Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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How are students and faculty Sir Winston Churchill Secondary school impacted by the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old Devan Selvey? Scott talked to Dr. Katy Kamkar, Psychologist with CAMH, about the effects of grief and trauma. And then Manny Figuerido, Director of Education at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board, joins Scott to discuss how the school is providing help for students and staff.

Guests:

Dr. Katy Kamkar, Psychologist with CAMH

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

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Climate change has become one of the top issues in this election but it started out relatively low on the list of priorities. What caused it to grow in importance in the minds of voters and the candidates? Meanwhile, healthcare is still a major deciding factor.

Guests:

Sean Simpson, IPSOS

Professor Genevieve Tellier, School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa,

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Scott is joined by PR expert Elissa Freeman to take a look at this election and just how lacking it seems to be. Will the boredom many are feeling affect their willingness to vote?

And the host of the Today show had to pause their regular programming to respond to new developments in allegations of rape against their former colleague, Matt Lauer. The information appears in a book written by Ronan Farrow.

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

The U.S. President is defending his decision to pull forces out of Syria, insisting he’s focused on the “big picture”. Meanwhile, Turkey has launched its offensive against Kurdish fighters who helped the U.S.

Brian J. Karem. Executive Editor with Sentinel Newspapers, White House reporter for Playboy, Political analyst at CNN

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A 14-year-old is dead and is now the subject of Hamilton’s 9th homicide. The youth was killed at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary school. Three were arrested, two are at large.

Read more here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6001439/hamilton-schools-hold-and-secure-assault/

Guest: Ross McLean, Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer

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Why wasn’t there a clear winner or loser in the debate last night? Did the strategies used by the leaders work in their favour? Scott talks to Elissa Freeman PR Consultant, then Yaroslav Baran, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

Guests:

Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post contributor

Yaroslav Baran, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

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What do South Park and the NBA have in common? They’re both in trouble with the Communist Party in China. The censorship was brought down on the Houston Rockets team after the GM tweeted support for the Hong Kong protests. South Park then lampooned it and offered a fake apology saying that “Like the NBA, we welcome the Chiense censors into our homes and our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy”.

Guest: Charles Burton, associate professor, Department of Political Science, Brock University

A team of researchers at McMaster has taken a huge step towards understanding how anti-depressant medication works in the body and the role of the gut in regulating mood and behavior.

Guest: Karen-Anne McVey Neufeld PhD, Research Associate with the McMaster Brain-Body Institute at St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Last night was the English leadership debate. Six of our political leaders were on stage to debate the issues that matter to Canadians. But did the format work, and how much of an impact did they make? Scott talks with Christo Aivalis, then Alex Pierson.

Guests:

Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

Alex Pierson, Host of On Point with Alex Pierson