Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Hammer was on fire this weekend from the Arkells Rally at Tim Horton’s Field downtown! It was a big one and CHML’s own Diana Weeks saw the whole show, technical producer Will Webber also had a view of the proceedings and Scott brings both on to share their experiences. Protests have erupted in the U.S. and in Canada, following last week’s overturn of the historic Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States. Is Canada safe from the blow back? How far can America roll back its social progress? Scott asks these questions and more to Tina Fetner, department of Sociology professor at McMaster University. A new poll from Lord Michael Ashcroft, ad prominent British pollster, shows steady civic peace in Canada that is at odds with familiar worries of expanding ideological divides in the country. Professor Steve Joordens, psychology professor at U of T, has been advocating for finding common ground in every-day life as we emerge into the post-pandemic worl