Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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What Not Criminally Responsible is & Donating j...
Lisa Silver is a criminal lawyer and law faculty member at UofC. She takes us through the process of reaching a NCR verdict. Dr. Robin Cox discusses the problem of people donating useless items in the wake of disaster like the Fort McMurray fires.
42 min
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Family's of the victims of Michael deGrood & Ca...
Jill Croteau from Global News Calgary talks to us about meeting the families of Brentwood Murders victims. We discuss cancelling/postponing the Rio Olympics because of the Zika virus.
35 min
2803
Free Range Kids / Friday the 13th
We spoke with Clint Edwards, blogger - www.byclintedwards.com - and author: “This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things” Also, we were joined by Benjamin Radford, deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine and Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. His latest book is called "Bad Clowns"
36 min
2804
What it's like to be a wildfire fighter & Chang...
We had the pleasure of speaking with Nathan Magee, a wildfire fighter for eight years who wrote us an amazing email last week. We also talked about a bill that would see the lyrics of O Canada changed.
44 min
2805
Brian Jean on Fort McMurray fire
Leader of the Wildrose party, Brian Jean, represents Fort McMurray. He is one of the many people who was evacuated from, and lost his home. 
8 min
2806
Brian Jean on Fentanyl & The Need to Endorse E-...
Brian Jean calls for a state of emergency to be declared to handle the fentanyl crisis in Alberta. We speak with the Chair of the Royal College of Physicans, John Britton, about the need to promote e-cigarettes as a means of reducing tobacco usage.
41 min
2807
Free the Beer / Tom Arnold
We spoke with Derek From with the Canadian Constitution Foundation about a significant court ruling in New Brunwick regarding interprovincial beer trade Also, actor and comedian Tom Arnold joined us in studio - catch him this weekend at The Laugh Shop at Blackfoot Inn
42 min
2808
Alberta Has a Beef With Earl's
We discussed the decision by Earl's restaurants to no longer serve Alberta beef and instead import their beef from Kansas - our callers had a lot to say We also spoke with Stephen Deere, owner of Modern Steak about why they go out of their way to serve Alberta beef
40 min
2809
Robin Lord Taylor
We spoke with Robin Lord Taylor, who plays The Penguin on Fox's "Gotham" - he'll be here this weekend for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo
18 min
2810
Should Naturopaths be allowed to practice on ch...
We follow up on the verdict in the Stephan case with Tim Caulfield. Also, what's wrong with putting your dog's poop in somebody else's garbage.
40 min
2811
Nenshi on Candid Camera & The Fentanyl Solution
The Mayor of Calgary took an interesting Lyft ride in Boston while there. We speak to Dr. Hakique Virani about 
38 min
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Our pal Charles Adler, A Winnipeg mom hassled b...
Charles Adler joins us to talk about the exoneration of Mike Duffy. We open the phones to discuss two interesting cases; a mom who got flack for letting her kids play in their backyard unattended and a restaurant that was ordered to pay $12,000 to a customer because they said he was "high maintenance." 
58 min
2813
Calgary Next next steps & The Death of Prince
A city report says the Calgary Next project will cost $1.8. We look back on the life and career of Prince. He passed away at age 57.
40 min
2814
Homolka Moves In & And the Anti-BRT Rally at Ci...
How would you feel if you found out that a notorious killer had moved into your neighbourhood? Alan Hallman from Ready 2 Engage talks to us about a rally at City Hall about the SW BRT.
41 min
2815
Ric's Flare (up) & Jenna's Bad Taxi Experience
We talk to our friend Danielle Smith about the incident that saw Ric McIver booted from the legislature yesterday. We also hear from a woman who couldn't get a taxi to take her six blocks after midnight on the weekend and the taxi company that wouldn't take her. 
44 min
2816
Budget Thoughts & Texting at the movies
We talk to our pal Economist Trevor Tombe from U of C about the NDP budget from yesterday. Then we turn our attention to texting at the movies with Guardian reporter Amber Jamieson  
32 min
2817
Budget Day Spectacular!!!
The Alberta Budget is being dropped in Edmonton today. It's going to have a lot of debt and... well, that's the meat of the matter. We talk to listeners and an economist about what they are hoping to see in the budget.
39 min
2818
A little Leap, A little more Brian Jean & And a...
The RoRoShow starts with a breakdown of the Avi Lewis/Maclean's interview. They discuss the rebuttal from Brian Jean to the Premier's televised address. Jorge Barrera joins the show to talk about the crisis facing Attawapiskat.
52 min
2819
Notley vs. The Leapers / The Rise of Nerd Culture
We replayed Premier Notley's comments about her federal counterparts and how she really feels about the Leap Manifesto. Also, we spoke with Glen Weldon about his new book "The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture"
39 min
2820
Dissecting Notley's Televised Address / A Conve...
We listened back to parts of Premier Notley's televised address to Albertans, and tried to deduce what the point of it all was.  Also, we were joined by Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, and a voice actor for many other video games. (Will be here for Calgary Expo April 28 - May 1)
39 min
2821
Village Brewery and Fiasco Gelato combined!
17 min
2822
"Fat" Fired Fiasco
We spoke about the case of a young Edmonton woman (who described herself as "fat") who was fired from a plus-sized clothing retailer for using the word "fat" on social media  - lots of reaction from our audience
31 min
2823
From Roger to Rachel. Like an oilwell in the wind
2 min
2824
Charles Adler on Conservatism & The Religion of...
We talked to our pal Charles about the Trump train slowing down and the brand crisis of Conservatism.  Postmedia senior writer David Booth talks about the church of Tesla.
45 min
2825
PCs "Engage" With Albertans / Police Chief Targ...
We spoke with Ric McIver, Interim Leader of the PC Party of Alberta about their new "Engage" initiative, and a pair of controversies in the party this week. We also spoke with Calgary Police Chief Roger Chaffin about his quest to root out anonymous leaks. Plus, we heard from Paul Wozney, with the Calgary Police Association, about his strongly-worded defence of the Chief's mission. 
41 min