The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Dr. Doris Grinspun joined Scott to discuss the way the pandemic has affected nurses and the healthcare community, as well as what there is for the industry to look forward too.

Guest: Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

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Are Canadians paying due attention to the House of Commons defence committee's probe into military sexual misconduct?

Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

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60% of Japan's citizens say they do not think the country should go forward with the Olympics this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

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When Scott found out that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and founder of Space X, was set to host Saturday Night Live, his only concern was "will Elon be funny?" Many other people, including some members of the SNL cast, had different concerns. Elissa Freeman joined Scott to discuss the controversy that surrounded Musk's hosting gig, and whether things went according to plan for Musk, NBC and Lorne Michaels.

Guest: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

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What happened to the rocket debris that was hurtling to Earth over the weekend? Scott turned to Professor Paul Delaney, to follow up on the story.

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

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast!

Scott welcomed Elliot Gwynne to the show, to talk about running a barber shop during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Elliot Gwynne, Manager of Hendry's Barber Shop, located at 661 Barton Street East in Hamilton, Ontario

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

Paul Johnson joins Scott for a look at COVID-19 in Hamilton, Ontario, as we head into the weekend.

Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of the Emergency Centre with the City of Hamilton

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Canada has outpaced the U.S. in daily doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Is there reason to celebrate yet? Also, could we see a general vaccine against future coronaviruses like the ones that cause COVID-19 and the cold?

Guest: Alison Thompson, Professor with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto

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The U.S. has approved the waiving of intellectual property rules fo COVID-19 vaccines. Ian Lee explains what that means for the world and for the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

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Dr. Margaret McKinnon joined Scott to discuss how people can adjust to the oncoming changes to our way of living, as more get vaccinated and we enter this next stage of the pandemic. She also shares her own experience with the trauma of surviving a plan crash, and the lessons that she learned from it.

Guest: Dr. Margaret McKinnon, Homewood Chair in Mental Health and Trauma, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Research with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster 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!

Rocket debris from the Government of China's space program is expected to crash to Earth some time in the next few days. It will most likely cause no problem for anyone's day-to-day life but the news has once again raised questions about how space debris is accounted for.

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

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Scott Radley once again returns to the show, this time he joins Scott Thompson to discuss the brawl between members of the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals. One more appearance on the show, and Radley gets a free coffee!

Guest: Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show podcast, columnist with Hamilton Spectator, host of Home Games Hamilton on YouTube

Keep up with the other Scott, Scott Radley, by subscribing to his podcast: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/197/the-scott-radley-show/

Check out Home Games Hamilton on YouTube for even more from Scott Radley and some of Hamilton's leading sports commentators: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDLrZEHaATip-Qh6ES553HA

And, of course, 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