Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Rob is joined by Dr. Camille Ryan, Social Sciences Lead at Bayer (formerly Monsanto) to chat about GMO's  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob invites Great West Brewing President Michael Micovcin to the show to chat about Great West Brewing's qualms with new rules set by the Notley gov. You can read the news story here:  http://www.newstalk770.com/2016/10/18/great-western-brewery-taking-notley-government-to-court/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Webber Academy, a secular private school in Calgary has appealed a decision by the Alberta Human Rights Commision regarding allowing two muslim students to pray at school.  Rob is joined by Webber Academy Founder and President Neil Webber to discuss the appeal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by conservative blogger Marybeth Glenn to chat about Trump and women conservative voters.  You can read her writing at  https://collisionofchurchandstate.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob invites Paula Simons, Postmedia, to discuss the danger of charges being stayed as court delays are taking so long it is violating the rights of the accused.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary city council is looking into amending bylaws that would allow Uber and ridesharing to operate in Calgary very soon.  Councillor Evan Woolley joins Rob to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob welcomes Benjamin Radford, Deputy Editor of the Skeptical Inquirer science magazine and author of the book 'Bad Clowns' back to the show to talk about this trend of creepy clowns continues to grow across Canada and the states.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airdrie mom Elisa Blanchard was chased into her house in Airdrie this week by two people dressed as clowns, her kids haven't slept well since.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Architect Douglas Cardinal has attempted court action to disallow the broadcasting of the Cleveland Indians' name calling it racist.  Rob is joined by a member of Cardinal's legal team, Paul-Erik Veel, lawyer at Lenczer Slaght.  You can read Cardinal's full response here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-of-indigenous-rights-activist-douglas-cardinal-re-canadian-court-ruling-on-cl...

Rob invites the CEO of New Leaf Travel, Jim Young, on air to chat about how exactly this new option is going to work.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob takes callers to discuss the atheist man who refused to accept God as part of a treatment program, subsequently failed, and lost his job.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob welcomes to the show Ian Bushfield, Executive Director of the BC Humanists Association to talk about the case of a man named Byron Wood, who was required to go to Alcoholics Anonymous but as an atheist refused to accept God and therefore could not complete the program amd as a consequence lost his job.  You can read more about the involvement of the BC humanists here: http://www.bchumanist.ca/...

Are the new federal mortgage rules a regional solution for a national problem? Rob is joined by Phil Mcdowell, past president of the Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association and owner of Mortgage Alliance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President of the Canadian Association of Journalists Nick Taylor-Vaisey joins Rob to chat about what constitutes a person as a journalist after Ezra Levant's Rebel News has been banned from covering an event at the UN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the first by-election in the Medicine Hat- Cardston constituency history, and the Liberals are pulling out all of the stops.  Postmedia reporter Lorne Gunter joins Rob Breakenridge to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Senior Economist and Researcher Iglika Ivanova to chat about the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' study showing Victoria is the best place for women in Canada.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats about Trump's indiscretions, talk about indiscretions, and the NY times response to his cease and desist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Haden, Adjunct Professor UBC School of Population and Public Health and Chair of the Board of MAPS Canada (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), says LSD and psilocybin mushrooms should be legalized, regulated, and usage should be monitored.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NDP has struck an expert panel tasked with researching the best ways to upgrade industry and create jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City Councillor Ward Sutherland joins Rob to chat about the Calgary Police Commission Poll showing 94% of Calgarians are satisfied with city police.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study out of Mcgill looks at what age kids lie, and how age affects their reason for doing so. Joining Rob to chat about the study is Victoria Talwar, PhD- Associate Professor, McGill. You can read more about it here: http://globalnews.ca/news/2995854/why-do-kids-lie-it-depends-on-how-old-they-are/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is public money to the CBC ruining the Canadian media landscape? Rob chats with Stephen Maher,  exercutive editor of ipolitics.ca. You can read his piece here : http://ipolitics.ca/2016/10/11/cbc-and-the-clickbait-wars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats about female politicians, and shares some audio from Coach Dave from the states.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob connects with Sandra Jansen, the fifth contestant now in the PC leadership race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A first degree murder case has been thrown out because it would have taken too long- violating the defendant's right to a timely trial.  Joining Rob to chat about what sort of precedent this could set, Patricia Paradis, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the U of Alberta.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices