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Audiobook Café

Accessible Media Inc.

Jacob Shymanski shares the latest audiobook and literary news, and features in-depth conversations with authors, narrators and industry experts.

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00:30:06

Rapid Fire Review with Karen Magee

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/20

Karen Magee steps right into the rabbit hole if she enjoyed the first book an author wrote. She also can’t remember the last time she didn’t finish a book she started, no matter how painful it was to keep reading. She shares her five most recent reads, under the 15-second pressure clock, on Rapid Fire Review.

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00:29:10

Author Interview: I Don't Do Disability and Other...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/17

In a society where people with disabilities remain largely invisible, what does it mean to parent a child born With Down syndrome? Adelle Purdham began unpacking a lifetime of her own ableism and society’s role in it, after the birth of her daughter. We explore her collection of essays, I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself, describing her honest, resilient journey.

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00:32:13

Review: Patriot By Alexei Navalny

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/13

Alexei Navalny’s Patriot is an unpolished memoir, mostly written from prison, chronicling his fight against corruption in Russia through his deeply personal journey. With humorous passages, pro references to Harry Potter, Navalny’s reflections on family and love give Sara Hillis and the gang much to review around this this intense political narrative.

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00:29:56

Top Books of 2024 with Karen McKay and Theresa Power

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/10

Do book lists even matter? Karen McKay and Theresa Power from the Centre for Equitable Library Access to chat about the year’s hottest book lists. We dive into picks from the Globe and Mail and New York Times, while discussing the place of these lists in today’s book world.

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00:28:11

Read and Tell

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/06

Jacob Shymanski and Ramya Amuthan defend their beloved picks on Read and Tell. Today’s prompts are: "The best recommendation I’ve gotten in a while is…” and "The tearjerker I need to tell you about…”

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00:30:25

Rapid Fire Review with Danielle McLaughlin

Audiobook Café ·

2024/12/02

We’re inviting a brand new contributor on the show – though she is an old friend and known voice on the network, Danielle McLaughlin. Let’s give her a very warm welcome by putting her mental timer and linguistics to the test with a healthy dose of Rapid Fire Review.

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00:32:53

Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/29

Aamer Khan, Jacob Shymanski, and Ramya Amuthan review “The Maid” by Nita Prose. A 2022 New York Times Best Seller, it sold over 2 million copies, but that doesn’t mean we’re sold on it. Jacob plans to approach this review with ruthless efficiency and discipline, but the rest of us are only in it for the chaos.HighlightsIntroducing “The Maid” by Nita Prose (00:00)The Agenda (00:51)Synopsis (01:36)Addressing the Elephant in the Room / Is it Icky? (04:01)Beefing with The Maid (13:41)Redeeming Qualities

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00:32:24

Author Interview: From Potential to Purpose by Marco...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/26

“You’re only as good as the last person who remembers you.” This is the first line in Potential to Purpose by Marco Pasqua. Marco is an award-winning entrepreneur and accessibility advocate, and he shares his insights on writing the book on how fostering authentic relationships and focusing on creativity can genuinely transform our lives. This is not his auto-biography, but his personal stories certainly lead the way.

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00:30:04

Cozy Reading with Karen McKay

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/22

As the days get cold and dark, we settle in and hibernate with our books, maybe revisiting old favourites. But what draws us back to books we’ve already read? Is re-reading a waste of time? Karen McKay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access joins us to share her top cozy reads, and we explore the reasons we turn to our comfort books over and over again.

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00:29:31

Why do we relate to Fictional Characters?

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/18

Literary characters make for good friends, great enemies, andrealistic mirrors of who we are. Sometimes, we use them to imagine our lives in different ways; other times we just can’t believe what they would get up to. We dive into the ‘why’ of connecting with fictional characters, and the depths of what makes them stick with us.

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00:28:20

Author Interview: Don’t Snooze Your Dreams: Lessons...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/15

Living with narcolepsy and cataplexy, Michelle Weger (rhymes with eager) has turned her toughest experiences into fuel to power her success. Don't Snooze Your Dreams, her memoir and self-help guide, takes us on her journey-from managing a rare debilitating sleep disorder to launching a successful business and becoming an advocate for narcolepsy awareness. Michelle and Jacob get into what it means to be diagnosed, the real role writing a book played in Michelle’s rehabilitation, and more about

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00:31:42

Question: Can you stand listening to synthetically...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/12

Well… Can you? Some of us are not picking up a book if it’s labelled as anything other than human-narrated. With AI in the mix, others of us can’t even tell it’s not even recorded by a real human. Then there are a handful of us who are soothed by the familiar tones of our own screen-readers. We go through your hot takes on the topic.

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00:33:25

Review: The Wonder of Stevie, Audible Original

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/08

Jacob Shymanski thought he was Stevie Wonder’s Number 1 fan, until he heard Barack and Michelle Obama’s relationship started with bonding over the guy. We get into it when we review The Wonder of Stevie, an Audible Original Production, written and Hosted by New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, Wesley Morris.Sara Hillis, Ramya Amuthan, and Jacob Shymanski have a whole lot to say on the Audible production, and their impressions of Stevie Wonder after checking out this project.

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00:30:21

Part 2: How to be a resourceful audiobook listener

Audiobook Café ·

2024/11/05

Do ratings and reviews make an impact on what book we pick up next? Is mandatory reading during school prepping us to enjoy reading as adults? Where do we draw the line when it comes to taking Reddit recommendations. Jacob Shymanski and Ramya Amuthan hash out their thoughts around these questions.

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00:31:06

How to be a Resourceful Audiobook Listener

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/28

There are numerous online resources that audiobook listeners can use for recommendations, reviews, summaries' discussions, etc. Ramya Amuthan is here today to explore the various options you can use to supplement the audiobook listening experience.

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00:26:53

Non-fiction vs. Fiction with Karen and Theresa from CELA

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/25

Our friends at the Centre of Equitable Library Access, Karen McKay and Theresa Power join us to talk about why people may be fiction adverse, and prefer non-fiction books. Host Jacob Shymanski and his guests from CELA chat about fiction stories, escapism, and the benefits of reading non-fiction books too!

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00:31:49

Reviewing: Reuniting with Strangers by Jennilee...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/21

Our very own Ramya Amuthan and our regular contributor, Aamer Khan join us for an Audiobook review.Today we review, Reuniting with Strangers: A Novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio

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00:32:57

Steve "Dangle" Glynn's new book Hockey Rants and Raves

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/16

Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a hockey analyst, broadcaster, author and the host of the popular Steve Dangle Podcast. He has a Youtube channel where he uploads post-game reaction videos after every single Toronto Maple Leafs game.He’s also a co-founder of SDPN, a popular sports podcast network.On October 15th, Steve released his new (and second) book, Hockey Rants and Raves. He stopped by the show to chat all about it.

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00:30:50

Advocate, Author, and Communications Specialist Emily...

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/09

Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, storyteller, and digital communications consultant. She was born with Larsen Syndrome, a genetic physical disability. Her career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate kids about life with a physical disability. She is the co-host of The Accessible Stall Podcast, and author of Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally.

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00:23:52

Rapid Fire Review with Ramya Amuthan

Audiobook Café ·

2024/10/07

Ramya Amuthan is back! She joins us for a Rapid Fire Review today!Ramya’s RFR Picks: 1. Big Dating Energy by Jeff Guenther and Kate Happ 2. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom 3. Pet Sematary by Stephen King 4. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson with Susy Flory 5. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for

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