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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C-10 and free speech; teens and vaccines; natio...
Today's guests: Dr. Emily Laidlaw, Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary Dr. Jim Kellner, pediatrician and subspecialist in pediatric infectious diseases. Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services for the Calgary Zone Dr. Leah West, Assistant professor of International Affairs (National Security and Intelligence) at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University / co-editor - "Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security." Ken Kobly, President and CEO of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce Dr Jennifer Mather, Professor at the University of Lethbridge (Expertise -Behaviour of cephalopod molluscs) / Scientific adviser - "My Octopus Teacher" (winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary) 
60 min
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"Empire of Pain" - The Sacklers, Oxycontin, and...
We spoke with award-winning author and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his new book "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" 
15 min
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Frustration as city of Calgary blocks rebuild o...
(UPDATE ON THIS STORY HERE) Today's guests: John Shim, son of DQ franchisees Jukyung and Heesin Shim Licia Corbella, columnist - Calgary Herald
21 min
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CFL's plans for a season; Banff's pandemic resp...
Today's guests: Mark Stephen, play-by-play voice of the Calgary Stampeders on 770 CHQR Karen Sorenson, Mayor of Banff Angela McLaughlin, UBC Doctoral Student  Dr. Leonard Waverman, Co-chair of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Telecommunications Policy Working Group / dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University
42 min
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Danielle Kubes: The case against universal chil...
Danielle Kubes Millenal personal finance expert guests on "Afternoons" with Rob Breakenridge 
8 min
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Federal budget; AstraZeneca eligibility; vaccin...
Today's guests: Ken Coates, Munk Senior Fellow at MLI, the Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Diseases physician and scientist, based out of the Toronto General Hospital Jen Gerson, Journalist, writer, Co-founder of The Line Matt Gurney, Columnist - National Post
51 min
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Campus free speech; Canada-China-Taiwan; How to...
Today's guests: Lindsay Shepherd, Author - "Diversity and Exclusion: Confronting the Campus Free Speech Crisis" Josh Rogin, Washington Post Columnist (covering foreign policy and national security) Perrin Beatty, President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
36 min
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Work on Calgary event centre paused
Guests: Mayoral candidate and Ward 11 Coun. Jeromy Farkas, mayoral candidate and Ward 3 Coun. Jyoti Gondek
20 min
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Understanding rare blood clots; vaccines & immu...
Today's guests: Dr Theodore Warkentin, clinical and laboratory hematologist and transfusion medicine director at Hamilton General Hospital / Professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and the Department of Medicine, at McMaster University Dr. Eleanor Fish, Professor of Immunology - University of Toronto  Dr. Lynora Saxinger, ssociate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alberta Kevin Drew, U.S. News' assistant managing editor for international news Karl Moore, Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization - Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University Duane Bratt, Professor of Political Science - Mount Royal University
76 min
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Vaccines weaken the case for lockdowns; Radical...
Today's guests: Dr. Matt Strauss, critical care physician, assistant professor of medicine at Queen’s University Terry Glavin, author/journalist/columnist Lorne Gunter, Columnist - Edmonton Sun
39 min
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Revisiting Northern Gateway?; Green transition ...
Today's guests: David Knight Legg - chairman of the ESG Working Group of the Province of Alberta and CEO of Invest Alberta Corporation Francis Fong - managing director and senior economist with TD Economics Dr. Joe Vipond, Calgary ER doctor Scott Lincicome - Senior Fellow of Economic Studies at the CATO Institute
43 min
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Vaping & smoking: reverse gateway?; AstraZeneca...
Today's guests: Prof. Ian Irvine, Professor of Economics at Concordia University / Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute Dr. Craig Jenne, Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases at The University of Calgary Robert Kavcic, Director and Senior Economist - BMO Capital Markets Craig Alexander, Chief Economist and Executive Advisor - Deloitte Canada
51 min
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Alberta curriculum changes; Alberta doctors rej...
Today's guests: Dr. Carla Peck, Professor, Faculty of Education - Elementary Education, University of Alberta Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies, physician, author, mathematics advocate Dr. Lorian Hardcastle, associate professor in the faculty of law and Cumming School of Medicine - University of Calgary Ken Boessenkool, Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute / J.W. McConnell Professor of Practice at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University  
48 min
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Supreme Court's carbon tax ruling; Black holes ...
Today's guests: Dwight Newman, Professor of Law, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law - University of Saskatchewan / Munk Senior Fellow (Constitutional law) with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Avery Broderick, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and an Associate Faculty Member at the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics Kelly Sundberg, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University Tasha Kheiriddin, National Post Columnist / Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill Alla Drigola, Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Small Business Policy - Canadian Chamber of Commerce
57 min
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AstraZeneca confusion; Canada sanctions Chinese...
Today's guests: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician / Clinician Investigator with Toronto General Hospital Research Institute  Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at The Macdonald Laurier Institute / Director of DisinfoWatch.org Rory Johnston, managing director and market economist at Price Street Inc Victor Stiff, Senior Critic -That Shelf 
43 min
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Put consumers first; WE Charity testimony; Cana...
Today's guests; Andrew Coyne - Globe & Mail columnist Jesse Brown, Publisher/Host, CANADALAND and Short Cuts Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow - Institute of Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
47 min
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Montana's attorney general on the 21-state laws...
We spoke with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen
8 min
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Vaccines: AstraZeneca update; anniversary of fi...
Today's guests:  Derek Lowe: Medical chemist / drug discovery researcher / author of the In The Pipeline blog Tara Haelle: science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation  
24 min
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Julia Barnes, "Bright Green Lies"
We spoke with environmentalist and filmmaker Julia Barnes about her new documentary "Bright Green Lies" 
11 min
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Kaleb Dahlgren - "Crossroads"
We spoke with former Humboldt Broncos assistant captain and bus crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren about his new book "Crossroads: My Story of Tragedy and Resilience as a Humboldt Bronco" 
15 min
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Fukushima anniversary; proposal to raise Albert...
Today's guests: Doug Saunders, columnist - The Globe & Mail Searle Turton - UCP MLA Spruce Grove - Stony Plain Phillip Cross, Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute 
39 min
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Concern raised over 16-week vaccine dose interval
We spoke with Dr. Eleanor Fish, Professor, Department of Immunology - University of Toronto / Canada Research Chair in Women's Health & Immunobiology / Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network
14 min
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What Calgarians need to know about the "Guidebo...
We spoke with Andre Chabot, former city councillor and current city council candidate for Ward 10
13 min
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Bolstering vaccine development; Removing the mo...
Today's guests: Brad Sorenson, Founder & CEO - Providence Therapeutics Philippe Lagasse, Associate professor and William and Jeanie Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Michael Geist, law professor - University of Ottawa / Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law 
37 min
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Avi Loeb, "Extraterrestrial"; Line 5 facing shu...
Today's guests: Abraham (Avi) Loeb, Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University, chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy, founding director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative, and director of the Institute for Theory and Computation  / Author - "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth" Dennis McConaghy, former executive - TC Energy / Author - "Breakdown – The Pipeline Debate and the Threat to Canada’s Future" Richard Audas, Professor of Health Statistics and Economics, Faculty of Medicine - Memorial University of Newfoundland / data analyst - Macdonald-Laurier Institute "COVID Misery Index"  
42 min