Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received the Queen’s permission to suspend parliament. How this playing out politically in Britain, and what is Johnson’s game plan?

Guest: Dr. Andrew Glencross, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, Aston University in Birmingham

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A exploration of the interior of the HMS Terror is offering underwater archaeologists hope that documents could be discovered on the wreck, due to its excellent condition. What do we know about the HMS Terror, and what could we learn?

Guest: Anthony Wilson Smith, of Historica Canada

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The last strip club in Hamilton will be closing its doors by the end of the month. Why is the strip club industry dying?

Guest: Marina Adshade, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia

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What is it like to live a double life as a stripper, how do you raise a child while continuing to work at your job? Scott talks with Chelsea, a former employee of Hamilton Strip, the last strip club in the city, and learns what life is like when you work in the strip club industry.

Guest: Chelsea

A report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, written by a former Harper advisor, says that the forgotten working class could trigger a populist backlash in the coming election.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies & has served as an advisor to a national party leader and federal cabinet ministers

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Brazil has decided to welcome the aid to fight Amazon wildfires. With the fires still raging, how soon could this be combated or is there too much damage?

Guest: Dr. Karen E. Hodges, Professor of Conservation Ecology at University of British Columbia Okanagan

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The Via Rail suspects will be getting a new trial because of a mistake with jury selection.

Guests: Ross McLean, crime specialist, security expert & Former Toronto Police Officer
            Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting