Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

2:29 | Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae discusses the nation's role on the world stage and how our country can and should deal with Russia's aggression towards Ukraine. 27:43 | Edmonton-based photographer Dale MacMillan joins us live from Poland where he's working with the humanitarian group, Medair, to help refugees from Russia-invaded Ukraine. 43:43 | Criminal defense lawyer Kyl...

4:04 | Calgary Beltline resident Meaghan Walsh on weekly  “freedom” demonstrations taking over 17th Avenue in south-central Calgary on Saturday afternoons, why counter-protestors are starting to show up, and the local police's uneven response to the different sides. 18:15 | Computer scientist Dr. Ryan Henry on the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Consortium, and the need for it as cyber...

4:25 | Ryan and the team discuss a new poll on the Conservative leadership race. It found Pierre Poilievre is the favourite amongst Conservative voters to lead the federal party. 11:06 | Dr. Andy Knight on what the Coutts border blockade, January 6th insurrection, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine indicates there is a new world order in the making. 40:26 | #RealTalkRoundTable | Economist Dr. Kent F...

#TrashTalk | Ryan lets it rip on Real Talker emails about what's pissing 'em off this week. Presented by Local Environmental.

4:54 | Ryan and editorial producer Sarah Hoyles discuss Canada Border Services Agency rejecting trucker driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's bid to stay in Canada after serving his sentence for his involvement in crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.  20:10 | Dr. David Novog explains what is at stake as Russian forces take control of nuclear power plants in Ukraine and what it...

2:30 | Ryan ponders what the new Saturday morning call-in radio show featuring the Alberta Premier will sound like, who is paying for it, and how it will be used to further Jason Kenney's leadership.  15:01 | McMaster University economist Dr. Adam Lavecchia explains what The Bank of Canada interest rate increase means for Canadians' every day lives and expenses. 33:15 | Question of the Week | Ryan...

2:17 | Ryan and Sarah review the news headlines including Alberta's Premier Jason Kenney having a block party on Twitter where he stopped many Albertans from accessing his account. 11:50 | Wilfrid Laurier University's Dr. Izabela Steflja on how war affects women from the battlefield to the home front, and their ability to commit war crimes. 32:46 | #TheLeadingEdge | The first centre of its kind in...

11:58 | McGill University political scientist, Dr. Aaron Erlich on the disinformation campaigns waged by Russia to control its citizens and reinforce the illegal invasion of Ukraine. 39:36 | The creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie and author of the new book, Jameela Green Ruins Everything, Zarqa Nawaz discusses how the "freedom convoy", and now Putin, are making Muslims look good. 1:17:50 | #P...

#TrashTalk | Ryan unleashes the wrath of Real Talkers who have written in to share what's ticking them off this week. Presented by Local Environmental.

6:46 | Ryan chimes in on Jason Kenney dragging the Office of the Premier through the mud by attacking Albertans on social media.  16:27 | The Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health Dr. Sherilee Harper shares about contributing to the new UN report on Climate Change and the stark warnings it contains. 41:48 | A discussion about how to talk to kids about war and other important but chall...

4:02 | Activist Bashir Mohamed and first-term Edmonton city councilor Michael Janz discuss being on an alleged list of critics kept by local police and what it means for anyone who may question law enforcement in Alberta's capital city. The Edmonton Police Service declined to be interviewed and the Edmonton Police Association has not responded to our requests. 32:37 | #QuestionoftheWeek | Ryan rev...

7:40 | A review of the latest news, including the 169 potential graves uncovered at the former site of St. Bernard’s Indian Residential School, 370 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. Plus, the Alberta government's cabinet shuffle and plans to unilaterally amend the Municipal Government Act to prevent municipalities like Edmonton from implementing their own health measures including a mask mandate....

2:13 | Former Canadian diplomat Chris Alexander on evolving situation in Ukraine as Russia continues to attack, and what Canada can and should do to support Ukrainians.  16:51 | Maclean’s Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Scott Gilmore discusses if sanctions are really enough to thwart Russian aggression and how real Putin's nuclear threat is.  41:55 | A round table on Alberta, oil, and how involved Rus...

3:59 | Ryan and editorial producer Sarah Hoyles get us up-to-date on the situation in Ukraine as Russia continues to violently invade the sovereign state and threaten the use of nuclear weapons, while half a million people flee the country, and the global community continues to respond with sanctions. 38:11 | A conversation about a former child soldier suffering from PTSD, Latjor Tuel, who was fat...

Ryan reads what's ticking Real Talkers off this week. Presented by Local Environmental.

1:33 | Vice chair and a senior advisor at Eurasia Group Gerald Butts, who served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, discusses Canadian politics, the Emergencies Act, and Russia invading Ukraine. 16:11 | Federal Minister of Tourism, Randy Boissonnault addresses Canada's response to Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the impact of COVID on tourism and the Canadian econo...

2:00 | With the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, Ryan reviews what's happening with the Russian invasion and how the world is responding to the unprovoked military attack. 15:03 | Schulich School of Law Dr. Wayne MacKay and University of Ottawa Dr. Nomi Claire Lazar discuss the Emergencies Act being invoked on February 14, the dropping of it 10 days later, and the precedents set.  40:20 | Musician Ayl...

12:06 | University of Toronto Political Science professor Dr. Aurel Braun and director of the Contemporary Ukraine Studies Program at the University of Alberta, Dr. Volodymyr Kravchenko discuss Russia's aggression towards Ukraine and how the West, including Canada, is responding. 39:38 | #MyJasper Memories | Ryan gives everyone a two-month head start to train for the Jasper Half Marathon on April...

4:21 | YWCA of Edmonton's CEO Katherine O’Neill, lawyer Harman Kandola, and crisis management specialist Jenny Adams chat about Canadian politics, the recent passing of the Emergencies Act, and the Conservative leadership race. 34:16 | Ryan reviews the results from the most recent Question of the Week about the federal Conservative party and where it's headed after Erin O'Toole was booted. Present...

13:24 | Political analyst Supriya Dwivedi and National Post columnist Tristin Hopper on Canadian politics from the federal government invoking the Emergency Act, to the Conservative Party's leadership race, and beyond.  47:52 | A roundtable on short and long-term sobriety from alcohol, including the benefits and challenges, with Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction's Dr. Bryce Barker, re...

8:17 | Born and raised Albertan Natasha Kornak currently living in Ottawa, shares how unsafe she's felt during the occupation of nation's capital by "Freedom" demonstrators over the last few weeks. 20:53 | Registered Provisional Psychologist Salvatore Durante on issues surrounding censorship and how the decision to censor or ban information can result in the loss of knowledge. 49:50 | Award-winnin...

2:20 | Emma Jackson on helping to organize the counter-demonstration to the "Freedom" convoy in Edmonton on Saturday (February 12) where she was told by police that she could be charged under Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act. 17:55 | Students Against Kenney organizers, Sam Clark, Toby Maltais, and Lauren Bayne on planning a province-wide school walk out this afternoon, to show their...

Ryan let's 'er rip on emails from Real Talkers on what's ticking 'em off.  Presented by Local Environmental

17:35 | University of Waterloo's Dr. Jim Bookbinder on supply chain issues and how the current border blockades across Canada are tightening bottlenecks.  32:36 | Question of the Week | Ryan reviews Real Talkers thoughts on the ongoing "freedom" convoys across Canada. Presented by Y Station.  37:54 | Descendants of Black settlements in early Canada, Steven Cook, Shannon Prince, and Junetta Jamerso...

17:23 | The Calgary Chamber of Commerce's Deborah Yedlin voices concerns around the Alberta government's Road Map out of the Pandemic, including the immediate removal of the Restrictions Exemption program (REP)—moves that likely won't boost consumer confidence or the economy. 32:29 | Ryan calls out the contradictions and intolerance of Premier Jason Kenney likening anti-vaxxers to people living wi...