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.

2:21 | Ryan chats one-on-one with the top polling candidates in Alberta's two biggest cities. From Edmonton, we hear from Michael Oshry, Amarjeet Sohi, Cheryll Watson, and Kim Krushell. From Calgary, mayoral candidates Jyoti Gondek, Brad Field, Jan Damery, Jeff Davison, and Jeromy Farkas join the show. 2:10:29 | Athabasca University political science professor Dr. Mark Crawford explains equalizati...

3:20 | CFL Grey Cup champion Eddie Steele talks about getting fired from his job as Elks gameday radio analyst over his criticism of the football team's general manager.  18:51 | Reformed US health care insurance propagandist Wendell Potter looks at how North America's COVID-19 responses highlight the differences between public and private healthcare. 49:29 | Canadian Association of Black Journali...

18:13 | Werklund Research professor in mathematics education Dr. Brent Davis explains the review of the proposed Alberta K–6 Mathematics Curriculum and the major flaws it reveals. 48:41 | Canadian rock star, author, songwriter Bif Naked shares about her life journey, music,  and how the pandemic is changing how she tours. 1:33:08 | Fat Bear Week founder Mike Fitz chats about the 2021 chonky contes...

13:09 | Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper, Rollie Pemberton aka Cadence Weapon shares about creating politically-informed music, including his latest album, Parallel World (the winner of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize). 42:00 | Calgary-based Devour Catering owner J’Val Shuster explains what motivated her to launch the I See You ICU – Care Package initiative. For $15, people can donate a hot meal d...

17:45 | Support Our Students AB's Wing Li explains why the volunteer-run organization is crowd-sourcing data to maintain an Alberta-wide K-12 school COVID outbreak tracker. 45:24 | Legendary journalist Peter Mansbridge shares about his 50+ year career including highlights and challenges, plus where he's focusing his energy since retiring from the CBC in 2017. 1:29:22 | Dr. Raj Sherman addresses wh...

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.

19:55 | Global security expert Dr. Scott Romaniuk on China-Canada relations, after the two Michaels release. PM Justin Trudeau announced a forthcoming decision on whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can join Canadian 5G wireless networks, while Australia enters a new pact with the United States and the United Kingdom to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.  44:15 | We mark the beginning of Pregnancy...

5:46 | Physician Dr. James Makokis shares about helping build Indigenous People confidence and trust in health care and vaccines with #VaxxFest, after generations of mistreatment.  1:02:21 | Mackenzie Brown explains how drumming reconnects her to her ancestors and heritage, which she shares via Indigenous tourism.  1:28:20 | Ryan challenges federal leaders Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole and Jagmeet...

6:25 | Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad shares about starting the grass-roots commemoration day, the first-ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30, 2021) and what needs to be done to further reconciliation.  49:047 | McGill University's Dr. Katrin Tinn unpacks where Canada is at on establishing a digital currency and what tradeoffs there will be for Canadians' privacy. ...

4:02 | Bitcoin Well CEO Adam O’Brien on digital currency in Canada and abroad. 16:06 | Calgary-based physician Dr. Stephanie Cooper shares her experience treating patients during the #COVID19AB fourth wave, using social media to source life-saving equipment, and the call for a firebreak in the province. 1:16:43 | Roy's Place owner/chef Kieth Carlson explains how his restaurant in Claresholm, AB is...

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.

8:15 | #Elxn44 Winners' Circle Ryan is joined by newcomer NDP Blake Desjarlais, who flipped the riding of Edmonton-Griesbach, six-time election victor Conservative Mike Lake from Wetaskiwin-Edmonton, and Edmonton-Centre's Liberal MP-elect Randy Boissonnault. 46:30 | The #RealTalkRoundTable compares electric vehicles against synthetic fuels (aka e-fuels) with Top Gear magazine's Paul Horrell, Unive...

1:27 | Ryan explores the reasons for and reactions to the "cabinet shuffle" in the provincial government where the Alberta’s health minister Tyler Shandro with labour and immigration minister Jason Copping swapped roles. 36:03 | #MyJasper Memories | Ryan shares Real Talkers' photos and experiences from the national park. Presented by Tourism Jasper  41:32 | Guelph University Professor Emeritus Mic...

Federal Election 2021Analysis 6:40 | Political analyst Supriya Dwivedi gives an overview of the results in the 2021 Canadian election. 37:08 | National Observer columnist Max Fawcett and political analyst Ken Boessenkool square off from different spots on the political spectrum to debate the big wins and losses in the election and where parties need to go next. 1:21:30 | Ryan reviews Real Talkers...

4:48 | Ryan runs down Alberta's flawed Restrictions Exemption Program documentation, which can be easily altered to create fake vaccine passports. 37:20 | Comedians Adrienne Fish, Howie Miller, and Derek Seguin riff on today's federal election. 1:41:38 | Giller Prize-winning author, Ian Williams, shares about penning his new book, Disorientation. The collection of essays, released on September 21,...

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.

1:05 | Ryan honours the memory and celebrates the life of Julie Rohr. The beloved Edmontonian passed away on September 16, 2021 after her brave battle with leiomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer. 17:54 | Economist Dr. Lindsay Tedds unpacks the federal parties' plans on childcare. She's one of the 50 prominent Canadian women who signed an open letter calling for affordable childcare to be prioritize...

5:39 | Sculptor Slavo Cech shares about raising $15,000 for the Real Talk Julie Rohr Scholarship Fund in one day, with the help of three generous art fans.  17:44 | Earnscliffe Strategy Group's Shakir Chambers examines the final days of the federal election and what's left for the parties to try.  51:46 | Epidemiologist Dr. Raywat Deonandan explains the implications of the COVID-19 variants, inclu...

16:58 | Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair analyzes the upcoming federal election and how Indigenous issues are being explored—more than ever before, but there's still a long way to go! 50:16 | University of Calgary political scientist Dr. Melanee Thomas on the dangerous trend of legitimizing political groups with racist views, following the Globe & Mail publishing an opinion piece on...

11:51 | Political strategist Tim Powers talks about the remaking of the Conservative Party and if it's proving successful amidst the federal election.  48:54 | Former Canadian diplomat and editor-at-large for Maclean's Magazine, Scott Gilmore provides an update on the efforts of Canadian vets, journalists, and humanitarian workers to help vulnerable Afghans who were left behind when Canadian troop...

7:54 | Political strategist Alise Mills discusses how the final week of the federal election campaign trail is shaping up. 38:12 | Edmonton-based ICU physician Dr. Darren Markland bravely shares about receiving a death threat over the weekend and how he continues to find compassion for every patient he treats. 56:42 | Former Rebel Media correspondent Caolan Robertson explains how he became "radica...

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.

40:14 | Dissecting the English-language federal leaders' debate and the campaign trail on the Real Talk Round Table with former Conservative staffer Karamveer Lalh, communication consultant Esmahan Razavi and public relations specialist Zahra Sultani.  1:30:58 | Seth Radwell, the author of AMERICAN SCHISM reflects on the ripple effect of 9/11 and what it's done to the US political and foreign affa...

7:30 | The Hill Times' managing editor Charelle Evelyn unpacks the French-language leaders debate in lead up to the federal election on September 20, 2021. 35:02 | #EatYourWords | The "group of individuals" at Rebel Media are given the microphone at the French-language election debate and then promptly given talking-to by Liberal leader Justin Trudeau.  48:53 | Dubbed the "Jon Stewart of the Arab...