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Scott Radley is a seasoned journalist, who has written a column for over 15 years in Hamilton. He will ask questions that you want answers to. He will bring an inquisitive mind and a unique perspective to daily news that will push the boundaries in order to make people think and to challenge the norm.

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Scott Radley is a seasoned journalist, who has written a column for over 15 years in Hamilton. He will ask questions that you want answers to. He will bring an inquisitive mind and a unique perspective to daily news that will push the boundaries in order to make people think and to challenge the norm.

    Why are kids having a hard time learning math? Does our bail system need a revamp? Mental health & small business ownership featured in 'Thrive' & 'Hidden Secrets of the Canvas', a documentary on finding the locations Group of Seven painted

    Why are kids having a hard time learning math? Does our bail system need a revamp? Mental health & small business ownership featured in 'Thrive' & 'Hidden Secrets of the Canvas', a documentary on finding the locations Group of Seven painted

    Our kids are having a hard time learning math, why? Is it the way the subject is taught?
    Guest: Monika Ferenczy, Educational Consultant, Horizon Education Consulting
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    Do we need to revamp Canada's bail system or is our view of it skewed?
    Guest: Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney
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    Hamilton is home to an amazing hot sauce company called Dawson's Hot Sauce and it's owner, Brodie Dawson, is taking part in 'Thrive', a speaker series focusing on mental health and its relation with small business ownership where one is not just surviving but thriving.
    Guest: Brodie Dawson, Owner & Founder, Dawson's Hot Sauce
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    Hidden Secrets Of The Canvas is a documentary on a Hamilton couple puts a spotlight on their unique hobby of finding the locations that inspired paintings by the Group Of Seven.
    Guest: Emma Waddington, Narrator of Hidden Secrets Of The Canvas & Granddaughter of Jim & Sue Waddington

    • 45 min
    Why does it seem like Hamilton's identity revolves around downtown? Will Chad Kelly's suspension impact the Ticats? & Why is the Canadian dollar looking to take a nosedive?

    Why does it seem like Hamilton's identity revolves around downtown? Will Chad Kelly's suspension impact the Ticats? & Why is the Canadian dollar looking to take a nosedive?

    A shooting downtown has shocked Hamiltonians and made Scott wonder why it seems almost like Hamilton's entire image is based around the downtown area.
    Guest: John Best, Publisher, The Bay Observer
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    The Toronto Argonauts's starting quarterback, Chad Kelly, has been suspended by the league. CHML's own Rick Zamperin joins the show to help shed light on the details of this case and what it could mean for the Ticats this year.
    Guest: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton, Assistant Program, News & Sr. Sports Director at 900 CHML
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    The Canadian dollar's exchange rate could be looking to take a nosedive. What are the wider implications of this if it happens? Why would it happen at all?
    Guest: Dr. Eric Kam, Professor of Economics with Toronto Metropolitan University

    • 45 min
    Why is Ontario the angriest province in Canada? & Sports Talk with Don Robertson

    Why is Ontario the angriest province in Canada? & Sports Talk with Don Robertson

    Canadians are stereotyped as being kind and polite however it would appear that is anything but the case, especially in Ontario, according to a recent poll. Why are Ontarians so angry?
    Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer, Pollara Strategic Insights
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    It seems like every major pro sports team in Toronto is a disappointment but is the problem the players or the coaches? Could it be both? What needs changing? These questions and more get answered in this week's edition of Sports Talk with Don Robertson.
    Guest: Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Back-to-Back Allan Cup Champion Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty

    • 45 min
    The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio with Meredith MacLeod: Complete objectivity in journalism, FirstOntario Centre's renovations, Wealthy parents forgoing large inheritances for their kids & more

    The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio with Meredith MacLeod: Complete objectivity in journalism, FirstOntario Centre's renovations, Wealthy parents forgoing large inheritances for their kids & more

    This week's guest is award-winning journalist Meredith MacLeod who joins Scott for an hour of conversation that's sure to be the brightest in Hamilton (see where we get the name from?). Together they cover the renovations FirstOntario Centre is undergoing, objectivity in journalism, receiving large inheritances from wealthy parents, if protests nowadays have lost the narrative and more.
    Guest: Meredith MacLeod, Editor & Co-Publisher, Hamilton City Magazine

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Who can step in and turn the federal Liberals around? & How can an area with so many pro teams have so few championship wins?

    Who can step in and turn the federal Liberals around? & How can an area with so many pro teams have so few championship wins?

    If Justin Trudeau stepped down as the leader of the federal Liberals, who could step in to turn things around for the party?
    Guest: Stephen LeDrew, Past President of the Liberal Party of Canada, Lawyer & Host of “The LeDrew Three-Minute Interview”
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    How is it that this area can have so many different sports teams playing at the professional level in every major sport and yet there are so few and infrequent championship wins? This question and more gets addressed as Bubba O'Neil joins the show.
    Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sports Anchor at CHCH-TV & Host of the Sportsline Podcast

    • 36 min
    Hamilton's renaming debacle, Warning labels coming to every cigarette in Canada & The Rolling Stones are back on tour!

    Hamilton's renaming debacle, Warning labels coming to every cigarette in Canada & The Rolling Stones are back on tour!

    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
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    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
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    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

    • 43 min

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