Synopsis
Join Rob Breakenridge weekday afternoons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.
Episodes
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An end to Traffic Court in Alberta?
06/01/2022 Duration: 17minWe spoke with Charlie Pester, a former police officer who operates POINTTS Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why the mayor needed to involve all of city council in handling the collapse of the arena deal
05/01/2022 Duration: 11minWe spoke with Ward 1 City Councilor Sonya Sharp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Journalist Tara Henley on why she left the CBC and what needs to change at the public broadcaster
05/01/2022 Duration: 14minWe spoke with journalist and author Tara Henley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted - what next?
31/12/2021 Duration: 15minWe spoke with Adam Klasfeld, managing editor at Law & Crime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Canada needs F-35s; Protecting athletes from abuse; A unique approach to dealing with urban coyotes
30/12/2021 Duration: 35minToday's guests: Robert Huebert, associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Calgary Dominick Gauthier, Co-founder of the sport funding group B2ten Colleen St Clair, Professor, Biological Sciences - University of Alberta / overseeing the Edmonton Urban Coyote Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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James Webb space telescope; Breakthrough cases & immunity; Calgary arena deal; Kenney's political future
23/12/2021 Duration: 49minToday's guests: Adam Muzzin, associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy at York University Dr. Marcel Curlin, Associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases) - Oregon Health & Science University Bill Black, President and COO - Calgary Construction Association Evan Menzies, former Director of Communications for the United Conservative Party / current campaign strategist with Crestview Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Arena deal collapses; Disallowance vs. notwithstanding clause; The value of rapid tests
23/12/2021 Duration: 41minToday's guests: Ryan Pike, managing editor - Flames Nation Andrew Coyne, columnist - Globe & Mail David Juncker, chair of McGill University's biomedical engineering department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Omicron - knowns & unknowns; "Dilemmas of Free Expression"; Alcohol in convenience stores?; Latest on the Sherman murders
15/12/2021 Duration: 50minToday's guests: Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan Emmett Macfarlane, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo / editor and contributor: "Dilemmas of Free Expression" Ivonne Martinez, president of the Alberta Liquor Store Association Kevin Donovan, Chief Investigative Reporter, Toronto Star / author - "The Billionaire Murders" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kenney vs, Jean; Interest rate hikes are looming; Why housing is a local issue
15/12/2021 Duration: 41minToday's guests: Lorne Gunter, columnist - Edmonton Sun William Robson, president / CEO - CD Howe Institute Murtaza Haider, a professor of real estate management at Ryerson University and co-producer of the Haider-Moranis Bulletin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Is housing affordability more of a municipal concern than a national one?
13/12/2021 Duration: 15minWe spoke to Murtaza Haider, a professor of real estate management at Ryerson University and co-producer of the Haider-Moranis Bulletin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Standing up to China & Russia; Working from home; Higher food prices; Worker shortages
09/12/2021 Duration: 48minToday's guests: Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad Howard Levitt, employment and labour lawyer / Senior partner - Levitt Sheikh / author of six books including "Law of Dismissal in Canada" Dr. Stuart Smyth, Associate Professor / Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation - University of Saskatchewan Simon Gaudreault, VP of national research - Canadian Federation of Independent Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Fair Game: Biology, fairness and transgender athletes in women’s sport
08/12/2021 Duration: 15minWe spoke with Dr,. Jon Pike, co-author of the report “Fair Game: Biology, fairness and transgender athletes in women’s sport.” Dr. Pike is a philosopher specializing in the ethics and metaphysics of sport at the Open University UK and is the former Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Canada's ambassador to China needed to go
07/12/2021 Duration: 16minWe spoke with Terry Glavin, author, journalist, columnist (Ottawa Citizen & National Post),. Contributing editor -Maclean's magazine. Senior Fellow - Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What we know - and still don't know - about the new Omicron variant
29/11/2021 Duration: 14minWe spoke with Dr. Angela Rasmussen, research scientist - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, and affiliate - Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why the IOC is backing China's position over Peng Shuai
26/11/2021 Duration: 14minWe spoke with Jules Boykoff, Professor & Department Chair - Pacific University in Oregon, Department of Politics and Government / Author of NOlympians and Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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50 years since the DB Cooper skyjacking - why fascination and the mystery endures
24/11/2021 Duration: 16minWe spoke with D.B. Cooper researcher Eric Ulis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The push to get more people vaccinated, 19 To Zero - Is it realistic?
24/11/2021 Duration: 08minTheresa Tang, Co-Chair & Chief Operating Officer at 19 to Zero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A new Sharon, Lois, & Bram album - the first in 21 years
18/11/2021 Duration: 13minWe spoke with Sharon Hampson, one-third of the iconic children's music trio Sharon, Lois, and Bram. We were also joined by Sharon's daughter Randi Hampson, who co-produced the new album of previous unreleased music, "Sharon, Lois & Bram: Best of the Best Live" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Patrick Bishop, "Operation Jubilee"
08/11/2021 Duration: 17minWe spoke with military historian and best-selling author Patrick Bishop about his latest book, "Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mo Gawdat: The threat - and opportunity - of "Scary Smart" A.I.
03/11/2021 Duration: 20minToday's guest: Mo Gawdat, Author - "Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World" / Former Chief Business Officer for Google X / Author of best-seller "Solve for Happy" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices