Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Ontario's education minister says the province is going to revert to an old sex ed curriculum which won't include things like equal marriage and cyberbullying.  Commentator Michael Coren is concerned about what the implications are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with film and comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short - their special "An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life" is currently streaming on Netflix and they will be in Calgary to perform August 4th at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retired diplomat and Canadian Global Affairs Institute vice president Colin Robertson joins Rob to discuss NATO, its origins, its importance to all of the member countries, and the threat posed to an American withdrawal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Thai boys soccer team was successfully rescued after exploring a flooded cave, we ask what it is like to get stuck in a cave with Kathleen Graham, president of the Alberta Speleological Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erick Laming, a University of Toronto doctoral student in criminology, joins Rob Breakenridge to explore how effective body cameras are when used by police forces like the Calgary Police Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A campaign is underway to highlight those who have burned by the Phoenix pay system problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Thomas Colbert who might be as close as anyone to cracking the mystery behind the DB Cooper cold-case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Ribeiro of grassroots group "Yes Calgary 2026" joins Rob Breakenridge to explore why Calgary should host the 2026 Olympic Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver man who sold bottles of "Hot Dog Water" for nearly $40 a piece says he was trying to see how the marketing of health claims backed by supposed science amounts to quick sales.  How gullible are we when it comes to product marketing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Nick Boynton article in The Player’s Tribune on head injuries and the impact of hockey on mental health, another prominent, former NHLer has penned a piece for the Washington Post, asking questions about how the NHL is responding to head injuries.  Ken Dryden joins Rob to talk about his piece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A vodka is getting pulled from Alberta’s AGLC listings after the Ukrainian Canadian Congress called the imagery of the brand offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While church-run summer camps didn’t get summer jobs cash, one organization did - and it's raising the eyebrows of organizations like B'nai Brith Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta UCP leader Jason Kenney joins Rob to discuss why the unannounced renewal of the equalization payment system is a "slap in the face to Alberta". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Notley government will have to revamp its beer markup regime after it was declared unconstitutional on Tuesday.  The Court of Queen’s Bench sided with two breweries — Steamwhistle in Toronto and Great Western in Saskatoon — that argued that Alberta’s policy discriminated against out-of-province beer, violating the Constitution.  We talk with Steamwhistle's Tim McLaughlin about the ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does alcohol pose a risk for cancer?  Is moderate drinking safe or beneficial?  Timothy Caufield is the research director with the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, and joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Montreal Economic Institute says fees and taxes are an impediment to growing air travel in Canada.  Alexandre Morneau with the group joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Main, senior writer and editor for National Geographic, joins Rob to discuss the passing of Koko the Gorilla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioid overdoses.  Leigh Chapman lost her brother to a suspected fentanyl overdose in 2015.  She has a PhD(c) in health professions education / health services research at The Wilson Centre.  She joins Rob to provide perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett joins Rob to talk about his latest book, "The Happy Brain." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classrooms are not meeting government-outlined targets in Alberta, and haven't for some time.  Janet French with the Edmonton Journal has been investigating, and joins Rob to share some of what she's learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices