Scott Thompson Show

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The daily trend of COVID-19 cases in Ontario continues to be uncomfortably familiar, and the U.S. is advising its citizens to reconsider plans to travel to Canada. And here we thought the U.S. was the dangerous place.Guest: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University - Word is that the Ontario government will be announcing a vaccine passport system, joining other provinces that have organized their own passport or certificate system. The Canadian Medical Association says that leaving this in the hands of the provinces is just making things more convoluted, and that any vaccine passport should be Federal initiative. Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association - The federal election campaign is still taking shape as the leaders try to get hold of what factors will delineate the voting lines, but it may be that the election itself becomes one of the big wedge issues. Gue

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! The key to "perfectly smooth chocolate" has been discovered at University of Guelph, and it could revolutionize the chocolate industry! Guest: Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Professor, Canada Research Chair Food, Health and Aging, University of Guelph   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Nike says that it will give its office employees a full week off to "destress" and improve their mental health, in the face of the pandemic.Guest: John P. Trougakos, Ph.d., Associate Professor with the University of Toronto, Scarborough Dept. of Management and Rotman School of Management   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast\ Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau may have finally found a suitable antagonist for his narrative: those protesters who have been tailgating his campaign!  Can he make their jeers and booing work in his favour?Guest: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert - The U.S. is set to pull out of Afghanistan tomorrow. Meanwhile there is news of another attack striking a neighbourhood near the Kabul airport, a drone strike killing an ISIS bomber, and word that many people in Afghan feel betrayed by the withdrawal.Guest: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Director of the University of Ottawa’s Security program, and former analyst at CSIS - Do you feel safe going to the polls to vote? Not everyone does. New polling from Ipsos shows that some Canadians are getting a bit hot under the collar about the pandemic election.Guest: Sean Simpson, VP of Ipsos - Iconic screen and voice actor Ed Asner died at the age of 91. Bill and Scott discuss his long career and s

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! As of today, The Local is located at the former site of This Ain't Hollywood! Scott spoke with Jay, the owner of the skate shop, to find out what he is bringing to 343 James Street North, as well as what is planned for the future. Guest: Jay Dworsky, owner of The Local, 343 James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario https://thelocalskateshop.ca/   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow along as Scott finds out more about the small businesses, restaurants and initiatives in Hamilton that have been affected by the pandemic! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Word is that the Ontario government will be announcing a vaccine passport system. What will the political repercussions for Doug Ford's government changing its stance? Could this be a win in the long run, or will there be too much backlash?Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University - COVID-19 cases are reaching the heights of last winter's numbers, as Ontario sees three days in a row with over 700 cases. Most of these have been in the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated and those of unknown vaccinated status. However, some are breakthrough cases. How concerned should we be by these cases, and where will they cause trouble? Guest: Dr. Barry Pakes, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physician, and a Professor with Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canad

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The past few weeks have afforded us a number of distractions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic... but even with vaccines in arms, reopened provinces and preparations for a return to in-class school taking place, we are already in Canada's Fourth Wave and it is being driven by the Delta Variant.Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto  - The Taliban has returned to power in Afghanistan, Canada says it has flown it final evacuation flight out of Kabul airport, the U.S. is sticking to its deadline of being out of the country by August 31, and ISIS-K is reportedly responsible for yesterday's attack outside of the Kabul airport. Guest: Stephen M. Saideman, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton Universtiy; Director, Canadian Defence and Security Network, Co-Host of the Battle Rhythm Podcast - You might have expected indigenous relations to be a d

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Scott spoke Vincent Firmi, to find out how the family-owned Lakeland Kartway has operated during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering an outdoor attraction for a break in routine. Guest: Vincent Firmi, owner of the Lakeland Kartway, 80 Van Wagners Beach Road in Hamilton, Ontario   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow along as Scott finds out more about the small businesses, restaurants and initiatives in Hamilton that have been affected by the pandemic! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Quebec's vaccine passport system could be a good model for a national system. Scott gets Carmi's input. Guest: Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst For more on this, check out was epidemiologist Dr. Isaac Bogoch thinks of vaccine passport systems. You can hear it in in the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast   The Taliban's returned to power in Afghanistan, claiming to be a changed organization but warning women to stay home for the time being, for their safety. Canada says it has flown it final evacuation flight out of Kabul airport, and the U.S. is sticking to its deadline of being out of the country by August 31. Amanda Connolly updated Scott on the situation, and on the blasts outside of Kabul airport. Guest: Amanda Connolly, Political reporter for Global News - Murwarid Ziayee was in her final year studying law and political science at Kabul University in 1996, when the Taliban first took charge. She is now Senior Director for Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, and joined the show to discuss what is taking place in Afghanistan now.Guest: Murwarid Ziayee, Senior Director of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan - Hamilton's own Tom Wilson joined Scott to catch up and share his thoughts on art during the pandemic, becoming officially recognized and registered as a

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Nerdcore Hamilton is a family owned Pop Culture shop, offering seminars in Screen-Printing, Cartooning and arts and crafts for children, as well as other pop culture items.Guest: Keith Arana, owner of Nerdcore Hamilton, 1353 Main St E, Hamilton, Ontario   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow along as Scott finds out more about the small businesses, restaurants and initiatives in Hamilton that have been affected by the pandemic! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Is Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau effectively selling voters on re-electing him as Prime Minister? How about Jagmeet Singh and Erin O'Toole, have they capitalized on the opportunities presented to them so far on the campaign?Guest: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert - The U.S. is sticking to its August 31 deadline to wrap up operations in Afghanistan, following the G7 virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and what happens next. Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau has said that Canada is prepared to stay in Kabul past August.Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto - The President of the Ontario Nurses Association joins the show to discuss the warning from health workers in Ontario that there will be a shortage of nurses in the near future as we contend with the 4th Wave of COVID-19, as well as talk about the stressors that have lead to this situation.Guest: V

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! It seems as if China has preemptively went on the offensive, before U.S. President Joe Biden was set to receive the results of the 90-day investigation that he requested be undertaken to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus that causes COVID-19.Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Scott found out all about the Green Machine Food Truck, Hamilton's original smoothie truck, which has been running since 2016!Guest: Mike, owner and operator of the Green Machine Food Truck https://www.greenmachinefoodtruck.com/   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow along as Scott finds out more about the small businesses, restaurants and initiatives in Hamilton that have been affected by the pandemic! https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The gaps between the big three leader in the federal campaign polls is closing, while the election starts to focus on housing, and worldwide issues like the pandemic and the Taliban's rise in Afghanistan carry on in the background.  Guests: Sean Simpson, Vice President of Ipsos Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University - The 4th Wave of the pandemic has begun but could the fall be more dire than we expect? Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert and advisor, medical doctor, and a lecturer on health systems and policy - The G7 held a virtual meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and what happens next. Did they do all they could do?Guest: John Kirton, Director of the G7 Research Group with the University of Toronto. - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80. We remember him and discuss what this means for the Rolling Stones.Guests: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music Derek Sardo. President,