University is often something that's touted as being the bastion of debate and alternative points of view. Some research has found that may not be the case anymore as the political leanings and opinions of professors has shifted across Canada. Guest: Dr. Christopher Dummitt, Professor, Canadian History, Trent University & Podcast Host, 1867 & All That . - This week marks a big milestone for M*A*S*H but that's not the only big TV news that's happened and is happening. Scott welcomes Bill ...
Sep 21, 2022•32 min
This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio features Dave Woodard who joins Scott to talk about Australians wanting Steve Irwin on their money, the CFL and the position the Tiger-Cats find themselves in, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, transitioning to a cashless society and more. Guest: Dave Woodard, News Anchor, 900 CHML
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Are you preparing to start going back to work on-site or hunkering down to keep working from home? Do you even want to stop working from home? Guest: Dr. Andrew Parkin, Executive Director, Environics Institute - Why does it seem like there isn't a government nor party who has any intention of saving or cutting back on spending? Could all this spending, this time from Doug Ford, be part of what's contributing to inflation's rapid rise? Guest: Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director & Interim Atlantic ...
Sep 16, 2022•41 min
What is worse for us to face, a recession or inflation? That's seemingly the choice that's having to be made as the fight against inflation continues but could a third, and albeit worse, option be on the table, we get both a recession and more inflation? Guest: Dr. Eric Kam, Professor, Macroeconomics, Toronto Metropolitan University - If you voluntarily give your DNA to the police and it gets used for more than just that case, were your rights violated? Where is the line drawn and if it hasn't b...
Sep 15, 2022•41 min
Having a conversation requires two people but it simply can't happen when one of those people is belligerent, rude and inconsiderate. Unfortunately, that's the nice way of describing how some people conduct themselves online and someone has found this to be a major hindrance to their business. How is The Conversation dealing with problematic users who make it impossible to have a conversation? Guest: Scott White, Editor-in-Chief & CEO, The Conversation Canada - Gerry Dee has found a way onto...
Sep 14, 2022•25 min
Scott welcomes on one of the candidates running to be Hamilton's next mayor, Andrea Horwath, to the show where they talk about her newly released plan for Hamilton. Guest: Andrea Horwath, Mayoral Candidate, 2022 Hamilton Municipal Election - Do you feed an easy pitch to a batter who's about to break a milestone? What should be done about the Montreal Canadiens' new captain who doesn't speak any french? These questions and more get answered in this weeks' edition of Sports Talk with Don Robertson...
Sep 13, 2022•55 min
This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio features none other than CHML's very own, Bill Kelly! He's worked all morning and now Scott is pulling him in to work all evening long where they talk about what the future of the monarchy may look like, simplifying the way governments and their subsidiaries speak about things, the state of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and more. Guest: Bill Kelly, Host, The Bill Kelly Show (9a-12p), 900 CHML
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min
The Scott Radley show for September 8th: Guests: Nathan Tidridge - Presented the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Prince of Wales in 2012. Author of Beyond Mainland, Canada's Constitutional Monarchy, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Robert Finch - The Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada. Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 19 min
As winter approaches, it's possible we could be seeing a massive 30% jump to the price to heat your home. This comes after an already staggering jump of 50% to the price. What's happened to all of the liquid natural gas (LNG) that's purported to be under Canada? Can't we just use that for cheap? Guest: Patrick DeHaan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, Gasbuddy.com - The Bank of Canada is set to have another hike to its interest rate which could be very threatening to jobs all over Canada in addition t...
Sep 08, 2022•40 min
Hamilton will be implementing a new 'nuisance bylaw'. How does this one differ from other bylaws and laws that already exist and why is it being put forth? Guest: John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councillor, City of Hamilton - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have been performing terribly this year. Despite their 3 wins and 9 losses this season, they aren't completely out of the race in the East Division. Does that indicate something wrong with the league? On another note, how has the ideal NFL & CFL player c...
Sep 07, 2022•31 min
Hamilton's city budget deal with large sums of money but how much of that money is actually being spent on each Hamiltonian? How does this compare to past spending and other cities? Guest: Jason Clemens, Executive Vice President, Fraser Institute - Rob Golfi, a local real estate agent, is being sued by another agent from the US over a pose that he does in advertisements. This other agent says that Golfi is infringing on his pending trademark pose. Is there an argument that can be made here and w...
Aug 26, 2022•45 min
When the federal government conducts a census, the findings don't get released in one big information dump, instead opting for a trickle. Some of that info trickle has been released and it would appear that 1 in 5 people in Hamilton is over the age of 65. How could that statistic impact the city and the rest of its population? Guest: Steve Buist, Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator - Roberto Alomar won't be joining in the commemoration of the Toronto Blue Jays' 30th anniversary of their 1992 World ...
Aug 25, 2022•45 min
Is a 35% raise something that the government can afford to give to education workers over the next 3 years? While a strike voting is set to take place, will either side back down? Guest: Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation - A British study found that 85.7% of respondents feel that music is vital to maintaining their mental health. Should this be surprising to us or has the ability to bring music with us allowed it to become a much more integral part of us? Guest: Eric ...
Aug 24, 2022•43 min
Scott is back for another wonderful show to talk about the latest impending strike vote, which union this concerns and what they want this time. Scott also welcomes Don Robertson back to the show for another round of conversations about everything that's going on in the realm of sports. Guests: Laura Walton, President, CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty...
Aug 23, 2022•47 min
Why are we hearing so much controversy surrounding Taiwan and China's anger over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan? What is China and Taiwan's relationship like and could we see a similar situation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Guest: Dr. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad, Macdonald-Laurier Institute - Why would a journalist agree to speak with Dellen Millard who, along with Mark Smich, was convicted of murdering Laura Babcock and Tim ...
Aug 03, 2022•41 min
Problems at Pearson Airport have put into question convenient travel. How will this affect travel? Will it affect travel in the short term? Long term? Guest: Eric Kam Economics Professor Toronto Metropolitan University - "Today Years Old" is a meme on the internet surrounding all things you may not have known before today (e.g. "I was today years old when I learned _____"). Let's bring in technical producer Tom McKay and quiz him on things he may not have known! - There appears to be an imbalanc...
Jul 07, 2022•45 min
It seems like we keep hearing about incidents, some of which are fatal, on Hamilton's roads. Questions are starting to be raised around the safety of Hamilton's streets and if they're engineered to be safe. Guest: John Paul Danko, Ward 8 City Councillor, City of Hamilton - Many people have traveled far and wide to catch a glimpse of the Stanley Cup. Could you imagine what it would be like to look out the front window to see it being hand delivered to your house? Guest: Kit Karbler, Accidentally ...
Jul 06, 2022•35 min
There's talk of wiping the criminal record of Canadians who were convicted of possessing cannabis back before it was legalized. Is this a good idea or is there a major component that is being overlooked? Guest: Jeff Manishen, Former prosecutor; Criminal Defence Counsel, Ross & McBride LLP - Does tennis need a 'villain'? Is there any hope for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats? These questions and more get asked and addressed on this week's edition of Sports Talk with Don Robertson. Guest: Don Robertson...
Jul 05, 2022•45 min
This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton features Phil Perkins who joins Scott to talk about Ontario's right to disconnect legislation, taking incredible amounts of money to play in a new controversial golf league, a football team's decision to sign a player with many lawsuits and allegations, how Phil got into broadcasting and more. Guest: Phil Perkins, Evening News Anchor, CHCH-TV
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 16 min
The Hamilton Bulldogs' general manager, Steve Staios, has been voted as the OHL's general manager of the year. Scott welcomes Steve to the show to get his take on winning this award, the challenges of being a GM and more. Guest: Steve Staios, General Manager, Hamilton Bulldogs & Winner, Jim Gregory GM of the Year Award - The City of Hamilton is taking in and helping support 50 Ukrainian families who are fleeing the war in their country. This is unquestionably a good thing but how does the su...
Jun 10, 2022•25 min
How did you learn to read? It's a question that you probably don't think about much however the way children are learning today likely differs from how you did. Should that change back or is this more modern method superior? Does the difference help kids with reading challenges like dyslexia? Guest: Dr. Erin Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University & Cognitive Neuroscientist
Jun 09, 2022•11 min
How did you learn to read? It's a question that you probably don't think about much however the way children are learning today likely differs from how you did. Should that change back or is this more modern method superior? Does the difference help kids with reading challenges like dyslexia? Guest: Dr. Erin Panda, Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University & Cognitive Neuroscientist - Many local Hamilton businesses are still recovering from the pandemic a...
Jun 09, 2022•44 min
Air travel was once a glamorous endeavour however it's anything but that nowadays and much less so if you find yourself going through Toronto's Pearson Airport. What makes it such a slog to get through and is this something unique to YYZ or is there a larger issue at hand? Guest: Gabor Lukacs, President, Founder and Coordinator of Air Passenger Rights - The most recent season of Survivor has come to a close and we now know who the winner is. It turns out that we spoke with her a few months ago b...
Jun 08, 2022•28 min
GUESTS: Neil Lumsden Incumbent MPP, Ontario Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek Esther Pauls Ward 7 City Councillor Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Inflation is biting all of us. The benchmark interest rate has risen by half a point by the Bank of Canada to hopefully stimulate the economy as we did when the pandemic started. Guest: Marvin Ryder, Associate Professor of Marketing, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - This upcoming Ontario election has seemed fairly quiet in terms of smear campaigns, hostile ads and all around negative feelings towards the opposing parties. Guest: Michael Taube. Columnist for Troy Media and Looni...
Jun 02, 2022•42 min
An article about how journalists and the media at large has incorrectly covered the unmarked graves found throughout Canada has garnered an enormous amount of attention. What was actually said by the indigenous communities and how did that get misconstrued by the media? Guest: Terry Glavin, Ottawa Citizen & National Post columnist; Contributing Editor, Maclean's magazine; Senior Fellow, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights - We are just days away from finding out who will be crowned Prem...
Jun 01, 2022•25 min
The ages of voters vary as do the priorities of those same voters. What kind of priorities does the younger voter have? Are they unique to young voters or are these priorities shared by many other voter demographics? Guest: Sarah Rana, Volunteer with Future Majority - This week's edition of Sports Talk with Don Robertson features an interesting position that the Hamilton Bulldogs may have found themselves in, consistency in referees' and umpires' calls, if the Maple Leafs should stay the course ...
May 31, 2022•45 min
This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton features Graeme Mackay who joins Scott to talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hamilton, holding politicians accountable for things they did/said as children, Hamilton counsel making Main Street a 2-way street, is referring to someone as bald sexual harassment? and much more! Guest: Graeme Mackay, Editorial Cartoonist, The Hamilton Spectator
May 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Guests: Are the unions support of the Conservatives a surprise? Eric Kam Economics Professor Toronto Metropolitan University Will the Leafs be able to avoid a game seven and defeat the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champ Lightning Thursday? Is the Jays current cold streak cause for concern or is it early in the season still? Bubba O'Neil Sports Anchor CHCH News
May 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min
With the recent Wayne Gretzky bridge incident with large debris on the highway, could the same thing happen in Hamilton? Guest: Lloyd Ferguson Ward 12 Councillor With the government taking UFO research more seriously, has anything changed to make this more warranted than in the past? Guest: Chris Rutkowski Ufolofgist Are youtubers really reacting to famous classic songs for the first time, or are they faking it for likes? What artists are the future or rock and roll music, plus this year's Rock ...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
