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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Conservative plans for carbon tax; Toronto fiel...
Rob chats with Ken Boessenkool, Bryan Passifiume, Prof. Federico Rossano, Scott Stinson, Prof. Donald Savoie, and Patrick O'Rourke
75 min
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Ted Barris: "Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen...
Rob chats with author and historian Ted Barris about his new book "Battle of Britain"
17 min
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Alberta to build new schools; City council vote...
Rob chats with Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, city councillor Sonya Sharp, and author & historian Tim Cook
36 min
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"The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal," Jake ...
Rob chats with Jake Gold, band manager for The Tragically Hip
17 min
30
Roxana Spicer - "The Traitor's Daughter"
Rob speaks with Roxana Spicer, author of "The Traitor's Daughter: Captured by Nazis, Pursued by the KGB, My Mother's Odyssey to Freedom from Her Secret Past"
21 min
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Another devastating byelection loss for Liberal...
Rob chats with Globe & Mail's John Ibbitson, CPC MP Michelle Rempel Garner, MLI's Dave Snow, and Michael Wescott with Allies for a Strong Canada
43 min
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More support for Ukraine - is it enough?; Ticke...
Rob chats with Prof. Aurel Braun, music writer/broadcaster Alan Cross, and author Carol Off
34 min
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Canada's economy trending in the wrong directio...
Rob chats with economist Trevor Tombe, psychologist & author Dr. Jonathan Stea, and journalist John Ivison
35 min
34
Bank of Canada cuts rates yet again; Province p...
Rob chats with CD Howe's Steve Ambler, LRT on the Green's Sabrina Grover, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen, and Cardus's Catharine Kavanagh
43 min
35
Alberta sees significant drop in opioid deaths;...
Rob speaks with addiction expert Dr. Monty Ghosh, MLI senior fellow Marcus Kolga, and author & clinician Dr. Kieran Murphy
35 min
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CBE decides against re-naming Sir John A. Macdo...
Rob chats with Aristotle Foundation's John Robson, health economist Aidan Hollis, political scientist Troy Riddell, and Global BC's Keith Baldrey
50 min
37
How and when did GTA terror suspect come to Can...
Rob chats with reporter Stewart Bell, B'nai Brith's Richard Robertson, and math professor Anna Stokke
28 min
38
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese-made EVs; Why...
Rob chats with CVMA's Brian Kingston, CD Howe's Daniel Schwanen, AMA's Dr. Paul Parks, and music writer & broadcaster Alan Cross
40 min
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Actress and improv comedienne Lindsay Mullan
Rob chats with actress and improv comedienne Lindsay Mullan
14 min
40
Bomb threat targets Jewish organizations across...
Rob chats with B'nai Brith's Richard Robertson, Canadian Chamber's Pascal Chan, business professor Ian Lee, and Fraser Institute's Nadeem Esmail
41 min
41
Gas Tax Honesty Report; Growing concern over po...
Rob chats with CTF's Kris Sims, CFIB's Keyli Loeppky, economist Michael Davenport, and Second Street's Colin Craig
39 min
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Expert who warned of Jasper fire worried about ...
Rob chats with forester Ken Hodges, MP Anthony Housefather, economist Mike Moffatt, infectious disease expert Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, and The CCF's Christine Van Geyn
60 min
43
The implications of Ukraine’s bold incursion in...
Rob chats with Russia expert Ian Garner, Rethink the Green Line's Steve Allan, wildfire expert Jen Beverly, and political scientist Jack Lucas
50 min
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How TMX delays caused higher fuel prices; CIJA ...
Rob chats with U of C economist Kent Fellows and CIJA's Richard Marceau
22 min
45
The Canadian Dream is on Life Support; The Olym...
Rob chats with author and Harvard Radcliffe Fellow Omer Aziz, as well as Toronto-based writer Scott Stinson
27 min
46
How did Calgary end up in this water mess?; ISI...
Rob chats with a former Calgary senior infrastructure engineer as well as a Canadian who'd traveled to Vienna for the Taylor Swift concerts
37 min
47
Calgary water woes continue; Jasper businesses ...
Rob chats with water expert Micheal Montanaro, Jasper business owner Brett Ireland, Calgary Construction Association's Bill Black, Media Ecosystem Observatory's Sara Parker, and Cardus's Rebecca Vachon
53 min
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Iran's connection to anti-Israel protests in Ca...
Rob chats with journalist Negar Mojtahedi, economist Lindsay Tedds, Venzue;a ex-pat Josue Ramirez, and author Jessica Waite
47 min
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Crowdstrike Outage; Covert Chinese police stati...
Rob chats with tech analyst Ritesh Kotak, Safeguard Defenders' Laura Harth, former diplomate Charles Burton, and Globe & Mail's Barry Hertz
39 min
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Latest Alberta economic snapshot; A decriminali...
Rob chats with BCA's Mike Holden, former BC Coroner Larry Campbell, Fraser Institute's Ross McKitrick, and author Danny Gallagher
43 min