Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Drew Nelson, International affairs for Environmental Defense Fund's US climate and energy program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is happening with the NAFTA negotiations and what should we know about them? Sarah Goldfeder, Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group discusses this with Danielle Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Mount Royal Poli Sci Prof Duane Bratt.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An injured beaver at the Alberta Conservation centre has a new friend. Caring for the two beavers is proving to be costly. The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation has created a Go Fund Me page to raise some money for the two beavers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Peter Jaworski, author of Markets Without Limits and an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University, also a fellow with the CCF.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Tubbs is a Senior Reporter at Charlottesville Tomorrow.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cost for the Springbank dam has jumped to $182 million over the original cost. Bruce McAllister, Executive Director Rocky View 2020 weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim has been raising children as a foster mom for many years, two kids she was raising were taken from her home- but despite her efforts communication has been completely cut off with the kids. She is baffled by the system and wonders for the kids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American literature has seen a dramatic rise in the amount of profanity it uses, Jean Twenge, San Diengo Psychologist and Author of iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Nichols is a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and at the Harvard Estension School. He writes for the Federalist.  His piece here: http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/09/not-time-north-korea-options/#.WYumLD6CPyo.twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Wildrose Party President Jeff Callaway has jumped into the UCP race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Debra Soh's take on the man fired from Google for a memo they felt was sexist.  Her piece here: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/no-the-google-manifesto-isnt-sexist-or-anti-diversity-its-science/article35903359/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Dr. Omalua Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist, was the first to publish findings of CTE in American football players. He is the chief medical examiner of San Joaquin County California and a professor at the University of California, Davis.  His book: Truth Doesn't Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery About the Danger of Contact Sports is out now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newstalk 770's John Himpe has been following this story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News Investigative Reporter Stewart Bell joins Rob to chat about a story he has been working on that suggests some refugees with criminal records are using fake names in their asylum claims.  more here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3658241/somali-criminal-records-canada-us-deportation-intelligence/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well liked Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has announced his retirement, Rob chats with John Gormley, Radio talk show host at CKOM about the impact.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Fildebrandt, MLA for Strathmore Brooks, is under fire for subletting his taxpayer covered apartment in Edmonton and, maybe pocketting the money.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Dinshaw Mistry, a politics professor at the University of Cincinnati, says he is doubtful that NK could hit anywhere beyond Alaska... yet.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 13,000 Albertans have weighed in and indicate they would be in favour of scrapping daylight savings time. MLA Thomas Dang, sponsor of Bill 203 joins Rob.  http://globalnews.ca/news/3658499/thousands-of-albertans-want-to-get-rid-of-daylight-saving-time/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob welcomes Robert Solomon, Professor of Law at Western University and National Legal Director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices