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Is the Netflix tax debate returning in time for the fall election? Should Netflix and all online streaming services be paying up to be available in Canada?

Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society

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How can you judge what’s in a name? According to three experiments done by colleagues at the University of Calgary, they looked into what’s in a name and how people judge names.

Guest: David Sidhu, University of Calgary.

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Would you ever consider giving up washing? Some people have or have given up using soaps. Scott talks to a woman who has chosen to live without soap and says she is healthy, and that she does not smell bad!

Guest: Jackie Hong, a reporter for the Yukon News who has given up soap

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What is the legacy of the Pan Am Games in Hamilton? Did you know they’re being held right now? What can we learn from our Pan Am experience, as we bid for the Commonwealth Games? Scott Radley is joined by Sports Director and host of The 5th Quarter, Rick Zamperin.

Guest: Sports Director with Global News Radio 900CHML, host of The 5th Quarter on 900 CHML and available anywhere you find your favourite podcasts

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With kitchens in buildings getting smaller and smaller, are we losing not just the battle to eat healthy but the skills necessary to cook? What are the long-lasting effects of this?

Guest:  Rosie Schwartz, registered dietitian, nationally best-selling author of The Enlightened Eater

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Beer Canada has announced that they’re going to dub the Wednesday before Thanksgiving “Canadian Beer Day” Scott Radley talks with Brittany Burden, to find out more about what would be in store for this day.

Guest: Brittany Burden, Director, Communications & Engagement, Beer Canada.

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Should Halloween be moved? A petition started in July to have the holiday moved to the Saturday to accommodate schedules. Snickers has decided to hop on this bandwagon, offering 1 million free candy bars.

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

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With the 50th anniversary of the Manson Family murders coming up this week, the former prosecutor in the case says that members of the family should be kept locked up forever. Scott Radley at the spec talks to Dr. Bryanna Fox, to find out more about the psychology behind what Charles Manson and his followers did, how brainwashing works, and the big question: should any surviving members ever be considered for parole?

Guest: Dr. Bryanna Fox, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Courtesy Professor in the Department of Mental Health, Law, and Policy at the University of South Florida

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Local lawyer Dermot Nolan raised a question: why does Hamilton not have a museum celebrating its history? Scott brings Nolan on the show to discuss the argument for a museum or a hall of fame.

Guest: Dermot Nolan, lawyer with Nolan Law

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What is the “ungardening” movement? It’s where people decide to let their garden run wild and free. Why would someone want this? Scott Radley finds out.

Guest: Kathy Renwald, freelance contributing columnist for the Star and the Spec, writes about cars, gardens, homes, design, travel, tech and gadgets

Scott Radley is in for Scott Thompson this week.

A B.C. teacher was suspended last week, partly for showing students some edgy YouTube videos. The videos in question included installments of ‘Salad Fingers,’ ‘asdfmovie’ and ‘Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared.’ Some consider these surreal and sometimes unnerving videos to be classics of the internet, and ‘DHMIS’ went so viral after its creation that Conan O’Brien is now working on developing a TV series based on it.
But all this raises questions about what young kids are finding online, at what age “weird” humour is appropriate, and how little parents and adults understand about the world of online media. With all this in mind, Scott Radley talks with Dr. Lori Getz, to get answers.

Guest: Lori Getz M.A, instructional technologist based in Los Angeles, Cyber Education Consultants

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Following mass shootings that killed at least 31 people took place in the United States over the weekend, and events closer to home, Scott Radley speaks with Dr. Elliot Tepper, to find out more about how events like this affect the public.

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