Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Jamie West is in for Scott Thompson

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Are gender reveal parties getting a bit ridiculous? Are all the videos of balloons with colours associated with genders and cake with revealing filling getting too much? Jamie West has been tired of them since the start, and now he has his chance to tell the inventor of these parties what he thinks of them. But she agrees! Why did Jenna Karvunidis, invent this sort of party, and why is she saying enough is enough?

Guest: Jenna Karvunidis, “Inventor” of the Gender Reveal party

Jamie West is in for Scott Thompson

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Last week at a beach in Stoney Creek, a stepfather and stepson saved a man who was drowning.. Jamie West talks to one of the men who intervened, Mike Chmielewski, to find out how the experience has affected him.

Guest: Mike Chmielewski

Scott Thompson Show - with Jamie West in for Scott

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Hamilton construction has increased by 30% in the first six months of the year. But what is the cause of the increased?

Guest: Glen Norton, Director of Economic Development, City of Hamilton

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Six million people in Canada are affected by a data breach that has hit Capital One financial. The hacker behind it has been arrested but what does this mean for those affected?

Guest: David Masson, Canada Country Manager with Dark Trace

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A mother’s rant on Facebook has gone viral. In it, she rudely proclaims that childless millennials should not attend Disney parks as it’s for kids. She also says that mothers with children should skip the lines. Well, does she have a point? Or is Disney for everyone?

Guest: Marie Radassao, Hamilton Travel Agent with Pure Magic Vacations.

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Selfie takers have been warned by a local lavender farm that they’re welcome to take pictures, but stop ‘crushing our flowers’. This sounds like a refreshingly reasonable request from the owners of the farm. So how has it been taken?

Guest: Ian Baird, Owner of Terre Bleu Lavender Farm

Jamie West in for Scott Thompson today.

Rope rescues in the city have been continually dropping. What has been implemented to help contribute to the drop?

Guest: Kara Bunn, Manager of Parks and Cemeteries at the City of Hamilton.

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Is government ethics going to be a concern come the October federal election? Jamie chats with Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch in regards to government and ethics.

Guest: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch & adjunct professor at University of Ottawa.

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If you’re a new mom, you may have experienced “Mom Guilt” where you feel like you’re a bad mom. What is Mom Guilt, how can you get through it?

Guest: Ann Douglas, Parenting Expert and Author of The Mother of all Baby Books Series.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast 

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U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives are being asked to condemn the “abusive” imprisonment of two Canadian men in China. But if they do, how will it impact relations between the three countries?

Guest: Donald Baker, Department of Asian Studies, UBC (University of British Columbia)

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More complaints came in yesterday due to the Amber Alert, and they’re getting louder. Is this system for Amber Alerts working? Should there be changes?

Guest: Laurence Ashworth, Associate Professor and Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Marketing, Queen’s University

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Scott recaps a week full of Mueller, amber alerts and more with Elissa Freeman.

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations and Pop Culture expert, principal at Elissa Freeman PR