Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

#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...

Ryan reads revved up emails from Real Talkers (and himself) about what is really ticking them off this week. Presented by Local Environmental.

9:50 | Ryan and team discuss the plans of Alberta's Premier to drop health precautions and the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) in the coming week. 18:54 | Emma May shares about launching a GoFundMe campaign "Canadians Care About Our Health Workers" to show gratitude and support for the doctors, nurses, and other health care providers who tirelessly show up for patients during the on-going pan...

2:07 | City of Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi reflects on his 100 days in office, the challenges he's faced and what his team is working on, including the potential need to address the Province cancelling the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).   20:12 | City of Calgary Mayor Dr. Jyoti Gondek discusses the deal between the City of Calgary and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation fallin...

11:44 | Former Conservative MP Joan Crockatt, public policy expert Melissa Caouette, and National Observer columnist Max Fawcett discuss the reasons for the Conservative Party calling a leadership vote on Erin O'Toole today and what the possible outcomes could be. 47:32 | Dr. Manali Mukherjee shares about not only researching Long COVID but also living with it. She's joined by Tara Madden, who was...

4:14 | Ryan and the team get into the news of the day including the NFL star Tom Brady announcing his retirement and the continuing Canada/US border blockade in Coutts, Alta. 17:32 | Moms Stop the Harm's Kym Porter and their lawyer Avnish Nanda on Alberta’s top court keeping the provincial policy that personal ID must be shown to get into supervised consumption sites, the lives it will cost, and h...

3:19 | Ryan recaps the first annual Real Talk Pond Hockey Classic which raised $50,000 and also included the saving of a life. Registered nurse Noelle Appleby explains how some quick thinking and CPR skills helped keep one of the tournament's participants alive after they collapsed on the ice. 23:32 | Ryan reviews what happened over the weekend across the country as "Freedom Convoys" wreaked havoc...

Ryan gets into it with emails for Real Talkers about what's bugging them—politics or otherwise. Presented by Local Environmental.

1:17 | Home reno guru and tv personality, Bryan Baeumler talks about pursuing the trades after getting a poll sci degree, how he built his career, and the ways the pandemic impacted his flip of an abandoned hotel in the Bahamas. 27:46 | Ryan and the team talk about the Edmonton Oilers signing troubled player Evander Kane, plus the trucker convoy arriving in Ottawa this weekend. 51:10 | Emergency p...