Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Dr. Tator, Director of the Canadian Concussion Centre at Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto joins Rob on air to discuss our changing understanding of the severity of concussions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seems like the green line is going to take longer, and cost more. WithNosehill MP Michelle Rempel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discussion about Cultural appropriation continues, now with Jonathan Kay, who just recently resigned as editor of The Walrus Magazine.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A caller says it's important to pay attention to concussion suffered by non athletes as well.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists are trying to find the source of some Fast Radio Bursts received from outer space. Abraham Loeb, Frank B. Baird Jr Professor of Science joins Rob on air to try and make sense of it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An editor of Write magazine has resigned his position after starting a discussion about cultural appropriation by saying he doesn't buy the notion.  Christie Blatchford of the National Post shares her thoughts.  You can read her piece here:  http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/christie-blatchford-magazine-editor-the-latest-to-be-silenced-for-the-sin-of-free-speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Controversy at hockey rinks in Alberta as "unsanctioned, alternative" leagues have popped up around Alberta- but Hockey Alberta has sent out a memo condemning these alternate leagues and even saying those who support such leagues could be lose their Hockey Alberta membership.  Rob is joined by an organizer of one such league Brad Layzell, President of Calgary’s PX3 AMP Youth Hockey League. Hockey Alberta provided a statement but was unable to have anyone join us on air today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post Columnist Tristin Hopper says safe consumption sites, like those in Vancouver, could be a recipe for disaster.  Read his piece here: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/tristin-hopper-vancouvers-drug-strategy-has-been-disaster-be-very-wary-of-emulating-it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Karl Moore, Associate professor Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University and Airline Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Washington Bureau chief to the Toronto Star Daniel Dale   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some city councillors have conducted a survey to see how Calgarians feel about a new survey project. Councillor Shane Keating joins the show to chat about this, and the green line LRT.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NDP is set to review the practice of photo radar in the province against concerns that it has become a "cash cow" MLA Angela Pitt, Wildrose Shadown Justice Minister joins Rob to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Kneebone from the University of Calgary School of Public Policy has found a massive decline in affordable rentals across Canada, with Calgary coming in last place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob takes issue with the fact that those donating are receiving tax reciepts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Robert Clarke spent over 30 years working for corrections Canada in many different roles, his new book shares what he saw in that time. Down Inside: Thirty Years in Canada's Prison Service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems that there are more panhandlers in Calgary recently- should you give them a few bucks or just move on? With Mark Horvath, co-founder of the Invisible People project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Global News Washington Correspondent Jackson Proskow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conservative political analyst Alise Mills.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With National Director for B'nai Brith's League for Human Rights, Amanda Hohmann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Calgary man wants to convert his home into a recovery centre for former addicts after having gone through the process himself, much to the ire of some of his neighbours. Rob is joined by Ved Ran.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices