The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

Mariah Carey was told by the courts to not call herself “The Queen of Christmas”, and we frankly agree. A Hamilton cheesemaker is utterly thrilled after winning a handful of awards — including Best Canadian Cheese — at the World Cheese Awards. With the holiday season ramping up, it’s a critical time of year for small businesses. Canada's annual inflation rate held steady at 6.9 per cent last month. After declining for several months, Statistics Canada said the rate of inflation was unchanged in October from September as gas prices went up. The cryptocurrency industry — and the institutions and investors with billions wrapped up in it — are still coming to terms with the fallout from the collapse of FTX, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. The threat of another CUPE strike is frustrating to parents and kids in school. However, it seems that perhaps the public is still on the side of the education workers. There are concerns that another strike might see a shift in support. All this and more on Hamilton Today!

Guests:

Tor Kreuger, owner of Udder Way Artisan Cheese Co.

Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Shahrzad Mojab, professor in the department of leadership, higher and adult education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and acting director of the Women & Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy is a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University and the Canada Research Chair in Biomicrofluidics, McMaster U.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Diana Weeks & Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

After relenting on their last strike, CUPE workers are ready to strike once more after rejecting further offers from Stephen Lecce and the Ford government. Scott speaks with Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News for more on that. The dawning of a new era at Hamilton City Hall. Mayor Andrea Horwath and the newest iteration of City Council took their oaths of office today and were appointed to committees. John Best of the Bay Observer joins Scott for that. New Leger poll suggests Canadians are concerned about increased immigration levels and the economic effects. All this and more on Hamilton Today!

Guests:

Tom Cooper, Director of Hamilton's Roundtable on Poverty and Board Member of the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS).

Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist and podcaster with the Toronto Star.

Andrew Enns, Executive VP at Leger’s Winnipeg Office.

John Best, President of the Bay Observer.

Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News.

Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Tom McKay

News Anchors – Diana Weeks & Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

Today on the show: the flu is back with a vengeance, now declared its own epidemic in Canada - We cover the First Ontario Centre renovation debacle with the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs and a developer on the project - Hamilton's EQAO scores have plummeted - NASA has another space-faring program that may reignite a love of the extra terrestrial in kids. All this and more on Hamilton Today!

Guests:

Orbax, lecturer, Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Guelph, co-founder of Royal City Science, and one-half of Orbax and Pepper Do Science, an educational science-based platform.

Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto.

Dr. Steven Reid, former Chief Assessment Officer of EQAO; Assistant Professor at Queen’s Unviersity; Faculty at University of Toronto; teaches math with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

PJ Mercanti, CEO of Carmen’s Group, President of the Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group.

Michael Andlauer, Owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Jamie Sarkonack, writing about federal governance with the National Post.

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel,Family doctor, vaccine researcher, founder of PrimeHealth Research, medical columnist.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Diana Weeks & Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have traded for the rights to Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. Ontario expects economic growth to drop off as province faces possible recession. U.S. President Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping met at the G20 to discuss relations between the two nations, as well as Taiwan and the need to avoid conflict. It seems like there are some big communications issues swirling around the renovations at the First Ontario Centre. The Ontario Government has asked the public to begin masking indoors. They have not mandated it, though. It is the end of Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s final day. Let’s check in with him. Doug Ford is extending the cuts to the gas prices. All this and more on Hamilton Today!

Guests:

Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton, Host of The 5th Quarter on 900 CHML and The 5th Quarter Podcast.

Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

John McGrane, former Olympic and North American Soccer League soccer player.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Jason Farr, outgoing councilor for Ward 2.

Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University.

Fred Eisenberger, outgoing mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Diana Weeks & Dave Woodard

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U.S. President Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping met at the G20 to discuss relations between the two nations, as well as Taiwan and the need to avoid conflict. 

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Hamilton Today commemorates this Remembrance Day speaking with retired service members, local history teachers, and of course sharing stories of Scott’s mother, who was a child during the Second World War.

Guests:

Hayley Humenick, Program Coordinator with Community Fridges HamOnt.

Mr. Loschiavo a.k.a. Mr. Lo, retired Ancaster Meadow History teacher.

Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Tim Fletcher, retired Captain, Canadian Army & Royal Hamilton Light Infantry historian.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Vince Lepore, teacher at Cathedral High School who is behind the school’s Wall of Distinction project.

Reed Duthie, Play-by-play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs.

Ron Foxcroft, Canadian businessman, Fox40World, creator of the FOX40 whistle, author of 40 Ways of the Fox, CEO of Fluke Transport… former Honorary Colonel of the Argyll Regiment, Chairman of the Argyll Commemorative Fundraising Campaign.

Bill Shead, retired Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Canadian Navy & a former regional director with Veterans Affairs Canada.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors –Diana Weeks

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