea shares an update on TransLink’s efforts to increase accessibility at bus stops in Vancouver.
• Mike Agerbo of the App Show tells us about Google’s stance to enforce vaccination policies and proof for employees.
• Entertainment critic Michael McNeely shares his list for the top five films of 2021, so far.
• Community reporter Louise Levesque Burley tells us about New Brunswick’s Coalition of Persons with Disabilities’ upcoming virtual bingo event.
• And community artist Clover Thursday share some tips on how to stay motivated with creativity and the arts.