The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Hamilton continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases, and now there has been four new cases in the HWDSB and HWCDSB. How is the board handling the situation?

Guest: Manny Figuerido, Director of Education at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board

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A poll suggests that 39% of Canadians want a COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory. Is that how the rollout of a potential vaccine should be handled?

Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious disease specialist with St. Joseph’s Hospital  and an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases, Department of Medicine, Mcmaster University

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A new study from Angus Reid Institute has shed some light on the shifts in social behavior that have taken place during the pandemic.

Guest: Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute

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Do you remember the WE charity scandal? Canadians have not heard the last of it. Meanwhile, dueling rallies are on the horizon North Carolina as the U.S. President and Kamala Harris try to sway voters. Will we see another presidential debate this season?

Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

Scott spoke with entertainment blogger Bill Brioux about the return of Saturday Night Live as well as how late night television is faring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Bill Brioux. Brioux.tv

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The team of U.S. and Russian astronauts have landed at the ISS. Meanwhile, Canada is joining the U.S. for the Artemis Accords. Sounds cool! What is it mean, though?

Guest: Paul Delaney, Professor of Astronomy at York University.

Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson show for more on the pandemic, politics and mental health! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/covid-19-cases-in-hamilton-schools-mental-health-a

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

What do we need to know about lockdowns, and there more around the corner?

Guest: Andrew Caddell, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Johnson & Johnson has paused their trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as a participant has come down with an ‘unexplained’ illness.

Guest: Brian Dixon, Professor at University of Waterloo and teaches in the Department of Biology, and teaches the immunology class. He is currently researching COVID antibody testing methods and can speak to the immune response to viruses and the development of vaccines and serological tests

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Last week, local MP David Sweet was chosen to chair the Parliament’s ethics committee. To chat about his new position as well as some of the ethical goings-on at Parliament Hill, David Sweet joins us.

Guest: David Sweet, MP Flamborough-Glanbrook

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China has denied that they’re holding the two michael’s “Arbitrarily” in response to the Meng Wanzhou case.

Guest: Ben Rowswell, President, Canadian International Council