Synopsis
Join Rob Breakenridge weekday afternoons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.
Episodes
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Travel Woes
09/02/2023 Duration: 13minJohn Gradek - Faculty Lecturer in the Aviation Management program at McGill University joins Rob Breakenridge on "Afternoons" to discuss what lessons the Airline industry learned over the past few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Liberals' C-21 mess; MAID changes delayed; "The Number Ones"; Explaining Bigfoot sightings
08/02/2023 Duration: 54minToday's guests: Matt Gurney, Columnist / Co-Founder - The Line Dr. Sonu Gaind, Professor in University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and Chief of Psychiatry and Physician Chair of MAID team at Humber River Hospital Tom Breihan, Senior Editor & Columnist - Stereogum / Author, "The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music" Floe Foxon, scientist and data analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Chief Louie - "Rez Rules"; Campus free speech; Iran protests; Discontent in Canada
06/02/2023 Duration: 53minToday's guests: Clarence Louie, Canadian First Nations leader and entrepreneur / Chief - Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia's Okanagan / Author - "Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples" Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education Sally Armstrong, Human Rights Activist & Journalist Andrew Enns, executive vice-president - Leger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Comedian Preacher Lawson
18/01/2023 Duration: 18minRob chats with stand-up comedian and America's Got Talent finalist Preacher Lawson. Preacher is performing this weekend at The Laugh Shop in Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Myles Goodwyn; Why is Ontario receiving equalization?; Fixing Canada's access to information system
16/01/2023 Duration: 42minMyles Goodwyn, Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the multi-Platinum selling rock band April Wine Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor of Economics - University of Calgary Robert Bothwell, Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He is currently working on an oral history of Canadian foreign relations, 1993-2006 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tommy Chong; Jeff Beck's legacy; Ban gas stoves?; Ottawa's F-35 flip-flop
13/01/2023 Duration: 56minToday's guests: Tommy Chong, legendary comedian and actor - one half of "Cheech & Chong" Alan Cross, music writer/broadcaster/historian / host - "The Ongoing History of New Music" Liam McCabe, Senior writer - Energy Sage Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Madonald Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Todd McFarlane: "Spawn" update and more
11/01/2023 Duration: 25minA conversation with Calgary-born-and-raised Todd McFarlane. Todd is the creator of the character Spawn and a co-founder of Image Comics - he is also a Grammy-and Emmy-winning producer/director and the founder of McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeromy's Journey; Alberta Senator quits Twitter; "Son of a Critch's" Mark Critch
10/01/2023 Duration: 46minToday's guests: Jeromy Farkas, former Calgary city councillor and mayoral candidate Paula Simons, Alberta Indepedent Senator Mark Critch, star/creator - "Son of a Critch" / author - "An Embarrassment of Critch's" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Affordability measures; Federal politics in '23; Defence spending; NHL Hall-of-famer Lanny McDonald
09/01/2023 Duration: 54minToday's guests: Matt Jones, Alberta Minister of Affordability and Ulilities Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative MP - Calgary-Nose Hill Andrew Richter, associate professor of political science - University of Windsor Lanny McDonald, former Calgary Flame / NHL Hall of Famer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Violence and unrest in Mexico; Debunking "The Population Bomb"; Seizing assets from Russian Oligarchs
06/01/2023 Duration: 43minToday's guests: Douglas Century, Journalist / Author: “Hunting El Chapo” , “Split Decision” , “The Last Boss of Brighton” Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment at the University of Toronto Mississauga / Co-author: "The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet" / "Population Bombed! Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change" Michael Nesbitt, an associate law professor at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Just Transition"; Russia's failures in Ukraine; Where Canadians land on the political spectrum
04/01/2023 Duration: 36minToday's guests: Andrew Leach, energy economist / professor - University of Alberta Lubomyr Luciuk, professor of political geography at the Royal Military College of Canada Jack Jedwab, president - Association for Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gas prices, self-defence, state of democracy, technology & education, addressing addiction
03/01/2023 Duration: 01h02minToday's guests: Vijay Muralidharan - fuel market expert - Director, R Cube Economic Consulting Inc. Edward Burlew - Lawyer Specializing in Firearms Law Ira Wells teaches in the Vic One program of the University of Toronto Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is Director, Schoolhouse Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education, Saint Mary’s University Dr. Julian Somers - a clinical psychologist and distinguished professor at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The latest on Bill C-21 and Bill C-11; Impact of Keystone's shutdown; Canada's China strategy
10/12/2022 Duration: 47minToday's guests: Raquel Dancho, Conservative MP (Manitoba) / Shadow Minister - Public Safety / Vice-Chair - Commons Committee on Public Safety & National Security Paula Simons, Independent Senator - Alberta Rory Johnston, Founder - Commodity Context newsletter Ross O'Connor, Former National Security advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and post graduate researcher at Laval University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Buddy Levy, "Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk"
09/12/2022 Duration: 17minToday's guest: Buddy Levy, author - "Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How did Liberals botch C-21?; Inflation: what steps the Bank of Canada might take next
05/12/2022 Duration: 25minToday's guests: Matt Gurney, Columnist / Co-Founder - The Line Charles St-Arnaud, Chief Economist - Alberta Central / Former economist - Bank of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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China protests; Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy; Assessing the PEOC; Investigative genetic genealogy
29/11/2022 Duration: 55minToday's guests: Terry Glavin, author/journalist/columnist Charles Burton, Partner, Charles Burton and Associates / Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms Program - Canadian Civil Liberties Association Dr. Nicole Novroski, assistant professor and forensic geneticist at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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PM's testimony at PEOC; Threshold for "national security threat"; AB pushes back against C-21; ATA reaction to new rules on masks & in-person learning
25/11/2022 Duration: 01h12minToday's guests: David Schneiderman, Professor of Law - University of Toronto Tyler Shandro, Alberta Justice Minister & Solicitor General Jason Schilling, president - Alberta Teachers' Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Reaction to the premier's address; Big changes to Bill C-21; Defining "national security threat"; Optimistic drilling forecast
23/11/2022 Duration: 51minToday's guests: Rick Bell, Calgary Sun Columnist Tony Bernardo, Executive Director - Canadian Shooting Sports Association Stephanie Carvin, associate professor at Carleton University / former national security analyst Mark A. Scholz, CAOEC President & CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Problematic World Cup host; National media strategy; "Living Without Menace:" Alberta vs the rats
21/11/2022 Duration: 35minToday's guests: Declan Hill, Associate professor of investigations at the University of New Haven and the lead of its Sports Integrity Center / Author - "The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime" Peter Menzies, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC Ted Stenson, Calgary-based director / Director: "Living Without Menace" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Canada-China policy; Balancing energy & environmental policy; Ticketmaster angers the Swifties
18/11/2022 Duration: 36minToday's guests: Michael Chong, Conservative foreign affairs critic / MP - Wellington-Halton Hills Dennis McConaghy, former TC Energy executive / author and commentator on energy-climate policy in Canada / His latest book - "Carbon Change: Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization" Alan Cross, music writer/broadcaster/historian - host of the Ongoing History of New Music podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices