Treasury Board president Jane Philpott, one of Justin Trudeau's most trusted ministers, has resigned from cabinet because of the SNC-Lavalin affair. How bad is this for the Trudeau government?

Guest: Tim Harper, longtime political journalist, freelance columnist for the Toronto Star

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A new study has demonstrated that fast food is even worse for us than we might think. The author of that study joins Scott to talk about how fast food has gotten even more unhealthy over the decades.

Guest: Dr. Megan McCrory, Research Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Programs in Nutrition, Boston University

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Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys are in studio to talk all things sports, including the NHL's culture of swearing and possible candidates for sports that could be added to the Olympics.

It’s time for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton! Jamie West, host of What Were You Thinking, is in the studio with Scott Tonight. Start your weekend the best and brightest way possible, with the newest podcast of the Scott Radley Show.

Guest: Jamie West, host of What Were You Thinking, Saturday mornings at 10am on 900 CHML; Executive Producer of the Scott Radley Show, founder of WesPro media

Bubba O'Neil and Scott Radley catch up on the world of sports – including the news surrounding John Tavares, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, and the increasingly strange Johnny Manziel story.

Guest: Bubba O’Neil, of CHCH News

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The Scott Radley Show - Ward 12 councilor Lloyd Ferguson (@clrferguson) joins @radleyatthespec to talk about the debate about area ratings, improving transit service and taxes which took place at Hamilton City Hall today.

Guest: Loyd Ferguson, Ward 12 Councilor

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What do people mean when they talk about “their truth”? The use of this phrase keeps coming up with Jody Wilson-Raybould/SNC-Lavalin case.  Scott Radley  and psychologist Dr. Jeremy Sherman discuss.

Guest: Dr. Jeremy Sherman, Psychologist

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Troy Landry of Swamp People is coming to the Hamilton Boat Show this weekend. He makes a special appearance on the podcast to talk about hunting alligators, what does not get to go on the show, and how he went from being a gator hunter to the star of a TV series about his work.

Later, Scott ponders the question of whether or not he would ever want to hunt alligators.

Guest: Troy “King of the Swamp” Landry, of Swamp People,  alligator hunter

It's time for the Story of the Week! Scott has three stories from the news, and a lot of questions about them. Which is the best story? Listen and find out. Unless you order delivery food often – if you do, you might find one of these stories very distasteful.

Ottawa is currently having its LRT built and they've started seeing issues arise. Problems like the project costing way more than previously thought and the trains getting stuck on the rails because of the snow are happening, will Hamilton see similar things happen?

Guest: Brad Clark, Ward 9 Councillor

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Despite things happening politically between Canada and China, Tim Hortons is opening up 1500 locations in China. How well will this go?

Guest: Marvin Ryder, Professor of Marketing at the DeGroote School of Business

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Weird people from around the world will continue to do weird things that amaze us all. Scott found three of those stories and has presented them to Ben. Which story will Ben choose as his story of the day?

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It looks like no one wants to play for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL. A while back, there was a debate over whether the team should play out of Hamilton or Ottawa, would things be going differently if the team ended up in Hamilton?

Guest: Rick Zamperin, Sports Director at Global News Radio 900 CHML