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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Questions abound after genetically-modified pig...
We spoke with Dr. Arthur Caplan, professor of medical ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
12 min
377
What happens when motorists no longer have acce...
We spoke with Jeff Seymour, who is a lawyer and a partner at the law firm X-Copper
15 min
378
Stephen Beaumont on the ever-changing, ever-evo...
We spoke with beer writer Stephen Beaumont, co-author of the all-new third edition of The World Atlas of Beer
15 min
379
Calgary closing some LRT stations overnight - t...
We spoke with Chaz Smith, founder of street outreach team Be the Change YYC
12 min
380
Taxing luxury homes; Policing in Alberta; State...
Today's guests: Dr. Paul Kershaw, UBC policy professor, and Founder, Generation Squeeze Kevin Halwa, a regional director with the National Police Federation Sean Speer is The Hub's editor-at-large / Senior Fellow , Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Univeristy of Toronto Dr. Tim Evans, Inaugural Director and Associate Dean at the School of Population and Global Health (McGill University / Executive Director of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
48 min
381
An end to Traffic Court in Alberta?
We spoke with Charlie Pester, a former police officer who operates POINTTS Calgary
16 min
382
Why the mayor needed to involve all of city cou...
We spoke with Ward 1 City Councilor Sonya Sharp
11 min
383
Journalist Tara Henley on why she left the CBC ...
We spoke with journalist and author Tara Henley
13 min
384
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted - what next?
We spoke with Adam Klasfeld, managing editor at Law & Crime
14 min
385
Why Canada needs F-35s; Protecting athletes fro...
Today's guests: Robert Huebert, associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Calgary Dominick Gauthier, Co-founder of the sport funding group B2ten Colleen St Clair, Professor, Biological Sciences - University of Alberta / overseeing the Edmonton Urban Coyote Project
34 min
386
James Webb space telescope; Breakthrough cases ...
Today's guests: Adam Muzzin, associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy at York University  Dr. Marcel Curlin, Associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases) - Oregon Health & Science University Bill Black, President and COO - Calgary Construction Association Evan Menzies, former Director of Communications for the United Conservative Party / current campaign strategist with Crestview Strategy
48 min
387
Arena deal collapses; Disallowance vs. notwiths...
Today's guests: Ryan Pike, managing editor - Flames Nation Andrew Coyne, columnist - Globe & Mail David Juncker, chair of McGill University's biomedical engineering department
40 min
388
Omicron - knowns & unknowns; "Dilemmas of Free ...
Today's guests: Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan Emmett Macfarlane, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo / editor and contributor: "Dilemmas of Free Expression" Ivonne Martinez, president of the Alberta Liquor Store Association Kevin Donovan, Chief Investigative Reporter, Toronto Star / author - "The Billionaire Murders" 
49 min
389
Kenney vs, Jean; Interest rate hikes are loomin...
Today's guests: Lorne Gunter, columnist - Edmonton Sun William Robson, president / CEO - CD Howe Institute Murtaza Haider, a professor of real estate management at Ryerson University and co-producer of the Haider-Moranis Bulletin
40 min
390
Is housing affordability more of a municipal co...
We spoke to Murtaza Haider, a professor of real estate management at Ryerson University and co-producer of the Haider-Moranis Bulletin. 
14 min
391
Standing up to China & Russia; Working from hom...
Today's guests: Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad Howard Levitt, employment and labour lawyer / Senior partner - Levitt Sheikh / author of six books including "Law of Dismissal in Canada" Dr. Stuart Smyth, Associate Professor / Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation - University of Saskatchewan Simon Gaudreault, VP of national research - Canadian Federation of Independent Business
48 min
392
Fair Game: Biology, fairness and transgender at...
We spoke with Dr,. Jon Pike, co-author of the report “Fair Game: Biology, fairness and transgender athletes in women’s sport.” Dr. Pike is a philosopher specializing in the ethics and metaphysics of sport at the Open University UK and is the former Chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association.  
14 min
393
Why Canada's ambassador to China needed to go
We spoke with Terry Glavin, author, journalist, columnist (Ottawa Citizen & National Post),. Contributing editor -Maclean's magazine. Senior Fellow - Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights
16 min
394
What we know - and still don't know - about the...
We spoke with Dr. Angela Rasmussen, research scientist - Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, and affiliate - Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security
13 min
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Why the IOC is backing China's position over Pe...
We spoke with Jules Boykoff, Professor & Department Chair - Pacific University in Oregon, Department of Politics and Government / Author of NOlympians and Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics
14 min
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50 years since the DB Cooper skyjacking - why f...
We spoke with D.B. Cooper researcher Eric Ulis
15 min
397
The push to get more people vaccinated, 19 To Z...
Theresa Tang, Co-Chair & Chief Operating Officer at 19 to Zero.
7 min
398
A new Sharon, Lois, & Bram album - the first in...
We spoke with Sharon Hampson, one-third of the iconic children's music trio Sharon, Lois, and Bram. We were also joined by Sharon's daughter Randi Hampson, who co-produced the new album of previous unreleased music, "Sharon, Lois & Bram: Best of the Best Live"
12 min
399
Patrick Bishop, "Operation Jubilee"
We spoke with military historian and best-selling author Patrick Bishop about his latest book, "Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice"
17 min
400
Mo Gawdat: The threat - and opportunity - of "S...
Today's guest: Mo Gawdat, Author - "Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World" / Former Chief Business Officer for Google X / Author of best-seller "Solve for Happy"
20 min