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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Authors Ted Barris ("Battle of the Atlantic") a...
Rob speaks with authors Ted Barris ("Battle of the Atlantic") and Noah Schwartz ("On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA")
26 min
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Author Sarah Kendzior; Diagnosing & treating an...
Rob speaks with author Sarah Kendzior; preventative health expert Dr. Eddy Lang, and Canada Action
32 min
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Robbie Hart: "Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series"
Rob speaks with Robbie Hart, director of "Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series"
15 min
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Russian provocation; What does the future hold ...
Rob talks about the Russian provocation, the decision to make the ArriveCan app voluntary, and the protests happening in Iran
38 min
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Standing up to Putin & helping Ukraine win
We spoke with analyst Molly McKew about the situation in Ukraine and the new threats from Russia's president
11 min
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Queen's funeral; ArriveCan's future; Debating t...
Rob has the latest from London on the Queen's funeral, what the future holds for ArriveCan app, and whether we should keep the monarchy
44 min
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Tim Cook, "Lifesavers and Body Snatchers"
Rob speaks with historian and author Tim Cook about his new book "Lifesavers and Body Snatchers"
14 min
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Interpreting Poilievre's victory; Alberta oil c...
Rob speaks with conservative analyst Alise Mills, chemical engineering professor Simon Hesp, international relations professor Aurel Braun, and economist Fred McMahon
56 min
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Ken Dryden: "The Series"
Rob speaks with Ken Dryden about his new book "The Series"
17 min
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Michelle O’Bonsawin's very limited qualificatio...
Leonid Sirota Associate professor at the University of Reading law school in the United Kingdom
16 min
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Vaccine mandates at universities, Passenger rig...
Rob speaks with infectious disease expert Dr. Zain Chagla, consumer rights expert Daniel Tsai, and legal expert Leonid Sirota
43 min
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B’nai Brith Demands Independent Review of Gover...
Marvin Rotrand
14 min
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WEF conspiracy theories. Laith Marouf controver...
Rob speaks with guests Rudyard Griffiths (The Hub), Marvin Rotrand (B'nai Brith Canada), Heather Exner-Pirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), and Mark Milke (Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary)
57 min
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A year into Taliban rule, Afghans fear Canada h...
Lauryn Oates, executive director of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
13 min
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Canadian Blood Services considers plasma donor ...
Rob speaks with Peter Jaworski about compensating plasma donors and Lauryn Oates about the situation in Afghanistan
28 min
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Federal plan to reduce emissions from fertilize...
Stephen Vandervalk, Alberta vice-president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers
9 min
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Farmers worried about fertilizer targets; ARRIV...
Rob talks about the implications of federal emissions reduction targets for fertilizer, privacy concerns over the ARRIVECAN app, how Alberta's essay contest for young women became a fiasco, and why so many Canadians are suddenly retiring
53 min
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Women are not the barometers in mixed-gender re...
Matthew D. Johnson, professor of family science at the University of Alberta
12 min
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Can Trudeau turn things around?; Organs partial...
Rob speaks with author & journalist Paul Wells, bioethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan, and health policy analyst Bacchus Barua
36 min
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Housing costs; Russia's failures in Ukraine; La...
Rob speaks with guests Mark Milke, Stephanie Carvin, and Dan Mason
35 min
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New research points to SARS-CoV-2's origins
Rob speaks with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen
13 min
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Monkeypox latest; What needs to change at Hocke...
Rob speaks with Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, Prof. Taylor McKee, and Prof. Michael Geist
37 min
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Understanding gasoline prices; "Old" music vs. ...
Rob chats with Vijay Muralidharan (gas prices), music writer Alan Cross, and city councillor Terry Wong
34 min
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Douglas Century - "The Last Boss of Brighton
Rob chats with author Douglas Century ("The Last Boss of Brighton)
24 min
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Canada & Ukraine; Inflation remains high; UCP l...
Today's guests: Andrew Potter, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy Douglas Porter, Chief Economist and Managing Director - BMO Financial Group Duane Bratt, Professor - Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University Rory Johnston, Founder, Commodity Context Newsletter Mark Cameron, vice-president - Pathways Alliance
53 min