Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Michael Geist, Professor of Law at the U of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E Commerce Law joins Rob to discuss. More here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/03/behind-scenes-ontarios-campaign-netflix-tax-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary young adult author Adam Dreece joins Rob to tell the story of how all his work got pulled from Amazon, and how his dealings with the company have been problematic. In the second half a caller and also a seller on Amazon shares his difficulties with the company.  Adam Dreece's blog here http://adamdreece.com/2017/01/16/amazon-com-vengeful-simplistic-god/     Learn more about your ad choices...

The Fraser Insitute says that post coal phaseout in Ontario the air pollution hasn't changed much. Dr Ken Green, Environmental Scientist and Senior Director of natural resource studies at the Fraser Institute joins Rob. more here: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/did-the-coal-phase-out-reduce-ontario-air-pollution   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Eli Lake, columnist with Bloomberg Views to chat about what Trump is responding to publicly today, hacking, salacious secrets, and the upcoming inauguration.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MP for Nosehill Michelle Rempel joins Rob to chat about some conflict between her and Mayor Nenshi over Calgary property tax increases and unemployment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oilsands advocate Robbie Picard confronted Jane Fonda today while she was touring Fort McMurray and the oilsands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary Police Association is holding a press conference tomorrow and inviting off duty officers to attend in plainsclothes, Tracy Nagai joins Rob from Global news to chat about what we do know... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leader of the Wildrose Party Brian Jean joins Rob to chat about who should pay for public budget consultations and who should be invited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rural Alberta Advantage singer and guitarist Nils Edenloff joins Rob to chat about a song he wrote for Beacon Hill in Fort McMurray.  Listen to the whole song here: https://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/the-rural-alberta-advantage-beacon-hill/s-Q0Zdt http://www.theraa.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pro's and Con's of the Carbon Tax (and what it really means for Albertans) Guest: Trevor Tombe, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary/Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With author Dillon Hillier, you can check out his book here: https://www.amazon.ca/One-Soldier-Canadian-Soldiers-Against/dp/1443449318 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Financial Post's Sean Craig.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Paige MacPherson, Alberta Director of the CTF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC case of a couple fighting over the custody of their dogshas resulted in the judge ruling the dogs should be counted as property, not children. Rob is joined by David Grimm, Award-winning journalist and deputy news editor at Science. Author of Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Hwang had a very hard time with airport security at YYC and shared his frustrations on reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/5jgrpo/id_like_to_share_my_hilariouspainful_yyc_airport/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Tse won big on the Price is Right, he is also a freelance beer critic http://www.beerstoyou.ca/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With  Alan Cross, music writer and host of The Ongoing History of New Music on Corus Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Dr. Steve Albrecht, a speaker, author, and expert on high risk security issues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Katherine O'neill, President - Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Mount Royal Professor of Justice Studies, Doug King.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hotchkiss Herbs and Produce has had to close its doors, owner Paul Hotchkiss joins Rob to chat about what he feels caused the closure.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With U of C economist Trevor Tombe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Calgary AHS medical officer Dr. Judy MacDonald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With former owner of the cafe, Sandor Dosman. Full story here: http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7022626-student-group-closes-caf-over-slave-joke/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices