Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

The Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the Flint water crisis. What's next? Rob is joined by Detroit Free Press Award Winning Columnist Rochelle Riley.  Her latest piece on the crisis here: http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2017/06/15/riley-should-snyder-next-face-charges-flint-water-crisis/397649001/ Le...

A man who just this year had over 130 animals seized from his breeding operation for lack of care is applying to expand his facilities.  Rob connects with Roland Lines from the Alberta SPCA.  More here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3542435/man-charged-after-200-animals-seized-applies-to-start-dog-breeding-facility-in-alberta/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Fildebrandt isn't planning on running for the leadership of the United Conservative Party (which still doesn't technically exist,) but he is definitely considering it. He joins Rob to chat about this, along with the issues the conservatives of Alberta need to address to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Jane Doucet joins Rob on air to chat about her new book, Pregnant Pause which explores the notion of a "baby clock" and how women cope with the want to have babies if their realities aren't in line with it hapenning.  More here: https://www.amazon.com/Pregnant-Pause-Jane-Doucet/dp/0995914109 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analyst and author Mark Milke was recently at Dachau concentration camp, and did not like seeing the way many tourists were photgraphing themselves frivolously on site.  Rob hears his opinion and then takes calls.  Mark Milke's piece here: http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/the-casual-indifference-of-dachaus-selfie-taking-holocaust-tourists/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

If someone is injured or dies as a result of careless driving it isn't very likely that the driver will face jail time or even lose their license. Carolyn Jarvis from Global News joins Rob to chat about a global news series exploring how careless driving is dealt with across Canada.  More here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3478331/driver-who-hit-and-killed-david-finkelman-got-2k-fine-parents-say-its-...

Mark Ebner, New York Times bestselling author,and award-winning investigative journalist, joins the show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A huge, massive, expensive boxing event is coming up. Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor. Rob chats about it with Boxing historian and showtime boxing announcer Steve Farhood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, a Trudeau Fellow and author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture And Science Clash is back again to discuss the correlation between vaccination rates and the perceived legitimacy of alternative medicine practicioners.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

In honour of Father's day Rob discusses the unique ways in which men and fathers share their love for their children while being bound by society's ideas of masculinity.  With  Kory Floyd, Ph. D. Faculty Director for Special Initiatives, Office of the Provost at the University of Arizona. His piece here:  https://theconversation.com/the-understated-affection-of-fathers-76850 Learn more about your...

Do columnists and the media need to tone down their rhetoric in light of violence against politicians? With the editor and a columnist of Reason Magazine Matt Welch.  His piece here: https://reason.com/blog/2017/06/14/bernie-sanders-links-political-rhetoric Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahome has been through the ringer. After banks failing in the 80's, the bombing in 1995, and has bounced back from having one of the worst economies in the country to being one of the fastest growing.  Mayor Mick Cornett is speaking at an event in Calgary tonight, he stopped by the studio to spend a few minutes with Rob today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A parliamentary committee has recommended an "internet tax" on broadband internet. But the PM says no. Rob chats with Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Law Professor, Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Edmonton blogger is facing a rare charge of the criminal code after using his blog to spew anger and hatred. But does charging him go against freedom of speech? With the Edmonton Journal's Paula Simon You can read her piece here: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/paula-simons-he-may-be-canadas-ultimate-troll-but-should-edmonton-blogger-be-charged-for-spreading-hate Learn more about your...

Where is the line when it comes to taking pictures of people in public and posting them online? With University of Calgary Law Associate Professor Dr Emily Laidlaw.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News recently commissioned a survey through Ipsos that religion is increasingly seen as doing more harm than good by Canadians.  Rob touches base with Ipsos VP Sean Simpson and then takes callers' opinions on religion.  More on that poll here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3522802/religion-is-increasingly-seen-as-doing-more-harm-than-good-in-canada-ipsos-poll/?utm_source=770Calgary&utm_medium=F...

A sort of militia anti-islamic patriot group in southern Alberta is starting to make themselves known at protests. Is there reason to be concerned about this group? Rob is joined by Vice News editorial writer Mack Lamoureux who spent 8 months learning about the group.  His piece here: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/the-birth-of-canadas-armed-anti-islamic-patriot-group Learn more about your ad...

Senator Denise Batters joins Rob to chat about a report released by the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on how to address court delays and ensure criminals dont go free in Canada.  You can see the report here.  https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/news/restoring-justice-to-canadas-clogged-courts-system/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob reflects on the notion of media bias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CAPP says in their new forecast Canada still needs new pipelines to deal with increased oil production in the next few years, but growth will slow down. President of the CAPP Tim McMillan joins Rob to explain.  Their report here: http://www.capp.ca/media/news-releases/growth-in-the-oil-sands-projects-drives-need-for-more-pipelines-to-2030-capp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Rob is joined by Postmedia/ Edmonton Journal columnist Graham Thomson to chat about the potential for WRP memberships being bought up by those who oppose the merger and WRP's representation at Pride parades.  Read his piece here: http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/graham-thomson-intolerant-wildrose-members-act-as-political-arsonists-in-homophobic-lake-of-fire Learn more about your ad choices...

Today is a CBE board meeting, Newstalk770 reporter John Himpe is there. They will be chatting about bussing, fees, budgets, and the operational review ordered by the education minister.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A new taxi service in Toronto offers only female drivers for only female passengers. The founder of DriveHER Aisha Addo joins Rob to explain her business model and the reasoning behind it.  More: http://globalnews.ca/news/3509961/all-female-taxi-services-in-canada-are-getting-mixed-reviews/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some big names are set to be removed from the Stanley Cup to make room for incoming champs. What? Did you think they just kept making it bigger or something? With John Kryk, NFL Columnist for the Toronto Sun & Postmedia Canada His piece here: http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/09/hockey-lore-is-removed-but-not-forgotten-on-the-stanley-cup   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...