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Dr. Jillian Roberts of the University of Victoria joins Joe to explain what a "lawnmower parent" is.

RCMP Supt. Peter Tewfik joins Joe to discuss how a multi-million dollar strategy to fight rural crime is paying off for Alberta RCMP.

Joe McFarland is the new host of Calgary Today on 770 CHQR. On his first show, he takes a few moments to introduce himself to the audience.

As we continue to profile events celebrating Pride in the city, Angela talks with Raymond Jordan Johnson-Brown, Artistic Director of the Denim and Diamonds Vogue Ball tonight at Cowboys.

On news that another security breach (this time it’s Air Canada’s mobile app) has people scrambling to change their passwords… has the password outlived its usefulness? Are there better ways to secure data?  Tom Keenan is a professor at the University of Calgary, Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and author of the best-selling book Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capit...

Christopher Schreiber of the Calgary Cannabis Club joins Angela to discuss the four proposed public cannabis consumption sites, and the tricky situation of legislating sites for the sole use of smoking marijuana.

Westjet is cutting back on some routes across the country after its first quarterly loss in 13 years.  Dr. Barry Prentice, professor of economics at the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba joins Angela to provide some perspective.

The longevity gap between the rich and poor has some significant policy implications according to a new report from the CD Howe Institute.

As Conservatives get set to meet in Halifax this weekend, Maxime Bernier has doused his bridge to the party in gas, has lit a match, and is not looking pack.  Abigail Bimman joins us from Halifax to share just what kind of ripples the news has caused on the convention floor.

The city of Burnaby's application to the Supreme Court of Canada for appeal in the TMX matter has been denied.  Global's Keith Baldrey joins us to share the very latest.

Researchers think they might have found a way to make universal blood products from other blood types by using the right enzymes.

As Hurricane Lane draws near, we connect with a science teacher who has a front row seat to the storm.  Bruce Gamsey is a science and robotics teacher from Brooklyn, NY, who is in Oahu on holiday.

When kids make the transition from being homeschooled to university, what are some of the considerations parents need to take into account?  Judy Arnell - author of Unschooling to University - joins Angela to share her thoughts.

Annita Lucchesi, a PhD candidate at the University of Lethbridge, is creating a database of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls of North America, going back to 1900, and joins Angela Kokott to discuss the project.

How is Alberta's cattle industry getting through this dry spell we're in the middle of?  Charlie Christie with Alberta Beef Producers joins Angela for an update.

Hawaiians are preparing as Hurricane Lane draws near.  Terri Langford is a reporter with Honolulu Civil Beat, and takes us to ground level to learn more about what's going on.

The past 24 hours have been nothing short of stunning in American politics, and there are questions about how damaging the Cohen plea and Manafort conviction might be for the US president. Professor Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Mary Washington joins Angela to provide some perspective.

Forget kindergarten!  Some parents are looking to Forest School as a different way to pursue early childhood education for their young ones. 

It took children (yes, children) not terribly long to figure out a way to compromise the way vote counts are tabulated in American elections at the latest DEF CON hacker conference in Las Vegas.  Jake Braun - a security expert and CEO of Cambridge Global Advisors - joins Angela to explain what happened.

Mike Roberts, Sommelier Manager at Co-op Wine Spirits Beer's Shawnessy Tasting Centre brings by a pinot gris for Angela's second last Wine Wednesday.

With a big box office weekend ahead of it, we learn why there is so much hype for "Crazy Rich Asians," and how it's important for representation on the big screen.  Ben Tsui from SAIT's Cinema, Television, Broadcasting and Journalism programs joins us to discuss.

There are vacancies on a number of boards and commissions in the city.  Ward 3 city councillor Jyoti Gondek shares her experience and why she believes it's so important for citizens to get involved.

More than half of the commercial vehicles inspected at a checkstop near Lethbridge were taken off the road.  We learn about the safety issues some in the transport industry are facing.

Toronto's Ryerson University is now offering a continuing education class to give those looking to get into the business of cannabis a bit of an educational footing.