The Scott Thompson Show Podcast
The WHO says that by the end of 2020, there could be a vaccine against SARS-CoV-19, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Is it too soon to be making claims like that, and when would such a vaccine actually be available?
Guest: Tom Koch, Professor of medical geography at the University of British Columbia and the author of several books on epidemics including Cartographies of Disease, and Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground
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On October 6, rock legend Eddie Van Halen died from after a long battle with cancer.
Guest: Alan Cross, music journalist, internationally known broadcaster
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The Vice Presidential Debate takes place tonight. What should people expect from the VP candidates? Will this be more civil than the presidential one was?
Guest: Saladin Ambar, Senior Scholar at the Eagleton Centre on the American Governor with the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Associate professor of political science at Rutgers University – New Brunswick in New Jersey
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Canada is now accepting pro-democracy Hong Kong activists as refugees. Meanwhile, a bust at a lavish mansion located north of Toronto is raising eyebrows and questions.
Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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