According to the the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington, Hamilton's housing market is about to become a seller's market. This means houses are selling faster than new homes are becoming available. Guest: Rob Golfi, realtor with Re/Max Escarpment

A Hamilton man just finished running his 100th marathon with the Road2Hope Marathon over the weekend. How did he accomplish this and how did he get started? Guest: Jim Rankin - Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys are back for their usual Monday night sports chat, and they talk about whether or not it would be a good idea to hire a sports psychologist as a head coach and the role that money plays when putting together a team.

It’s time for The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton and if you have been unhappy with the weather this week, tonight’s guest is who you can blame: Jay McQueen steps out of the 900 CHML Weather Centre to discuss the news of the week. Guest: Jay McQueen, Weather Announcer for 900 CHML

500,000 Canadians private financial records are going to be collected by Stats Canada to be studied.  is requesting personal banking information of 500,00 Canadians without their knowledge. Allen Mendelhson,  - With the growing elderly population, Canada is heading toward a unique and potentially unsettling economic change. Some are saying that the solution is to increase Canada’s population through immigration. Marvin Ryder explains why. Guest: Marvin Ryder, from the DeGroote School of Business - Scott presents three of the strangest news items that sound like they were taken straight from detective stories. Which will be crowned Story of the Week? - Rick Zamperin and Scott discuss this Saturday’s Ticats game. Aas well, they remember Don Edwards, president of the Ontario Football Alliance, who lo yesterday along with  his son Spencer in a tragic car accident. Catch more from Rick after the Ticats game on The 5th Quarter. And catch up on the season, subscribe to The 5th Quarter on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your favourite shows.  Guest: Rick Zamperin, Sports/News Director for 900 CHML, host of The 5th Quarter 

According to StatsCan, only 21% of Canadians gave to charities last year. Are that few Canadians giving to charity in reality? And what are the best charities to give to in Canada? Guest: Kate Bahen, Managing Director, Charity Intelligence Canada - Calgary's city council is debating whether or not they should be bidding on the 2026 Winter Olympics. At this point, the vote will now go out to Calgarians after a motion to cancel an upcoming plebiscite failed to pass. Guest: Michael Heine, Director, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University - Scott is joined by Bubba O'Neil of CHCH to talk sports, including pitchers possibly using outside methods to improve their pitching and whether or not star players can just decide not to play a game for a "rest day". Guest: Bubba O'Neil, CHCH sports and weather anchor

According to a new poll, nearly half of Canadians say they suffer from anxiety. Has something changed or has the discussion of mental illness just become more open? Guest: Dr. Catherine Mancini, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, and psychiatrist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic at St. Joseph's Health Care - A new chemical is being added to Hamilton's drinking water that will protect the water from corrosion from the lead pipes that are still part of the city's water distribution system. How does it work? And how does the water get from Lake Ontario to our taps in the first place? Guest: Andrew Grice, Director of Water, City of Hamilton - Who would have thought a hockey game between 8-year-olds would be controversial? Believe it or not, controversy broke out after a rep hockey game between a Kitchener team and a Cambridge team ended in an extremely unbalanced score of 41-0. Should the coaches have stepped in or made different choices to avoid this humiliating outcome for the losing team? What about the hockey association? Scott offers his opinion and asks callers to weigh in.

The municipal election was a week ago, but new city councillors won't be sworn in for more than a month. What are Hamilton's new councillors doing until then? Guest: Maureen Wilson, councillor-elect for Ward 1 - A new study has found that tall people are at a greater risk of cancer because they have more cells in their body. Guest: Leonard Nunney, biology professor at the University of California Riverside - Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys are back to talk sports, including the marathon 18-inning Game 3 of the World Series, athletes who just can't perform under huge amounts of pressure, and the nostalgia of how classic goalie masks all had their own unique flair.

Susan Clairmont, crime columnist for The Hamilton Spectator, is in the studio for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton tonight! Join them for a look at issues of politics, reporting on crime, punishment and justice in Canada and around the world, as well as how the media presents these stories. Guest: Susan Clarimont, Crime, Court and Social Justice columnist at The Hamilton Spectator.

The Bank of Canada is hiking its trend-setting interest rate by a quarter-point to boost the benchmark rate to 1.75%. What does this mean for Canada's economy?  Also this week, Justin Trudeau says Canadians will start getting federal rebates on their next tax return to offset the carbon tax. How will this even work? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - A replica of the ill-fated ship Titanic is set to sail in 2022, following the same route as the original ship, while boasting of an “authentic Titanic experience.” What would this even be like? Guest: Sherry Laskin, contributor to Cruise Radio, creator of CruiseMaven.com - Someone in South Carolina has won the record $1.6-billion Mega Millions jackpot, the world's largest-ever lottery grand prize. Can you actually fathom just how much money that is? What could someone buy with that kind of money?

There are five new faces on city council last night, including one returning councillor who is no stranger to the Ward 9 seat. Guest: Brad Clark, councillor-elect for Ward 9 - The DEA agents who took down infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar will be appearing at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre on Friday. One of those agents chats with Scott ahead of their one and only Canadian appearance. Guest: Steve Murphy, former DEA agent responsible for bringing down Pablo Escobar -  Scott and Teri Pecoskie of the Hamilton Spectator chat about how Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs is poised to be the team's first NHL first-round pick. Guest: Teri Pecoskie, Hamilton Bulldogs beat reporter for The Hamilton Spectator

Mike Fortune joins Scott in the studio for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. And later in the show Rick Zamperin drops by.

Rick Zamperin, host of The 5th Quarter, joins Scott Radley and Mike Fortune in the studio to discuss tonight’s Ticats game.

Hamilton's mayoral race is speeding up in its final days. Mayoral candidate Vito Sgro joins the show to talk about his opposition to the LRT and it relates to his broader platform. And sports talk with Bubba O'Neil.

Convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo's request for parole has been denied. What happened during today's hearing? Guest: Susan Clairmont, columnist with The Hamilton Spectator - Mount Hamilton Youth Soccer Club has registered as a third party advertiser in the municipal election. Why would a youth sports organization get involved in local politics? Guest: Tony DeLuca, president of Mount Hamilton Youth Soccer Club - It's an extremely busy time in the world of sports and Scott takes a moment to enthuse about a particularly clever move during Game 5 of the National League Championship series between the L.A. Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers.

Notorious killer Paul Bernardo will make a bid for parole tomorrow after spending 25 years in prison, mostly in solitary confinement. Should we be confident that his bid will be rejected outright, considering the severity of his crimes? Guest: Dr. Scott Kenney, associate professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland, speciaty in victims of crime, board member on Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime - Royal Lepage released its third quarter 2018 Market Survey Forecast, showing an increase of 5.2% in the price of a home compared to this time last year. That brings the average Hamilton-area home price to $571,157. Guest: Krysta Boyer, real estate agent with Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. - A woman from Hamilton has made sports broadcasting history. Meghan McPeak is one of the very few women to do play-by-play for an NBA game after calling the Washington Wizards' game against the Detroit Pistons last week. Guest: Meghan McPeak, play-by-play announcer, former MVP point guard at Humber College and graduate of the school's radio broadcasting program

According to Dr. Sylvain Charlebois , most of the plastic trash that will be cleaned up  along Canadian shorelines this fall, can be traced to five companies in the food industry. A mascot in Spain makes a poor choice, involving WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder. And Sports Talk with Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys.

Loren Liberman of Cable 14 joins the show for The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. Some of the toughest questions surrounding mental and physical health, Hamilton's municipal elections, squirrels on planes and cops called on whales - these are only some of the topics to be tackled in the latest podcast of The Scott Radley Show.

Alan Cross (of The Ongoing History of New Music) explains how the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chooses its inductees. A medical mystery is solved with a pair of tweezers but leaves Scott with many unanswered questions. And Rick Zamperin weighs in on if the CFL might switch to one division any time soon.

We're a week away from recreational marijuana being legal in Canada, and there seems to be a sudden spike in last minute concerns about the impact on health, impaired driving, and other issues. Tomorrow, a roundtable discussion will be held in Hamilton that will address these concerns. Guest: Dr. James MacKillop, clinical psychologist, addictions expert and co-director of the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medical Cannabis Research - How far would you go for a prank in academia? Three scholars spent 10 months writing 20 absurd papers parodying and imitating what they call "grievance studies" and submitted them to major academic journals. Of those 20 papers, seven of those were accepted. Why would someone do this and what did these scholars learn from this prank? Guest: James Lindsay, author and mathematician - Scott is joined by CHCH's Bubba O'Neil for their usual sports chat, including the consequences of critcizing referees and why Team Canada goaltender Mark Visentin became the team's fall guy during their loss to Team Russia in the 2011 world junior championship.

Most people have no idea who is running for school board trustee in their wards; in fact, most people don't even know what a trustee actually does. So how are people expected to vote for a trustee in the upcoming municipal election? And why don't we care more, seeing as how they're charged with enormous responsibility? Guest: Annie Kidder, Executive Director and one of the founders of People for Education - American astronaut Scott Kelly recently posted the following tweet: "One of the greatest leaders of modern times, Sir Winston Churchill said, “in victory, magnanimity.” I guess those days are over." Some critics on Twitter were quick to attack Kelly and inform him that Churchill may have had some inspirational quotes, but he also made some comments that certainly do not age well. He then took to Twitter again to apologize and explain what he meant to say, and promised to learn more about the darker side of Churchill's legacy. Scott takes a moment to rant about why we shouldn't judge historical figures through the same lens that we use on people nowadays. - Scott is joined by Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys for a post-Thanksgiving sports chat, where they discuss the drama at UFC 229 between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov and the NHL's decision to reduce the size of goalie equipment to increase the amount of goals during games.

Mike Fortune from Cable 14 stops in for the brightest conversation in Hamilton radio.

By now you are likely very aware of the story of Terri-Lynne McClintic, who was convicted of the murder of Tori Stafford and yet has now been moved from her prison to an Aboriginal healing lodge. This has generated a lot of outrage, and has been debated in the House of Commons. But how rare of a decision is this? Guest: Tristin Hopper, reporter with the National Post - How does the human brain develop over the course of our teenage years? And should we change how we treat young offenders, based on what we now understand about young people’s brains? Dr. Jean Clinton joins Scott to discuss young offenders and neuroscience. Guest: Dr. Jean Clinton, Associate Clinical Professor with Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University - Many people would agree that bad behavior should not be rewarded. But apparently not everyone agrees. Scott shares the story of how a rude gesture lead to a sponsorship deal, albeit for a product that perhaps not every NFL athlete would be enthusiastic to be associated with. - Rick Zamperin, host of The 5th Quarter discusses Randy Ambrosie’s plans for the future of the CFL, what Mexico’s involvement might be, and whether Hamilton will bid for the Grey Cup. Hear more from Rick, subscribe to The 5th Quarter podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts of wherever you like to subscribe to your favourite shows. Guest: Rick Zamperin, News and Sports Director at 900 CHML, host of The 5th Quarter on 900 CHML

The municipal election is now less than three weeks away, but both Scott and former Hamilton mayor Larry Di Ianni have noticed that the battleground seems unusually quiet. Is it actually as quiet as it seems or is there more going on than meets the eye? Guest: Larry Di Ianni, former mayor of Hamilton - Spec photojournalist Barry Gray has written a murder mystery set in Hamilton called 'Cootes Paradise'. He joins Scott to share why he decided to write this story and how one goes about writing a mystery narrative for the first time. Guest: Barry Gray, photojournalist for The Hamilton Spectator - It's opening night of the NHL season and there's a lot of excitement in the air around the possibility of the Toronto Maple Leafs actually having a chance of winning the Stanley Cup this season. Scott and CHCH's Bubba O'Neil discuss whether or not this is more than just a wild fantasy, as well as a few other issues from the world of hockey.

Do video games make kids violent? A new study has found that there may be something of a connection. Guest: Jay G. Hull, Dartmouth Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Associate Dean of Faculty for the Social Sciences - This past weekend, a Hamilton woman finally finished successfully walking every single street in the city of Hamilton. Why did she do this and what has she learned from her journey throughout the streets of our city? Guest: Anita Joldersma, local writer - A new book is out that dives into the story of how the CBC lost Hockey Night in Canada. Guest: David Shoalts, veteran sportswriter, author of "Hockey Fight in Canada: The Big Media Faceoff Over the NHL"

After 14 months of negotiations, Canada has reached a new trade agreement with the U-S and Mexico. The replacement to NAFTA is called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement -- or USMCA. Did we actually get a good deal? Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - We're now into the month of October and three weeks away from the municipal election. The defining issue in Hamilton seems to be LRT, but do you think there are other matters that need to be discussed if you're going to vote for a candidate? Scott opens up the phone lines to ask callers for their thoughts on LRT as an election issue and other things that matter ahead of the October 22nd election. - Scott is joined by Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys for their usual Monday night sports chat. This week, they discuss frustrations with arena renovation delays and the Montreal Canadiens picking defenceman Shea Weber as their new captain.