Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Should plasma donors be getting paid?  Peter Jaworski joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The premier joins Rob to talk about the latest as Kinder Morgan's pipeline deadline looms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former TransCanada Corp. executive and industry analyst with Dialogues on Canadian Energy, Dennis McConaghy, joins Rob to discuss why it's in the best interest for the provincial and federal governments to get a deal done with Kinder Morgan ahead of the May 31 deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the City of Calgary sell of its golf courses? The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation thinks so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is on the road to allowing legal betting on sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The royal wedding is less than a week away – Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle will be the centre of attention. While there are different opinions about the monarchy as a whole – what do Canadians think of individual royal figures? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tool Shed Brewing Company is trying to fight some red tape from city hall which is putting their People Skills to the test.  Co-owner Graham Sherman joins Rob in studio to talk about the problem they're having putting up a patio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is Ottawa preparing to deal with ISIS returnees?  Last week one Canadian ISIS returnee talked to the New York Times. Rob talks with Stewart Bell from Global News about the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If pilots walk off the job at Westjet, what are some of the considerations consumers should be taking into account? Randy Sharman - host of The Informed Traveler on 770 CHQR - joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Alberta return to the flat tax? Lindsay Tedds -- Associate Professor and Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary -- joins Rob to share her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a big milestone for the Winnipeg Jets and their.  The team is off to the Western Conference Finals to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.  Kelly Moore from 680 CJOB joins Rob to talk about how big of a deal the playoff run is for the city that once lost its NHL team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are more ticks in more parts of Canada now, and experts say they believe this could lead to more cases of Lyme disease this year.  Dr. Robbin Lindsay of the Public Health Agency of Canada joins Rob to talk about why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Separate public schools have long been a part of Alberta's education system. But should they be going forward?  Former Alberta education minister David King joins Rob to argue that there should only be one public system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The woman in the Lethbridge Denny's video was sacked by her employer following the clip going viral. But, do businesses have a legal leg to stand on for turfing an employee for bad behaviour? Howard A. Levitt is senior partner at LEVITT LLP and joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Canada's PM saying "sorry" too much, too often, and for too many things?  Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is with Wilfred Laurier University and shares her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists at Yale have successfully re-animated the brains of decapitated pigs. What does this mean in the big picture of biology and science? What could it mean if that was done for a human brain? Benjamin Curtis, a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University's School of Arts and Humanities joins Rob to unpack the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When another vote on Bill 9 came around, UCP members fled from the Legislature. But Derek Fildebrandt didn't go anywhere... he stayed in his seat and voted. The independent conservative joins Rob to talk about his former colleagues and their masse exit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the feds take on building the Trans-Mountain expansion, how are they going to pay for it?  Ben Dachis with the C.D. Howe Institute says the pipeline should be project number one for the new Canadian Infrastructure Bank. He joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Marchand's Boston Bruins are out of the playoffs, but his antics on the ice are still on the minds of hockey fans. Jock Wilson joins Rob to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is prepping a new product targeted toward children, but should you be rushing to install a digital babysitter in your home?  Ann Cavoukian is an expert in the area of privacy. She tells Rob what she thinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A number of deaths involving motorcycles has one of this province's safety groups concerned about what's happening on the roads.  Liane Lanlois from the Alberta Motorcycle Safety Society joins Rob to talk about the risks out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob unpacks some of what went down in Red Deer on the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A stop-work order has left Alberta's provincial parks without volunteer-run programs.  Why has it happened and what is the impact?  Nic Blanchet, Executive Director for Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society joins Rob to talk about the impact to their programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a shortage of facilities in Calgary preventing the city from attracting a number of international events?  Cindy Ady from Tourism Calgary joins Rob to talk about a presentation her group recently made to city hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Jessica Holmes has a new book out discussing her battle with depression. She joins Rob to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices