Suddenly the talk of a new arena on the mountain has life. Even the mayor has said it's an idea he wouldn't immediately shut down. So why does such a thing in the Limeridge Mall area make sense? And is there any appetite at all for public money to be spent on this or would it have to be 100 per cent privately funded?

Guest: Donna Skelly, Ward 7 Councillor

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Yesterday we chatted about a poll showing a shockingly low number of American millenials know anything about the Holocaust or what happened in World War II. Makes you wonder, what is being taught in history class these days, especially when we're tearing down statues and renaming buildings because our heroes are now villains, our villains now heroes and nothing is black and white.

Guest: Jan Haskings-Winner, past president of the Ontario History and Social Sciences Teachers' Association

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There's a girl in Georgia that is an aspiring funeral director so she decided to make her prom entrances particularly special. As if a hearse driving her to prom wasn't weird enough, she was also brought into the dance hall in a casket! What would your reaction be if you were her prom date?

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Nazem Kadri got three games for a cheap shot on a player's head. Today a Winnipeg Jets defenceman got just one game for a vicious crosscheck to another player's head/neck. Does the NHL have a consistency problem when it comes to discipline? Most seem to think so and they've thought this for a long time.

Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sports Anchor at CHCH

Suddenly the talk of a new arena on the mountain has life. Even the mayor has said it's an idea he wouldn't immediately shut down. So why does such a thing in the Limeridge Mall area make sense? And is there any appetite at all for public money to be spent on this or would it have to be 100 per cent privately funded?

Guest: Donna Skelly, Ward 7 Councillor

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Yesterday we chatted about a poll showing a shockingly low number of American millenials know anything about the Holocaust or what happened in World War II. Makes you wonder, what is being taught in history class these days, especially when we're tearing down statues and renaming buildings because our heroes are now villains, our villains now heroes and nothing is black and white.

Guest: Jan Haskings-Winner, past president of the Ontario History and Social Sciences Teachers' Association

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There's a girl in Georgia that is an aspiring funeral director so she decided to make her prom entrances particularly special. As if a hearse driving her to prom wasn't weird enough, she was also brought into the dance hall in a casket! What would your reaction be if you were her prom date?

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Nazem Kadri got three games for a cheap shot on a player's head. Today a Winnipeg Jets defenceman got just one game for a vicious crosscheck to another player's head/neck. Does the NHL have a consistency problem when it comes to discipline? Most seem to think so and they've thought this for a long time.

Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sports Anchor at CHCH

A new poll of American millennials has found most don't know much about the Holocaust, Auschwitz or how many people were exterminated in World War II. In fact, 22 per cent had never even heard of the Holocaust! What's that about those who forget history...

Guest: Gustavo Rymberg, CEO of the Hamilton Jewish Federation

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Airlines are now considering adding standing seats to save space, cram more people into planes and save the customer a few bucks. Is this really the future of air travel? Does anyone really want to fly like this?

Guest: Brett Snyder, Author of The Cranky Flier blog

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Ben has a line-up full of goofballs and weird scenarios ahead of him. Scott brings up three stories and his producer, Ben, crowns one of them his story of the day. Which one will he choose? Which one is your story of the day?

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Almost all of TSN and Sportsnet's channels are showing the same thing at the same time. Five channels all mirroring each other. Is this what was intended when the CRTC expanded their licence and let them go big? Why would the OHL playoffs not be on one, the Stanley Cup playoffs on one, baseball on one, and some other things be on the others?

Guest: Chris Zelkovich, Sports Media Writer and Critic

A new poll of American millennials has found most don't know much about the Holocaust, Auschwitz or how many people were exterminated in World War II. In fact, 22 per cent had never even heard of the Holocaust! What's that about those who forget history...

Guest: Gustavo Rymberg, CEO of the Hamilton Jewish Federation

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Airlines are now considering adding standing seats to save space, cram more people into planes and save the customer a few bucks. Is this really the future of air travel? Does anyone really want to fly like this?

Guest: Brett Snyder, Author of The Cranky Flier blog

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Ben has a line-up full of goofballs and weird scenarios ahead of him. Scott brings up three stories and his producer, Ben, crowns one of them his story of the day. Which one will he choose? Which one is your story of the day?

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Almost all of TSN and Sportsnet's channels are showing the same thing at the same time. Five channels all mirroring each other. Is this what was intended when the CRTC expanded their licence and let them go big? Why would the OHL playoffs not be on one, the Stanley Cup playoffs on one, baseball on one, and some other things be on the others?

Guest: Chris Zelkovich, Sports Media Writer and Critic

There are some signs that are showing that fewer and fewer people are going out and shopping at malls. There's also a search for a place to put subsidized housing so could the answer to both of these situations be moving some housing onto shopping mall properties or combining the two?

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton

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Tim Hortons has fallen on some bad times but can moving their head office to Toronto help change their misfortune? Will this help Tim Hortons or do they need to change something else with their brand?

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

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We often hear about the escapades of idiots in zoos and things don't often go well for those people. We also see signs that say don't do this or don't do that which obviously means that someone has tried to do exactly that before but what happened to make the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco have a sign that says, "DO NOT GIVE THE BISON PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES"? Did someone seriously try and give a drug like ecstasy to Buffalos? What would a Buffalo strung out on ecstasy even look like?

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The Hamilton Bulldogs are powering forward in the playoffs and are playing the Kingston Frontenacs next in the OHL semi-finals. The last time the Bulldogs were here they lost which prompts the question, will they lose again or can we see them going all the way? 

Guest: Michael Andlauer, Owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs

There are some signs that are showing that fewer and fewer people are going out and shopping at malls. There's also a search for a place to put subsidized housing so could the answer to both of these situations be moving some housing onto shopping mall properties or combining the two?

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton

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Tim Hortons has fallen on some bad times but can moving their head office to Toronto help change their misfortune? Will this help Tim Hortons or do they need to change something else with their brand?

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

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We often hear about the escapades of idiots in zoos and things don't often go well for those people. We also see signs that say don't do this or don't do that which obviously means that someone has tried to do exactly that before but what happened to make the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco have a sign that says, "DO NOT GIVE THE BISON PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES"? Did someone seriously try and give a drug like ecstasy to Buffalos? What would a Buffalo strung out on ecstasy even look like?

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The Hamilton Bulldogs are powering forward in the playoffs and are playing the Kingston Frontenacs next in the OHL semi-finals. The last time the Bulldogs were here they lost which prompts the question, will they lose again or can we see them going all the way? 

Guest: Michael Andlauer, Owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs

What was it like at the Boston Marathon today? Scott catches up with a Niagara Regional police officer who joined the show last week to share his story about going from nearly dying to running as a competitor in the Boston Marathon.

Guest: Neal Ridley, Niagara Regional Police Officer and Boston Marathon Competitor

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Gone are the days of Tim Hortons being one of Canada's most beloved fast food chains. Every year Leger research group releases the top 10 companies or brands in Canada and this year, Tim Hortons fas fallen to #50 - down from #4 in 2017.

What's happened to Tim Hortons to make its reputation drop so significantly in the eyes of Canadians?

Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor and researcher in food distribution and policy, Dean of the Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University

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Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoy's sit down to talk sports, including the Boston Marathon, the Toronto Maple Leafs' performance in the NHL playoffs (which hasn't been stellar so far), and the extravagance of the Vegas Golden Knights' pre-game show before the first game of the playoffs.

What was it like at the Boston Marathon today? Scott catches up with a Niagara Regional police officer who joined the show last week to share his story about going from nearly dying to running as a competitor in the Boston Marathon.

Guest: Neal Ridley, Niagara Regional Police Officer and Boston Marathon Competitor

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Gone are the days of Tim Hortons being one of Canada's most beloved fast food chains. Every year Leger research group releases the top 10 companies or brands in Canada and this year, Tim Hortons fas fallen to #50 - down from #4 in 2017.

What's happened to Tim Hortons to make its reputation drop so significantly in the eyes of Canadians?

Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor and researcher in food distribution and policy, Dean of the Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University

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Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoy's sit down to talk sports, including the Boston Marathon, the Toronto Maple Leafs' performance in the NHL playoffs (which hasn't been stellar so far), and the extravagance of the Vegas Golden Knights' pre-game show before the first game of the playoffs.

Scott welcomes Loren Lieberman to the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. Tonight, the two tackles tough topics.

Guest: Loren Lieberman, from Cable 14