It’s time for the first Brightest Conversation of 2019! Scott has a full docket of intriguing topics to discuss with his guest, long-time friend of the show Mike Fortune. Head of into your weekend the right way, with the newest podcast of the Scott Radley Show. Guest: Mike Fortune, of Cable 14
What started as a hypothetical conversation with tonight's guest, Mike Fortune, took a surprising turn and revealed something new about Scott Radley. Check out the full podcast of the Scott Radley Show for more, including his and Mike's conversation about changes in the impaired driving laws and the Toronto Blue Jays. Guest: Mike Fortune, of Cable 14
Councillor Jason Farr talks with Scott Radley about the support Hamilton City Council could offer to a Grey Cup bid. The big question is, how likely is City Council willing to help? Guest: Ward 2 COuncillor Jason Far - Paul Ford is an actor with a physical disability, and an advocate for disabled actors. He joins Scott to discuss the controversy surrounding Brian Cranston’s performance as a man with quadriplegia, in the new film ‘The Upside.’ Guest: Paul Ford, Actor and Advocate - The CFL has re...
Scott takes a moment to share some dating advice, that you would think would be obvious, for anyone looking for love online. And, of course, he shares the unfortunate that inspired this segment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced three byelections that will be held in February, including in the B.C. riding where NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is vying for a seat. How will the results of a B.C. byelection ultimately have an impact on the 2019 federal election? Guest: Tim Harper, political commentator with the Toronto Star - A mother in British Columbia, as well as two men, have been charged after they allegedly filmed the takedown of a 28-year-old man she says arrived to have sex with...
The trade deadlines for the OHL are this week, and a question has been raised: is trading in junior hockey a grotesque practice which is unfair to the young players who could have their lives uprooted? Teri Pecoskie, who covers the Hamilton Bulldogs for the Hamilton Spectator, joins Scott to break down this question and share her thoughts on the practice of trading. Guest: Teri Pecoskie, Sport journalist - Scott was recently shown a Youtube channel he found fascinating and uplifting. The channel...
A new study from the United States has found that roughly 50% of adults that say they have allergies do not, in fact, have those allergies. How big of a problem is self-diagnosis when it comes to allergies? Guest: Dr. Susan Waserman, Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health, Professor of Medicine at the Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Department of Medicine, McMaster University - A Malcolm Gladwell piece in The New Yorker asks the questio...
Scott has brought in the technical producers who keep his show running, for a special edition of the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. What they don’t know, is that he is about to turn the tables and have them become the hosts of the Scott Radley Show Podcast! Guests/Hosts: Lisa Polewski, weekend news anchor and technical producer with 900 CHML Ben Straughan, technical producer with 900 CHML Will Erskine, technical producer with 900 CHML Scott Radley, usual host of the Scott Radley Show...
It's Friday, and that means it's time for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton! Tonight, for a special edition of the Scott Radley Show podcast, Scott has brought in the technical producers who keep his show running smoothly. He has a surprise in store for them. But he also has a question: is he a bad person for being happy that there is little to no snow on the ground this close to Christmas? Guests: Lisa Polewski, Weekend News Anchor and technical producer with 900 CHML Will Erskine, technic...
Illegal cannabis dispensaries do not seem to be threatened by the possibility of legal counterparts. And some shop owners who have dispensed with subtlety, when it comes to advertising their illegal business. John-Paul Danko found one such shop in his ward just this morning. Guest: Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko - Rick Zamperin joins Scott Radley to talk about the legendary names being removed from the Stanley Cup, and the Ticats new season schedule. Guest: Rick Zamperin, News/Sports Director...
Hamilton's city council has decided to defer the issue of legal cannabis shops to a meeting on January 14th. Is our city council too divided to make a decision? Guest: Bill Kelly, host of The Bill Kelly Show on Global News Radio 900 CHML - 100 years ago today, the first comic by Robert Ripley - whose legacy includes Ripley's Believe It Or Not! - was published. Scott speaks with the author of Robert Ripley's biography about the life and the legacy of this fascinating man. Guest: Neal Thompson, au...
Two years ago, Scott interviewed the man who did the voice of Hermey the Elf in the claymation 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' Christmas special. However, the interview did not go as expected, and Scott is bringing it out of the vault for the first time.
After eight hours of debate and passionate arguments on both sides, the question of whether to allow legal cannabis shops in Hamilton has been referred until January 14th. Guest: Sam Merulla, Ward 4 councillor - Scott and Jamie West go through the 80s Christmas supergroup charity hit song "We Are The World" solo-by-solo and discuss each superstar's career then compared to their careers now. Can Jamie identify each singer by voice? What does Willie Nelson's line in the song even mean? Guest: Jami...
A new Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation study shows that Hamilton is worse than the national average when it comes to the ratio between debts and disposal income, and that we had the biggest debt vs. income increase over the past year. Scott talks to Don Fox of the Investors Group, to find out why this is and what you can do if you find yourself in debt. Guest: Don Fox, of the Investors Group, co-host of Planning Your Financial Future on 900 CHML - Don Robertson joins Scott for sports talk...
Loren Lieberman is in the studio tonight for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. He and Scott are ready to discsuss and debate everything from buyouts of public service worker jobs, to the most delicious smelling Christmas gift of all. Guest: Loren Lieberman
Loren Lieberman joined Scott Radley for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton tonight. In this bonus interview, he and Scott once again turn to the topic of LRT in Hamilton. Catch their full conversation in the newest podcast of the Scott Radley Show. Guest: Loren Lieberman
Is there a nearly effortless way to improve your grades in school? According to a new study, yes there is. Scott Radley has the study’s author on the show to explain what this could mean for the education system. Guest: Gideon Dusnster - Former Toronto Maple Leaf, Mike Kennedy is the author of 'Make Hockey Great Again.' He joins Scott to discuss the changes that have taken place in the sport, what the future holds, and what he set out to accomplish by writing hew new book. Guest: Mike Kennedy, F...
The rest of Canada may not be familiar with just how frustrated people in Alberta are with the financial crisis in the province. In fact, some Albertans have brought up the "s" word - separation. Guest: David Staples, journalist with the Edmonton Journal - Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors recently said he didn't believe that the moon landing was actually real, but later claimed that he was joking. However, there are a lot of people who do actually believe that the moon landing in 1969 wa...
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We keep hearing that the LRT will be a $1 billion project but how many times do government projects go over budget? If that does end up happening, who's going to be forking over the extra cash? Scott opens up the phone lines to find out what you think would happen if this happens. - York Regional Police have suggested a way to deter people from choosing to drink and drive, naming everyone charged with impaired driving-related charges. Do you think that doing this would be a breach of privacy? Wh...
Should the city spend more money on cleaning bike lanes after snow storms? Scott has his thoughts on the matter and asks callers for theirs. - If you turn on the TV at this time of year, there's a pretty good chance you'll see a Hallmark Christmas movie playing - if not that, you're at least likely to see an ad for one. Scott speaks with an Ontario-born filmmaker who now lives in Hollywood and, along with an extensive list of film credits, is known for making Hallmark Christmas movies. What goes...
It's time for the The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton! Mike Fortune returns to the show tonight for a fun converstaion with Scott about parenting, what offends people, and health advice that they are just going to ignore. Guest: Mike Fortune, of Cable 14
Every December, concerts of Handel’s Messiah are performed across North America and around the world. Why is there still demand for a production that was first composed in the 1700s? Alex Cann explains the history of Messiah, how it became a ubiquitous, and why it connects with people hundreds of years later. Alex Cann, Conductor with the Bach Elgar Choir, who will be performing Messiah at Melrose United Church in Hamilton, Ontario - Bubba O’Neil of CHCH News joins Scott to talk about the choice...
People sometimes do weird things for even weirder reasons but they sure do make for some good stories! This week is a double header for Ben's Story of the Day featuring a guy who peed into the Rice Krispies while working at a Kellogg's factory, a British man who lost a leg while playing Pokemon Go and a woman who while teaching a first grade class, claimed that Santa isn't real! Which one will be crowned as Ben's Story of the Day? Which one is your Story of the Day?
Billions of tax dollars go to the Ontario government every year. Regardless of what party is in power, the Auditor General's report is almost always less than flattering as they often detail mismanagement and excessive spending of taxpayers' money. Why does this keep happening and what needs to be done in order to stop it from continuing? Guest: Christine Van Geyn, Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation - We've heard about the reports of the murder of Angelo Musitano and now the c...
The world is full of stories about weird and unusual people so Scott turns to Ben to find out which of three stories is his favourite. Which story will Ben choose today; the report about your phone being 7 times dirtier than a toilet seat, the Nepalese man who can lick his forehead or the American family who's been asked by police to take down a Christmas decoration that's yielded several 911 calls?
The FirstOntario Centre is getting old, there's no getting around that. Now that a new city council has been sworn in, they'll have to deal with the new upkeep costs that the arena will need. With the repairs getting more and more expensive, should they keep fixing it or have a new one built? Guest: Lloyd Ferguson, Ward 12 Councillor - The #MeToo movement has gained enough traction to have radio stations across North America pull the 1944 song 'Baby It's Cold Outside', from the air. Activists sa...
In certain countries around the world, the internet is regulated and refined to ensure it's clean of anything the government doesn't want citizens to see. A review on worldwide internet freedom is published each year documenting just how free people around the world are to use the internet. Is the internet in Canada and the US really as free as we like to believe when compared to the world? Guest: Allen Mendelsohn, Internet lawyer
A couple from England now have the video of the moment he proposed to her in New York City. The internet has it too after surveillance cameras caught the moment he popped the question and dropped the ring... down a grate!
We live in a world where athletes and the public are becoming increasingly aware of how dangerous concussions are. Has this been impacting boxing by creating a draw after draw? Now that Seattle is under the microscope to get an NHL team of its own, should the NHL just go big and shoot for being the first league with 40 teams or is there a line that needs to be drawn? Guest: Don Robertson, Owner of Dundas Real McCoys - What's been happening out west in Canada? Will the oil pipeline issues ripple ...
