Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Amnesty International Canada wants Alberta to back down from its “war room” and public inquiry Guest: Alex Neve, Secretary-General – Amnesty International Canada   Has the Me Too movement led to a backlash that is now harming women in other ways? Guest: Dr. Leanne Atwater, professor of management at University of Houston   Taxpayers footed bill for $4.5M in trips by MP spouses, partners over last four years Guest: Amanda Connolly - National Online Journalist (Politics), Global News   World Suicide Prevention Day – the conversations we need to have Guest: Mara Grunau – Executive Director – Centre for Suicide Prevention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Ann Cavoukian - Executive Director, Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre and former three-term Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Taylor Williamson was the runner-up on season 8 of American's Got Talent, returned recently for their champions season, and was named one of their four favorite acts of all time  Taylor is performing this weekend  - September 5th through 7th - at the Laugh Shop here in Calgary. More at taylorwilliamson.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Court of Appeal allows 6 of 12 TMX appeals to proceed Guest: Dwight Newman - Professor of Law, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law  - University of Saskatchewan / Munk Senior Fellow (Constitutional law) with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute   Hong Kong’s fight for democracy – why it should matter to Canadians Guest: Terry Glavin – Author, journalist, columnist   E-cigarettes are unfairly being blamed for vaping illnesses and deaths Guest: Dr. Michael Siegel - Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health   The aphids are out – in large numbers. Is this year worse? Guest: Ken Fry - Coordinator: Environmental & Production Horticulture at Olds College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The report is out - what did the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's finances find? Guest: Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Research Fellow -  School of Public Policy   Alberta Matters: Standardized Testing Guest: Louis Volante – Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Brock University   “Not Always in the Mood” – Myths and misinformation about the male libido Guest: Sarah Hunter Murray – Relationship Therapist / Sex Researcher; Author: “Not Always in the Mood: The New Science of Men, Sex and Relationships”   Nashville school bans Harry Potter – a closer look at the issues of school libraries and censorship Guest: Deborah Caldwell-Stone – Interim director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A blood test could reveal your risk of dying in the next 10 years – would you take it? Who else might want you to take it? Guest: Timothy Caulfield Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute (University of Alberta) Host: A User's Guide to Cheating Death, Netflix Author: "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?"   AI, Bots and Deep Fakes : Technology to shape Fight against Foreign Political Interference Guest: Alex Wilner - Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University and a Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute   The appeal of e-scooters and the growing problem of abandonment & clutter Guest: Sarah Catz - Research Associate, Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine   Prosecuting hate: The Case of "Your Ward News" Guest: Noah Shack - Vice President, GTA - Centre for Israel an

Infiltrating “The Base” and exposing an alleged neo-Nazi in the Canadian Forces Guest: Ryan Thorpe, reporter – Winnipeg Free Press   State of Democracy & Appeal of Populism Guest: Shauna Sylvester - Executive Director of Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of SFU Public Square   Mandating nutritional information labels for alcoholic beverages Guest: Adam Sherk, Postdoctoral fellow - Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (University of Victoria)   Breaking up with your Facebook friends - via phone Guest: James Avramenko - Writer / host - Friendless podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retrial ordered for the two men convicted in 2013 Via Rail terror plot Guest: Leah West – Lecturer, National Security & Intelligence at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University   Alberta Fiscal Update – How much of a mess are we dealing with? Guest: Dr. Jack Mintz – President’s Fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary   New evidence shows that supervised consumption sites are saving lives Guest: Celeste Hayward – Executive Director, Alberta Community Council on HIV   The state of affairs in Alberta’s beer industry Guest: Mike McNeil – Executive Director, Alberta Small Brewers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the Liberals’ latest attack on the Conservative leader smacks of arrogance and hypocrisy Guest: Chris Selley – Columnist, National Post   Why accused ISIS war criminals shouldn’t just be one country’s problem – the case for international tribunals Guest: Kyle Matthews – Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights at Concordia University   The case of the dead raccoon – and the social media backlash Guest: Tristin Hopper – Victoria-based journalist / formerly with National Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Unifor president Jerry Dias Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: caller Cynthia, whose husband is seeking the MAID process Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorenzo Domini, president, Recycling Council of Alberta, manager of material processing and municipal development, GFL Environmental. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tracey Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie Murray, Brock University student who is researching the nomadic life join guest host Zack Hewitt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s ambassador to the US resigns – why the position matters so much Guest: Sarah Goldfeder - Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute / Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group   How the internet and technology is changing the English language Guest: Gretchen McCulloch - internet lingust, author: "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language"   From vegan burgers to almond milk – controversy on the words that vegan alternatives can use   Guest: Anna Pippus - Vancouver lawyer / Director - Plant-based Policy Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with economist Robert Lawson, co-author of the new book  "Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with National Post political affairs columnist John Ivison about his new book "Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Sheard, board chair, Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music, copyright, and plagiarism: Katy Perry court loss highlights some importance legal and artistic issues Guest: Kurt Dahl - Partner / Entertainment Lawyer with Murphy & Company LLP, also drummer for the band One Bad Son   Twenty years since “The Blair Witch Project” – a cultural phenomenon that will never be duplicated Guest: Jake Kring-Schreifels - Senior Editor at Yankees Magazine and a freelance culture writer for a variety of publications   Quebec to mandate minimum monthly credit card payments – is that a solution to tackling credit card debt? Guest: Scott Hannah - President & CEO, Credit Counselling Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with chart analyst and pop critic Chris Molanphy, who writes the "Why Is This Song No. 1?" feature and hosts the Hit Parade podcast for Slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices