Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

11:54 | BC Centre for Disease Control's Environmental Health Services' Scientific Director Dr. Sarah Henderson explains how wildfire smoke impacts human health. 54:47 | University of Alberta's Faculty of Native Studies' Chelsea Vowel addresses the use of Indigenous materials in museums and how it can be extremely disrespectful.  1:26:03 | Two Alberta-based physicians Dr. Shazma Mithani and Dr. Dar...

16:05 | #EatYourWords presented by Prairie Catering Manitoba's new Indigenous and reconciliation and northern affairs minister,  Dr. Alan Lagimodiere is confronted by Manitoba opposition leader Wab Kinew for erroneous claims about residential schools.  20:17 | Award-winning author David A. Robertson unpacks how Manitoba's premier Brian Pallister is harming the fragile relationship between Indigeno...

13:54 | Ryder Lee with Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Alberta Federation of Agriculture's Lynn Jacobson explain the compounding and widespread effects of severe drought across the Prairie provinces. 56:42 | Alberta Forest Products Association's Brock Mulligan defends forestry practices and the polices in place, following our interview with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society on the UCP...

10:05 | Winnipeg is shortlisted as one of the seven most intelligent communities across the globe by Intelligent Community Forum. Economic Development Winnipeg CEO Dayna Spiring explains why Manitoba's capital city is one of the finalists amongst Moscow, Russia, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and Townsville, Australia.  38:02 | Columbia University political science prof Dr. Donald Green unpacks persuasi...

3:30 | National Observer journalist Sandy Garossino evaluates the leaked Allan Inquiry’s draft report and how the UCP government will attempt to leverage the faulty investigation. 19:11 | Toronto Inner City Health Associates' Medical Director Dr. Andrew Bond explains how police repeatedly deploy disproportionate use of force to evict people from homeless encampments and how houselessness could be...

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

14:23 | Scientific Director at Res’Eau Centre for Mobilizing Innovation Dr. Madjid Mohseni shares how scientists worked alongside Lhoosk'uz Dené Nation to realize an innovative water treatment plant. The partnership resolved a remote BC village's decades-long reliance on bottled water.  46:21 | City of St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron, City of Fort Saskatchewan Councillor Ajibola Abitoye and  City of...

17:19 | Retired Major Quentin Innis and Dr. Sean Maloney explain why they're pleading for the safe extraction of Afghans who assisted Canada’s Armed Forces in that country. With the recent surge of the Taliban these people and their families are now at significant risk, the former military personnel are calling on the Canadian federal government to act quickly.  53:10 | Stop TB Canada's Dr. Courtn...

6:03 | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society's Becky Best-Bertwistle explains why the sudden privatization of forest management in southwest Alberta by the provincial government, is very concerning. 25:30 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council doctoral scholar Aden Dur-e-Aden examines the recruitment of individuals within the radical right-wing groups in Canada. 1:01:11 | Health and sci...

16:34 | Energy analyst Saeed Kaddoura with Pembina Institute outlines the most effective and innovative ways to deal with the rise of delivery truck traffic in cities due to the online shopping surge. The Pembina Institute partnered with The National Association of City Transportation Officials and Bloomberg Associates on a new report, Building Healthy Cities in the Doorstep-Delivery Era: Sustaina...

18:07 | Prairie provinces are witnessing a dramatic spread of the fatal chronic wasting disease in deer. Scientific director of the Prion-Virology Animal Facility at the University of Calgary Dr. Hermann Schaetzl explains why plus the risks it poses to the economy and human health. 57:53 | Women’s occupational health expert Dr. Karen Messing shares about her new book, Bent out of Shape: Shame, Sol...

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

23:33 | Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme discusses the 751 unmarked graves confirmed at the former site of Marieval Indian Residential School, plus how the community is moving forward including taking back management of child and family services.  47:30 | Exploring how people living with disability get horny (and what they do about it) on the Real Talk Round Table. ReYu Paralysis Recove...

10:20 | Warren Kinsella unpacks his Toronto Sun opinion piece, Prime Minister always ready for his close-up, published on July 10, 2021. He outlines why he believes Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould embodies everything that's false and phoney about Justin Trudeau. 59:08 | #EATYOURWORDS presented by Prairie Catering The trade of NHL defenceman Duncan Keith to the Edmonton Oilers have some hockey...

17:38 | Carleton University's Sprott School of Business professor Linda Duxbury discusses how the pandemic forced Canadians to rethink how and where we work and what it will look like beyond COVID-19. 54:31 | Lawyer turned animal talent agent Loni Edwards shares about her new book, How to Make Your Dog #famous, a look at the world's most influential pets and the essential steps on their road to fa...

16:13 | Council of Canadians with Disabilities' Jewelles Smith and Reverend Jeff Rock discuss how Canadians living with disabilities face barriers to love as disability support funding can get scaled back or taken away, if they get married.  57:14 | Fashion Psychologist Dr. Dawnn Karen explores how we dress, the affects fashion has on human behaviour while addressing cultural sensitivities and cul...

18:57 | Internal medicine doctor at Royal Alexandra Hospital Dr. Neeja Bakshi explores why Alberta's health care staff are experiencing high levels of pressure and stress—from decreasing number of beds to pandemic-related burnout.  44:50 | With the Alberta government buying into the Sturgeon Refinery, energy economist Dr. Andrew Leach speculates how Jason Kenney from the past would thunder over th...

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

20:16 | MIT data scientist Dr. Sinan Aral discusses how social media disrupts elections, the economy, even dating, and how we can adapt.  41:47 | Post-COVID-19 economic recovery round table with Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce's Nancy Wilson, Small Business BC CEO Tom Conway and Alberta Business Council president Adam Legge explore what the pandemic cost Canadian companies, who adapted and wh...

13:42 | Environmental reporter Emily Atkin discusses the implications of oil company executives saying the quiet parts out loud and the impact it's having on the climate change conversation.  49:57 | Serene View Ranch Psychological Services' Ben Gould shares when and how to discuss residential schools with kids and teens.  1:31:01 | EAT YOUR WORDS presented by Prairie Catering Prime Minister Justi...

12:41 | Canada Wildfire director, Dr. Mike Flannigan discusses the changing fire season in Canada and why the increase of blazes in 2021 informs the new evolving normal.  53:39| #MyJasper Memories | Wildlife - Ryan shares he's a "moose guy" and how visitors to the national park in the Rocky Mountains is a great place to get a chance sighting of majestic creatures, including moose. jasper.travel/re...

15:28 | University of Iowa Law professor Greg Shill unpacks his Atlantic article, How Vehicular Intimidation Became the Norm.  1:21:13 | Freelance journalist focused on Latin America Joshua Collins discusses Colombia's continuing political unrest and how statutes are being toppled.    1:46:44 | Drug policy journalist Natalia Buendia outlines where Mexico is in its process of legalizing pot across...

14:04 | Cardus' Brian Dijkema and the Centre for Inquiry Canada's Leslie Rosenblood discuss how houses of worship are exempt from paying taxes. The discussion explores pros and cons of the how churches are funded as charities and if change is needed.  1:05:18 | Enoch Cree Nation member Lorelei Mullings shares her motivations for protesting at the site of the former Charles Camsell Indian Hospital...

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.