Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

A film by a Calgary man (co-written by his wife Donna) about a depressed doctor who takes part in a 100-mile, 24-hour ultramarathon premiers in Calgary. Gary Burns – filmmaker; director of Man Running joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Gerson joins Rob to discuss why issues beyond just the economy should be considered by voters in the Alberta election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Westwater, deputy chief electoral officer with Elections Alberta, joins Rob to explain everything you need to know about advance polling in the Alberta election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This promises to be a “dino-lightful” conversation about the new book “The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs.” Steve Brusatte - Paleontologist / Evolutionary Biologist at the University of Edinburgh joins the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government appears to have slipped some changes into a new 392-page omnibus bill that would prevent refugees from making a claim in Canada if they have already made a similar claim in other countries. Michelle Rempel – MP, Calgary Nose Hill; Conservative Immigration Critic joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

he Event Horizon Telescope has snapped a pic of a "supermassive" black hole in the centre of another galaxy. The black hole is six billion times larger than our sun. Abraham (Avi) Loeb - Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science, Harvard University; Chair, Harvard Astronomy Department; Director, Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC); Founding Director, Black Hole Initiative (BHI); Chair, Brea...

One economist is making the argument that our country IS warming…but we are also thriving, “Saying Canada warmed twice as fast as the whole planet doesn’t prove anything." Ross McKitrick – professor of economics at the University of Guelph; senior fellow at the Fraser Institute joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documents have been released that show the RCMP were working on this 18 months before he went on a family vacation in 2016-17. David Akin – Global News Chief Political Correspondent joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ousted Liberal MP Jane Philpott believes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not “allowed” to kick her and Jody Wilson-Reybould out. Many people agree... Michael Chong – Conservative MP (Wellignton – Halton Hills) joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Global News investigation suggests Canadians. have been responsible for up to 300 deaths abroad. Stewart Bell – Global News, National Online Investigative Journalist joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary and Edmonton Chambers of Commerce are suggesting decisions by municipal, provincial and federal gov’t have made AB unattractive to domestic and international investors. Sandip Lalli – president and CEO, Chamber of Commerce joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rachel Notley, Alberta NDP leader, joins Rob Breakenridge ahead of the Alberta election to discuss speaking with senators about Bill C-69 and Bill C-48, to reflect on Alberta's economy under an NDP government during an oil price shock and the implementation of the carbon tax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carolyn Kury de Castillo did an incredible story talking to a Calgary man who was in Rwanda during the genocide. At 9 years old he was left with no one, his parents and 5 siblings were killed, his aunt who took him and tried to hide him..was also killed. Melchior Cyusa – Rwanda survivor joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister JT is threatening to sue Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for libel in connection to SNC. What is said in parliament is protected. What is said in public/social media is not. Harper and Chretien also threatened to sue their opposition. One reporter thinks this is all a part of a plan...by Andrew Scheer. Campbell Clark – chief political writer for the Globe and Mail joins the show....

Facebook has announced a crackdown on white supremacist groups and ppl like Faith Goldy. Alex Boutilier – Toronto Star reporter joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The B.C. Government is looking in to ‘gas price relief’ if prices continue to climb. Dan McTeague, Senior Petroleum Analyst at GasBuddy.com joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we’ll chat with Alan Cross about the artist’s career and impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well-known comedian Robert (Bobby) Kelly will be appearing at The Laugh Shop this weekend, April 4 to 6. www.thelaughshopcalgary.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The North American Treaty Organization (NATO) turns 70 this week. Back in April 1949 representatives from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal & the US signed the agreement to deter an armed attack against them all. Some are saying we need NATO now more than ever. Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Relati...

Rob chats with the four members of our “Citizen’s Panel” about the election and issues that matter to them. This same panel will join Rob every Thursday until the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pollster Janet Brown shares the results of a poll commissioned by the Global Petroleum Show to show what part was leading at the time, and what concerns were at the top of Albertans' minds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freedom Conservative Party leader Derek Fildebrandt joins Rob in studio to discuss why he and his party won't be on Thursday's leader's debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One week after the Calgary Inferno won the Champion's Cup, & 12 years after the league started up, the Canadian Women's Hockey League announced they are folding effective May 1. Lisa MacGregor, of Global Calgary sports joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lil Nas X's single "Old Town Road" has been climbing the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart lately. However, it has now been removed from the list because Billboard said the song, "does not embrace enough elements of today's country music to chart in its current version." Angela Stefano, Editor-in-chief of TheBoot.com joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Canadian infectious disease epidemiologist, Steffanie Strathdee turned to a very old, and experimental treatment option after her husband, Thomas Patterson, contracted a superbug while they were travelling in Egypt in 2015. She looked into something called “Phage Therapy” (using an infection to fight an infection). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices