The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Netflix is gearing up its cheaper option for subscribers who do not mind commercials. Earlier this month, a company called HYBE spent US$32 million to acquire another South Korean company called Supertone. Its main asset is some software that it claims can create “a hyper-realistic and expressive voice that [is not] distinguishable from real humans.” Over the weekend, The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum held its 50th anniversary gala, where it was announced the the museum is getting three new planes, including one used in the mid-to-late 1940s. The EA Inquiry: some are asking why Doug Ford is not testifying. Should the Premier of Ontario be brought into the conversation? Loblaw’s is temporarily freezing the prices on all of its No Name branded products. It this good business or just good PR? Several men who appeared to work for the Chinese government attacked an activist protesting against China’s ruling Communist Party at the Chinese consulate in Manchester on Sunday, when China began a key political meeting expected to hand the country’s leader Xi Jinping an unprecedented third term. Today, Canada boasts a large diplomatic apparatus. Global Affairs Canada has not one, but three Cabinet ministers who oversee a staff of more than 12,000. But some maintain that our foreign policy remains in many ways as immature as the one we had a century earlier. Keanin Loomis joins us to look at the final stretch in the race for mayor of the City of Hamilton. Scott Radley joins us for a look back at today, and a look ahead toward what is happening on 900 CHML this evening. It is all coming up on Hamilton Today. Guests: Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film; Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music Al Mickeloff, Marketing Manager with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto Keanin Loomis, Hamilton mayoral candidate Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919