The Scott Thompson Show – with Scott Radley filling in for Scott Thompson

Hamilton City council is waiting 30 days to make a decision regarding what to do about repairs to Tim Horton’s Field.

Guest: Rob Gatto, Manager of Sports & Entertainment Facilities, City of Hamilton

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A cannabis publication raised the question of whether Canada legalized cannabis before doing its research. Are Canadian users essentially guinea pigs in a giant experiment?

Guest: James MacKillop, Chair in addictions research, Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, Co-Director of the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University

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Leaving the politics aside, Scott Radley asks, does it no just make good business sense to rebrand sports teams that have been accused of having racist names? Think of the merchandising opportunities!

Guest: Michael Narain, sports management professor, Brock U

With no firm plan in place for what the next school year holds, due to the pandemic, some parents are growing worried about what comes next.

Guest: Rachel Huot, Ontario Parent Action Network

Like what you hear? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show with guest host Scott Radley!

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast – with Scott Radley filling in for Scott

Nick Cordero, Broadway actor and Hamiltonian, has passed away at the age of 41. He had been fighting COVID-19 and then its aftereffects for some time. Musician Constantine Maroulis was friends with Nick and costarred with him in Rock of Ages. He joined the show to remember Nick.

Guest: Constantine Maroulis, Broadway star and former American Idol semifinalist

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Should school board systems be hiring teachers from a wider diversity of ethnicities and genders?

Guest: Ann Lopez, Associate Professor with Teaching Stream,  Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education; Director of the Centre for Leadership and Diversity, with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, at the University of Toronto

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Divers may have uncovered keys to some of the mysteries about the earliest inhabitants of the Americas. A McMaster professor is one of the members of the team that made the discoveries.

Guest: Eduard Reinhardt, co-author of the study

What is the CFL’s plan for a shortened season? The league has denied reports that Winnipeg would be a hub city.

 Guest: Rod Pedersen, longtime Saskatchewan Roughriders play by play voice and now host of the Rod Pedersen Show

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Nick Cordero, Broadway actor and Hamiltonian, has passed away at the age of 41. He had been fighting COVID-19 and then its aftereffects for some time. Musician and actor Constantine Maroulis was friends with Nick and costar with him in Rock of Ages. He joined Scott Radley, who is filling in for Scott Thompson, to remember Nick.

 Constantine Maroulis, Broadway star and former American Idol semifinalist