Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Today's guests: Roger Jackson, President and CEO of Alberta 2030 Commonwealth Games Corp. Peter McCaffrey, No Alberta 2030 / President, Alberta Institute Justin Bourne, Author - "Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey" Boris Steipe, professor in the University of Toronto’s biochemistry department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Sam Cooper, National Online Journalist, Investigative - Global News Rosemarie Fike, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, economics instructor at Texas Christian University, and author of this year’s Women and Progress report Tyler Shandro, Alberta Minister of Justice Paul McLauchlin, President - Rural Municipalities of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Today's guests: Joanna Chiu, Reporter - Toronto Star / Author - "China Unbound" Lisa Raitt, co-chair - Coalition for a Better Future / former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: John Ibbiston, Globe and Mail Writer at Large and co-author of Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline Ted Morton, Execuitve Fellow at the School for Public Policy / Professor Emeritus of Political Science - University of Calgary Justin Simaluk, President of Rail for Alberta Dr. Cristina Thomas, assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science a...

Today's guests Cody Battershill, Founder and Chief Spokesperson - Canada Action Dr. Wesley Wark, Senior Fellow - Centre for International Governance Innovation Jeff Gray, Superintendent - Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Dennis Molinaro, Former national security analyst / professor of legal studies at Ontario Tech University / author - "The Bridge in the Parks. The Five Eyes and Cold War Counterintelligence" Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary / Research Fellow at The School of Public Policy Katha Pollitt, Award-winning columnist for The Nation magazine...

Today's guests: Sam Cooper, investigative journalist - Global News Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan Dr Dale Whelehan, behavioural scientist and CEO of 4 Day Week Global Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto Andrew Leach, Economics and Law professor at University of Alberta Edward Burlew, Lawyer Specializing in Firearms and Self-Defence Law Mitch Heimpel, Director of Campaigns and Government Relations at Enterprise Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat / Vice President and Fellow - Canadian Global Affairs Institute Linda Blade, president of the board for Athletics Alberta / former Canadian track and field champion and has spent 25 years as a sport-performance professional coach Kenneth Warner, dean emeritus and the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the Unive...

Today's guest: Heath McCoy, Co-Creator: Ring-A-Ding-Dong Dandy: A Map of Stampede Wrestling for the Calgary Atlas Project / Author: Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Actors Pat Mastroianni & Stacie Mistysyn who played "Joey" and "Caitlyn" on Degrassi Jr. High and Degrassi High - they'll be in Alberta as part of the Degrassi Tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Freelance journalist Justin Ling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Dr. James Fergusson, a Professor in the Department of Political Studies, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba Martin Olszynski, an associate professor at the University of Calgary’s faculty of law Stephen Buffalo, president and CEO of the Indian Resource Council and senior fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more a...

Today's guests: Duane Bratt, Political science professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University / Co-editor of "Blue Storm: The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney" Joseph Marchand, Professor of Economics - University of Alberta Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie Un...

Moshe Lander - Senior Lecturer in Economics at Concordia University in Montreal - Host of The Moshe Lander Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Gradek - Faculty Lecturer in the Aviation Management program at McGill University joins Rob Breakenridge on "Afternoons" to discuss what lessons the Airline industry learned over the past few months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Matt Gurney, Columnist / Co-Founder - The Line Dr. Sonu Gaind, Professor in University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and Chief of Psychiatry and Physician Chair of MAID team at Humber River Hospital Tom Breihan, Senior Editor & Columnist - Stereogum / Author, "The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music" Floe Foxon, scientist and data analyst L...

Today's guests: Clarence Louie, Canadian First Nations leader and entrepreneur / Chief - Osoyoos Indian Band in British Columbia's Okanagan / Author - "Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples" Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education Sally Armstrong, Human Rights Activist & Journalist Andrew Enns, executive vice-president - Leger Le...

Rob chats with stand-up comedian and America's Got Talent finalist Preacher Lawson. Preacher is performing this weekend at The Laugh Shop in Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myles Goodwyn, Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the multi-Platinum selling rock band April Wine Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor of Economics - University of Calgary Robert Bothwell,  Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He is currently working on an oral history of Canadian foreign relations, 1993-2006 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Today's guests: Tommy Chong, legendary comedian and actor - one half of "Cheech & Chong" Alan Cross, music writer/broadcaster/historian / host - "The Ongoing History of New Music" Liam McCabe, Senior writer - Energy Sage Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Madonald Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with Calgary-born-and-raised Todd McFarlane. Todd is the creator of the character Spawn and a co-founder of Image Comics - he is also a Grammy-and Emmy-winning producer/director and the founder of McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Jeromy Farkas, former Calgary city councillor and mayoral candidate Paula Simons, Alberta Indepedent Senator Mark Critch, star/creator - "Son of a Critch" / author - "An Embarrassment of Critch's" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Matt Jones, Alberta Minister of Affordability and Ulilities Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative MP - Calgary-Nose Hill Andrew Richter, associate professor of political science - University of Windsor Lanny McDonald, former Calgary Flame / NHL Hall of Famer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Douglas Century, Journalist / Author: “Hunting El Chapo” , “Split Decision” , “The Last Boss of Brighton” Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment at the University of Toronto Mississauga / Co-author: "The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-mile Diet" / "Population Bombed! Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and...