Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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July 13, 2016 An Israeli biotech company is developing technology to create meat from chicken cells.
An Israeli biotech company is developing technology to create meat from chicken cells away from the animals body. They’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign to create the first device to grow a whole chicken breast. Is this ethical? How does this work?

Guest: Ronen Bar, SuperMeat's VP of business development.

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22 min
July 13, 2016 Anglican reversal, modifying anthems and road hockey in Toronto.
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The Anglican Church has decided to reverse the decision on same sex marriage completely. How does a church reverse the decision and what caused this reversal?
Guest: Bill Mous, Reverand with the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.
Last night at the MLB All Stars game, the Tenors had sung a different lyric for the Canadian anthem. They sang “We’re all brothers and sisters/All Lives Matter to the Great”, instead of “With glowing hearts we see thee rise The True North Strong and Free”. How much of a taboo is it to alter someone’s anthem for any reason? Will this hurt The Tenors brand?
Guest: David Bright, Professor for Niagara College’s “History of Rock and Roll” class.
A Toronto councilor wants to know why it’s okay to play road hockey in places like Kingston but not in Toronto.
Guest: Christin Carmichael Greb, Toronto Councilor for Ward 16.

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50 min
July 13, 2016 Strange encounters with Pokémon Go.
Our content producer Liz has been spotted wandering the studios looking for Pokémon. There are also stories of people getting injured walking around and using the app. What strange things have you seen from Pokémon Go?

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5 min
July 13, 2016 How much of a taboo is it to alter a national anthem?
Last night at the MLB All Stars game, the Tenors had sung a different lyric for the Canadian anthem. They sang “We’re all brothers and sisters/All Lives Matter to the Great”, instead of “With glowing hearts we see thee rise The True North Strong and Free”. How much of a taboo is it to alter someone’s anthem for any reason? Will this hurt The Tenors brand?

Guest: David Bright, Professor for Niagara College’s “History of Rock and Roll” class.

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5 min
July 13, 2016 Anglican Church of Canada reversed the decision on same sex marriage .
The Anglican Church has decided to reverse the decision on same sex marriage completely. How does a church reverse the decision and what caused this reversal?

Guest: Bill Mous, Reverand with the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.
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5 min
July 13, 2016 The Anglican Diocese of Niagara has decided to allow marriage to everyone.
The Anglican Church of Canada at a conference voted against authorizing same sex marriages. The Anglican Diocese of Niagara however had decided to allow marriage to everyone. Is religion truly inclusive?
Guest: Right Reverend Michael A. Bird, Bishop of Niagara, Anglican Diocese of Niagara.
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13 min
July 13, 2016 More stories about hydro rates in Northern Ontario are coming forward. What can we do?
More stories about hydro rates in Northern Ontario are coming forward. What can be done to help these people?
Guest: Shirley Engel, Global National Ottawa Correspondant.
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21 min
July 12, 2016 Oakville decided to pass a motion calling on the province to place a ban on door to door sales.
Oakville City Council has decided to pass a motion calling on the province to place a ban on door to door sales in the home services sector.
Guest: Natalia Lishchyna, Ward 6 Councillor for the City of Oakville.
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19 min
July 12, 2016 Anglican Diocese accepts same sex marriage, ridiculous hydro rates and Police Chief Eric Girt.
The Anglican Church of Canada at a conference voted against authorizing same sex marriages. The Anglican Diocese of Niagara however had decided to allow marriage to everyone. Is religion truly inclusive?

Guest: Right Reverend Michael A. Bird, Bishop of Niagara, Anglican Diocese of Niagara.

More stories about hydro rates in Northern Ontario are coming forward. What can be done to help these people?

GuesT: Shirley Engel, Global National Ottawa Correspondant.

Police Chief Eric Girt joins Scott Thompson for the first time since becoming police chief. On the docket for today’s interview; race relations, public perception of police, and aggressive, impaired driving.

Guest: Eric Girt, Police Chief for Hamilton Police Services.
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49 min
July 12, 2016 What is Pokémon Go?
The hottest app that’s out there right now isn’t a social media application like Twitter, or a dating app like Tinder. It’s Pokémon Go. Nintendo has slowly been releasing its newest game to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise, which allows people to partake in an augmented reality to catch Pokémon in real life. However; Canadians who have it have to use backwards paths to get the app as it hasn’t been released here.

Guest: Syd Bolton. Curator, Personal Computer Museum.
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6 min

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Hamilton Today With Scott Thompson, heard weekdays 3pm-6pm EST on 900 CHML. Learn more about the show, listen live and read Scott's blog posts at 900chml.com