Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

You might argue the earth is round, but the folks running the Flat Earth International Conference in Edmonton can make a convincing argument that challenges what you think. Guest host Zack Hewitt talks with Robbie Davidson, organizer of the conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New numbers out from Statscan say even without legalization, a large number of Canadians are driving high. What is needed to change habits before weed is legal? Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with Andrew Murie of MADD Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People are flocking to pools around the city to cool down as we scrape the top of the thermometer this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than a decade of telling Calgary stories, Swerve magazine was shuttered last week by Postmedia.  Shelley Youngblut was Swerve's creator and first editor.  She joins guest host Zack Hewitt to share her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nova Scotia could be contravening federal regulations when it comes to marketing pot because of how they intend to set up their stores.  Dr. Simon Sherry is an associate professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Dalhousie University, and shares with guest host Zack Hewitt his concerns about how the in-store experience is being proposed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It appears we are now paying more for Trans Mountain than first thought.  Cody Battershill from Canada Action joins guest host Zack Hewitt to share his thoughts on the latest revelations in the government's purchase of Trans Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A pastor in the US says when he looks at Trump's supporters, the word that comes to mind is "miserable." Have we become more miserable? Can we turn it around? Where is our joy? Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with John Pavlovitz, author of the forthcoming book Hope and Other Superpowers: A Life-Affirming, Love-Defending, Butt-Kicking, World-Saving Manifesto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That sandwich you’re eating... how was it handled before you decided to wolf it down?  What are the rules surrounding safe food handling, and we share some stories of dodgy restaurant experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with Karen McIsaac of Swoop - the new ultra low cost carrier - about its expansion out of Edmonton and to learn why the city to our north is a focus rather than Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with Glenn Tinley - president of Mexia One, a Winnipeg-based biometrics company which provides facial recognition systems to the airport, retail and event industries to learn more about the types of facial recognition that are already being used in places like malls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with Brian Whitelaw, superintendent of public safety with Calgary Transit, about a new initiative intended to reduce negative encounters on trains in downtown Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Zack Hewitt speaks with Timothy Caulfield, a University of Alberta professor and host of the show A User's Guide to Cheating Death -- which was just picked up by Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lia Moody is a partner at Samfiru Rumarkin LLP and practices labour and employment law.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Alberta man has changed his gender on paper so he can get cheaper car insurance.But, should car insurance even be based on things like gender? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An open letter has been sent to Arts Commons to have them pull the plug on Jordan Peterson’s appearance. Su Ying Strang of The New Gallery is part of the group asking for Peterson to be uninvited and joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The revelation that Cadillac Fairview shopping malls in Calgary are using facial recognition technology at its electronic information screens is giving some people pause.  Sharon Polsky with the Privacy and Access Council of Canada shares her questions and concerns from a privacy perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former teacher of the Danforth shooter called our newsroom in Toronto with a rather shocking piece of news about something that happened in high school. We play the tape and find out more about the latest in the investigation from Global News crime specialist Catherine McDonald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite their rise in popularity, an Olympian is speaking out about eSports saying video gamers shouldn’t be alongside traditional athletes at future games.  Dr. Nicole Forrester is Assistant Professor in Sport Media at Ryerson University and is an Olympian and an 8-Time Canadian Champion who has represented Canada on 20 national teams. She is a Commonwealth Games gold and bronze medalist, and a Pan American Games silver and bronze medalist.  She joins Rob to share her perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary’s downtown business association is putting up a red flag, concerned that Stephen Avenue might become a Green Mile of pot shops.  Cllr. Druh Farrell joins Rob to share her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Canada has indeed been “Trumped” by tariffs, what will it mean for our competitiveness? Jack Mintz - President’s Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy - joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices