A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast!

Scott spoke with Lauren, the owner of Emerald Coffee Co. How has the East Hamilton coffee shop managed during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Guest: Lauren, owner of Emerald Street Coffe Co.

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

As we wrap up a week that saw the province of Ontario put under a stay-at-home order, Scott welcomed Dr. Isaac Bogoch back to the show to discuss vaccines and variants on a local, provincial and national level.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto

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There has been more than a little confusion surrounding the vaccination plans for Hamilton's COVID-19 hot spot area codes, including which hot spots the province recognizes and which meet the city's criteria. MPP Donna Skelly joined Scott, to help sort out the seemingly competing pieces of information and tell us exactly which residents in which areas are affected.

Guest: Donna Skelly, MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook

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A special report from Global News Radio 900 CHML News Director Rick Zamperin, to follow up on the conversation with MPP Skelly.

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Dan Moore and his family found a lost piece of 900 CHML history, a recording of his great uncle Clem Burdis appearing on the Paul Hanover Show, sharing his experiences at Vimy Ridge, on the 40th anniversary of the battle. Scott spoke with Dan Moore about his great uncle and the recording. Later in the podcast, we listen to Paul Hanover's full interview with Clem Burdis.

Guest: Dan Moore

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Patricia Treble joined Scott to reflect on the life of Prince Philip, following this morning's breaking news of his passing.

Guest: Patricia Treble, of Write Royalty, Royal contributor to Maclean's

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On the 104th anniversary of the start of the battle of Vimy Ridge, Scott replayed Paul Hanover's interview with Clem Burdis, originally broadcast in 1957 on the 40th anniversary of the battle, so we can all hear Clem recount the events of those days.

Guests via the restored recording: 

Clem Burdis, who fought at Vimy Ridge, and owned the Whistle Stop Café in East Hamilton

Paul Hanover a.k.a. "the Mayor of the Morning," iconic 900 CHML host

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!

Canada's ability to track public health data at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic left a lot to be desired. That was not always the case. Justin Ling joins Scott to discuss how things went downhill.

Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist, his latest piece for Maclean's is 'Canada's public health data meltdown' 

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New polling from Campaign Research suggests that support for COVID-19 vaccines in Ontario is growing, despite earlier hesitancy.

Guest: Nick Kouvalis, Principal at Campaign Research

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Breaking news this morning, Prince Philip has passed away. For more on this, we bring in Jamie Samhan, Royal insider for ET Canada.

Guest: Jamie Samhan, Online Editor, Producer & Royal Commentator for ET Canada

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 Liisa Graham and Zach Worton to the show, to talk about how their vintage goods business has had to adjust during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Liisa Graham and Zach Worton, co-owners of Royal Flush Vintage Goods, at 413 Barton Street East in Hamilton, Ontario, and online at https://royalflushvintage.com/pages/about

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