The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

It has been 19 years since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We look at how our understanding of terrorism changed on that day, and how it has evolved since, as well as what became of al-Queda and other groups that rose and fell since that day.

Guest: Alex Wilner, Associate Professor of International Relations, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

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Roy Green was on the air minutes after the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place. Some of his most harrowing memories of his career stem from that morning. On the first anniversary of 9/11, Roy Green broadcast his show live from News York, with the help of Rick Zamperin, who was his show’s producer at the time. Roy, Rick and Scott to discuss what it was like being on air on the morning of September 11, 2001, as well the experience of being in New York one year after the attacks.

Guests:

Roy Green, three-time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, host of the Roy Green Show weekend on the Corus Radio Network

Rick Zamperin, News/Sports Director for 900 CHML

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Bob Bratina was on air, wrapping up his morning show on 900 CHML when the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11. He joined Scott to share his memories of what happened as the news broke.

Guest: Bob Bratina, MPP Hamilton East – Stoney Creek

By his own admission, Donald Trump knew as far back as early February how deadly the novel coronavirus was but chose not to tell the American public. Will this severely impact his bid for reelection? And what does it say about the U.S. President, that he thought it would be a good idea to admit this to Bob Woodward for his new book?

Guest: William A. Galston, A former policy advisor to President Clinton and presidential candidates, Bill Galston is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns, and elections. His current research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

With kids returning to school and their social bubble about to balloon from being in classrooms, how do we keep grandparents safe? Do they need to be booted from the social bubble of ten?

Guest: Barry Pakes BSc, MD, MPH, CCFP, DTMH, FRCPC, PhD, Program Director and Assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

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The WE Charity scandal continues! WE is now shutting down its Canadian arm. Where does that leave the organization, and will Prime Minister Trudeau still answer for the scandal?

Guests:

Duff Conacher, Cofounder of Democracy Watch, adjunct professor at University of Ottawa

Michael Barrett - Shadow Minister for Ethics, Conservative Party

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In audio recorded for Rage, Bob Woodward’s new book on Donald Trump, the U.S. President admits the he knew weeks before the first U.S. death that the coronavirus virus that causes COVID-19 was dangerous and more deadly than the flu. In those recordings, U.S. President Trump admitted that he repeatedly played down the danger of the virus in public.

Guest: Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, authority on communication, public opinion and media polling. University of Michigan

The committee on Canada-China relations heard that Canadians are risk being arrested by secret police in Hong Kong if they criticize Beijing. Meanwhile, Canadians aren’t safe from online threats either.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University