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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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LETTERMAN: The Last Giant of the Night 10.04.2017 22:57

Interview with Jason Zinoman, Author of “Letterman the last giant of late night” and comedy critic for the NYT. LETTERMAN: The Last Giant of the Night: https://www.amazon.ca/Letterman-Last-Giant-Late-Night/dp/0062377213 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/books/review/letterman-biography-jason-zinoman.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Snack shamed" 10.04.2017 10:32

A Calgary mom says, her Autistic son was "snack shamed" for bringing banana bread to school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syrian chemical attack 10.04.2017 7:22

Rob chats about Syrian chemical attack. Hear what Prime Minister, Justine Trudeau, had to say about the situation. Did Russia know in advance of the Syrian chemical attack? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Airlines overbooking flights 10.04.2017 13:16

United Airlines focibly removed a passenger from an overbooked flight. Passenger rights advocate incoming, Gabor Lukacs, shares his opinion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dana Larsen in studio 07.04.2017 23:17

Marijuana Activist, the prince of pot, Dana Larsen is in town to give out some seeds as part of his Overgrow Canada Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interprovincial trade 07.04.2017 12:03

Trevor Tombe, Economist and fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary joins Rob to chat about the Canada Free Trade Agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reacting to American missile strike 07.04.2017 17:45

Rob is joined by Dr. Jonathan Schanzer Vice President of Research at the Foundation for defense of democracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RCMP admits to cellphone surveillance 06.04.2017 14:23

Privacy Lawyer David Fraser joins Rob to chat about how the RCMP admitted this week to have surveillance devices capable of taking data from cell phones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syria and chemical weapons- is the west paying attention? Are we going to do something? 06.04.2017 18:39

Terry Glavin of the National Post joins Rob to chat about how the reaction of the states has changed in this attack. His column here: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/terry-glavin-syrias-children-die-choking-the-west-tut-tuts-briefly-and-moves-on-this-is-now-normal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mosque at 8th and 8th closes due to connections to radicalized individuals 06.04.2017 12:24

A Downtown Calgary Mosque has decided to close its doors and move to a new fresh location after being unable to shake its ties to radicalization. Imam Navaid Aziz joins Rob to chat about their decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social assistance caseload numbers are up in Alberta- drastically 06.04.2017 11:46

Ron Kneebone, Economist in the school of public policy at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flour recall becomes more complicated 05.04.2017 11:08

The Robin Hood Flour recall has been expanded, and could potentially become more complicated still. Scott Lougheed, PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Studies at Queen's University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tone deaf Pepsi Ad 05.04.2017 23:27

A Pepsi ad released this week featuring Kendall Jenner has promptly been pulled for being "socially tone deaf" Washington Post Reporter Tracy Jan has been following the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber as public transit option 05.04.2017 9:10

The Town of Innisfil in Ontario has invited Uber to come to town to fill the need for public transit. Mayor Gord Wauchope explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta fares poorly on society report card 05.04.2017 17:37

The Conference Board of Canada has ranked Alberta with a "C" on their society report card that weighs things like: wage gaps, poverty, life satisfaction, unemployment and more. Conference Board Chief Economist Craig Alexander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notley responds to Kenney's comments on GSA'a 05.04.2017 6:04

Rob warns that Jason Kenney and the Conservative Party would do well to avoid social issues. He plays audio from Premier Notley chatting about GSA clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chemical Weapons in Syria 05.04.2017 10:00

Rob plays some audio from President Trump as well as UN Ambassador Nikki Haley regarding Syria's chemical weapon attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elementary School Rankings 04.04.2017 17:34

The Fraser Institute has released a report card for elementary schools in Alberta that shows some struggling. Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute School Performance Studies Director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O' Canada- the lyrics debate moves to the Senate 04.04.2017 18:55

The House of Commons may have decided to change the lyrics to Oh Canada- but the senate isn't sure they will allow that to pass. Senator Michael Macdonald joins Rob on air to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHL isn't going to the Olympics, but Ovechkin might 04.04.2017 42:10

Rob invites Editor of Puck Daddy Sports blog on Yahoo Sports Greg Wychynski to chat about the NHL's decision to pull out of the next Winter Olympics- and which players aren't taking it so well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob's thoughts on the Ken King interview 04.04.2017 16:14

Danielle Smith had Calgary Sports and Entertainment and Calgary Flames Prsident CEO Ken King on her show earlier today. Rob plays some clips from their conversation and shares his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX Reusable Rockets and Elon Musk 03.04.2017 10:33

With Ashlee Vance, Author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest For a Fantastic Future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No NHL at the Olympics 03.04.2017 4:13

As announced today- no NHL players will partake in the next Winter Olympics. Does this change your interest level in the Winter Games? Are you excited for the change? Should Calgary still consider an Olympic Bid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 'Grabher' License Plate Controversy Continues 03.04.2017 15:30

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is asking the Nova Scotia Government to reinstate a personalized license plate that read 'Grabher' to one, Lorne Grabher. John Carpay, President of the JCCF joins Rob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More on the arena: Will the Flames leave Calgary? 03.04.2017 36:17

Will the Flames leave Calgary? Is the thought of losing the Flames enough to spur Calgarians to action to demand a new arena? Or is the threat of losing the team distasteful? Co-author of "Field of Schemes" Neil DeMause joins Rob to chat about how other cities have worked towards new facilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices