The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley

It is Friday, the last day we are getting Raddled with Radley on Hamilton Today, Scott Thompson returns on Monday. Scott sends off this week with some nostalgia: It’s been… 14 years since Speaker’s Corner, an iconic staple of City TV, was shuttered, but now it is getting a revival of sorts. But does it work in 2022, when we all have Speaker’s Corner boxes in our pockets, and a myriad of apps to pour our time and energy into? Elissa Freeman discusses the modern-day implications with Scott. A McMaster grad won Survivor just last night, which is appropriate since McMaster offers a course all about Survivor. Scott takes a deeper dive on that one. Continuing Canada’s light-on-crime streak, a historic decision from the Supreme Court of Canada will affect sentences for the most serious crimes across the country: the gunman who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque cannot wait more than 25 years before being eligible for parole. Scott speaks with Toronto lawyer Ari Goldkind about that debacle. Dr. Timothy Sly speaks about the new threat: monkeypox. Monkeypox continues to creep into the headlines and creep us out, as we hear words like “physical distancing” and “handwashing” again… It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Gail Krantzberg, Professor, Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology.

Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Norm Miller, colour commentator for the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Hartley Jafine, Instructor, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program and Arts and Science Program, McMaster University.

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

Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer.

Laura Bulmer, chair of the Canadian Association of Continuing Care Providers, PSW Researcher/Advocate at OPSEU Head Office.

Sylvia Lowndes, Dean of the McKeil School of Business at Mohawk.

Host - Scott Radley
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley

Scott Radley joins us for another day of facts, discussion, and opinion. After so many pandemic setbacks, the Concession Streetfest returns on June 11th, Scott gets all the details with Cristina Geissler, executive director of the Concession Street BIA. In spite of the popular assumption, youth crime is down in Hamilton. The Liberty for Youth organization help Scott break down the reasons why, and highlight what they are doing to reduce youth crime in Hamilton. Gun control is back in the news following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Is the solution simply for the US to stop the sale of guns? Dr. Richard Thurman Barnes of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Centre gives Scott his expertise on the subject. Also on the docket: fourplexes in Hamilton with Rob Golfi, Shrinking ratio of Canadian workers to seniors will strain government finances in coming years; only 3 working age individuals for every senior by 2027. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Cristina Geissler, Executive Director of the Concession Street BIA.

Frederick Dryden, Executive Director & Founder, Liberty for Youth.

Dr. Richard Thurman Barnes, JD, MDiv, Assistant Director - New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center; Associate Professor - Urban-Global Public Health; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow in Fiscal and Provincial Prosperity Studies and former Director of Provincial Prosperity Studies at the Fraser Institute. SFU.

Rob Golfi, Sales Representative, RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team.

John Hodge. CFL insider & reporter for 3 Down Nation.

Bill Brioux, television critic and author.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Host - Scott Radley
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley...

Radley is back in for this Wednesday's edition of the show. Esther Pauls joins Scott again to follow up on the City of Hamilton’s now delayed plan to fire all unvaccinated employees. He also takes a look at the poll numbers for the upcoming Ontario provincial election, in particular, will strategic voting work in the NDP’s favour or will the Liberals come up from behind for second place to the OPC? The Hamilton Black Film Festival is back for its second year, starting with virtual screenings tonight, and in-person screenings at the Westdale Theatre on the 27th and 28th, and Scott speaks with the HBFF founder Paize Usiosefe. Federal public servants paid $171M in bonuses for 2019-20 despite departments meeting less than half of performance objectives and you can bet Scott and his guest, Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director, Franco Terrazzano have an earful to give you. Canadians are waiting with bated breath to see what the Bank of Canada will do next and they are hoping that the approach to raising their rates is as careful and reactive. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Bob Assadourian, Triple R Inc, and host of Just Ask Bob on Cable 14.

Paize Usiosefe, Author, Filmmaker, producer, and Founder of the Hamilton Black Film Festival.

Chris Ragan, associate professor, founding director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University; macroeconomist, occasional newspaper columnist, textbook author, Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.

Mike Morreale, Commissioner and CEO of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Dave Korzinski, Research Director with the Angus Reid Institute.

Larry Savage, Labour Studies Professor & Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock

Dave Stala, former Ticat, founder/president of Stala Building Solutions.

Host - Scott Radley
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley...

Scott Radley sits in for Scott Thompson today, covering all that matters to you in Hamilton. We have heard warnings that “stagflation” is going to hit Canadians in the very near future, and now we have to worry about “shrinkflation.” What is that, and how do we control it? Dr. Ian Lee, of Carleton University, speaks to Scott. Some have expressed surprise at the allyship that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have found with labour unions; especially considering the NDP usually have labour supporting them. Scott gets the LiUNA perspective with Victoria Mancinelli. Esther Pauls joins Scott to speak about the costs associated with the City of Hamilton firing all of their non-vaccinated employees. In sports, Rick Zamperin joins the show to talk about the CFL bargaining agreement rejection and Mike Wilner talks to Scott about the Blue Jays’ cold streak. it is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada.

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

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

Victoria Mancinelli, LiUNA Director Public Relations, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships.

Rick Zamperin, host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter, which airs after every Tiger-cats game on 900CHML.

Esther Pauls, Ward 7 councilor.

Chantel Goldsmith, Employment Lawyer in Toronto with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

Sandra Della Porta, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, specializing in social power and power dynamics in early childhood; Informal early learning contexts (e.g., family exchanges, teacher-child interactions, social play); Social-Cognition in early childhood; Young children’s social relationships and family dynamics – with Brock University.

Kate Harrison, Vice-Chair of Summa Strategies, Director of Abacus Data.

Host - Scott Radley
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson

Awnish Srivastava of Unique Restaurant Group joins us to talk about the new spot opening in Hamilton. Let’s head on down to the track and find out what is happening at the Flamboro Speedway! Two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Canada and there are other suspected cases. What is the political fallout of the decision to ban Huawei’s 5G tech from Canada’s infrastructure? Anger over inflation makes sense, but what can the Bank of Canada do about it? What does Renault’s parting deal with the Russian government indicate about the cultural shift in the increasingly isolated superpower nation? Will COVID-19 impact the Provincial election, did the debates matter much, are public appearances needed for the final stretch of the journey to the polls or… do the candidates just need a couple of good ads? What can we expect from China in the coming days, now that Huawei and ZTE have been banned? We send you off into the long weekend with a look at what to be mindful of on the roads, and how to have a good – and responsible – time!

Guests:

Awnish Srivastava, owner of Unique Restaurant Group

Gary Culling, announcer with Flamboro Speedway.

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

Abigail Bimman, Ottawa Correspondent for Global News.

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

Lewis H. Siegelbaum, Professor of History at Michigan State University; author of Soviet State and Society between Revolutions, 1918-1929, Cars and Comrades, and Life of the Soviet Automobile among many others.

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta.

Sergeant Kerry Schmidt, Media Relations, Highway Safety Division, Ontario Provincial Police.

Host - Scott Thompson
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - Tom McKay
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Dave Woodard
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson

News broke today that Canada has banned Chinese tech giant Huawei from our 5G network, but the question is why it took so long.  and it is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. China may also be able to get their hands on Twitter through Elon Musk, how much influence does China have over Musk and what exactly does that mean for Twitter? Finland and Sweden have hit a bump in the road towards NATO membership, but the process is still underway, and Putin is not happy. Sheila Block talks to Scott about the rising housing prices in Ontario and with Horwath and Schreiner isolating due to COVID-19, Tim Powers tells Scott about how much this will affect their campaigns and it is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

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

Dr. Jane Boulden. Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College

Dave Tucker, asst. VP research, Nuclear. 

Sheila Block, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Host - Scott Thompson
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - Tom McKay
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Dave Woodard
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson

Donna Summer passed away 10 years ago yesterday and Scott brings in Eric Alper to remember her impact on disco and the greater music scene as well as remembering the disco era and the outsized backlash of the time. A vigil will be held tonight out front of Hamilton City Hall to show support and remembrance for the victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Scott speaks to Mary Holadyk, VP of Hamilton’s Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Housing affordability in Ontario is shot. A new report by Generation Squeeze found that with current home prices, a new homebuyer would have to work full-time for nearly 22 years to save up enough money for a 20 per cent down payment on a home — up from 15 years in late 2019. Barry Choi talks to Scott about the extensive wait times at Canadian airports, Elections Ontario gives Scott an update on advance polling for the provincial election, we get more on Finland and Sweden joining NATO and it is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

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

Paul Delaney, Professor Emeritus, Astronomy, York University, Toronto

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert.

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

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

Mary Holadyk is the vice president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress -- Hamilton Branch

Dr. Paul Kershaw, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and the founder of Generation Squeeze.

Jo Langham, Manger of Media & Public Engagement with Elections Ontario.

Host - Scott Thompson
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 Thompson

Today Scott takes a deeper look at the Red Hill Parkway inquiry as the investigation ramps up the heat on Gary Moore. Larry DiIanni, former mayor of Hamilton, joins Scott for his two cents. Despite the pandemic hurting international film production, Hamilton did not lose its reputation in Hollywood and Scott has a look at what is filming in Hamilton with the project manager of Hamilton’s film office. The average price of gas has surpassed $2 per litre and Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague will always share his piece with Scott. Reggie Cecchini joins Scott for an update on the mass shooting in Buffalo with President Joe Biden’s visit to the families affected. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Kim Adrovez, senior project manager at the city's film office.

Sean Fitz-Gerald, Managing Editor, feature writer with The Athletic.

Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP.

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News.

Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.

Nelson Wiseman, Professor with the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Ross Lord, Senior Digital Broadcast Journalist and Global National's Atlantic correspondent, based in Halifax.

Host - Scott Thompson
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 Thompson

In the 1980s the first McDonald’s opened in Moscow as the Iron Curtain fell. Many saw it as a sign of a new and improved Russia, but now in light of the invasion of Ukraine, McDonald’s is pulling operations out of Russia entirely. Scott speaks with retail analyst Bruce Winder about the business implications as well as what may happen to the stockpile behind the arches. The Alaskan Senator accused Canada of being a freeloader in NATO, as our spending is under the threshold. Does that hold water? Scott speaks about this and the military surveillance equipment flyover during the Freedom Convoy with Professor Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College. The Provincial Debate is tonight. What do the candidates have to pull off this time, what can we expect to hear from them? Elissa Freeman gives her two cents and Scott checks in with Poli Sci professor Peter Graefe. A movement from the UK is making its way to Canada and it’s called “No Mow May” which aims to keep your lawn uncut for the month to encourage pollination. Alex Cyr who wrote about this in the Globe and Mail joins Scott. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Alex Cyr, writer and journalist, with work appearing in The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Torontolife and the Toronto Star.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

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

Christopher Cruise, reporter with CBS radio in Washington D.C.

Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’

Dr. Frank Clayton, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, Ryerson University.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute.

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

Host - Scott Thompson
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard
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Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

There's a full lunar eclipse coming this weekend, Scott finds out when and where you can catch the show, and then we hear from the Burlington Food Truck Festival. Scott gets insights on the Friday the 13th gathering in Port Dover. Professor Ken Coates joins the show to address the significance of the Pope's reconciliation journey to Canada. Michael Taube discusses the Ontario election campaign, and later on Tim Powers shares his thoughts on the security and anger issues facing Canadian politicians. Finally, Dr. Jennifer Quaid enlightens us about the deferred prosecution agreement for SNC Lavalin.

Guests

Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director Allan I Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University

Ben Freeman, Executive Director of Canadian Food Truck Festivals

Kristal Chopp, Mayor of Norfolk

Michael Taube is a columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Ed Sanchuck, Acting Sergent, Ontario Provincial Police

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Dr. Jennifer Quaid, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research in the Civil Law Section with the Faculty of Law the University of Ottawa.

Host: Scott Thompson

Content Producer: William P. Erskine

Technical Producer: Matt Taylor

News Anchors: Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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