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Chelsea Handler will bring her ‘Little Big Bitch Tour’ to Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls on July 27.GUEST: Chelsea Handler, Comedian, author of books like “Are you there Vodka, it’s me Chelsea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics Include: Poll Question....will the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump create a more united, or divided, America? Celebrity deaths & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former U.S. president Donald Trump is in Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention, two days after coming within a whisker of being assassinated. Canada's provincial and territorial premiers are in Nova Scotia to discuss the biggest issues facing the nation. Comedian Chelsea Handler will bring her 'Little Big Bitch Tour' to Fallsview Casino. Steve Townsend, a superfan of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, will medically end his life tomorrow afternoon. And fitness guru Richard Simmons passed away over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:To recap Hamilton City Council this week – from encampments to taxes to the city seeking major tourist events - John Best joins Scott. GUEST: John Best, Publisher, The Bay Observer. -A local Hamiltonian will be celebrating her 109th birthday this weekend! GUEST: Laura Konkel, granddaughter of Ann Konkel-Does tipping encourage better service? GUEST: Michael von Massow, OAC Chair in Food System Leadership, Associate Professor, Food Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Guelph-Why does everyone hate Nickelback? The documentary about the band is now up on Netflix. ALSO: what is the song of the summer? GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist, music commentator-A new report from Royal LePage says that last month’s long-awaited rate cut by the Bank of Canada was not enough to drive sidelined Hamilton homebuyers into the market. GUEST: Mike Heddle (Broker and team Leader, Royal LePage State Realty)-Some PMO officials are worried that the economic messaging from Chrystia Freeland has become ineffective. GUEST: Geneviève Tellier (Pronounced: John-vee-ev Tell-yay), Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are some of our local distilleries and businesses holding up during the LCBO strike? GUEST: Brian Burgess, Founder, Rock & Union Spirits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:Tonight at Playhouse Cinema is the airing of “Trainwreck” the documentary about gentrification and the LRT project. GUEST: Karl Andrus, Community Benefits Manager, Hamilton Community Benefits Network. -The Premier digs his heels in on the LCBO strike, saying the ‘ship has sailed’ over ready to drink cocktails, and that the union should meet back up for talks. He also touched on the Science Centre briefly, teasing a press conference today that will delve into why the building needed to be closed. GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer-There’s been a hack at Ticketmaster – is the company going far enough to rectify the damage? ALSO: Could the PM implement a tax on older Canadians with a primary residence? GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University-How are some of our local distilleries and businesses holding up during the LCBO strike? GUEST: Brian Burgess, Founder, Rock & Union Spirits-An Op-ed is saying that it’s time for Trudeau to step away. GUEST: Andrew Perez is a Toronto-based freelance writer, media commentator and political activist -There is continued pressure for President Biden to step aside as the candidate for the 2024 election, with people like George Clooney now reaching out and suggesting this happen. GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:With a lot of changes being made to curriculum for the school year, how are the boards preparing? GUEST: Michelle Lemaire, Superintendent of Student Achievement, Hamilton Wentworth District School Board-The Minister of Finance has been quoted as saying the LCBO expansion move is irreversible. GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News-A Brantford swimmer has been chosen to be a part of Team Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympics. GUEST: Claire Scheffel, Brantford swimmer who will be going to Paris Olympics. -Has the need for baby formula as a donation increased? GUEST: Tessa McFazdean, Director, Good Shepherd Women’s Services.-This week is seeing two big soccer games take place: Canada vs Argentina and Forge FC vs Toronto. While the Forge game will take place tonight, Canada fell to Argentina last night. GUEST: Gary Munro, Hamilton-based soccer pundit.-Is the era of Ozempic distorting what we view as healthy? GUEST: KC Hoard, Associate Editor @ The Walrus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Topics Include: The history of 'heat events' here in Ontario....is it really hotter than ever? & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:The discussion took place yesterday in regards to sanctioned encampment sites and park exemptions. What came of the discussion? GUEST: John-Paul Danko, Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton-The LCBO strike marches on, but what has support been like locally? GUEST: Mike Hamilton, President, Lliquor Board employees Division Local 286.-Do Canadians want more or less government? What about the names of those accused in the foreign interference report? And is an early election likely? To cover all these, Tim powers joins Scott. GUEST: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data-A McMaster student has created “SkinCARE Project” which is a student led initiative to provide dermatological care and resources to those who are homeless. GUEST: Miranda Branyiczky is a first-year medical student with McMaster University who has been volunteering at The Hub, a drop-in resource centre for people experiencing homelessness-Is Facebook Dying? There are concerns that the platform is dying out due to constant ‘slop content’ and continual advertisements. GUEST: Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & journalist.-Our PM is in Washington for the NATO summit which marks 75 years since it’s inception. What challenges does the organization face and what may come out of this meeting?GUEST: David Perry, President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices