In a beautiful display of solidarity and thankfulness, every Christmas Eve sees a tradition get upheld in Holland's cemeteries for fallen Canadian troops. Schoolchildren and volunteers light candles that get laid at the Canadian soldiers' graves resulting in a truly beautiful sight. How did this tradition begin? Guest: Marc Fraser, President of the foundation overseeing the Holten Canadian War Cemetery
Dec 24, 2020•13 min
Scott presents Ben with 3 stories in what's known as Ben's Story of the Day. Today's serving comes complete with a hang-gliding santa who got stuck in some powerlines, a nude rollerblader who set off on the insterstate with nothing but a panda head on & a ship beached itself all because the ship's captain wanted some better cell service. Which one will be crowned Ben's Story of the Day? Which one is your story of the day?
Dec 23, 2020•8 min
The announcement that Ontario will be entering a province-wide lockdown is yet another disruption that will be coming to Ontario's students. Is it time for us to consider holding every student back a year to ensure they learn what they should properly? Guest: Vanessa Vakharia, Founder & CEO of The Math Guru - As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages small businesses in an unprecedented manner, a website featuring many of Hamilton's local businesses is working to help keep them open. Guest: Sam Holdr...
Dec 23, 2020•47 min
The COVID-19 pandemic may be changing thanks to a mutation in the virus that reports are saying was first seen in the United Kingdom. What would a mutation mean in the fight against COVID-19? Guest: Dr. Karen Mossman, Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine & Associate Vice-President of Research, McMaster University - What do you do when your star player is starting to act like they rule the world? How do you pay your players when fans ar...
Dec 22, 2020•52 min
Scott Radley welcomes Lesley Stewart to the show for this week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. Whether it's Hamilton moving into lockdown, schooling during a pandemic, the entertainment value that poo provides or stealing sports memorabilia, Scott and Lesley have something to say about it all. Guest: Lesley Stewart, Anchor & Reporter, CHCH-TV, CFL Cheerleader & Coach, Sideline Reporter & Host, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Executive Sales Manager, Fox 40 International...
Dec 19, 2020•52 min
Murtaza Haider, professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Ryerson University, tells us about Hamilton's housing market. Are we in a bubble? Is that necessarily bad? If it is bad, is it as bad as the doom sayers claim? Astrophysicist Jesse Rogerson, PhD, has some fascinating insights with regard to China's recent space missions. Might they get to the moon before the US launches their next mission? And Bubba O'Neil joins for some sports talk. Russia and the Olympics, James Harden and...
Dec 18, 2020•50 min
Dec 18, 2020•2 min
A serial killer called Zodiac (a.k.a the Zodiac Killer) terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s and '70s and came to the forefront courtesy of their ciphers that were sent to the local police and media. After 51 years, one of those ciphers has been cracked. Scott speaks with one of the people who deciphered the message to find out how they did it and what it says. Guest: David Oranchak, Computer Programmer & Code-breaker - You've likely heard of The Bachelor & The Bachelor...
Dec 17, 2020•39 min
Whether it's the Christmas tree in your home, baking cookies or kissing underneath mistletoe, there's history and meaning to it all. Scott tests Ben on his knowledge of the origin stories behind many of these traditions.
Dec 16, 2020•16 min
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing many businesses and industries to slow down or stop altogether, Hamilton's film and television industry is chugging along quite healthily. Scott turns to someone who's helping make that happen to get an inside view. Guest: Kim Adrovez, Senior Project Manager, City of Hamilton's Film Office - An announcement from the federal government regarding housing in Hamilton mean's some rapid housing will be coming to the city. Was this spurred on by recent events in H...
Dec 16, 2020•47 min
Canada's federal government has announced it's plans to raise the federal carbon tax and even though they say Canadians will receive a return, is it as simple as that? Guest: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation - A basketball player has deemed speaking to the media as being beneath him, a Wayne Gretzky trading card has sold for $1.2 million USD & another sports team is making the call to change their name. These are all on the agenda for this week's edition of Spor...
Dec 15, 2020•50 min
This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton sees Scott Radley joined by Mike Fortune to talk about immunity passports that'll verify vaccination against COVID-19, traveling to the moon and space as a whole, the Vancouver Canucks & the firing of their national anthem singer and more. Guest: Mike Fortune, Host, The Hamilton Network, Cable 14
Dec 12, 2020•53 min
Chinese soldiers have been training with Canadian soldiers on Canadian soil. Why would anyone think welcoming Chinese soldiers to Canadian soil be a good thing? Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute - We now know the names of the newly minted astronauts some of whom are likely to find their way onto the moon as soon as 2024. Normally news like this would be making headlines everywhere however it hasn't, why is that? Has space become normalized and less special than in...
Dec 11, 2020•28 min
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, two cast members from the TV show ' Whose Line Is It Anyway?', are teaming up to bring their new interactive improv comedy show ' Stream of Consciousness' to you at home! Colin joins Scott to talk all about this new show as well as what it's like improvising for an audience, the results of mistaking bat people for fat people and more. Guest: Colin Mochrie, Professional Improviser, Actor & Author, ' Not Quite the Classics'...
Dec 10, 2020•21 min
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are beginning to roll out around the world, the question of how do we confirm if someone has been inoculated has been raised. A proposed idea is that of an immunity passport but the catch is that if you're not vaccinated then you can't attend theatres, restaurants and possibly even work among other things. Could something like this actually happen and what path could it start leading us down? Guest: Michael Bryant, Executive Director and General Counsel, Canadian Civil...
Dec 10, 2020•50 min
Now that you've had time to digest the report from Ontario's Auditor General which included the cost of Hamilton's potential LRT, Scott wants to hear from you. Would it be worth having the City of Hamilton spend $1 billion in order to build the LRT project? - Today marks the 40 year anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. What could have happened to The Beatles if John wasn't killed? What might the world and the music industry look like today? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist, Music Commentator &a...
Dec 09, 2020•30 min
A new report from the Auditor General of Ontario has brought attention back to the topic that will never die, Hamilton's LRT. Is there a positive light being cast or a negative one being cast on the project's cancellation? Was the right call made? Guest: Steven Del Duca, Leader, Ontario Liberal Party & former Minister of Transportation under Kathleen Wynne - There's research that suggest music is a beneficial factor in building the brains of children however could it also be something that h...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Whether you like it or not, your actions and decisions have consequences. Should that then mean that people who choose not to wear a mask should go to the back of the line in the event they get sick? Guest: Dr. Arthur Caplan, Founding Director, Division of Medical Ethics, New York University School of Medicine - The federal government of Canada is looking to impose a tax on large companies based outside of the country like Netflix, Amazon and Airbnb. Would these companies simply eat the tax and ...
Dec 04, 2020•43 min
After centuries, words and phrases can be forgotten altogether so Scott and Ben take a look at some of the best slang from the 18th century to see if some of it is worth bringing back Whether you're a muffin walloper, completely shipwrecked, or have a boss with a giggle-mug you're sure to find something you like.
Dec 03, 2020•17 min
Snow days in Hamilton may be coming to an end if you're in the public board. Online learning has kept students at home and thus eliminated any safety risk should heavy snow come our way. The teachers' union isn't happy with this so Scott is looking to find out more. Guest: Jeff Sorensen, President of the Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers' Local union - A major relief has come to the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board after the province has decided to step in and save them from having ...
Dec 03, 2020•47 min
Dec 02, 2020•7 min
Protestors brought and left a coffin filled with roses and some naloxone kits to Mayor Fred Eisenberger's house. Was this a thinly veiled threat of violence or merely a memorial to those lost to drug overdoses and homelessness? Guest: Larry Di Ianni, Host & Community Producer, Cable 14 & Former Hamilton Mayor - There is some understanding that vaccines take time to develop, approve and subsequently distribute. Despite this, we've seen the process get sped up on all fronts which has raise...
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John Maher John Maher MA MD FRCPC, Barrie & South Georgian Bay ACT Teams, Canada
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