Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Boris Zilberman- Deputy director of Congressional Relations at the foundation for defense of democracies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Cooke, chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the Houston Methodist Research Institute and the director of the Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration in the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Texas is working to use science to rejuvenate aging cells.  More here: http://nationalpost.com/health/scientists-discover-method-to-rejuvenate-aging-human-cells/wcm/14c95c54-7c26-4c3a-8815-d1d8030fe901 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Glenn Stout, Author of Young Woman and the Sea and many more, Series Editor,The Best American Sports Writing, more books and movie TK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with Carrie Tait, reporter with the Globe and Mail Calgary bureau, about the murmurings at City Hall about a potential olympic bid and takes callers on the issue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study from the University of Guelph has found that the cost of eating ethically may make it out of reach for most people.  Researcher Kelly Hodgins joins Rob to discuss.  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/access-to-ethical-food-often-often-available-only-to-the-wealthy-study-says/article35840841/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Ashe Schow. Read her piece here: http://observer.com/2017/07/the-handmaids-tale-confederate-game-of-thrones/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Alberta changes it's beer tax policy and small brewers lose their rebates- what will that mean for business? With Artisan Ale's Mike Tessier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explaining the pricing of Natural Gas and why Petronas pulled out of the plan with Andrew Leach, prof of energy policy at the U of A.  http://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/why-petronas-cancelled-its-plans-for-an-lng-project-on-b-c-s-coast/amp/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Cody Battershill, Founder and Spokesperson of Canadaaction.ca And Peter McCartney, climate campaigner at the Wilderness Committee.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with a pilot who took him for a rip, Gary Ward. And Lieutenant Michelle Tremblay of the snowbirds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Trevor Tombe, Economist, Fellow at The School of Public Policy U of C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study out of the University of California shows the reduced smoker rate in the states could be linked to e-cigarette use. Dr. Sharon Cummins, Assistant professor at the University of California San Diego shares their methodology and findings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fan of Olive Garden who has a blog based on the food chain had a cease and desist letter delivered to him asking him to cease his blog. Luckily he was able to navigate the legal battle with the chain and come out on top. Vincent Malone joins Rob to tell the tale.  http://allofgarden.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Founding Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With freelancer Graeme Gordon His piece here: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/graeme-gordon-liberals-let-terrorists-keep-their-citizenship-yet-revoke-citizenship-for-lesser-offences/wcm/20b91bd2-4978-41d8-ae0d-ced39b2f9a86 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UCP leadership candidate has called for a referendum regarding equalization payments. Rob wonders what that would accomplish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could a new drug help reduce aging and improve quality of Life? Sam Apple who teaches at University of Pennsylvania joins Rob to discuss.  More here: https://www.wired.com/story/this-pill-promises-to-extend-life-for-a-nickel-a-pop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B.C.'s privacy watchdog is ordering Surrey Creep Catchers to remove material identifying people from their website.  They have good intentions but this group seems to caus a lot of trouble. Sean Smith, a professional Social Media educator who took up the cause of educating the public about negative impacts of the online vigilantes known as Creep Catchers joins Rob.  www.ttac.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The issue with Canadian politicians speaking to American reporters is that you aren't really going to get pressed at all..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices