It's time for the Good Morning Hamilton Roundtable!

Topics: First jobs, minimum wage and living wage increase, milk price inflation, 20 years of the iPod, and a few - let's call them "unscrupulous" - finds from Rick's childhood.

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

The debate is growing over whether vaccines for COVID-19 should be mandatory for children 5-11.

GUEST: Dr. Jeff Pernica, Head of the Division of Infectious Disease, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor, McMaster University.

The HSR is warning riders of potential service disruptions tied to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for city staff.

GUEST:  Eric Tuck, President of ATU Local 107

The Ontario Living Wage Network on Monday unveiled the new living wage rate for Hamilton. 

GUEST: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.

20 years ago, the iPod was first released. What impact did it have on tech and music? 

GUEST: Eric Alper, music and pop culture expert.

Stark warnings are being given at COP26: act now or else. What’s the latest from the UN climate conference? 

GUEST: Crystal Goomansingh, Europe Bureau Chief, Global News.

An Ontario brewery is planning to submerge beer underwater over the winter. How will this impact the brewing process? 

GUEST: Taras Manzie, President & CEO, Lake of the Woods Brewing Company. 

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It's time for the Good Morning Hamilton Roundtable!

Topics: Rick’s Halloween snafu, Bell changes cell phone times ahead of daylight savings, Canada’s role in COP26, and a Toronto teacher placed on “home assignment” after wearing black face as part of a Halloween costume. 

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

A GoFundMe started last week to help Hamilton musician Tomi Swick after his dog was injured after slipping off a pontoon. 

GUEST: Tomi Swick, Hamilton area recording artist

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Could dirt be the secret to a more effective treatment for malaria? 

GUEST: Dr. Gerry Wright, co-principal investigator for the research finding the promising antimalarial compound; professor of biochemistry and biomedical sciences and lead of Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats at McMaster.

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A new football field on the Hamilton mountain has been named in honour of Canadian football legend Russ Jackson.

GUEST: Russ Jackson, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback.

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Some groups are urging the Canadian government to nix the expensive PCR test that is required to re-enter the country from the U.S. land border. 

GUEST: Jana Ray, Chief Operating Officer at CanAge, Canada’s National Seniors’ Advocacy Association.

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Facebook has re-branded itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future.

GUEST: Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst.

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Short Supply:  Ho Ho Oh No… how will the supply chain impact the holiday season? 

GUEST: Erica Allini, National Online Journalist for Money/Consumer affairs  GlobalNews.

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It's time for the Good Morning Hamilton Roundtable!

Topics: Time Warp, PETA calls for the MLB to change term 'bullpen' to the 'arm barn', Handing out candy for Halloween, Worst Halloween treats & more.

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