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GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Swift and the global Eras tour winds up in Vancouver this weekend. Guest: Eric Alper. Multi Juno Award-winning independent Canadian music publicist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Taylor Swift and the global Eras tour winds up in Vancouver this weekend. Guest: Eric Alper. Multi Juno Award-winning independent Canadian music publicist. Harold McQuaker, Mayor of Emo, Ontario, fights back against the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, saying he won't be bullied or pay a fine for not flying the Pride flag in his community this year. Canada has become a rich hunting ground for criminals—masked Christmas shoppers on bail hunt for gifts with hammers. Ontario Premier Doug Ford will use the constitutional notwithstanding clause to dismantle homeless encampments in the province. Guest: Joe Warmington, Columnist at the Toronto Sun MAID: Medical Assistance in Dying. MAID was enshrined by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2015, but has it roamed far from the SCC's intent? Alberta now is considering significant changes to MAID in the province. Guest: Dr. Shawn Whatley. Ontario family doctor, former executive director of the Ontario Medical Association and senior Fellow at the MacDonald Cartier Institute. Trudeau's government is aiming again against law-abiding, firearms safety-course-passing Canadians who own guns which according to the federal Liberals belong on the battlefield. And how many .22 caliber firearms are on this list? Liberals plan to ship many of these guns to Ukraine for that country's war with Russia.  Guest: Tony Bernardo. Executive director: Canadian Shooting Sports Association.  --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Leonardo Coelho Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Several topics to discuss with General Hillier: Nova Scotia elementary school principal sends out a notice to Canadian military veterans planning to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies at the school to not wear their uniforms to maintain a welcoming environment for all, including students from parts of the world where they've been exposed to war. A disgraceful disrespect for Canadian military veterans, "Lest we Forget!"  Donald Trump's election impact on the Russia/Ukraine war. Canada/U.S. relations with the Trump administration.  Trump demands that Canada live up to its NATO obligation of 2% of GDP to be spent on the CAF. Amsterdam antisemitic attacks and Israel fighting in an era of Donald Trump as president. Guest: General Rick Hillier. Former Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff.  A former president of the Liberal Party of Canada, in a Toronto Sun op-ed, is challenging "so many columnists and journalists (in Canada) and those nonsensical political science academics who are blowing a gasket at Donald Trump's election victory that one would think we are about to be overtaken by the Huns and Visigoths." Op-ed: Picking Apart the Dire Observations of Trump's Election Victory. Guest: Stephen LeDrew. Past president, of the Liberal Party of Canada Brutal attacks on Jews in the streets of Amsterdam by roaming antisemitic mobs as Israeli fans of the soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv, who were in the Netherlands to play the Dutch team Ajax in the UEFA Europa League. Guest: Vivian Bercovici. Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel. All roads lead to Taylor Swift's concerts in Toronto and Vancouver. 'Swifties' still desperately trying to score tickets to attend at the Rogers Centre on November 14-16, 21-23 and at B.C. Place December 6-8.  What's Taylor Swift's massive appeal? On par with, or even more so than forerunners like the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, etc? Guest: Eric Alper. Canada's leading freelance music publicist. A 16-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns. 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Phil Figuerido  Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TICKETS GO ON SALE 4 a.m. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME Aug 31 as OASIS will be rocking it out again in concert next summer! Old enmities between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have been overcome and OASIS, the British Super Band is returning to touring in Ireland, Wales and England, with tours outside Europe being discussed.  Other bands/rock acts to likely follow? And which have successfully already done this, or failed in the attempt? Also, what makes certain rock acts impervious to time? Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Burton Cummings come to mind? Guest: Eric Alper, multi-JUNO Award-winning music publicist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Increasing danger concerning possible terror/ISIS supporter-like attacks in Western nations including Canada. In Austria, where the CIA informed Austrian intelligence agencies of an ISIS-like plot with the intent to kill "tens of thousands" of Taylor Swift fans attending her concerts in Vienna, was the cause for the concerts this month to be canceled. In Canada, a parliamentary committee hearing is underway following the arrests and charges against 62 year old Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his 26 year old son Mostafa alleged to have been within hours of launching a terror murder attack in Toronto when they were arrested.  Will there be action or just poli-talk? Guest: Phil Gurski. President/CEO Borealis Risk Consulting. Former strategic analyist at CSIS specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalization.  B.C. Provincial politics and British Columbians voting habits during federal elections are often a bit of a mystery to other Canadians. This week the sudden collapse of the BC United Party with leader Kevin Falcon standing beside BC Conservatives leader John Rustad and announcing BCU was suspending its provincial campaign just two months prior to the vote and throwing his support to the Conservatives in order to not split the right-of-centre vote. Why? Leaves MLA's for the official opposition BCU in limbo. So, what now on Canada's Pacific Coast?  Should we expect a merger of the federal Liberal and New Democrat parties before the upcoming national election? We ask a former B.C. NDP premier who became federal Minister of Health in the Paul Martin Liberal government for his view of British Columbia unexpected development, as well as for his thoughts on an announcement of a federal left-wing party comprised of what are now the LPC and NDP.  Guest: Ujjal Dosanh. Former British Columbia NDP premier and federal Liberal Minister of Health. Are Canada's teachers unions almost invariably opposed to decisions taken by provincial governments on the right side of the political spectrum? Do conservative provincial governments engage in battles with teachers unions in an attempt to satisfy their base?   Today and following a UNESCO advisory to end the use of mobile phones in classrooms worldwide, Ontario is the canary in the classroom for our discussion.   As students return to school in Ontario (and elsewhere in Canada) controversy over the ban/partial ban of classroom mobile phone use continues.  Guest: Karen LIttlewood. President. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation As the Trudeau government scrambles to right the Temporary Foreign Workers Program chaos, with federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland challenging both post-secondary colleges and universities, as well as employers, Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Dalhousie University AgriFood lab expresses concerns that the TFWP will, or already has reached into the food chain. Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director: Agrifood laboratory, Dalhousie University.  Old enmities between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have been overcome and OASIS, the British Super Band is returning to touring in Ireland, Wales and England, with tours outside Europe being discussed.  Other bands/rock acts to likely follow? And which have successfully already done this, or failed in the attempt? Also, what makes certain rock acts impervious to time? Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Burton Cummings come to mind. Guest: Eric Alper, multi-JUNO Award-winning music publicist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Concert Safety Tips for Parents and teens. Prepared by our guest In the wake of terror attacks plotted and planned for attendees to Taylor Swift concerts. Taylor Swift has upcoming concerts in Toronto and Vancouver. Guest: Eric Alper. He's Canada's leading freelance music publicist. Speaks about music in the news. A 16-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns. 6-time nominee for publicist of the year during Canadian Miusic Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Hamilton becoming the site for other cities' homeless people? If we have superior supports, does that mean we should be supporting more than just Hamilton's unhoused? Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction - How are cancelled passenger flights out of Hamilton International Airport impacting growth? YHM is a leader on the cargo side of air travel so why would WestJet cancel flights from it? Guest: Cole Horncastle, Executive Managing Director with Hamilton International Airport - Arena concerts/tours are storied and amazing to behold but it would appear they're starting to be undersold despite big name performers' presence. What's driving this decline and is it set to be a small dip or a lengthy nosedive? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, music commentator

Should Hamilton consider other avenues for making money by way of new taxes? Have Councillors looked at delaying their pet projects before introducing these? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - According to a poll, it would appear that almost half of Canadians feel that Justin Trudeau is staying in power for purely selfish reasons. Guest: Muhammad Ali, Vice President with Crestview Strategies - Think of a Disney song. Chances are pretty good that song you just thought of was written by the Robert & Richard Sherman, sometimes referred to as the Sherman Brothers. Today, we received the news that Richard died at the age of 95. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

There's always something happening in Hamilton and who better to talk about those things than The Bay Observer's John Best? Guest: John Best, Publisher, The Bay Observer - Warning labels are going to be placed on each and every cigarette sold in Canada, what kind of impact will this have? Guest: Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Cancer Society - The Rolling Stones are heading back out on the road! This wouldn't be an unusual statement to make however the band, which was formed in 1962, currently sports members who are in their 80s. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator, Shameless Idealist

Hamilton, like every city, has pot holes but is there anything we can do about it? Guests: Carolyn Ryall, Director, Transportation, and Mark Priest, District Superintendent - Roadway Maintenance, City of Hamilton - Lots of lessons are coming from the Zameer case, whether for politicians, police, including the Chief, and the public. Guest: Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its most recent class of inductees with names like Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Blige and more among them. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

London police apologize for delay in World Juniors sexual assault case (1:43) Guest: Nick Cake, London criminal defence lawyer, former Crown prosecutor The hope for more teaching, awareness and funding towards informed sexual consent training for young hockey players (16:40) Guest: Jacob Pries, Project Facilitator, Male Allies Program, Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region Parts of Nova Scotia dumped with 150 centimeters of snow (28:04) Guest: Amanda McDougall, mayor, Cape Breton Regional Municipality Laundry tips from the Laundry evangelist (35:35) Guest: Patric Richardson, The Laundry Evangelist, host of The Laundry Guy, Author of Laundry Love Grammys: A triumphant return for Céline Dion, Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman, Taylor Swift makes history, and more (53:01) Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator UCP gender policy changes slammed by the Alberta Medical Association (1:10:58) Guest: Dr. Sam Wong, President, AMA Section of Pediatric Medicine and Medical Affairs Director, Canadian Pediatrics Society Ottawa extends ban on foreign homebuyers (1:27:28) Guest: Diana Mok, associate professor, Western University who studies the economics of real estate

Moving through Hamilton is a challenge and it seems that those trips in the community are slowing down. With housing being close to the top of the biggest issues that City Council has to deal with, transportation is right up there with it. How will it be addressed? Scott asks none other than Hamilton's own John-Paul Danko. Guest: John-Paul Danko, Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton - How will AI shape the way our music is created? Will the industry prefer holograms and AI over live acts? Scott knows just the person to help navigate both of these questions and the music industry as a whole. Guest: Eric Alper, Music Publicist & Commentator

Replays of Roy's best interviews of 2023. Relive summer's Taylor Swift Mania, and muse on one-hit-wonders with Eric Alper. Originally aired August 27, 2023. The massive appeal of Taylor Swift and 31 million attempts to purchase tickets to her concerts in Toronto in November of 2024. As well, why do some artists become multi-decade successes while others have an occasional hit over the same period of time and yet others are so-called 'one hit wonders'? Guest: Eric Alper (thatericalper.com). 16-time JUNO Award winner and nominated six times as Publicist Of The Year during Canadian Music Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a look back at Roy's best interviews of 2023 with our end-of-year encore presentations of the Roy Green Show! Today's presentation includes: Rents across Canada have achieved unaffordable status for many. Perhaps none more so than Toronto sisters Yumna and Khadeja Farooq. Their 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment where they have lived for 3 years and for which they most recently have been paying $2,500 monthly rent was suddenly raised by $7,000 to $9,500 per month, to begin November 1, 2023. The sisters sought legal advice and will join us to share what they have found out. (Their building was constructed after 2018 making it exempt from rent control.) Guests: Yumna and Khadeja Farooq. Originally aired Sept. 16, 2023. Teachers across Canada experiencing violence and harassment from students. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario reports 77% of ETFO members have personally experienced or witnessed violence against staff members. We talk to Britain's 'strictest headmistress' about how students must behave in school or face consequences. Also, how at her inner city London school the emphasis is on the 3R's. The approach is yielding great success. although not without its critics. Guest: Katharine Birbalsingh. Headmistress, Michaela Community School, Wembley, London, UK (spent some years of her youth in the Toronto area attending school here). Originally aired Oct. 8, 2023. Reflections on 2023 National Truth and Reconciliation Day with artist Adrian Sutherland. Guest: Adrian Sutherland. Lifelong resident of Attawapiskat First Nation. International award-winning singer/songwriter. Most recent song Notawe (Father), sung entirely in Adrian's first Cree language. Recorded and mastered by multi Grammy Award winning producer Colin Linden and mastered by another multi Grammy Award winner Greg Calbi. - Adrian as well addresses issues facing First Nations and life at Attawapiskat where homes are barely insulated against freezing winter temperatures and drinking water remains unsafe. Originally aired Sept. 30, 2023. The massive appeal of Taylor Swift and 31 million attempts to purchase tickets to her concerts in Toronto in November of 2024. As well, why do some artists become multi-decade successes while others have an occasional hit over the same period of time and yet others are so-called 'one hit wonders'? Guest: Eric Alper (thatericalper.com). 16-time JUNO Award winner and nominated six times as Publicist Of The Year during Canadian Music Week. Originally aired Aug. 27, 2023. Let's look at the Online News Act which Canadians have been commenting on. Let's cut to the chase. Where do you get your news, sports, social commentary today? Then a bit of nostalgia. What did you grow up with? Radio, television, newspapers? What do you miss? And frankly, who needs the tech "giants?" Just go to the websites of the individual Canadian news outlets and forget about Meta and Google. Guest: Joe Warmington. Columnist. PostMedia. Originally aired Jul. 15, 2023. Hollywood on strike! What is this strike about and why is this one described as very serious. And: Another blockbuster for Tom Cruise with the latest Mission Impossible movie. Is he the most successful Hollywood actor ever? Guest: Murray Pomerance. Is an independent scholar and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at RMIT University, Melbourne. His most recent book, just out in paperback, is COLOR IT TRUE: Impressions of Cinema. One of the most respected authors of books about film and the actors and directors. Originally Aired Jul. 16, 2023 --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producers – Tom McKay and Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID test supplier received billions in pandemic contracts after submitting edited results (00:14) Guest: Patti Sonntag, national online correspondent for Global News' investigative unit In memoriam: musicians we lost in 2023 (7:33) Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator Christmas traditions and trivia (25:36) Guest: Kelsey Campbell, executive producer, A Little More Conversation How a “conversation” between whales and humans could help us talk to aliens (44:48) Guest: Laurance Doyle, Astrophysicist & Principal Investigator, Whale-SETI Project, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute The best Christmas movies and TV specials…and why some love those cheesy Hallmark classics (56:52) Guest: Steve Stebbing, pop culture expert

What is the role of the school board trustee? Whom do they serve? Who should they serve? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - Christmas music can be loved and hated but there are some songs that people feel more passionately about than others. What are those songs and how do they rank? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator

Joshua Kutryk will become the fourth Canadian astronaut to take part on an extended mission to the International Space Station (1:49) Guest: Joshua Kutryk, Canadian Astronaut The New Reality: The AI future (15:26) Guest: Mike Drolet, Global National Toronto Correspondent Teaching veterans to code (23:49) Guest: Jeff Mussan, Executive Director, Coding for Veterans The light at the end of the tunnel for chronic pain sufferers looking for remission (32:13) Guest: Tara Moss, author, advocate and 2023 Canadian Pain Society Pain Champion Say it isn't so: Hall & Oates becomes Hall vs Oates (47:35) Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator Retailers get involved in the buyback game (1:05:04) Guest: Vass Bednar, the founder of Regs to Riches, a senior fellow at CIGI, and the executive director of McMaster University's master of public policy in digital society program

GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Buffett has passed away. The Margaritaville singer/songwriter rarely satisfied music critics but for his millions of fans worldwide known as "Parrotheads" Jimmy Buffett could do no wrong. Guest: Eric Alper. @thatericalper. Music publicist, winner of 15 JUNO awards.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast: The more difficulty Donald Trump faces with criminal charges and trials, as well as possible convictions and prison time, the more his supporters will rally to Trump's side. Guest: Professor Dante Scala. University of New Hampshire. Expert in Democracy and Presidential politics. Developments in Ukraine in its war with Russia. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder and leader of the Wagner Group mercenaries killed in a crash of his private plane just weeks following his abortive coup attempt against Putin. Russian military members fighting with Ukraine, led by former Russian special forces commanders are inviting now leaderless Wagner mercenaries to join them in the fight against Putin. Will Ukraine's military attack any former Wagner mercenaries on its territory after they are alleged to have committed atrocities against Ukrainian citizens and military members? Ukraine will now be receiving U.S.-built F16 fighter planes from European NATO members. Ukraine's top fighter pilot killed in a mid-air collision. Russian missile attacks on civilian centres in Ukraine continue while Ukraine dispatches drones to attack targets in Moscow. What is the status of the war and is Ukraine concerned some senior GOP members and candidates for president are openly questioning supporting Ukraine militarily? Guest: Olexander Scherba. Former Ukraine Ambassador to Austria and member of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission to the United States. Author of: Ukraine vs Darkness: Undiplomatic Thoughts. The Jordan Peterson case and the Ontario Court panel of 3 judges who sided with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and ruled Peterson must attend social media training of lose his licence to practice psychology in the province, which the University of Toronto Professor Emeritus has not engaged in for several years. Is the College correct? Did the Divisional Court completely miss the point by supporting the College and its code of conduct? Has Charter enshrined Freedom of Expression been compromised, not just for Peterson, but for all Canadians? Guest: Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer, media commentator. Postponed from last weekend: the massive appeal of Taylor Swift and 31 million attempts to purchase tickets to her concerts in Toronto in November of 2024. As well, why do some artists become multi-decade successes while others have an occasional hit over the same period of time and yet others are so-called 'one hit wonders'? Guest: Eric Alper (thatericalper.com). 16-time JUNO Award winner and nominated six times as Publicist Of The Year during Canadian Music Week. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Postponed from last weekend: the massive appeal of Taylor Swift and 31 million attempts to purchase tickets to her concerts in Toronto in November of 2024. As well, why do some artists become multi-decade successes while others have an occasional hit over the same period of time and yet others are so-called 'one hit wonders'? Guest: Eric Alper (thatericalper.com). 16-time JUNO Award winner and nominated six times as Publicist Of The Year during Canadian Music Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host Syd Smith discusses: A look into Canadian housing with the newest minister in charge Guest: Sean Fraser, minister of housing, infrastructure and communities What can the federal government do better for housing in Canada? Guest: Carolyn Whitzman, Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa A disturbing new trend: Remote workers spied on by companies? Guest: Joe Masoodi, senior policy analyst at the Dais, a public policy and leadership institute at Toronto Metropolitan University Why do new popular songs seem to sound the same? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator  What is a room-temperature superconductor - and how could it lead to massive technological breakthroughs? Guest: Alannah Hallas, a principal investigator at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia The craze for outdoor activities and trips to Canada's parks Guest: Kelsey Campbell, executive producer, A Little More Conversation

Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With another interest rate hike set to come, people are asking what the actual purpose of these hikes are? How does hurting people help them? Guest: Eric Kam, Professor of Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, Toronto Metropolitan University - The rise of diabetes across humanity is something that will cause more than just a medical impact on us but a financial one too. Guest: Dr. Greg Steinberg, Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University - Should we take musicians at their word when they say they won't be touring anymore? Who will be joining Canada's Walk of Fame in what's being called the "Rock of Fame"? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

A study out of the US has found that 3 in 10 men between 21 & 30 who heavily use cannabis have developed signs of schizophrenia. What could be causing this and isn't cannabis supposed to be something that isn't addictive? Guest: Dr. James MacKillop, Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research at McMaster University - The Hamilton Farmers' Market has had many consultants take a look at making changes to it. Why? What is being gained from all of these studies and do we really need them? Guest: Jason Farr, Host, Hammer Down with Jay & Mike & former Ward 2 Councillor, City of Hamilton - There are plenty Halls of Fame and with them comes a litany of snubbed people/groups. Don't believe that, take a look at the Country Hall of Fame, Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So many people should be in these halls while others shouldn't be anywhere near them and yet, here we are. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator

Reflecting on the Life and Musical Career of Gordon Lightfoot. Guest: Eric Alper, Music Commentator  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Chinese interference and what that means for the military and defence. Guest: Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral Royal Canadian Navy. Update on Alberta elections, Why the Alberta election impacts all of Canada, and all things Danielle Smith in the News. Guest: Lisa Young, political scientist at the University of Calgary What the PSAC strike means for the future of working from home. Guest: Alexandra Samuel, digital researcher and writer Reflecting on the Life and Musical Career of Gordon Lightfoot. Guest: Eric Alper, Music Commentator --------------------------------------------- Host – Arlene Bynon Executive Producer – Kelsey Campbell Content Producer – Demi Knight Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Trudeau says he directed Canada's spy agency to share more information with the federal government about threats to members of Parliament in response to reports that the Chinese government was looking to target a Conservative MP's family. But the MP at the centre of the case, Michael Chong, said Trudeau's response raises serious concerns about his grip on intelligence and security matters GUEST: Warren Kinsella, Former Special Assistant to Jean Chretien and War Room Director for Dalton McGuinty - The remote-work protections in the tentative agreement between Canada's largest public sector union and the federal government could ripple into the private sector, one expert says. GUEST: Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University - Who made it into the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

The news that St. Thomas is getting a massive factory from VW got many people really excited. This doesn't mean it's coming without a catch. Ontario is going to be throwing a big chunk of change into the pot to make this happen, how will that impact everything else? Will it? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University - Did the pandemic cause our children to get more aggressive and less empathetic? A sociologist from right here in Ontario sure thinks so. Guest: Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Inequality & Gender, Western University - Is it a problem to have AI creating music from other people's music? Who owns that when it happens? Also, why would people want to buy cassettes? Are cassette players even available anymore? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist

Ontario's budget has been released with some applause and groans. Scott welcomes Ian Lee on to help breakdown the budget and what it means for the residents of Ontario. Guest: Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University - How well has the federal government been dealing with the allegations against MP Han Dong? Are Canadians keeping up with the news surrounding the national security of Canada? Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data - There are many popular musicians who've gone on to have very lucrative careers but that doesn't always mean that they've had songs hit the #1 spot on the charts. This list includes some incredible names who are sure to surprise you. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist

GUEST: Susan Clairmont, columnist, Hamilton Spectator. - GUEST: Ron Foxcroft, CEO of Fluke Transport, creator of the FOX40 whistle, author of ‘40 Ways of the Fox', Member of the Order of Canada, former basketball referee. - GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. 

Canadian MPs are set to receive another pay raise pretty soon. Yes, another one. HOW? Wouldn't it be great to get a raise of about $5,000? How about a little over $10,000? Guest: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation - Would a concert like Live Aid work today? It looks like we won't have to wonder because it sounds like a lot of work is being put in for exactly that only this one will be in support of Ukraine. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist

B.C's surplus spending and the Growing Communities Fund announcement GUEST: Les Leyne, Contributor for Times Columnist Vancouver FC's new 6,600 seat stadium in Langley GUEST: Dean Shillington, Lead Investor and Managing Partner at SixFive Sports & Entertainment  What makes a good Super Bowl halftime show? GUEST: Eric Alper, Music Industry Expert and Publicist Betting on the Super Bowl - play for fun, not for money! GUEST: Matt Lee, Senior Communications Specialist for BCLC The Wrap - What are some movies that you were expected to watch, but can admit you have never seen & Which SuperBowl Halftime Show was your favourite? GUEST: Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host GUEST: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: Eric Alper, Freelance Music Publicist, SiriusXM Host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What has Willie Nelson done at 90 to suddenly earn a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? And other questions from the typically puzzling annual announcement. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist & Music Commentator - A new report says many of Canada's grocery stores will be cashless within five years. Digital currency only. Is this wise? Is this where we should be going with our financial system? Guest: Brett Scott, Author of Cloud Money

Guest: Eric Alper, Freelance music publicist and Sirius XM Host.

For people who claim to want their privacy, Harry and Meghan sure do a lot to stay in the public eye. The story they keep selling is being made in all mediums possible but what do they have to sell after everyone knows their story? Do they have a shelf life? Guest: Nathan Tidridge, Waterdown high teacher and author of six books on the Crown and its role in Canada - It isn't even Christmas yet and the Blue Jays are making some pretty big moves. What could next season' Jays look like and are they poised for a World Series win? Guest: Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist and podcaster with the Toronto Star - Many music genres have had their story told but soft rock is one that's fallen by the wayside despite being a seemingly ever-present sound for many years. What place does soft rock have in our history? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

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Is there a curse on all of Buffalo's sports teams? It seems like they haven't been able to catch a break for the longest team and this year was looking like it could be the one for the Bills until their superstar quarterback got injured. While this hasn't completely wiped their chances right off the board, it has certainly followed in the footsteps of many other unfortunate events of years and teams past. What's going on with Buffalo? Guest: Steve Foxcroft, Sports Commentator, NFL Chain Gang Member & Vice President, Fluke Transport - The CFL's Grey Cup championship game garners a lot of attention from Canadians and despite CFL football identifying heavily with all things Canadian (after all it is called the Canadian Football League) why isn't the performing artist for the half-time show a Canadian musician? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator

00:00 - The Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision this morning, with markets widely expecting another sizeable rate hike. Guest: Sohaib Shahid, Director of Economic Innovation at the Conference Board of Canada 08:04 - Adidas has cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, following intense pressure for the company to drop its partnership with the musician over his recent antisemitic outbursts. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator, and Host of SiriusXM's “ThatEricAlper” 13:34 - In an effort to improve workplace safety for health-care workers and patients, the B.C. government announced a new security model across all health authorities. Guest: Adrian Dix, Minister of Health for BC 23:13 - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point in an effort to further tame decades-high inflation. Guest: Brendon Ogmundson, BCREA's chief economist. 32:21 - Why are half of all Canadian men at risk of depression? Guest: Dr. John Ogrodniczuk, Professor and Director of the Psychotherapy Program at the University of British Columbia.

Are you preparing to start going back to work on-site or hunkering down to keep working from home? Do you even want to stop working from home? Guest: Dr. Andrew Parkin, Executive Director, Environics Institute - Why does it seem like there isn't a government nor party who has any intention of saving or cutting back on spending? Could all this spending, this time from Doug Ford, be part of what's contributing to inflation's rapid rise? Guest: Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director & Interim Atlantic Director, Canadian Taxpayer Federation - There's almost a recycling of music nowadays as entire catalogues get bought and re-released and covers are put out and sampling pulls favourite clips & obscure ones alike. How has this contributed to a lack of 'new-ness' by regurgitating popular music of the past? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist

Stelco Holdings Inc., at a city planning meeting, asked the city to consider rezoning 800 acres of surplus land on Wilcox street. Guest: John Paul Danko, Ward 8 City Councillor, City of Hamilton - Are we disliking each other more in Canada? A survey conducted by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research seems to say that this is so. Guest: Jason Disano, Director, Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research - Eric Alper tweeted recently "On this day in 1994, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was found dead in his house in Seattle. There might never be another band who changes the landscape of music so quickly like they did." Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How should Hamilton go about managing homeless encampments here in the city's parks? The City of Hamilton had a sit down where this topic came up, Scott speaks with one of the councilors who's been involved in these talks. Guest: Jason Farr, Ward 2 Councillor, City of Hamilton - Eric Alper joins the show again to talk about who are some of Canada's most underrated and overrated musical acts are. Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interest rates are being raised and though it is a minor increase, will it yield a minor impact on Canada or should we be preparing for a major hit? Guest: Thie Convery, Financial Columnist, The Hamilton Spectator; Wealth Advisor, Convery Wealth, IPC Securities Corporation - Many people agree that a good piece of music sounds pleasing regardless of what genre you play it in but does that mean it would be as big of a hit now, as it was when it was released? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that Erin O'Toole has been removed from his role as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and an interim leader has been put in place, who would the Liberals want to take the helm of the federal Conservatives? Guest: Stephen LeDrew, Political Commentator; Host, The LeDrew Three Minute Interview; Former President, Liberal Party of Canada - Brian Flores, former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, has had a lawsuit filed against the NFL and teams for what will certainly be a landmark case. What has happened so far and where can we expect to see things go? Guest: Will Russell, Lawyer, Sport Law - Award-winning musician Alan Frew will be performing at a benefits concert here in Hamilton and Scott caught up with him to talk about this event, his experience as a rock star, writing the hit song "I Believe" which was played all the time during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and more. Guest: Alan Frew, Award-Winning Musician & Songwriter - The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list has been released and despite the fact that "rock & roll" is in its name, this year's list follows the trend of having some big snubs coupled with some people who play music that probably wouldn't be described as "rock & roll". Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a country that's generally known to be populated with nice people, there sure are a lot of angry Canadians but what exactly are they so upset about? Guest: John Wright, Executive Vice President, Maru Public Opinion - We all have things that we look back at and think about how we would have changed the way we did something and that includes celebrities. In a recent interview Bono, of U2 fame, talked about how he doesn't like the band's name nor most of the songs they've put out. Could this be him looking for a little bit of an ego stroke by fans? Also, U2 can't possibly be one of the worst names for a band... right? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator & Shameless Idealist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.