Cross Border Interviews

Jebb Fink has more than 30 years' experience in television, radio and live entertainment. He has built and maintained a successful career in entertainment and has become a popular local celebrity in Calgary, best known for his eight years on City TV's "The Big Breakfast" and "Your City". Fink is easily recognized from his many appearances on CBC's "Just for Laugh's", "The Winnipeg Comedy Festival"...

Journalism, the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary and feature materials through such print and electronic media as newspapers, magazines, books, blogs, webcasts, podcasts, social networking and social media sites, and e-mail as well as through radio, motion pictures, and television. Today we speak with freelance journalist Jeremy Appel about his work, the ind...

With all of our attention on Canadian Politics, and what is going on in Canada. We wanted to take a hard look at "Politics Around the Globe." In our first segment we are looking at a member of the commonwealth. Todays Focus: The United Kingdom. We are happy to have host of the Partly Political Podcast Mr. Tiernan Douieb. Douieb hails from London, England and talks on a weekly basis about the state...

We are back with another great rundown of the biggest news stories in the entertainment industry over the last 30 days! Joined by our Entertainment Pundit Mikey Nichols Pate, we talk about the Rules of 3, Selling farts in a Jar, the start of the Award show season, Aaliyah's new album, who got cancelled in January of 2022, and what coming up in February. Oh and we chat about Jason DeRulo! Follow al...

Road to 2023 is are look at the provincial landscape as we enter the last months before the 2023 Alberta provincial election. Where does the Alberta Party, the Alberta Greens, the Alberta Liberals, the Alberta NDP, the United Conservative Party of Alberta, and the Wildrose Independence Party go with just over a year till the 33rd Provincial election. Alberta political commentator David Cournoyer o...

Jasraj Singh Hallan was elected as the Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn in October 2019. Jasraj grew up in North East Calgary, graduated from Lester Pearson High School and has an accounting degree from SAIT. He has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a very successful homebuilding business with the joy of building many homes for families in Calgary. He and his wife still li...

Dr. Rana is a practicing Neurologist in Toronto for more than 15 years, and he specializes in Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. He has authored several books and published many articles in the field of Neurology, Parkinson’s, and Movement disorders. He completed his FRCPC through the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Rana is also the leader of the Centrist Party of Canada. Rana is t...

This week we will be talking with Transgender Albertans about their stories and their journey. Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. In our final episode of our week-long series, We welcome Ari Rombough onto the show to talk about his journey, beginning a trans Actor, wo...

This week we will be talking with Transgender Albertans about their stories and their journey. Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. In our fourth episode of our week-long series, We welcome Mattie McMillian onto the show to talk about her journey to self realization, be...

This week we will be talking with Transgender Albertans about their stories and their journey. Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. In our second episode of our week long series, We welcome Cece Chow onto the show to talk about her journey to self realization, telling h...

This week we will be talking with Transgender Albertans about their stories and their journey. Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. In our second episode of our week long series, We welcome Zeke Gooy onto the show to talk about their journey, and their life. ***********...

This week we will be talking with Transgender Albertans about their stories and their journey. Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. “Trans” is often used as shorthand for transgender. In our first episode of our week long series, We welcome Anna Murphy onto the show to talk about her journey, and her life. **************...

Is the Purity test that we give people in prominent positions biased toward the right? Do we let people on the left away with things that the right is attacked for? We ask that question in todays episode with returning guest Jermey Woolard. Tune in and leave feedback if you think that there needs to be one purity test for all, and not two depending on which side of the political spectrum you come...

Andrew Thomson was the former MLA for Regina South from 1995 to 2007 in the province of Saskatchewan. Thomson who had a long career in many cabinet portfolios including Minister of Finance, Learning, Corrections and Public Safety, Energy and Mines, and Minister Responsible for Information Technology, SaskEnergy, and SaskPower. Serving under the Premiership of Roy Romanow, and Lorne Calvert, Thomso...

Alberta Municipalities serve their members most effectively by striving for a strong internal corporate culture that prioritizes teamwork and community. Alberta Municipalities, previously known as the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, continues to evolve, building on its history of collaboration, respect, and transparency. In November of 2021, Mayor of St. Albert Cathy Heron became the fir...

It's time to shine a spotlight on one of the many community groups in the city of Calgary. Today's Community Spotlight: 12 CSI. 12 CSI (Twelve Communities Safety Initiative) helps educate and engage those who live, work and volunteer here. The activities are just some of the projects and programs that are a result of over 50 organizations and 100 individuals working together as 12CSI for over 13 y...

We are back after a winter hiatus! And in our first episode of 2022, we welcome Kim Rudd the Former MP for Northumberland-Peterborough South. Rudd has been a lifelong entrepreneur and an advocate on the federal and provincial levels for small businesses, child care, and post-secondary education. In 2011, she was named RBC’s Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, and served as Vice-Chair of the O...

It's that day! Our Monthly Political Round Table back for another look back on the last 30 days in politics here in Calgary, Alberta, and Canada. In todays episode we welcome friend of the show and former MLA for Calgary Bow Deborah Drever, and former Calgary Board of Education candidate Olga Barcelo We talk politics, here in the city of Calgary, what is happening in the province's capitol, and wh...

It's the end of the year, and our Entertainment Pundit is helping us look back on 2021. The highs/the lows/ the cancellations and our top picks for 2021 in the realm of TV and Movies. Tune In and Follow along! Follow our Entertainment Pundit: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeynicholspate/ If you like what you hear and want to keep the show going consider sponsoring the show at : https://ww...

We have seen the world change alot in the last 12 months, and we are going to talk about it her on todays episode. Today we chat with the other half of the "Conservative Like Me Podcast" John Sanford. Jennifer (John's Daughter) is off this month but will be back in 2022. We talk COVID-19, China, Afghanistan, the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol, the rise of inflation and where the country and w...

From the Halls of Power to the Halls of the Upper Chamber. Mike Duffy career started at a local newspaper in his home province of Prince Edward Island. From his start at Club 62 in PEI, to his rise to the Red Chamber in Ottawa, we chat with retired Senator Mike Duffy about his career, his thoughts on journalism, and he talks about the 2012 expense scandal that had him under the microscope. Duffy i...

Leela Aheer was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Chestermere-Rocky View on May 5, 2015. She was re-elected on April 16, 2019, as the MLA for the newly formed riding of Chestermere-Strathmore. Born in Edmonton and raised in Chestermere, where she is raising her family, Aheer is a proud wife and mother of two boys. Prior to entering politics,...

It's time to shine a spotlight on one of the many community groups in the city of Calgary. Today's Community Spotlight: The Alex! The Alex is a non-profit health and social services organization that has provided integrated and accessible supports and thoughtful, comprehensive care to Calgarians for almost 50 years. With a full complement of health, housing, and community programs, the Alex is a h...

Close your eyes... picture where you were the first time that you heard that really, really great song... the first one that comes to mind - the song with the jangling guitars, pounding drums, thumping bass, moaning organ, three part harmonies, and the lyrics that spoke directly to you. The one that changed your life. The song, that every time you hear it, takes you back to a memory, a feeling, a...

This is the story of a place called Mouseland. Mouseland was a place where all the little mice lived and played. But in 2021 Mouseland wasn't the happy place it was envisioned to be. The father of the modern day NDP Tommy Douglas would retell the story of Mouseland when campaigning. Douglas would let people know that the CCF/NDP was a different party to the Liberals, and the Conservatives. Fast fo...