Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Bria...
We speak to Brian Mason about Bill 16 (regulating ride share companies), flood mitigation projects, and the SW ring road. We then talk about Edgemont resident David Parker and his nesting woodpecker problem.
39 min
2877
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
2878
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
2879
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
2880
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
2881
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
2882
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
2883
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
2884
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
2885
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
2886
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
2887
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
2888
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
2889
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
2890
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
2891
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
2892
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
2893
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
2894
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
2895
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
2896
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
2897
Village Brewery and Fiasco Gelato combined!
17 min
2898
"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
2899
From Roger to Rachel. Like an oilwell in the wind
2 min
2900
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.