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Possible political interference in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, 45th anniversary of Elvis' death, Slowing inflation down, Climate change's impact on the internet & more

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

English - August 17, 2022 01:55 - 1 hour
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels:
It's a Ted Tuesday on the podcast, and it is also the 45th anniversary of Elvis’s death, Ted memorializes the occasion with Eric Alper, music expert. The House of Commons is today hearing allegations of political interference in the investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings, Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, gives Ted a recap and his two cents on the matter. Climate change has started to take its toll on modern data centres, which keep the internet fast and functional. To what extent can we expect site outages to occur? Carmi Levy, tech expert, joins Ted for that discussion. Montreal Alouettes owner Gary Stern discusses his first year of ownership with Ted… as well as the blaring horns heard at Als games. Also on the docket: Elon Musk’s (undue) popularity, the continued fallout from CTV’s untimely dropping of Lisa LaFlamme, increased back to school prices, and the possibility of inflation cooling. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.
Guests:
Bill Brioux, television critic and author.
Gary Stern, Owner of the Montreal Alouettes.
Elena Jara, a Community Engagement Partner at Bromwich + Smith.
Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator.
Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.
Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.
Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.
Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University.
Host – Ted Michaels
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan
News Anchor – David Woodard
Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels:

It's a Ted Tuesday on the podcast, and it is also the 45th anniversary of Elvis’s death, Ted memorializes the occasion with Eric Alper, music expert. The House of Commons is today hearing allegations of political interference in the investigation of the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings, Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, gives Ted a recap and his two cents on the matter. Climate change has started to take its toll on modern data centres, which keep the internet fast and functional. To what extent can we expect site outages to occur? Carmi Levy, tech expert, joins Ted for that discussion. Montreal Alouettes owner Gary Stern discusses his first year of ownership with Ted… as well as the blaring horns heard at Als games. Also on the docket: Elon Musk’s (undue) popularity, the continued fallout from CTV’s untimely dropping of Lisa LaFlamme, increased back to school prices, and the possibility of inflation cooling. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Bill Brioux, television critic and author.

Gary Stern, Owner of the Montreal Alouettes.

Elena Jara, a Community Engagement Partner at Bromwich + Smith.

Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Host – Ted Michaels

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard

Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show