The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

The daily trend of COVID-19 cases in Ontario continues to be uncomfortably familiar, and the U.S. is advising its citizens to reconsider plans to travel to Canada. And here we thought the U.S. was the dangerous place.

Guest: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University

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Word is that the Ontario government will be announcing a vaccine passport system, joining other provinces that have organized their own passport or certificate system. The Canadian Medical Association says that leaving this in the hands of the provinces is just making things more convoluted, and that any vaccine passport should be Federal initiative.

Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association

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The federal election campaign is still taking shape as the leaders try to get hold of what factors will delineate the voting lines, but it may be that the election itself becomes one of the big wedge issues.

Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University

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The U.S. has pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban has declared victory. What does this mean now for the world stage?

Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

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The key to "perfectly smooth chocolate" has been discovered at University of Guelph, and it could revolutionize the chocolate industry!

Guest: Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Professor, Canada Research Chair Food, Health and Aging, University of Guelph

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast!

Nike says that it will give its office employees a full week off to "destress" and improve their mental health, in the face of the pandemic.

Guest: John P. Trougakos, Ph.d., Associate Professor with the University of Toronto, Scarborough Dept. of Management and Rotman School of Management

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine