The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Sawyer Bogdan returned to the show, to talk about last night's vigil in London, Ontario. She and Scott also discussed what is known and as-of-yet unknown about the man who killed four members of a Muslim family and injured a nine-year-old boy on Sunday evening.

Guest: Sawyer Bogdan, Reporter for Global News Radio in London 980 CFBL

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Stephanie Carvin joined Scott to provide insight on extremist violence as well as the questions that investigators will focus on in the case of the London, Ontario attack.

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affair at Carleton University, Former National Security Analyst for CSIS

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Were some of the political leaders in attendance at the vigil for the victims in London, Ontario, being hypocritical?

Guest: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies

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Like everything else, the political fortunes of Canada's provincial leaders have been greatly affected by the pandemic. In a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute, Alberta's Jason Kenney came in last place for approval, and Ontario's Doug Ford was not far behind. Have they been judge fairly? And can you guess who came in first place?

Guest: Dave Korzinski, Research Director with the Angus Reid Institute

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Scott welcomed Tasha Kheiriddin to the show, to discuss a wide array of topics covered today, as well as the assumptions made about other people's political motives, and her new piece for the National Post on the calls for cancelling Canada Day.

Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin, CEO of Ellipsum Communications and Public Policy Analyst

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!

Scott welcomed Paul Delaney back to the show, to tell us how to catch tomorrow's annular solar eclipse, as well as explain what "annular" means, and discuss the space race between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

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

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Canada will soon see the end of hotel quarantines for travelers. Thomas Tenkate returned to the show to talk about what that means for the fight against COVID-19 within our borders.

Guest: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson 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!

Scott spoke with Rishi Majithia, the owner of Wingsaholic, which has taken the place of Zen Lounge during the pandemic. Rishi says that the take out restaurant is more than just a placeholder, though!

Guest: Rishi Majithia, Owner of Wingsaholic and Zen Lounge, at 69 John Street South in Hamilton, Ontario, check out @wIngsaholic.ca on Instagram or call (289) 203-9464

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