Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: This afternoon, the McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre launched MUXL: a mobile laboratory that will allow the research centre to extend its work across Ontario. It will be a vehicle for scientific discovery, yes a literal vehicle. Scott speaks with Milena Head, director of the Mac Digital Transformation Research Centre for more. As the federal public service strike is into its second week, a new poll has found that Canadians are divided between the union and the federal government. Scott speaks with Gregory Jack of IPSOS polling, Dave Korzinski of Angus Reid polling, and National Post columnist Sabrina Maddeaux for varying views. Daytime talk icon and former mayor of Cincinnati Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79. His pioneering show ran from 1991 to 2018 and was known for its profanity-prone guests who often had to be restrained by on-set security guards as audience members wildly cheered. Was he just the precursor to social media? Would the s

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to immediately stop paying striking employees and commit to clawing back every dime. After a three-year hiatus, the Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek returns to Battlefield House Museum and Park. The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training. U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that he will run for President in 2024. What are the challenges facing his campaign? Striking federal public servants will continue to receive their regular salaries until at least May 10, according to the government, though they will likely have their pay clawed back at a later date for the days they had spent on the picket line. We catch up with Fred Eisenberger, to get his take on post-mayor life i

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Tokyo-based company ispace aimed at being the first private company to land on the Moon. Only governments have landed on our planet’s closest neighbour, so far, but how long until it becomes an easy target for private concerns and public concerns? What happens when everyone wants in on the action? Space fanatic Paul Delaney joins Scott as he so often does to get a view of the stars. Are you getting bothered by the integration of sports betting into the game coverage? Not just the endless commercials but the odds being part of the actual commentary tied into the game? Scott and Kurt are, so Scott gets another opinion from Marvin Ryder of the DeGroote School of Business. Hamilton’s public school board will no longer be naming schools after notable figures and Scott is not happy. He shares his displeasure with both an HWDSB member and former Hamilton Mayor and school principal Larry DiIanni. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Paul Delane

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy new week here on 900CHML! F1 has announced that 100% sustainable drop-in fuel will go hand-in-hand with their new 2026 engines. Erik Tomas, Raceline Radio host and known motorhead, gives Scott his analysis. Did Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ rip off Marvin Gaye’s famous ‘Let’s Get It On’? A jury will decide… Alan Cross, Ongoing History of New Music Podcast, has his view. While Tucker Carlson is “parting ways” with Fox News, it seems Don Lemon is out the door at CNN. What does this mean within the world of 24-hour news? Jeffrey Dvorkin is a journalism expert and gives Scott the low-down. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network Toronto. Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music. Jon Roe, Research Associate with Angus Reid. Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.  Erika Simpson, Associate Professor, International Rela

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Friday! We here at 900 CHML are ready and raring to go for a great time, especially those Monster Truck fanatics who will be excited as this weekend Monster Jam comes to Hamilton! Scott has a chat with Armando Castro, driver of El Toro Loco and Monster Jam champion. Tomorrow marks Earth Day and the Nature Conservancy of Canada has been pushing for land conservation across the country. Where does Ontario stand when it comes to land protection? Andrew Holland of NCC joins Scott for that. Twitter has removed the blue checks and government funded labels off news organizations and celebrities. Is Elon just playing us like a fiddle? Do you even care? Carmi Levy has more for Scott. Both the Prime Minister and the Premier were in St. Thomas Ontario today with reps from Volkswagen talking about the new plant, the jobs it will bring it. What came out of this announcement? Amy Simon, reporter with Global News Radio 980CFPL in London gives Scott a view on the ground f

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Thursday, there’s certainly no other occasion to be happy about on this day…, right? Top of mind for Scott today: The city’s plans for the waterfront is expected to generate millions of dollars in taxes. - This week another secret police station operated by China was found in New York City. - The Sound of Music returns in June, and they’ve released their line up! - A new McMaster residence in the downtown core has been facing some criticism for being ‘unsustainable and not affordable”. – And SpaceX launched a 2nd rocket today… but it exploded shortly after liftoff. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Chris Phillips, Manager, Municipal Land Development Office, Planning & Economic Development Department, City of Hamilton.  Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Myles D. Rusak, CEO, Sound of Music. Vic Wojciechowska, President,

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: With baby formula still in short supply and high demand, Canada has everything it needs to start producing and ease the stress of parents… so what is the issue? Well, Food Professor Charlebois says that China has its hands in there and speaks with Scott for more. The Leafs didn’t do so hot last night… in fact, they were booed off of the ice. Was that warranted? Sean Fitz-Gerald has more for Scott. Get ready: there’s a new song from Drake featuring The Weeknd… except not really… it was created using artificial intelligence to mimic the two Canadians’ voices. (You know, like that scene in Terminator.) Music publicist Eric Alper shares his two cents. Global News’ Queens Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello also joins the show, The Ontario Science Centre will be relocated to Ontario Place as one part of the Ford Government’s redevelopment of the site. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Sean Fitz-Gerald,

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Top of mind on this Tuesday for Scott are the CBC getting hit with the “Government funded media” label on Twitter, Galen Weston leaving the CEO role at Loblaws, gas prices in Ontario spiking, CCP police stations operating in America, and how much is wind generation costing Ontarians? Scott’s guest says it does not look pretty this month. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Parker Gallant, retired Canadian banker. You can follow his analysis of energy in Ontario and across Canada at on his blog, Parker Gallant Energy Perspectives. Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayer Federation Federal Director. Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and Author of The Right Path. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Monday, did we miss anything? The announcement of Hockey Canada’s return to Ottawa’s good graces came right when our Women’s Team was in the spotlight. Odd timing that almost detracted from the event. How did this happen and what is with the timing? Postmedia Sports Columnist Scott Stinson joins Scott for more. Did you know that there is maple syrup fraud? Scott couldn’t either, but researchers from the University of Guelph are hoping to create new technology to more accurately crack down on maple syrup fraud. Food professor Maria Corradini gives Scott the 411. Ontario Liberals will only reveal their new leader in December, Hamilton trustees are set to stop naming public schools after people, more AI talk and, oh yeah, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced legislation that will change education in Ontario and he shared more details with Scott. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Scott Stinson. National Sports Columnist at Postme

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Friday, a scorcher once again in the Hammer. Right off the hop, Hamilton’s city council declared a state of emergency on Thursday over homelessness, opioid addiction and mental health issues in the city. Mayor Andrea Horwath joins Scott for more. In a new piece for the National Post, Randall Denley writes that by ditching density requirements, Ontario will get more housing built. Randall joins us to expand his argument. Did we miss anything? Oh yeah! The time we have all been waiting for is nigh: Katie Telford has testified! Scott speaks with Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher, Canadian foreign interests specialist Charles Burton, and Summa Strategies’ Tim Powers all throughout the show on that. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott is back in the saddle! McMaster has developed a specialized robot to fling a hammer into space… no, really. Dr. S. Andrew Gadsden, McMaster researcher on this project, gives Scott the low down. "Covid-Elvis" has been staging food drives in and around our area for the past few years. This Friday, he will be celebrating his third anniversary! He joins us to reflect on the journey and share the details of how to catch the show. We also get more with Saad Salman on King Charles’ coronation. Prince Harry will attend, but not Meaghan. Sounds cold! Have you seen that weather outside? Scorcher today in the Hammer, we discuss the record-breaking temps with Global News Meteorologist Anthony Farnell. As well more on Hamilton’s state of emergency with regard to homelessness and drug addiction, clarity on the Trudeau Foundation, a public Servants Alliance strike is brewing, Katie Telford’s testimony and more! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: D

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Scott Radley steps in on Hamilton Today. Top of mind for Scott: Should Canada pivot to an American SAT-like system for standardizing grades? Ancaster High has been pinpointed as the most egregious source of “grade inflation” by the University of Waterloo, where students have not met the expectations of their grades. A 94% may really be a 78%. Education expert Paul Bennett joins Scott for that. The Blue Jays are back, and Torontonians are still giddy with last night’s home opener win. Toronto Star’s Mike Wilner talks sports with Scott. A new poll suggests most Canadians feel they're less safe now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and most think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addressing crime and public safety. Andrew Enns of Leger gives Scott the details. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Paul Bennett, education expert, consultant and author. Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist with the Toronto Star, H

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist responsible for the famous Fold-Ins and the snark of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” has died at the age 102. Scott speaks with The Spec’s Graeme McKay on Jaffee’s legacy. Wanna get on a boat? Hamilton has SoBi bikes, communal e-scooters, ride shares and rentable cars and soon… Boat Share, thanks to Finland’s Skipperi. Keven Dextradeur of Skipperi joins Scott for that. King Charels III’s coronation is less than a month away. Details are coming out. We get more on what is known, and on the buzz surrounding it. Is the buzz not quite as loud as other Royal events, or is it set to build? Royal watcher Saad Salman gives his two cents. According to documents that have been leaked from the Pentagon, earlier this year, Hackers working with Russia’s spy agency claimed to have disrupted operations at a Canadian natural-gas pipeline company, inflicting costly damage on its infrastructure, leaked Pentagon documents sa

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Thursday ahead of a long weekend here on Hamilton Today! Did you hear that David Johnston’s big rapporteur announcement was scheduled for today? So technically it is not on a Friday before the weekend, but it is still the same old media strategy. Scott covers that and a variety of other topics. When the federal dental plan rolls out, Dental hygienists are expecting an influx of Canadians who haven’t been able to afford to have their teeth professionally cleaned for years – or even decades! Scott speaks with the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association about plans going forward. Last week The Telegraph reported that Agatha Christie’s novels are being sanitized for re-release. HarperCollins, their publisher, is removing references to physique, race and ethnicity in new editions of Miss Marple and selected Poirot novels. Bruce Pardy, author of the piece, offers his view of the negative impact this and other sensitivity-scouring endeavours will have on culture.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Holy April Rain, Batman! The Hammer and London town got hit with some heinous rain today, but Scott powered through to bring you the best in Hamilton radio! 24 Sussex Drive is filled with dead rats! Literally, it’s not just a weird insult. Is it time to move on from the premises? Sabrina Maddeaux, NatPo columnist, joins Scott for more on the history of dilapidation at the Prime Minister’s residence. An officer in President Vladimir Putin's secretive elite personal security service has defected from Russia. What does this signify of the state of Russian thinking right now? What sort of penalty does a defector risk under Putin’s regime, and will this spur on more to do the same? Post-Soviet expert Matthew Light fills us in. The US is continuing its tech war with China, and China may be losing some foothold. Tech journalist and London resident Carmi Levy gives us his thoughts. As well Scott talks about Hamilton’s real estate market, the unintended fallout of green