Synopsis
Join Rob Breakenridge weekday afternoons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.
Episodes
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Jeromy Farkas- on his decision to forego his transition allowance and pension
02/11/2017 Duration: 10minWith new city councillor for Ward 11 Jeromy Farkas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The problem with "Islamaphobia"
02/11/2017 Duration: 15minGuest Host Andrew Lawton connects with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, Co-Founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, Former US NAVY Lieutenant-Commander and Author of A Battle for the Soul of Islam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Two guests on banning adult-only housing
02/11/2017 Duration: 17minAlberta moves to ban adults-only apartments, condominiums. Chelsey Jersak, co-founder of the Child Friendly Housing Coalition of Alberta, joined the show to talk about this legislation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While the province says families with children will have more housing alternatives with the law that goes into effect Jan. 1, Gerry Baxter, executive director, for the Calgary Residential Rental Association said it addresses a minor concern at the expense of many. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Should they be allowed to pray in Parliament?
02/11/2017 Duration: 09minBrian Hill, associate producer, Global News, joined the show to talk about provincial and federal legislators, including the House of Commons, continuing to pray each day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Carys Cragg on her book "Dead Reckoning"
01/11/2017 Duration: 19minCarys Cragg talks to Andrew Lawton about her experience confronting the man who murdered her father - a Calgary doctor - 25 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kelly Hrudey
01/11/2017 Duration: 19minNHL legend and Hockey Night in Canada analyst Kelly Hrudey, joined the show to talk about his new book Calling The Shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Politics in Alberta, UCP and NDP
01/11/2017 Duration: 19minGraham Thomson, columnist with the Edmonton Journal, joined the show to talk about Brian Jean, the UCP and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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New York truck attack
01/11/2017 Duration: 32minRoss McLean, crime specialist, security expert, RossMcleanSecurity.com, joined the show to talk about an attack in Manhattan, NYC. A truck barrelled down a Manhattan bike path, killing at least eight people and injuring at least a dozen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How adults are ruining Halloween
31/10/2017 Duration: 15minWith Lenore Skenazy, Lenore Skenazy- founder of the free range kids movement and chairman of the Let Grow Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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JFK files and conspiracy theories
31/10/2017 Duration: 16minWith Phil Shenon, a former Washington and foreign correspondent for the New York Times, is the author of A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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We Day with Rick Hansen
31/10/2017 Duration: 14minRick Hansen Canadian Paralympian, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities is in town for We Day, he also has a new book. Rick Hansen's Man in Motion World Tour-30 years later Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Citizenship for a robot- is this legit or just a stunt?
30/10/2017 Duration: 16minSaudi Arabia has become the first nation to grant citizenship to an AI- but is this legitimately something needed for AI? or is this just a stunt for Saudi Arabia? Dr. Joanna Bryson is a Computer Scientist at the University of Bath, she developed the action selection model. It explains how AI determines what to do next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dana Larsen- facing charges for giving seeds away
30/10/2017 Duration: 12minDana Larsen, Marijuana activist and author is in Calgary to fight charges for giving away marijuana seeds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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No rush on Christmas decor
30/10/2017 Duration: 10minWith Bruce Winder, Co-founder& Partner of the Retail Advisor's Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Policing and the world of social media
27/10/2017 Duration: 13minWith Christopher Schneider, Author of Policing and Social Media: Social Control in an Era of New Media, an American sociologist and associate professor of sociology at Brandon University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Assisted dying and children
27/10/2017 Duration: 13minWith Dr. Dawn Davies, Chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Bioethics Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The UCP vote with Tom Vernon
27/10/2017 Duration: 10minTom Vernon is the Global News provincial affairs reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The price of car ownership vs ridesharing
26/10/2017 Duration: 15minWhy bother paying for a vehicle when ridesharing costs are on par or cheaper? A few professors at the University of Texas have crunched the numbers, Todd Davidson, PhD Research Associate and Lecturer with the Webber Energy Group in Austin. You can check out their calculator here: http://www.rideordrive.org/calculator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tina Tchen- former Chief of Staff for Michelle Obama
26/10/2017 Duration: 11minTina Tchen was in town today to speak at a breakfast for the Canada Women's Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices