Elissa Freeman joined Scott to discuss the big events this week from the protests against the shooting of Jacob Blake and the NBA walkout, to the RNC, to Erin O’Toole's first week as leader of the CPC.

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

Check out the Scott Thompson Show Podcast for more on the start of the new school year and the NBA solidarity protests!

MPP Donna Skelly joined Scott to discuss the education plan that has been brought forward by the Ontario government, as well as the recent developments in Hamilton's ongoing LRT debacle.

Guest: Donna Skelly, Member of Provincial Parliament for Flamborough-Glanbrook

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If LiUNA’s review and offer goes through, we might witness the resurrection of Hamilton’s LRT project. Will council get behind it? And will the 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid factor in?

Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

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Supercrawl lives! Sort of. A series of concerts will be taking place on top of a downtown parkade. Tim Potocic joined to chat about what to expect and how the information was leaked.

Guest: Tim Potocic Co-Owner of Sonic Unyon and Organizer of SuperCrawl

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With protests continuing in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and developments in the NBA protests as well as the WNBA and other league's demonstrations, Scott welcomes Lee Anna Osei, of the Black Canadian Coaches Association, to the show for her perspective on the unfolding events.

Guest: Lee Anna Osei, Black Canadian Coaches Association, Head Coach for X-Women Basketball, St. Francis Xavier University

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China and Canada relations continue to be frosty. China says that if Canada wants any movement on the cases against the two Michaels, they must act first.

Guest: Ben Rowswell, President, Canadian International Council

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Would you go out and buy yourself a brokini? But what exactly is a brokini? Two men from London, Ontario, have created a new fashion piece for men going to the beach.

Guest: Taylor Field, co-founder of Brokinis

What does Erin O’Toole need to do to take Ontario? Tim Powers joins Scott to go into detail.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies, Managing Director of Abacus Data, Chairman of Rugby Canada