Hamilton Today with guest host Scott Radley.

The Toronto Rock have made Hamilton home. Tomorrow is another game day for the professional box lacrosse team, and it will be a toy-toss day as well! The province’s science table released its latest modelling on Thursday which said early evidence suggests that without “prompt intervention, ICU occupancy could reach unsustainable levels in early January,” with a suggestion that cases could hit up to 10,000 per day by Christmas. How can we deal with the stress of 2021 and these last-minute disruptions, and what can we expect from one another as we all find our own ways to cope? A search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s phone has been obtained by investigators looking into the shooting on the set of Rust where they hope to find more information on the production which can be extracted from things that were kept and deleted... that's right, 'deleted' doesn't mean what you think it does. And the show gets capped off with a traditional Friday segment from The Scott Radley Show, The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton.

Guests:

Jamie Dawick, owner of the Toronto Rock

Dionne Aleman, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Director, Medical Operations Research Lab at the University of Toronto

Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto

Carmi Levy. Tech Analyst

Rick Zamperin, Host of The 5th Quarter after every Ticats game & Good Morning Hamilton every weekday from 5:30am to 9:00pm, Global News Radio 900 CHML

Bill Kelly, Host of The Bill Kelly Show, every weekday from 9:00am to noon, Global News Radio 900 CHML

Lisa Polewski, reporter and anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

William P. Erskine, producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Radley
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchor - Lisa Polewski
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Guest host Scott Radley shines the Small Business Spotlight on… The Cabinet of Curiosities (and otherwise needful things) on Ottawa Street!

Offering “an imaginarium of antiques, collectibles, oddities, curiosities, and a cornucopia of whatchamacallits,” the shop caters to collectors, film and TV productions (like Netflix’s hit series, Umbrella Academy), and people who are seeking something you cannot find at just any old place; that means items related to natural history, tribal arts, early and ‘Quack’ medicine, Victorian decor, rare Hamilton artifacts and virtually anything from the rare to the absurd. You can browse their items online or in-store but be ready, it has been described as “HomeSense through the eyes of Stephen King.”

Guest: Mark Draak, Founder and Co-owner of Cabinet of Curiosities, 341 Ottawa St., N., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton Today with guest host Scott Radley.

As we enter the holiday season, we get an update from CityKidz on their initiatives and the results of their Giving Tuesday campaign. Last night reality TV history was made – no, we are not talking about the absolute nightmare fuel that was the finale of Masked Singer – a Canadian won Survivor for the first time! With travel restrictions falling back into place, what will that mean for Canadians over the Holidays, and what does non-essential travel mean? The 2022 Ticats schedule has been released! The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has predicted that Canada will be the worst-performing advanced economy over the next decade. Hamilton’s major post-secondary schools are laying out precautions and modifications prior to a resumption of classes in January amid a COVID-19 surge tied to the more infectious Omicron variant. How could this affect students after winter break? Quebec separatists are taking advantage of the Bill 21 backlash, to pitch... well... separating. What is the cost of the Inquiry into the Red Hill Valley Expressway? And although we may have taken the long way to get Scott Radley back into his regular time slot… that doesn't mean we have to change out one of his regular feature segments, Ben's Story of the Day!

Guests:

Laura Carmichael, Associate Executive Director of CityKidz

Bill Brioux, TV critic and pop culture expert, brioux.tv

Caleigh Alleyne, editor, journalist and media consultant

Rick Zamperin, Host of The 5th Quarter after every Ticats game, host of Good Morning Hamilton every weekday morning

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

Paul W. Bennett, Education commentator, consultant and author.  Specialist in decoding edubabble

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University

Brenda Johnson, Councillor for Ward 11, City of Hamilton, Glanbrook

Ben Straughan, Technical Producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML, Actor and Voice Actor

Lisa Polewski, reporter and anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Ken Mann, reporter and anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

William P. Erskine, producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Radley
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors - Lisa Polewski and Ken Mann
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Guest host Scott Radley shines the Small Business Spotlight on… The Bard and Bear!

We spoke co-owners Steven and Megan a little over a month ago, as they prepared to open their doors. Last Friday, on the night of the December Art Crawl, they did just that! Now we check in with the games cafe, to find out how the first week of business has been.

Guest: Steven Edmonds, co-owner and co-operator of the Bard and Bear Games Cafe, 237 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario

Today we are celebrating Mr. Ted Michaels, his ​career, and his retirement – or, really, semi-retirement – which will take effect as of 5:35pm this afternoon! Joining in on the fun is Ted's colour analyst for Mac football and CFL Hall of Famer, Miles Gorrell! Following Doug Ford's press conference, Scott chats with an expert in health policy to get his thoughts. The spread of Omicron has been, in some cases, even quicker than many anticipated.Why did the federal government release their fiscal update yesterday? We continue our Ted Michaels retirement party on air, following his final newscast! Joining us for some more Ted Talk is legendary Hamiltonian and a fantastic judge of character, Ron Foxcroft!

WE LOVE YOU TED & WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY RETIREMENT!!!

Guests:

Miles Gorrell, Canadian Football Hall of Famer, former Tiger-Cat, and Ted Michaels’ colour analyst for McMaster football

Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert

Jonathan Dushoff, Professor of biology at Mcmaster University, Using dynamical and statistical approaches to study the spread of infectious diseases, including rabies, HIV, influenza and COVID-19

Geneviève Tellier, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa

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

Scott Radley, Drake’s biggest fan, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Diana Weeks, anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Ted Michaels, DJ of the News Room, doughnut snob, host of the Health & Wellness Show, super recycler, friend and now-retiree

William P. Erskine, producer with Global News Radio 900 CHML

Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine
Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors - Diana Weeks and Ted Michaels
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