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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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The Alberta Teacher Association explains that talk by David Suzuki and convention speakers 21.02.2018 7:33

With ATA President Greg Jeffries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phenotyping- how the Calgary Police have tried to paint a picture of the mother of a baby found deceased on Christmas Eve 21.02.2018 12:31

With Ellen McRae Greytak, PhD, Director of Bioinformatics, Parabon Nanolabs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Municipal regulations for cannabis sales discussed at city hall 21.02.2018 12:31

The amount of regulations on the table for locations of Cannabis retailers will make it hard to open any stores. With President of the 420 Clinic Jeff Mooij. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry's call- the connection between pets and people 20.02.2018 2:19

Caller Larry shares the story of how his mother takes her cat everywhere, even to Palm Springs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airplane support animals, allergies, and C-49 20.02.2018 13:02

With Air Passenger Rights Advocate Gabor Lukacs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions about legalization for smaller municipalities 20.02.2018 11:51

With the Mayor of Taber Alberta, Andrew Prokop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fit Kids ads raise questions for Calgary mom 20.02.2018 16:07

A Calgary mom is concerned about an ad on PBS about how kids can lose weight geared towards preschoolers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Go Fund Me for those attacked by social media mobs 20.02.2018 13:55

With Jonathan Kay, columnist, author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The truthers are already here *palm to face* 15.02.2018 10:54

With Vice News' Mack Lamoureux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is a great day to talk about gun violence 15.02.2018 18:17

With Jacob Sullum Senior Editor, Reason magazine and Reason.com, Nationally syndicated columnist, Creators Syndicate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Canadian history should be taught at school 15.02.2018 10:29

With Michael Zwaagstra, Contributor to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and a public high school teacher, education researcher, and author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All that snow got us wondering- how are we doing with flood mitigation? 15.02.2018 8:21

With Frank Frigo, Head of Watershed Analysis and Flood Mitigation for the City of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida school shooting 15.02.2018 12:11

Rob goes through some footage of the event and reactions from politicians and officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Campbell, do not tell me what to wear 14.02.2018 8:26

With Farah Nasser, News Anchor for Global news Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmonton Eskimos juggle idea of potential name change 14.02.2018 11:06

With Terry Jones from the Edmonton Sun and Postmedia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safety on rural properties, shoot-first attitude, and the Boushie case 14.02.2018 13:47

With the Edmonton Journal's Paula Simon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How big is the deficit really? 14.02.2018 10:11

With Ron Kneebone, Professor of Economics at the School of Public Policy at U of C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lawyer explains trademark law, and how "Taco Tuesday" could be trademarked 14.02.2018 10:10

With Calgary lawyer Bill Stemp of Stemp & Company law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out 'Taco Tuesday' is trademarked... ? 13.02.2018 6:49

Taco Time has demanded a Calgary restaurant to stop offering 'Taco Tuesdays'! Rob is joined by Kate Mitchell from AÑEJO Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do we know about bitumen, spill cleanup, and why is this so political? 12.02.2018 14:05

With Blair King, practicing environmental scientist and blogger. His work here: https://achemistinlangley.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the city plow school zones? This dad says yes 12.02.2018 10:26

Hi Brooks, a dad in Woodbine is asking the city to clean the road in front of the school because accumulation is a hazard to both people and vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not in Banff says conservationist of Olympic events in potential bid 12.02.2018 9:40

Harvey Locke is an Alberta based conservationist and is also the co-founder and senior advisor for Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A trial to watch: Gerald Stanley acquitted in murder of Colten Boushie 12.02.2018 18:03

With University of Alberta Faculty of Law Professor Peter Sankoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timothy Caulfield thankful David Stephan talk cancelled 12.02.2018 14:03

Timothy Caulfield is the Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New recommendations for kids and caffeine 09.02.2018 14:41

Jane Shearer is a PhD associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and member of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute in the Cumming School of Medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices