Scott Radley Show

Author, teacher, and monarchist Nathan Tidridge talks to Scott about whether The Crown's attention to detail is convincing viewers that the drama in the show is fact, instead of historical fiction.   And Don Robertson joins, as he does every week, to talk sports. The riveting cinematography of The Masters, the philosophical challenge of "Why does every athlete want to be in golf?" and of course the Baseball Hall of Fame candidates.

This week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton sees Scott Radley joined by Mike Fortune to talk about if employees should be charged a 'privilege tax' for working from home, COVID-19, Hamilton moving into the red zone, the Grey Cup half-time show and more. Guest: Mike Fortune, Host, The Hamilton Network, Cable 14

When The Masters rolls around, it usually is signalling that spring is here but in true 2020 fashion, what's typical and normal isn't happening. Instead, this year The Masters is starting in November mid-pandemic. Is having no patrons influencing the way players are playing? How have the drone-mounted cameras been faring? Guest: Adam Stanley, Golf Writer & Contributor, The Globe and Mail's Report on Business - The month of October saw one photo radar camera on one street catch at least 5,600 speeders! If one camera has caught this many speeders, then what would a full roster of 12 cameras be able to achieve? Does this prove the cameras really are just a cash-grab? Guest: Mike Field, Manager of Transportation Operations, City of Hamilton

This year's flu season is looking to be a small blip on the radar likely thanks to COVID-19 precautions. Should we keep the mask wearing, physical distancing and more even after COVID-19? Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health Systems - Where would you consider uptown Hamilton to be? Some people are making the switch from calling it the Hamilton mountain to uptown Hamilton but why would that be? Could it be Torontonians moving here and trying to change things or just some people trying make Hamilton sound a little more upscale? Does the mountain need rebranding? Scott opens up the phone lines and talks to a local real estate agent to find an answer to all these questions and more. Guest: Krysta Boyer, Commercial Real Estate Agent, BBS Realty - Just about everyone falls into the category of people who can't tell the difference between a $10,000 bottle of wine and a $10 bottle of wine. Despite this, many people try to pretend as if the

Canadians can often be cited as loving their "free healthcare" and for a country that spends the second most amount of money on it, we should! Despite this, is our healthcare really as good as we like to say it is? Guest: Bacchus Barua, Associate Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute - COVID-19 has caused many vacation plans cancelled and delayed even more travel plans. Could that be impacting our mental health and psychology? More specifically, is traveling and a change of scenery good for you? Guest: Dr. Michael Brein, aka The Travel Psychologist, Author, Lecturer & Adventurer - The Bank of Canada is preparing to put a new face on the $5 bill and as such, has released a list of names of people who they're considering. Scott opens the phone lines to see who you like from the list or who you'd rather see grace our currency. Should we have multiple designs for each bill to mitigate any discouragement & upset?

The US' new president-elect is showing to be Joe Biden which likely will bring some stability to the world of economics. Does that mean now is the perfect time to be investing your money or should you be waiting until a better time comes? Guest: Don Fox, Principal, IG Private Wealth Management & Co-host, Planning Your Financial Future on Global News Radio 900 CHML - With the death of Alex Trebek over the weekend, Scott gets a better look into what it was like competing on the game show, Jeopardy!, which was hosted by Trebek along with what made him such a lovable person. Guest: Peter Dyakowski, former Hamilton Tiger-Cat player & Jeopardy! "bronze medalist" - Remembering Howie Meeker, the four-time Stanley Cup winner and colour analyst, who died at 97. Are you going to watch The Masters despite its unusual start time? Should the Toronto Maple Leafs try playing with only two forwards and three defencemen? Scott and Don Robertson break down these questions and more in Sports Talk with Don Robertson. Guest

The education system we see isn't the education system we need. That's essentially the message a new book about education reform wants you to know. From coast to coast there's similar traits and as such, similar downfalls. What changes need to be made and how easy would it be to make them? Guest: Dr. Paul Bennett, Founding Director & Lead Consultant, Schoolhouse Consulting and Author, "The State of the System" & Educhatter blog - Going on a cruise is supposed to be a relaxing and refreshing trip on the water full of food, drink and entertainment; that would be the guest experience. What's it like below the deck and behind the curtains as an employee? Do you find fun? Could you find love? Guest: Tanya Zaufi, Author, "All Over The Map: Two Lovers, Six Continents and a Date with Destiny"

Scott welcomes Roy Green to the show to talk about what we could see during this year's US election. Looking back at what has happened so far is easy but can anyone predict what the outcome will look like? Guest: Roy Green, Host, The Roy Green Show, Corus Radio Network - You've been bombarded and hounded about nearly everything that's happened with this year's US presidential election and now Scott would like to hear from you. He has one question, who do you think will win?

It's currently projected that in order to keep the current services Hamiltonians enjoy, taxes need to go up by 4%. Despite this, some members of Hamilton's city council are requesting that there's no tax hike at all. Is there a way we can keep the services without raising the taxes? Guest: Judi Partridge, Ward 15 Councillor - Does the greatest player in the game have a bigger impact than the greatest coach in the game? Can a good coach do more than a good player?  Could a former NHL tough guy go toe-to-toe with Mike Tyson? More importantly should he? Find out what Scott and Don Robertson have to say about these questions and more in Sports Talk with Don Robertson. Guest: Don Robertson, Owner & Head Coach, Dundas Real McCoys and Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty