Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Today's guests: April Hutchinson, Canadian competitive powerlifter Mike Rothschild, a journalist and author based in Los Angeles who writes about conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs. His book, 'Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories' is out next month Blake Shaffer, assistant professor of economics at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices...

Today's guests: Rob Goodman, Author - “Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself” Elissa Strome, executive director, Pan-Canadian AI Strategy for CIFAR Alexandre Laurin, Director of Research - CD Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Dr. Mike Moffatt, director of the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute Noah S. Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley / Author: “On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling & the NRA” Kate Schneider, U.K-based reporter with the Investigative Journalism Foundation / editor-in-chief at the Oxford Political Review Learn more a...

Today's guests, Andrew Leach, professor of energy and economics - University of Alberta Rebecca Schulz, Alberta Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative MP - Calgary-Nose Hill Stephen Mason, managing director - Project Reconciliation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Alise Mills, strategic communications advisor and consultant Tom Nichols, Staff writer - The Atlantic Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalistr Matt Hadfield, campaigns director - OpenMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Charles Thorpe, author of 'Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect' / associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego Andrew Coyne, columnist - Globe & Mail Andre Chabot, city councillor - Ward 10 Beata Caranci, chief economist - TD Economics Robert Falconer, SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics / researcher with the Univer...

Todays' guests: Jonathan Kay, Quillette editor and podcast host Adrian Humphreys, Author, Journalist, Reporter at the National Post Peter Menzies is a National Newspaper Award-winning journalist, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC Dr. Fiona Clement, a professor who specializes in health policy in the depart...

Today's guest: Joel Kotkin is an author and columnist. He is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, California and Executive Director of the Houston-based Urban Reform Institute. He is Senior Advisor to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. He is Executive Editor of the website NewGeography.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Sports Economist Moshe Lander from Concordia University shares his thoughts on Alberta's possible bid for the 2030 Commonwealth games after Australia pulled out of hosting the 2026 competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve spent 35 years in the Canadian Army and 10 more as Academic Director of RMC Saint-Jean. He served as the last Chief of Staff of NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Atlantic and the first Chief of Staff of NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Va. He was named the 30th annual laureate of the Vimy Award in 2022 Learn more about your ad choices....

Today's guest: Ethan Scheiner, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis / Author - "Freedom to Win: A Cold War Story of the Courageous Hockey Team That Fought the Soviets for the Soul of Its People—And Olympic Gold"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest Dr. Daniel Simons, Professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory / Co-author - “Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Pablo Rodriguez, Canada's Heritage Minister William Robson, CEO - CD Howe - Institute / Chair of CD Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Markham Hislop, Energy journalist / Publisher - Energi Media Phillip Currie, paleontologist - University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Bob Pickard, Public relations leader and communications counsel / Former Global Communications Director - Asian Infrastructre Investment Bank Timothy Sayle, associate professor of history - University of Toronto Dave Korzinski, Research Director - Angus Reid Institute Gus Carlson, U.S. based columnist for the Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Today's guests: Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Leader / Leader - His Majesty's Loyal Opposition Peter Julian, NDP MP / NDP Heritage Critic Joel Kotkin, author - "The Coming of Neo Feudalism — A Warning to the Global Middle Class" / presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University / executive director - Urban Reform Institute Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Faith communities program director - C...

Today's guests: Daniel Tsai, technology law professor at the University of Toronto. He is a lawyer, management consultant, educator, columnist, and the author of two books: Law, Technology and Culture and the Business of Social Media and Entertainment Trevor Heaver, is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia where he also served as past Director of the Centre for Transportation St...

Today's guests: Dr. Connell Miller, "Wind Impacts Researcher" for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology / co-host of the Body of Evidence podcast Andrew Wynn-Williams, Divisional Vice President, - Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Konrad von Fickenstein, former CRTC chair / Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute...

Today's guests: Benjamin Perrin, Law professor - UBC / Author - "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis" / Author - "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" (coming Oct. 2023) Ken Keelor, CEO - Calgary Co-op  Jerry Gao, president & founder - LEAF environmental products Stephen Brown, Deputy Chief North America Economist - Capital Economics Sylvain Charlebois, Director Ag...

Today's guests: Will Kohnen, President & CEO at HYDROSPACE Group / Chair of the Marine Technology Society's submarine group Peter Jaworski, Associate Teaching Professor of Strategy, Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and an adjunct professor of law at the University of Virginia’s School of Law David Jones, a policy analyst and economist at...

Today's guests: Mark Milke, President, The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy / Editor - The 1867 Project Dr. Jon Barrett, Professor / Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - McMaster University Marla Orenstein, Director - Canada West Foundation's Natural Resources Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: James Jude Courtney, actor & filmmaker / portrayed Michael Myers in "Halloween" (2018), "Halloween Kills" (2021), and "Halloween Ends" (2022) (Appearing this weekend at the 11th annual Calgary Horror Con) David Scheel, behavioral ecologist & professor of marine biology - Alaska Pacific University / Author: "MANY THINGS UNDER A ROCK: The Mysteries of Octopuses" Noah Schwartz, assist...

Today's guests: Scott Newark, Former Security Policy Advisor to the governments of Ontario and Canada / former Alberta crown prosecutor Aneel Samra, Economist and Strategist - Rosenberg Research Ken Boehlke, founder / writer - SinBin.vegas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Andrew Coyne, Columnist for the Globe and Mail Mehmet Tohti, executive director - Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project Gerry Baxter, executive director - Calgary Residential Rental Association  Sachin Maharaj, an assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and program evaluation at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Ian Thomas, singer & songwriter / member - Lunch at Allen's Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics - University of Guelph (specializing in climate, environmental, and energy policy) Mick West, writer / researcher / investigator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Ian Lee, Professor - Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Alfred Konuwa, Pro Wrestling columnist / Contributor - Forbes Colin Robertson, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Peter Menzies, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald / former vice-chair of the CRTC Learn more about your ad choi...