Podcast appearances and mentions of scott radley

Send us a textOn this Sportsline Podcast, Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley joined host Bubba O'Neil to address a variety of topics, including the Hamilton Tiger-Cats activity during free agency, the opening of spring training for the Toronto Blue Jays and the debut of the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off.

Send us a textIn this heated edition of the Sportsline Podcast, Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley and NFL chain crew member Steve Foxcroft joined host Bubba O'Neil to break down the Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship victory over the Buffalo Bills. In addition to general thoughts of the game are Patrick Mahomes legacy and the controversial calls that seemed to benefit the Chiefs.

Send us a textIn this no-holds-barred edition of the Sportsline Podcast, Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley joined host Bubba O'Neil. Up for discussion was the Toronto Blue Jays' off-season signings, the Buffalo Bills beating the NFL MVP, controversial officiating in the Kansas City Chiefs' victory and did the Detroit Lions choke?

Send us a textWhether it be the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series win, CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie's retirement or concerns about Patrick Mahomes, a number of topics were discussed on this Sportsline Podcast roundtable.  Joining host Bubba O'Neil was guest media members Rick Zamperin and Scott Radley. 

Send us a textFor the first time since 2017, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will miss the playoffs and will be unable to compete for a championship. So, is the 2024 season a failure? On this Sportsline Square-Off, Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley offered his opinion.

Send us a textWith Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa recently suffering his third concussion in three seasons, the debate of player safety has resurfaced. On this Sportsline Podcast, Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley, pondered should younger brother, Ticats quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa set an example and wear a "Guardian Helmet" for added protection?

If you go to Brockville, Ont., you will soon be able to find an ultra-discount grocery store under the Loblaw umbrella. The same kind of store is set to open in Windsor, Ont., and St. Catharines, Ont., as well. Scott Radley sat down with economist Moshe Lander, a lecturer at Concordia University to talk about what this could mean for the grocery shopping landscape.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Hamilton is looking for new ways to deal with encampments as the cost of sanctioned encampments is revealed. Real estate insolvencies in Canada to surpass levels of the global financial crisis. CBC paid millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs. Polling shows Cdns want Trudeau to go but believe his ego won't let him. Speaking of Trudeau, the PM says Canada is taking the review of immigration screening of terror plot suspects ‘extremely seriously.' Do we believe him? And healthcare! How has immigration impacted our already strained healthcare system? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Brother Richard MacPhee, Executive Director of the Good Shepherd. Susie Braithwaite, Executive Director of the Hamilton International Village B.I.A. Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management. Franco Terrazano, Federal, Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: How did viewership change between the Tokyo Olympics and Paris? Is Ontario moving too fast in its effort to bring alcohol sales to more than just LCBO locations? The importance of an annual physical is in question. What danger does lithium-ion battery packs pose? Now that the Olympics have ended, how did things go for Canada and the Olympics as a whole? Costco is preparing to introduce membership scanning technology. The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is coming and we find out how is the best way to watch it. What does Scott Radley think of the Paris Olympics? It's all coming up on Hamilton Today! Guests: Bill Brioux, television critic and author Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News Dr. Dominic Nowak, President of the Ontario Medical Association Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & journalist Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Veronika Dornan, PhD candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with The Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Chrystia Feeland says the ‘vast, vast majority' of Liberal MPs support JT. The LCBO strike is ongoing, and it could be a long and nasty battle. Trudeau is heading down to the US to mark the 75th anniversary of the NATO alliance. Here at home, we're waiting on a ‘heat event' set to begin with warnings already being given out. A deadly Russian attack on Ukraine took place, and a Canadian snap election is looking more unlikely. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Muhammad Ali, Vice President with Crestview Strategies. Steven Tufts is a labour geographer in the faculty of environmental and urban change at York University, and author of this piece. Sal Guatieri, Senior Economist with BMO Capital Markets. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Ross Hull, Meteorologist for Global News. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Oh Canada Day, eh? The love for the maple leaf seems to vary depending on what generation you're talking to. But if you're in the mood to celebrate, the Hammer will be busy with lots of things to do including Its Your Festival and more! We also hear from the world of politics; Here in Canada with the question of Justin Trudeau's future as PM and whether he should step down, or down south in the states! Last night's U.S. presidential debate between Biden and Trump happened, we get the key takeaways. All this and more coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, Insights, at Abacus Data. Ryan McHugh, Manager, Tourism and Events, City of Hamilton. Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Dr. Lori Turnbull, Professor & Chair of Public & International Affairs with Dalhousie University. Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, Host of “Just Ask The Question” Podcast, and Author of “Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It” John Balogh, Entertainment Director for Its Your Festival. Chris Knighton, Founder of Knighton Real Estate Advisors. Ken McMullen, President of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hamilton Spectator columnist and CHML radio host Scott Radley joined host Bubba O'Neil on this Sportsline Podcast "Square-Off." Up for discussion was the CFL, Stanley Cup, Mitch Marner and Radley's quick fix for the struggling Blue Jays.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today at Greensville Elementary School in Dundas, Filomena Tassi was on site to highlight the Government of Canada's National School Food Policy. The Canada Border Services Agency has deployed a new, mobile x-ray scanning machine to the Greater Toronto Area as part of an effort to crack down on the soaring number of auto thefts. Village People, War and Crash Test Dummies? Oh my! They're all coming to the Festival of Friends! We are starting to find out more about what to expect from Supercrawl 2024! Donald Sutherland, the New Brunswick-born acting legend has died. Olive oil is getting more expensive, and that is affecting restaurants. What is going on? We are joined by Sylvain “The Food Professor” Charlebois, who is currently in Spain, the home of olive oil! The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 63 per cent of Canadians oppose delaying the election by one week, which would trigger pensions for dozens of MPs. What are the takeaways from Hamilton's encampment update and the delegations that appeared at City Hall? Guests: Filomea Tassi, Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario David Brown, Business Development Consultant with Investigative Solutions Network; retired superintendent of Serious & Organized Crime with Durham Regional Police Robert Rakoczy, General Manager of the Festival of Friends Tim Potocic, Co-owner, Sonic Unyon Records, Supercrawl Productions, Because Beer Festival, Mills Hardware, Bridgeworks Bill Brioux, television critic and author Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University Jay Goldberg Ontario & Interim Atlantic Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Trudeau was warned about the impact of the carbon tax on the economy and Canadians, by his own data. Yesterday, Elizabeth May joined us on air to share her thoughts on foreign interference and the allegations of collusion, contained within secure documents that she was able to review. Ontario's bid to build new affordable housing amid a cost-of-living crisis is hitting a bump as builders turn their noses up at a list of affordable sale prices released by the government for developers who want to qualify for rebates. Companies are harvesting our data, unregulated and with the added strength of artificial intelligence: we look at how deep in trouble we already are, and where this is going. Why is Putin presenting a ceasefire option now? Rahim Mohamed writes in the National Post that there are Gazan dissidents standing at the ready to replace Hamas, and Western media has ignored how much opposition there is to the terrorist group ruling Gaza. The Sound of Music Festival has kicked off for its 2024 season, over in Burlington. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Dr. Rahim Mohamed, political commentator and writer, specializing in comparative politics, natural resources and the political economy; former professor with Centre College and Wake Forest University. Dave Shepherd, Chair, Sound of Music Festival. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Stephen Lecce, Ontario's new energy minister, says the province can't afford an “ideological” push to wean its electricity system off fossil fuels even amidst growing concerns about climate change. Elizabeth May says every federal leader should view the documents on Canadian politicians who allegedly wittingly and unwittingly participated in foreign interference. We look to the U.S. and their upcoming election, because they have their own concerns about foreign interference. U.S. President Joe Biden will reportedly urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations and encourage Hamas to accept a proposal backed by Israel. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Elizabeth May, Federal Leader of the Green Party. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia. Larry Di Ianni, former mayor 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; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path.' Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Is Ottawa making misleading claims about the capital gains tax? In a new article for the Globe and Mail, Jake Fuss of the Fraser institute says ‘yes' and asks the next big question… why? Can anything substantial come from the Ukraine-led peace summit taking place right now, since Russia is not attending? The Ford government is allowing The Beer Store to sell a lot more than just beer! Would buying bollards at Costco for your driveway be a good investment for your car's security? In a new piece for The Hill Times, entitled ‘The minister who cried capital gains,'Tim Powers writes that “the feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.” SpaceX has retrieved pieces of space junk in southern Saskatchewan, months after landing in farmers' fields rather than burning up. Elizabeth May is the first party leader aside from Justin Trudeau to see the unredacted report alleging MPs are knowingly complicit in foreign influence campaigns. She says the other leaders should get clearance to access the documents so that everyone can have a “grown up” conversation about what needs to happen next. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders' summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community. Guests: Jake Fuss, Director, Fiscal Studies with The Fraser Institute Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19' Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University Neil Bisson, Director with the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network; former CSIS Intelligence Officer Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The federal government is seeking Canadians' help in shaping its coming plan for how many newcomers should be welcomed to the country. Chrystia Freeland penned a piece for Postmedia, making her case for the capital gains tax. ‘Golden Era: The Legacy of Bob Morrow' is the new documentary about the late, former mayor of Hamilton, by local filmmaker Scott C. Newman of White Dwarf Pictures. It is set to be premiered at the Westdale Theatre on June 16. The first interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada in more than four years will not be enough to help most prospective homebuyers feeling sidelined by high borrowing costs, new polling suggests. We look at the Federal Liberal's capital gains tax, and the news that the Conservative Party of Canada will not vote for it. The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is ramping up efforts to increase the number of medical conditions pharmacists can treat, in what it says is an effort to help ease the pressures of an overburdened healthcare system. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ravi Jain, of Jain Immigration Law; Barrister & Solicitor (Ontario) & Attorney-At-Law (Massachusetts), Co-President of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association; Certified Specialist on Citizenship & Immigration Law with the Law Society of Ontario. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Stewart Prest, Lecturer on Political Science, University of British Columbia. Scott C. Newman, Hamiltonian filmmaker ‘Golden Era: The Legacy of Bob Morrow', and Rosemary Baptista, co-producer of this film. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Sean Simpson, VP of IPSOS Public Affairs. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacist Association Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What does it mean for our democracy, that Canadian politicians “wittingly” assisted in foreign interference? How is Canada impacted by this? What's the reaction from a security perspective? Westdale, one of the peregrine falcons chicks to recently hatch on The Sheraton Hotel, has passed away. How seriously should we be considering turning government offices into housing? Hamilton Arts Week is here and the awards are tomorrow night! The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Jen Anisef, Cultural Project Specialist with the City of Hamilton's Culture & Tourism Division. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Daniel Perry, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs, Hill + Knowlton. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor of Food Distribution and Policy, and the Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Changing a tire? First aid? Ontario is getting ready to update its home ec courses — and wants your input on what needs to change. In the National Post, Randall Denley writes that running against Justin Trudeau is Doug Ford's best reason for an early-ish election. We take a look at the Canadian Open and how it played out. We look at the benefits that can come from the focus on financial literacy in Ontario high schools. The world's first Masters program in psychedelics and their therapeutic uses is coming to University of Ottawa. Justice Minister Arif Virani says he wants to ensure principles meant to guide bail decisions are being upheld as police anecdotally report high rates of people on bail re-offending. What do we make of the proliferation of gun violence reports in Hamilton? The federal Liberal government learned Friday it might have to retreat on a proposal within its electoral reform legislation to delay the next vote by one week, after all opposition parties came out to say they can't support it. Guests: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education 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 Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management Dr. Monnica Williams, a mental heath researcher at the University of Ottawa Ari Goldkind, Toronto criminal lawyer, legal expert, media commentator Steve Metelsky, Professor, Criminology, Mohawk College Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Five Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined a lawsuit against social media tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok that alleges they disrupt student learning and the education system. Facial recognition partnership in Peel and York has critics concerned. New polling from Abacus Data indicates that only a third of Canadians feel they are better off now than they were in their childhood. Beloved Canadian punk drummer Gene Champagne is stepping out from behind the kit for his long-awaited first solo EP, ‘Let's Jet!' Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma. Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Oksana Kishchukm, Director, Strategy & Insights at Abacus Data. Gene Champagne. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for the Government of Ontario. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The federal government and the government of Ontario have reached a $357-million deal under the National Housing Strategy. According to a Leger poll, less than a fifth of Canadians support anti-Israel protest encampments. A Hamilton road voted “Worst Road in Ontario”… again. Opinion piece says Oakville teens should learn about communism before promoting it. Half of people arrested in recent major auto theft crime bust were out on bail? Have since been released on bail again. We look at the closing arguments for Trump's hush money trial from right outside the courthouse. And reportedly there's serious gaps in the flow of intelligence regarding Chinese interference. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA SCO. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Andrew Furgiuele, Criminal Defence Lawyer with Furgiuele Law. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Writing in the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin says that it may be time to rethink how military service in Canada is handled and consider taking a cue from U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. How will the $5.1 Million donation from the Juravinski Foundation be put to use? Arts graduate education in Canada should be redesigned around students' and society's needs, according to a new piece in The Conversation. The Speaker of the House, Greg Fergus, has kept his post for another day. With the turnover of speakers in recent memory, and the previous trouble around Speaker Fergus, we look at the fallout of this latest vote and the waning support from MPs. The federal Conservatives are offering to team up with the federal Liberals in order to address foreign interference. A new Leger poll shows that 47% of Canadians think Justin Trudeau is hanging on to his office for selfish reasons. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path.' Dr. Paul O'Byrne, Chair of the Steering Committee, Juravinski Research Institute, Dean & Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. Jonathan Malloy, holds the ‘Honourable Dick and Ruth Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy' and is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Henry Jacek, Professor Emeritus, Political Science at McMaster University. Sean Sparling, retired Deputy Chief of Sault Ste Marie Police, currently the President of Investigative Solutions Network. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Space junk falling from the skies, who's liable? 8 in 10 Canadians need a summer vacation, but inflation is making most consider scaling back their plans. Border intelligence program needs better training and analytics. 369 stolen vehicles from Ontario recovered. Canada's now “the outlier” in NATO on defence spending? The repercussions of Freeland's delay in tabling capital gains tax. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dr. Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor of Astronomy at the University of Regina. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Former CSIS analyst. Brian Kingston, President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association. Heather Exner-Pirot is a senior policy analyst at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Law Enforcement Analyst, Retired Inspector with the Toronto Police Service, former homicide investigator, 34 years with the force. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Pre-mixed drinks are coming to grocery and big-box stores in Ontario. An Aframax tanker is heading its way to China from British Columbia after becoming the first vessel to load heavy oil from the newly expanded Trans Mountain pipeline system. Did OpenAI, the makers of Chat GPT, steal Scarlet Johanson's voice? What does it mean that AI is getting better voices, and the companies behind this tech may be getting bolder? A bi-partisan collection of U.S. senators are calling for Canada to step up to its NATO pledge. Ottawa's $1.7-million subsidy for 10 pasta jobs reveals deep problems in our economy, according to Aaron Wudrick's newest article in the National Post. Get ready for Open Streets Hamilton this weekend, along King street, stretching from John to Gage! A new poll from Abacus shows the federal Conservatives lead is down to 16 as the Liberals make gains among younger Canadians. The feds will now allow retailers to ship their firearms via courier, to participate in the gun buy-back program. And, the two Scotts discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of pasta subsidies. A lot to look forward to on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dan Malleck, Associate Professor with the Department of Health Sciences and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock University. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP.  Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.  Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia.  Aaron Wudrick, Director the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Domestic Policy Program.  Peter Topalovic, Manager, Active Transportation and Mobility, City of Hamilton Transportation Planning and Parking.  Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, Insights, at Abacus Data. Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Sports Shooting Association. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig News Anchor – Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The 2024 Summer Travel Outlook by Deloitte Canada found that 74% of Canadian respondents plan to stay within the country on their next trip amidst high costs of living. Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday. The new Donald Trump biopic screening at Cannes is causing a stir, and predictably, the Trump re-election campaign is one of the parties stirred up about it. It has been officially announced that Toronto will be home to Canada's first Women's National Basketball Association team. The Liberal government is facing pushback from Justice Marie-Josée Hogue for citing cabinet confidentiality in redacting records provided to the public inquiry investigating meddling by China and other hostile states in Canadian democracy. New polling from Abacus looks at whether Canadians think that capital gains tax changes will impact their access to physicians. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Barry Choi, Travel and personal finance expert. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Susan Delacourt, National Columnist with The Toronto Star. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer and media commentator. 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. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Oksana Kishchuk, Director, Strategy & Insights at Abacus Data. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We look at the destruction seen inside the Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday. Could this happen to any plane? Inflation is cooling: can Chrystia Freeland rightfully take any credit for that? Westfield Heritage Village has announced how they will celebrate their 60th Anniversary on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16. Speaker of the House Greg Fergus is once again embroiled in allegations of bias. Is Mark Carney the Liberal's future, and could he take on Pierre Poilievre? Leger polling gives us insights on grocery inflation and the Loblaw boycott. New home construction in Ontario has slowed to a pace not seen since 2018, putting Premier Doug Ford's government further off track from hitting its housing targets. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Keith Mackey, of Mackey International. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Rondalyn Brown, Manager of Westfield Heritage Village Conservation Area. Larry Di Ianni, former mayor of Hamilton. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Jesse Helmer, Senior Research Associate at the Smart Prosperity Institute. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get your firework safety tips right from Hamilton's Fire Chief ahead of the long weekend! The inquiry into foreign interference is highlighting the reality of the situation that diaspora communities have been dealing with for a while. Gage Park will play host to a poutine feast over the course of this long weekend! What will the future of Hamilton's downtown core look like, as the city leans into the entertainment industry with the renovations to the FirstOntario Centre? The Hamilton Lawyer's Shows that run at Theatre Aquarius showcase the artistic talents of lawyers and judges and raising money for local charities, and this year marks their 40th anniversary. Loblaw has signed onto the grocery code of conduct. Will that appease people? Trudeau's government has cut the budget of Canada's information commissioner, which will impede Canadians' ability to receive timely information – including journalists' Freedom-Of-Information request – and make it more difficult to hold the government to account. Tim Hortons is celebrating its 60th anniversary! Guests: Dave Cunliffe, Hamilton Fire Chief Kawser Ahmed, Adjunct Professor at the Political Science department, University of Winnipeg Dave Conway, of Poutine Feast Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Jeff Manishen – portraying J.J. Singleton in this year's production of ‘The Sting' at Theatre Aquarius – Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney Steven Schipper – Director of this year's production of ‘The Sting' at Theatre Aquarius – Executive Artistic Director of the Rose Theatre in Brampton, former (and longest-serving) Artistic Director of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19' Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions remain following the groundbreaking ceremony for the $300-million transformation of FirstOntario Centre. Although high-end concerts and events are a focus, it's unknown what sports teams will call the arena home. Is the NHL coming to Hamilton? Hamilton Spectator columnist Scott Radley offered his take on this Sportsline Podcast. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: In a new piece for the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin writes that Canada is spiralling into disorder due to our catch-and-release bail policies. Stemming from today's Statistics Canada data release, The Conference Board of Canada has shared its insights on what the figures mean for the overall Canadian economy. Hamilton's Al Hierlihy is a finalist for the National Hockey League's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award, for his past eight years with the Hamilton District Sledge Hockey Association. Joe Biden has said that he will debate Donald Trump twice. The U.S. presidential race is getting further underway, bringing Americans – and the world – closer to a Biden-Trump rematch. What was the purpose of the latest round of emergency alerts? Most of Canada received theirs last week, and today Ontarians were supposed to get theirs but it seems like not everyone did. A daylight shootout near the intersection of Barton Street and Kinrade Avenue in Hamilton leaves us asking: what penalties will the culprits will face once apprehended? Writing in the Toronto Sun, Brian Lilley says that the Ford government's announcement about new penalties for auto thieves is actually directed at Prime Minister Trudeau. With electric vehicle announcements and auto industry investments that we have been bombarded with recently, we look at whether or not Canada is “building a road to the Ring of Fire.” Guests: Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path' Kiefer Van Mulligen, a senior economist with the Conference Board of Canada Allen Hierlihy, Coach with the Hamilton District Sledge Hockey Association's junior developmental squad Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Law Enforcement Analyst, Retired Inspector with the Toronto Police Service, former homicide investigator, 34 years with the force Brian Lilley, political columnist with the Toronto Sun Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Hamilton Street Railway is getting ready to celebrate it's 150th anniversary! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mountsberg Raptor Centre. The Raptor Centre officially opened on June 3, 1994, as both an education centre and a bird of prey rehabilitation hospital. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron this week called on NATO allies to spend more on their militaries, insisting tougher foreign policy is necessary in a world more dangerous “than most of us have ever known.” Artificial Intelligence is being used to comb through job applications. What is to become of City Centre, now an empty shell growing out from Jackson Square and onto the intersection of James North and York Boulevard? Three government contractors involved in developing the ArriveCan app have received hundreds of federal contracts worth more than $1-billion over the past 13 years. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Maureen Cosyn Heath, Director of Transit with the City of Hamilton. Sandra Davey, Coordinator, Animal Care and Programs at Mountsberg Raptors Centre. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Bob Bratina, Former CHML broadcaster, Former Mayor of Hamilton, former Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We look at the ongoing fallout from the Pearson Airport Gold Heist, as a sixth arrest is made. Andy Kim's "Rock Me Gently" is marking a major milestone, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. We are joined by Andy Kim! According to The Toronto Star “After more than a week, the Loblaw boycott doesn't appear to have made a dent in the grocery chain's sales, according to a group of suppliers. A surprisingly strong April jobs report is likely to “raise eyebrows” at the Bank of Canada, with economists and markets split on when interest rate cuts could begin. After a lengthy debate, Hamilton City Council has agreed to extend development fee discounts to developers for another eight years, at which time they will be phased out. Rex Murphy, the longtime former CBC pundit and National Post columnist, has died of cancer at the age of 77. We look at his impact on the Canadian journalism landscape. Business and legal troubles follow the stars around just as much as anyone else, and that's one reason why educators can make use of the public's fascination with celebrities, as teaching tools. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Carrie Wroot, Hamilton-based event organizer. Sean Sparling, retired Deputy Chief of Sault Ste Marie Police, currently the President of Investigative Solutions Network. Andy Kim, Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19'. Colin Mang, assistant professor of Economics, at McMaster University; an expert on fiscal policy, labour economics, and the cost-of-living. John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age. Mohamed Khimji, Associate Dean of Academic Policy; Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies; David Allgood Professor in Business Law; Associate Professor, at Queen's University. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Business Council of Alberta says that Canada's points-based immigration system is flawed, and has proposed their own fixes. Parents going in on home-ownership with their children, in order to assist the kids with getting in on the market: we get insight on when this is and is not a viable option. This week, it was announced that Russia would begin nuclear weapon drills after an angry exchange with senior Western officials. Theft and robbery are, reportedly, daily occurrences for LCBO locations. Some are saying that the handling of Poilievre's 'wacko' ejection from the House, and the way the Liberals took it, is a clear sign of desperation. Foreign interference and the legislation that could potentially guard against it. A new Leger survey suggests that nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that began more than a week ago, with students demanding their schools publicize and end their investments in Israeli defence companies. Canada Post is losing a money, and its annual report hinted that major changes could be in store. Guests: Cassandra Fultz, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, and a Founder of Doherty Fultz Immigration Consultants, with whom she is a Senior Consultant Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management Dr. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Law Enforcement Analyst, Retired Inspector with the Toronto Police Service, former homicide investigator, 34 years with the force Larry Di Ianni, former mayor of Hamilton Neil Bisson, Director with the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network; former CSIS Intelligence Officer Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Leafs have fired Head Coach Sheldon Keefe. According to new polling from the Angus Reid Institute, the popularity of federal party leaders in Canada is at its lowest ever. Mark Carney says the carbon tax served a purpose “until now,” suggesting that it is time for a credible alternative. A suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar reportedly got a student visa in ‘days'. We look at consumer psychology and the Loblaw ban, with Professor Eugene Chan, who recently covered such issues in an article for 'The Conversation'. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and several other business groups have teamed up to call for Chrystia Freeland's capital gains tax plan to be scrapped. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ryan Kennedy, Senior Writer with The Hockey News. Dave Korzinski, Research Director with the Angus Reid Institute. Dr. Omar Khan, Assistant Professor with the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Immunology with the University of Toronto and a Medicine by Design Investigator. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Eugene Y. Chan, Associate Professor of Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University. Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Dr. Rahim Mohamed, political commentator and writer, specializing in comparative politics, natural resources and the political economy; former professor with Centre College and Wake Forest University. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Do protests like the encampments on university campuses accomplish much of anything, in this day and age? The federal government is granting B.C.‘s request to once again ban the public use of illicit drugs, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. We look at Canada's Defence spending, since Defence Minister Bill Blair recently made a rare admission for a federal cabinet minister. In a new piece for the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin looks at foreign interference – particularly from the government of China – and the Federal Liberal's attempts to curb it. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Alan Cross, music historian, host of The Ongoing History of New Music. Jon Roe, Research Associate with Angus Reid. David Baxter, Digital Broadcast Journalist Global News. Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia. Tony Keller, columnist with The Globe and Mail. Tasha Kheriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path.' Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Randy Travis's new song, created with the help of AI. Boeing's new Starliner capsule set for first crewed flight to space station. A developing story… Hamas has reportedly accepted the ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar. We look at Canada's ongoing and growing tensions with India. The recent survey by Abacus Data asked 1,500 respondents about their impressions of seven “possible Liberal leadership candidates” to one day succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Spam texts are becoming a bigger nuisance, and pose security threats of their own. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. David Shipley, Cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We look at the planned boycott of Loblaw stores, and the reaction from the CEO. New polling shows that 60% of Ontario residents believe they will need a second job or side hustle to afford a home in the province. A North Korean missile landed in Ukraine, after seemingly being launched from the territory of the Russian Federation. Seems like they procured it from North Korea. Why is Justin Trudeau showing up on podcasts and pitching his messages to Americans? Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce joins us to walk through the updated rules around cellphones and vaping in our province's schools. Chrystia Freeland has previewed a new omnibus budget bill with the proposed capital gains tax change left out. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19'. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A documentary that highlights the connection between exercise and mental health is coming to the Art Gallery of Burlington. Hamilton is set to go ahead with its vacant unit tax, following a procedural vote by city council last week. We talk about why you A.I. therapist is not your therapist. A group of Canadian MPs and senators who belong to an international parliamentary alliance critical of the Chinese government say the F.B.I. recently informed their organization that many in their ranks were targeted by hackers linked to Beijing. Are we ready for self-driving transport trucks on our roads? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ted Michaels, mental health and wellness advocate, avid runner, and radio personality. Kathleen Morrison, Hamilton resident who lives near the landfill. Esther Pauls, Ward 7 councillor. Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator. Zoha Khawaja, Master of Science Student with Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University; co-author of the piece. Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter, The Globe and Mail. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Ron Foxcroft, Canadian businessman, Fox40World, creator of the FOX40 whistle, author of 40 Ways of the Fox, CEO of Fluke Transport… former Honorary Colonel with the Argyll Regiment, Chairman of the Argyll Commemorative Fundraising Campaign. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

Scott Radley of the Hamilton Spectator and 900 CHML joined host Bubba O'Neil on the 'Sportsline Square Off'.  Among a number of issues to debate were William Nylander's shocking absence, Mitch Marner being labeled 'invisible' along with Shohei Ohtani's upcoming appearance in Toronto since rejecting the Blue Jays during free agency. The big question: will Shohei be booed? 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What is behind the lack of enthusiasm for music festivals in 2024? Ottawa plans to turn post offices and historic armouries into housing. We look at Donald Trump, his “hush money” trail and gag order, as well as how the U.S. presidential election could be affected. The 2024 federal budget failed to spark a much needed rebound in the polls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trailing Liberal party, according to new Ipsos polling released Tuesday. The Canadian Medical Association is warning that the federal government's proposed increases to capital-gains taxes will pose a significant financial hit to doctors and may push some out of the profession. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Alan Cross, music historian, host of The Ongoing History of New Music. Frank Clayton, Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at Toronto Metropolitan University. Jacquelyn LeBel, Regional Ontario Online Supervisor for News, Digital. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. David Booth, Senior Writer/Postmedia Driving, driving.ca. Dr. Joss Reimer, President-Elect of the Canadian Medical Association. John Ibbitson, Writer at Large with the Globe and Mail, specializing in Canadian politics, federal-provincial relations and American politics. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Now that we have digested the federal budget, we look at how will it affect small and independent businesses? The head of Israeli military intelligence said Monday he would resign because of Hamas' October 7 attack. A 15-year-old boy is in life-threatening condition after he and two other youths attempted to ride the top of a GO train that was in motion after midnight Saturday. A new Ipsos report shows that “two tier health care” is not the threat it once was. Among respondents, 52 per cent wanted “increased access to health care provided by independent health entrepreneurs,” against just 29 per cent who didn't. A research institute in China that is affiliated with the ruling Communist Party's foreign-influence operations compiled extensive profiles of members of Parliament with Chinese ethnicity, two sources say. Mayor Patrick Brown of Brampton, Ontario, writes that the Liberals are not doing enough to combat auto-theft, in a recent article piece for the National Post. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Brian J. Patterson, President of the Ontario Safety League. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter, The Globe and Mail. Brian Lilley, political columnist with the Toronto Sun. Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, Ontario. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We dive into Tom Wilson's story, ‘Beautiful Scars' with the man himself! Think being a ‘friendly neighbour' is a dying art? High density might have something to do with that. Taylor Swift fans are losing their minds over leaked double album. More on the LRT saga. Middle-class Canadians could be hit by increases to capital gains tax. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Tom Wilson Tehoháhake, newly appointed member of the Order of Canada, Modern Mohawk visual artist, as well as Juno award-winning musician (LeE HARVeY osMOND, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and Junkhouse), and best-selling author of ‘Beautiful Scars'. Dr. Meg Holden, Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management with Simon Fraser University. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. Dr. Jack Mintz, Distinguished Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute and President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. David Macdonald, Senior Economist with The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. John Armit, Acting Detective Sergeant of the Anti-Rackets Branch with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Gas prices are going up to levels not seen since 2022, according to our guest. The Conservative Party's deputy leader joins us to share reaction to the budget. Ontario asks Ottawa to close loophole that's led to 'disturbing' rise in pay-for-care clinics. There have been Multiple arrests, 19 charges laid in $22.5M in the fallout from the Pearson Airport Gold Heist. What happens to Canada's middle class now? There are plenty of concerns about our urban boundaries but is there enough concern about the need for development? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Daniel Perry, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs, Hill + Knowlton. Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Leader Conservative Party of Canada, Member of Parliament representing Thornhill, Ontario. Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Law Enforcement Analyst, Retired Inspector with the Toronto Police Service, former homicide investigator, 34 years with the force. Colin Mang, assistant professor of Economics, at McMaster Unviestity; an expert on fiscal policy, labour economics, and the cost-of-living. Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association. Larry Di Ianni, former mayor of Hamilton. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: 70 years ago saw Bill Haley “Rock Around the Clock”. Vinyl is back? LIUNA Gardens development rejected, and residents couldn't be happier. Bill Maher says Canada's “Extreme wokeness” is a ‘cautionary tale' for America. We discuss the threat of foreign interference in Canadian politics, and the tactics of division. Israel's war cabinet meets following Iran's attack over the weekend. Certain vehicles frequently stolen? Your insurance is going to be high. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Alan Cross, music historian, host of The Ongoing History of New Music. Joshua Greenberg, Professor with the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Muhammad Ali, Vice President with Crestview Strategies. Jeff Beattie, Ward 10 Councillor, City of Hamilton. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Matt Hands, Vice President of Insurance for RateHub.ca. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Tom Craig News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Only three months after their lavish, televised wedding ceremony, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist of the Golden Bachelor have announced their divorce. Randall Denley says that Trudeau's attempt to blame Ontario Premier Doug Ford for the carbon tax isn't fooling anyone, in his newest piece for the National Post. If an election were held today, the Liberals would form the opposition? Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Thursday that Ottawa would allow first-time buyers to take out an insured mortgage amortized over 30 years, up from the traditional 25, when purchasing a newly built unit. As we wrap up the week, we look at the revelations from the Foreign Interference inquiry and what they mean for Canada's place in thew world, and our interactions with China. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Bill Brioux, television critic and author. 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. Timothy Danson,Trial and Appellate Lawyer, Lawyer for the Mahaffy and French families. David Valentin, Principal, Liaison Strategies. George Monastiriakos, Adjunct Professor With the University of Ottawa – Faculty of Law. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: O. J. Simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76. Boeing is in the spotlight, and once again it's not for good reasons. The Feds announced that they have agreed to double the tax credit given to volunteer firefighters. Newest Abacus data shows the Conservatives in the strongest lead yet. The Ford government has unveiled a new omnibus bill focused on streamlining home building and approvals in the province. Want affordable housing in your backyard? Local non-profit group, In My Backyard, can help. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls. Keith Mackey, of Mackey International. Greg Jones, Fire Chief in Amherst, Nova Scotia; Board Member, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. Bill Brioux, television critic and author. David Coletto, CEO, Abacus Data. Murtaza Haider, Professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. Siobhan Koch & Alicia Wilson, co-founders of In My Backyard Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Canada is on the outside looking in, when it comes to the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Bite of Brant event has welcomed in over a thousand students this year, to learn about agriculture and possible careers, now going 29 years strong. We find out about how this year's event unfolded. The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday amid signs that inflation is easing, with officials acknowledging that a rate cut in June is “within the realm of possibilities.” We look at the inquiry into foreign interference, on the day of Prime Minister Trudeau's testimony. Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's budget blitz winning over Canadians? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Jean Emmott “the woman behind the past 29 years of Bite of Brant”. Kelly McLaughlin, Chair of Prom Project Hamilton; Grade 7/8 Teacher at Cathy Wever Elementary School. Colin Mang, assistant professor of Economics, at McMaster Unviestity; an expert on fiscal policy, labour economics, and the cost-of-living. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Tasha Kheriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path.' Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Tom Craig News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow. The ban will mean that many songs in musical styles such as pop and techno will be banned. How might experiencing the eclipse affect people? What does Canada's defence policy update mean for us, and what does it mean for our NATO allies? Pierre Poilievre is gaining ground with the youth vote. How, and what does that indicate? We look at controversy around Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville, and the debate around changing its name. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received briefings about foreign interference allegations related to former Liberal MP Han Dong's riding before the 2019 election, a new document shows. McMaster University pediatric allergy expert Douglas Mack says new guidelines for oral immunotherapy will help make building up tolerance to allergens like peanuts “safer and more sustainable” for families. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: John Colarusso, Ph.D., Professor Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages. (expert on the people, conflicts, history and culture of the Caucasus region of Russia). Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British Foreign Policy, Canadian Foreign Policy and politics, International History, U.S. Foreign Policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Alex Boutilier, National Online Correspondent with Global News. Jody Harbour, the co-founder of Grandmother's Voice, an Indigenous cultural organization in Oakville. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Douglas Mack, lead author of the paper and assistant clinical professor with McMaster's Department of Pediatrics. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

Conversing brightly is a requirement to find yourself on Scott Radley's The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio. The ever bright and conversational Jeff Mahoney joins Scott for this week's edition to talk about using cell phones in the classroom, retesting people to keep their driver's license after certain ages, retiring after years in the newspaper industry, how the delivery of news has changed with time and more. Guest: Jeff Mahoney, Reporter & Columnist, The Hamilton Spectator

The topic of homelessness and debate surrounding how to combat it continues at Hamilton City Hall. Larry Di Ianni joins the show to talk about how this debate may change things at City Hall and if something usable may or may not come out of this. Guest: Larry Di Ianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton - After a month away from the mic, Scott Radley & Don Robertson make their return to talk about the plethora of things that have happened in the world of sports. Guest: Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Allan Cup Champion Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty

The XFL has their first batch of quarterbacks allocated for the 2023 season, we are still reeling from the leaked XFL team names and delayed “activations” this week and we have XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell joining us for a long overdue “therapy session” to break it all down. We talk about the “state of the XFL” as we approach its 2023 February kickoff and get Mike's thoughts on a crazy week of XFL news, plus Fan Controlled Commissioner Ray Austin drops by the program to preview FCF season 3 and we catch up with Scott Radley of 900CHML to talk CFL Week 17.The last 2 weeks of XFL news and “non-news” has been a LOT for even the most die-hard of XFL fans to process. We welcome back to the program Mike Mitchell our own XFL “Insider” to get his thoughts on everything coming out from XFL 3.0. We react to the 9 quarterbacks seen training with XFL Director of Quarterback Development Jordan Palmer via his recent Instagram videos and talk about the 8 XFL teams and coaches they are currently “allocated to” heading into the 2023 XFL season. We also get Mike's thoughts on the delayed XFL local “activations” this week due to hurricane Ian, the leaked XFL team names (not logos) that were found last week on the XFL shop, and talk about the general “state of the XFL” and how fans should be feeling about the third iteration of the XFL brand.Ray Austin, commissioner of Fan Controlled Football stops by the show courtesy of the league to preview and talk up the league's upcoming third season in the spring. Ray touts the success of former FCF players in the NFL, talks about potential team expansion heading into season 3 and we even talk a little Fan Controlled Hoops, the next creation to come out of Fan Controlled Sports.Finally, Scott Radley makes a long, long overdue appearance on the show to preview CFL Week 17 and talk through the major storylines he sees in the Canadian Football League headed into October. We talk about the CFL's broken playoff system, Hamilton's disastrous season, the BC Lions' chances of making it to the Grey Cup either with or without Nathan Rourke, and why he thinks the divisional system of the CFL needs to go by the wayside.0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo2:29 Show Intro8:31 XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell on XFL 2023 QB Allocations43:06 XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell on XFL 2023 Team Leaks and “State of the XFL”1:10:58 Fan Control Football Commissioner Ray Austin Interview1:30:36 Scott Radley, Hamilton Spectator Columnist, CFL Week 17 Interview1:58:39 Show Outro