Scott Thompson Show

Scott looked at Bangkok Spoon Deluxe, to find out how the Dundas restaurant has continued to serve its customers during the pandemic. Guest: Neil Pramauntanyatath, owner of Dundas Spoon Deluxe Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show and follow along as Scott checks out how Hamilton's restaurants have carried on in the COVID-19 era. You can find the podcast wherever you get your favourite shows, like on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts!

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Now that Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, what comes next? Guest: Dr. Graham Dodds, Concordia University, Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Political Science - Why are Conservatives allowing the opposition to define them and control the narrative? Kate Harrison and Scott dig into the divisions that  Guest: Kate Harrison. Vice-Chair of Suma Strategies - Scott welcomed Michael Taube back to the show to discuss Canada’s relations with a post-Trump U.S., as well as the divisiveness between and within political parties. Guest: Micahel Taube, Troy Media syndicated columnist, and Washington Times contributor

Scott spoke with Professor Marvin Ryder, to get his take on news of GM's electric car ambitions as well as for his thoughts on the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University For more coverage of the inauguration of Joe Biden, relations between Canada and the U.S., the political divisiveness that has become commonplace and more, check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/joe-biden-swears-in-as-the-new-u-s-president-canad    

Scott checks out the Barbara Café, to find out about its history and how it is handling the pandemic. Guest: Julia DeLuca, Owner of Barbara Cafe in Stoney Creek Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, and follow Scott as he learns about how Hamilton's restaurants and eateries have transformed in the COVID-19 era!

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Scott spoke with Professor Thomas Tenkate about the vaccine shortage in Ontario. Guest: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson University - Meanwhile in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia., health officials opened a pop-up rapid testing clinic where almost anyone in the community who wanted a 15-minute test for COVID-19 could get one. What would it take for Ontario to bring in similar rapid testing? Guest: Dr. Lisa Barrett, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at Dalhousie University - Canada's biggest cities are experiencing a record-breaking loss of people as urbanites move to smaller bedroom communities in search of affordable homes. Guest: Sébastien Lavoie, Demography Analyst for Stats Canada - Tomorrow is Joe Biden’s inauguration day and all eyes are on Washington, D.C. as the breach of Capitol Hill remains fresh in the memories of U.S. citizens. Guest: Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis

Scott welcomed Steve Popp to the show, to share about what Memphis Fire Barbeque offers during the lockdown, as well as to talk about how independent business and entrepreneurs have been affected by the pandemic. Guest: Steve Popp, Owner of Memphis Fire Barbeque Company in Winona Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show Podcast and follow along as Scott looks into how Hamilton's restaurants have adjusted to the COVID-19 era. You can find the show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your favourite shows!

A Scott Thompson Show Bonus Podcast! What happens if U.S. President Joe Biden cancels the Keystone XL Pipeline? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and McGill University are opening a lab in Montréal that will let consumers to interact with technologies that may transform retail in the current and post-COVID-19 pandemic world. Guest: Maxime Cohen, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management and the Co-Director of the McGill Retail Innovation Lab with McGill University - Boeing's 737 Max has been approved to fly again in Canada starting Wednesday, ending a 22-month grounding that followed a pair of overseas crashes that took 346 lives and did serious damage to the company's reputation. Guest: Keith Mackey, Aviation Expert, Mackey International If you like this all of this, check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your favourite shows, like Spotify, Ap

Tomorrow is Joe Biden’s inauguration day and all eyes are on Washington, D.C. as the breach of Capitol Hill remains fresh in the memories of U.S. citizens. Guest: Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis for CBS News Radio and author of Safeguarding America Like what you hear? Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show Podcast and keep up with the big conversations of the day.

Delays are coming to Canada's vaccine rollout, a slight dip in Ontario's COVID-19 daily cases & a newly built hospital is being dedicated to COVID-19 patients. To help explain the newest developments in the fight against COVID-19, Scott welcomes Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid to the show. Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar with McMaster University - An announcement from Joe Biden about plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline has people in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the energy sector speaking out against the move. Guest: Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy - Phil Spector, a major record producer who was later convicted of murder, has died at the age of 81. What led him to have such a unique life story? Guest: Alan Cross, Music Journalist; Host, ‘The Ongoing History of Music’ - Out of COVID-19 spawned COVID Elvis who is working to bring the joy of music and food to those who need it most. Scott is joined by COVID Elvis to find out how/whe

COVID-19 has brought many challenges to small businesses, some of which are a part of Hamilton's International Village BIA. To get a look at how our local businesses are faring, Scott is joined by Susie Braithwaite from the Hamilton international Village BIA. Guest: Susie Braithwaite, Executive Director, Hamilton International Village BIA

Some restaurants in Nova Scotia are using some tech that makes contact tracing easier and more effective than before. Scott is joined by one of the people behind this technology to get an inside line. Guest: Saeed El-Darahali, President and CEO, SimplyCast

Out of COVID-19 spawned COVID Elvis who is working to bring the joy of music and food to those who need it most. Scott is joined by COVID Elvis to find out how/where he got his start and how his popularity and food drives have spread further and further. Guest: Cameron Michael Caton aka COVID Elvis

Scott is joined by the owner of The Village Restaurant to find out how the pandemic has affected their business and what they're doing to keep its doors open. Guest: Mary Clifford, Owner of The Village Restaurant in Stoney Creek

Delays are coming to Canada's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines which has put some wrinkles in the federal government's plans. What is being done to minimize the effects of the delays? Guest: Dr. Andrew Boozary, Executive Director of Health and Social Policy at the University Health Network - For nearly a year now, Global News has been taking your questions about COVID-19 straight to the experts: Epidemiologists and infectious disease doctors who've had their hands full on the frontlines of the pandemic. But they also make time to answer questions about how Canadians can keep themselves and their families safe. Some of these doctors have become household names, unlikely medical celebrities. Jeff Semple caught-up with a few of them, to discuss their experience and, of course, to answer some of your COVID-19 questions. Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent with Global National - China is hitting back at Canada over its new measures on forced labour in the Xinjiang region, condemning the move and stating tha

What can we do? What can’t we do in Ontario? Why the province’s new restrictions are raising eyebrows and confusing people. GUEST: Abigail Bimman, Ottawa Correspondent for Global News   Unpacking the optics of the Ontario government’s new restrictions rollout from a PR perspective GUEST: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert   Immigration Canada has granted the husband and two children of detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou COVID-19 travel exemptions to visit her in Vancouver. GUEST: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta.