The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Dr. Omar Khan returns to the show to shed some light on comments from the WHO about mixing COVID-19 vaccines.

Guest: Dr. Omar Khan, Assistant Professor with the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Immunology with the University of Toronto and a Medicine by Design Investigator

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Scott welcomed Dr. Martha Fulford to the show, to discuss unvaccinated children under the age of 12, and the concerns expressed by parents about the lack of guidelines for this demographic.

Guest: Dr. Martha Fulford, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at McMaster Children's Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences

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Over 160 graves have been found on the site of a former residential school in British Columbia. Patti Doyle-Bedwell joined Scott for deeper discussion about the history of residential schools, the medical testing that took place at them, as well as how much of the story has yet to be given space to be told by Indigenous peoples in Canada and the U.S.

Guest: Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Native Studies Instructor with Dalhousie University

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Patios reopen and some restaurants are getting ready to welcome diners indoors. Are you ready to tip your servers appropriately? Poppy Riddle spoke with Scott about the changing practices of tipping, how much businesses and their employees rely on it, and what could or should change in the near future.

Guest: Poppy Riddle, Research Associate with the Agri-Food Analytics Lab Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University

Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/

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

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast!

Tea Amo has continued to spread fun and tea time around Hamilton throughout the pandemic. Scott welcomed Marian to the show, to find out how the business has adapted, and how little change was actually needed.

Guest: Marian, Co-Owner of Tea Amo, catering to Hamilton and the surrounding area, online at https://www.teaamo.ca/

Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow along as Scott finds out more about the small businesses, restaurants and initiatives in Hamilton that have been affected by the pandemic! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/

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

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Did you hear? Italy won the Euro Cup! For everything about this, Scott turned to Gary Munro.

Guest: Gary Munro, Soccer Analyst for TSN 

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All bu three city councilors voted to keep the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Gore Park, in Hamilton, Ontario. Dr. Dawn Lavel-Harvard returned to the show, to discuss reconciliation as well as the debates around monuments and statues.

Guest: Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, President of the Ontario Native Women's Association, and Director of Trent University

Read more about the decision by Hamilton City Council here: https://globalnews.ca/news/8016792/hamilton-city-council-upholds-vote-sir-john-a-macdonald-statue-gore-park/

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How do you talk to your friends about COVID-19 vaccines? If someone you know has not yet received both (or either) of their shots, would you still hang out with them? These conversations could shake up families, friendships and businesses.

Guest: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

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Is Richard Branson an astronaut now, really? Paul Delaney and Scott talk about the new space race between billionaires, and what happens when it becomes more affordable.

Guest: Paul Delaney, Space Exploration Expert, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at York University

Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/

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