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Columnists and commentators on issues in the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada plus music, interviews and other stories from The Hamilton Spectator newspaper
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Saturday May 27, 2017
Saturday May 27, 2017
In Episode 13 of The Hamilton Spectator’s Newsroom Insider podcast, host Steve Buist introduces us to Billy Cummer, a man who has lived a life of unimaginable violence, spent mostly in jail. He wanted to spend the rest of his life behind bars. But a judge said no.
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Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
In Episode 12 of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider podcast, Jon Wells talks about what it was like to write an obituary feature about Peter George, before the McMaster University icon had passed away. Also, editor Jeff Day on the Spec's plans for Canada's 150th birthday, and columnist Jeff Mahoney on the anniversary of Wellwood, a local organization that has helped ease cancer's painful ripple effects for 20 years.
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Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
In episode 11, host David Crosbie talks to reporter Nicole O'Reilly about the 93-year-old Hamilton man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder after attacking his family with a machete in January.
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Friday Apr 14, 2017
Friday Apr 14, 2017
In episode ten of the Insider, host Natalie Paddon and reporter Joanna Frketich talk about the conspicuous absence of women among the highest-paid public sector workers in the Hamilton and Burlington area.
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Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
In Episode 9 of The Hamilton Spectator's Newsroom Insider, host Joanna Frketich talks with Spectator reporter Nicole O'Reilly about her behind the scenes tour of a new $2.3 million Mohawk College lab that simulates real life medical tests, and with reporter Jon Wells about his weekend feature on the myth and reality behind the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Plus a sneak peek at reporter Mark McNeil's August trip to France and Belgium for the 75th anniversary of the infamous raid on Dieppe.
Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider
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Previous podcasts at thespec.com/newsroom-insider
Subscribe to Newsroom Insider podcast on iTunes.
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Welcome to Episode 8 of the Newsroom Insider. Host Natalie Paddon speaks with reporters Teviah Moro and Steve Buist about the Hamilton Spectator’s latest Code Red project, which examines the link between house fires and poverty in the city.
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Friday Mar 24, 2017
Friday Mar 24, 2017
March 24, 2017 | In this week's Newsroom Insider, host Molly Hayes talks to reporter Nicole O'Reilly about the current state of marijuana in Hamilton and how businesses and entrepreneurs are operating in anticipation of federal legalization.
Monday Mar 20, 2017
Monday Mar 20, 2017
March 20, 2017 | In this week's Newsroom Insider, host David Crosbie talks to reporter Natalie Paddon about Karim Baratov, the Ancaster man allegedly implicated in the 2014 Russian-sponsored hack of Yahoo! that saw over 500 million email accounts compromised.
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Friday Mar 10, 2017
Newsroom Insider: Scott Radley chats with Spec editorial cartoonist Graeme Mackay about how drawing The Donald. And Steve Milton talks about being there for the big game
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Friday Mar 03, 2017
Newsroom Insider Ep. 4, March 3, 2017 | In the first half of this week's episide, host Jon Wells chats with reporter Mark McNeil about his feature in Saturday’s Spectator about Sunrise Records and the comeback of vinyl. In the second half, managing editor Jim Poling talks about the use of anonymous sources and the thorny issues it raises for journalists and the public alike.
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