NOW Creators & Guests

Dave Brown is a broadcaster, and host of NOW with Dave Brown Podcast.

Tony Labillois is the director of Public Sector Statistics and Champion for Persons with Disabilities at Statistics Canada

Dr. Afua Ava Pamela Cooper is a historian who specializes in Caribbean cultural studies, history, women's studies and Black studies. She is a Professor of Black History at Dalhousie University.Cooper is also an author and dub poet, and in 2018 she was the Poet Laureate for Halifax. She has published five volumes of poetry.

Dr. Elinor Cleghorn is an author.

Dr. Jonathan Paul Caulkins is a drug policy researcher and Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy at Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on illicit drugs and the policies surrounding them.Caulkins received his B.S. and M.S. from Washington University in St. Louis, and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Amanda Scriver is a social media strategist and freelance journalist. She describes herself as being known for being fat, loud, and shouty on the Internet.Scriver's work has appeared in Refinery 29, The Toronto Star, The Washington Post, Healthline, and Xtra.Scriver received her diploma in Public Relations from Humber College.

Ronan Farrow is an American journalist, graduate of Yale Law School, and former government advisor, renowned for his investigative reporting on sexual abuse allegations against powerful figures. His work at The New Yorker, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning exposé on Harvey Weinstein, played a pivotal role in the #MeToo movement. Farrow is also the author of the critically acclaimed book "Catch and Kill," which details the lengths to which powerful individuals go to suppress allegations of misconduct. He has served as a special adviser for humanitarian and NGO affairs in the Obama administration and is recognized for his efforts in human rights advocacy and policy.

Elliot Page is a Canadian actor and producer, best known for roles in the movie 'Juno' and the Netflix series 'Umbrella Academy.'Page was nominated for an Academy Award in 2008.

Chris McCausland is a British actor and comedian. He is known to television audiences for his role as Rudi in the CBeebies show Me Too!