Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

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Synopsis

Join Rob Breakenridge weekday afternoons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.

Episodes

  • Jeromy Farkas- on his decision to forego his transition allowance and pension

    02/11/2017 Duration: 10min

    With new city councillor for Ward 11 Jeromy Farkas.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The problem with "Islamaphobia"

    02/11/2017 Duration: 15min

    Guest 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

  • Two guests on banning adult-only housing

    02/11/2017 Duration: 17min

    Alberta 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

  • Should they be allowed to pray in Parliament?

    02/11/2017 Duration: 09min

    Brian 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

  • GSA bill

    02/11/2017 Duration: 17min

    Minister of Education, David Eggen, joined the show to talk about a new gay-straight alliance law, which plans to give power to the students.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Carys Cragg on her book "Dead Reckoning"

    01/11/2017 Duration: 19min

    Carys 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

  • Kelly Hrudey

    01/11/2017 Duration: 19min

    NHL 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

  • Politics in Alberta, UCP and NDP

    01/11/2017 Duration: 19min

    Graham 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

  • New York truck attack

    01/11/2017 Duration: 32min

    Ross 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

  • How adults are ruining Halloween

    31/10/2017 Duration: 15min

    With 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

  • JFK files and conspiracy theories

    31/10/2017 Duration: 16min

    With 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

  • We Day with Rick Hansen

    31/10/2017 Duration: 14min

    Rick 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

  • Citizenship for a robot- is this legit or just a stunt?

    30/10/2017 Duration: 16min

    Saudi 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

  • Dana Larsen- facing charges for giving seeds away

    30/10/2017 Duration: 12min

    Dana 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

  • No rush on Christmas decor

    30/10/2017 Duration: 10min

    With Bruce Winder, Co-founder& Partner of the Retail Advisor's Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Policing and the world of social media

    27/10/2017 Duration: 13min

    With 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

  • Assisted dying and children

    27/10/2017 Duration: 13min

    With Dr. Dawn Davies, Chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Bioethics Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The UCP vote with Tom Vernon

    27/10/2017 Duration: 10min

    Tom Vernon is the Global News provincial affairs reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • The price of car ownership vs ridesharing

    26/10/2017 Duration: 15min

    Why 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

  • Tina Tchen- former Chief of Staff for Michelle Obama

    26/10/2017 Duration: 11min

    Tina 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

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