We spoke with Rick Wilson, former Republican strategist, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, and two-time NY Times bestselling author ("Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves" / "Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever")
11 min
602
Promising news on the coronavirus vaccine front
We spoke with Dr. Isaac Bogoch - Infectious Diseases physician and scientist, based out of the Toronto General Hospital
11 min
603
Coronavirus mutation concerns in Denmark / How ...
We spoke with:
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk
- Assistant Professor – Viral Pathogenesis, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba
- Canada Research Chair – Molecular pathogenesis of emerging & re-emerging viruses
15 min
604
Reallocating a portion of the police budget / ...
We spoke with Ward 8 city councillor Evan Woolley
15 min
605
A tale of two COVID apps; vaccine hesitancy; re...
Today's guests:
Ziad Fazel, Calgary-based engineer
Maya Goldenberg, Professor - Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph (specializes in the issue of vaccine hesitancy)
Lauren Holmes, Founder - PartyResponsibly.ca
Keith Henry, President - British Columbia Métis Federation
51 min
606
Rising Alberta COVID-19 cases; Keith Raniere se...
Today's guests:
Rachel Notley, Opposition leader / Alberta NDP leader
Rick Ross, Cult expert / Executive Director of Cult Education Institute / Author "Cults Inside Out"
Dr. Nicole Basta, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology - McGill University
Ben Bergen, Executive director - Council of Canadian Innovators
49 min
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Ron James
We spoke with veteran Canadian comedian Ron James - catch him next month at the Laugh Shop https://www.laughshopcalgary.com/event/ron-james/
20 min
608
Showdown over Conservative motion; airline refu...
Today's guests:
David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
Gabor Lukacs, Founder & President - Air Passenger Rights
Shane Keating, Ward 12 City Councillor
John Ferris, University of Calgary history professor / Author: "Behind the Enigma : The Authorized History of GCHQ: Britain's Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency"
Today's guests:
Dr. Carla Peck - Professor, Social Studies Education / University of Alberta - Elementary Education
Dr. Craig Jenne - Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine (University of Calgary)
Dr. Tammy Schirle - Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and professor of economics at Wilfrid Laurier University
34 min
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Why a herd immunity strategy is so dangerous
We spoke with Dr. David Fisman, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Toronto and also one of the signatories of the John Snow Memorandum: https://www.johnsnowmemo.com/
13 min
611
More than 35 years later, police say they have ...
We spoke with Kirk Makin, former crime reporter with the Globe and Mail and currently Co-President of Innocence Canada
Kirk is the author of the book "Redrum the Innocent" which looks at the investigation of the Christine Jessop murder and what led to the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin
17 min
612
The October Crisis - 50 years later
We spoke with Damien-Claude Bélanger, Associate professor of History at the University of Ottawa
13 min
613
Remembering Eddie Van Halen
We spoke with music writer, historian, podcaster, and broadcaster Alan Cross
12 min
614
The AFL wants a boycott of pro-UCP businesses
We spoke with Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan
Today's guests:
Dr. Frederic Dimanche, Director - Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Ryerson University
Greg Fyffe, Former Executive Director of the Intelligence Assessment Secretariat in the Privy Council Office (2000-2008) and the current President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies
Rick Ross, Cult specialist & deprogrammer / founder and executive director
The Cult Education Institute / author: "Cults Inside Out"
41 min
616
The bizarre case of the alleged ISIS hoaxer
We spoke with Leah West, lecturer at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
11 min
617
Harnarayan Singh: "One Game at a Time"
We spoke with Harnarayan Singh, host & play-by-play voice for Hockey Night Punjabi and author of the new book "One Game at a Time: My Journey from Small-Town Alberta to Hockey's Biggest Stage"
17 min
618
What Trump's tax returns reveal about him
We spoke with Tim Miller, writer-at-large for The Bulwark / political director with Republican Voters Against Trump
10 min
619
The prime minister's bizarre, unnecessary addre...
We spoke with National Post columnist and editor Matt Gurney
13 min
620
Alan Cross on what makes a great album - and wh...
We spoke with music writer/broadcaster/historian Alan Cross about Rolling Stone magazine's new Top 500 Albums of All Time list and whether artists are now moving away from the album as a means of releasing new music
13 min
621
John Manley on the Speech from the Throne and t...
We spoke with John Manley, former federal finance minister and currently co-chair of the C.D. Howe Institute's Fiscal and Tax Working Group
12 min
622
Comedian & actor Jeremy Hotz
We spoke with veteran comedian and actor Jeremy Hotz who will be performing in an exclusive concert presentation this weekend at The Laugh Shop here in Calgary https://www.laughshopcalgary.com/event/jeremy-hotz/
15 min
623
The state of the world is much better than you ...
We spoke with Ronald Bailey, science correspondent for Reason magazine (reason.com) and co-author of the book: Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know: And Many Others You Will Find Interesting.
14 min
624
Possible alien life detected in the atmosphere ...
We spoke with Sara Seager, one of the researchers involved in the study. Dr. Seager is a
Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and alsso author of the book The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir
10 min
625
What killed Energy East and might it be revived...
We spoke with Andrew Leach, Energy & environmental economist / Associate professor - Alberta School of Business (University of Alberta)