Amnesty International vs. Jason Kenney, #MeToo ...
Amnesty International Canada wants Alberta to back down from its “war room” and public inquiry
Guest: Alex Neve, Secretary-General – Amnesty International Canada
Has the Me Too movement led to a backlash that is now harming women in other ways?
Guest: Dr. Leanne Atwater, professor of management at University of Houston
Taxpayers footed bill for $4.5M in trips by MP spouses, partners over last four years
Guest: Amanda Connolly - National Online Journalist (Politics), Global News
World Suicide Prevention Day – the conversations we need to have
Guest: Mara Grunau – Executive Director – Centre for Suicide Prevention
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Why digital proof of insurance should raise pri...
We spoke with Ann Cavoukian - Executive Director, Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre and former three-term Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
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Comedian Taylor Williamson
Comedian Taylor Williamson was the runner-up on season 8 of American's Got Talent, returned recently for their champions season, and was named one of their four favorite acts of all time
Taylor is performing this weekend - September 5th through 7th - at the Laugh Shop here in Calgary.
More at taylorwilliamson.com
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TMX appeals to proceed, Hong Kong's fight for d...
Federal Court of Appeal allows 6 of 12 TMX appeals to proceed
Guest: 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
Hong Kong’s fight for democracy – why it should matter to Canadians
Guest: Terry Glavin – Author, journalist, columnist
E-cigarettes are unfairly being blamed for vaping illnesses and deaths
Guest: Dr. Michael Siegel - Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
The aphids are out – in large numbers. Is this year worse?
Guest: Ken Fry - Coordinator: Environmental & Production Horticulture at Olds College
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Alberta's finances, standardized testing, male ...
The report is out - what did the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's finances find?
Guest: Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Research Fellow - School of Public Policy
Alberta Matters: Standardized Testing
Guest: Louis Volante – Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Brock University
“Not Always in the Mood” – Myths and misinformation about the male libido
Guest: Sarah Hunter Murray – Relationship Therapist / Sex Researcher; Author: “Not Always in the Mood: The New Science of Men, Sex and Relationships”
Nashville school bans Harry Potter – a closer look at the issues of school libraries and censorship
Guest: Deborah Caldwell-Stone – Interim director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom
A blood test could reveal your risk of dying in the next 10 years – would you take it? Who else might want you to take it?
Guest: Timothy Caulfield Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute (University of Alberta)
Host: A User's Guide to Cheating Death, Netflix
Author: "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?"
AI, Bots and Deep Fakes : Technology to shape Fight against Foreign Political Interference
Guest: Alex Wilner - Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University and a Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
The appeal of e-scooters and the growing problem of abandonment & clutter
Guest: Sarah Catz - Research Associate, Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine
Prosecuting hate: The Case of "Your Ward News"
Guest: Noah Shack - Vice President, GTA - Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)
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Infiltrating "The Base", Disconnected from demo...
Infiltrating “The Base” and exposing an alleged neo-Nazi in the Canadian Forces
Guest: Ryan Thorpe, reporter – Winnipeg Free Press
State of Democracy & Appeal of Populism
Guest: Shauna Sylvester - Executive Director of Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of SFU Public Square
Mandating nutritional information labels for alcoholic beverages
Guest: Adam Sherk, Postdoctoral fellow - Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (University of Victoria)
Breaking up with your Facebook friends - via phone
Guest: James Avramenko - Writer / host - Friendless podcast
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Retrial ordered for Via Rail plotters, Alberta'...
Retrial ordered for the two men convicted in 2013 Via Rail terror plot
Guest: Leah West – Lecturer, National Security & Intelligence at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Alberta Fiscal Update – How much of a mess are we dealing with?
Guest: Dr. Jack Mintz – President’s Fellow at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
New evidence shows that supervised consumption sites are saving lives
Guest: Celeste Hayward – Executive Director, Alberta Community Council on HIV
The state of affairs in Alberta’s beer industry
Guest: Mike McNeil – Executive Director, Alberta Small Brewers Association
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Liberals attack Scheer over same-sex marriage, ...
Why the Liberals’ latest attack on the Conservative leader smacks of arrogance and hypocrisy
Guest: Chris Selley – Columnist, National Post
Why accused ISIS war criminals shouldn’t just be one country’s problem – the case for international tribunals
Guest: Kyle Matthews – Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights at Concordia University
The case of the dead raccoon – and the social media backlash
Guest: Tristin Hopper – Victoria-based journalist / formerly with National Post
37 min
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Unifor president opposing federal Conservatives
Guest: Unifor president Jerry Dias
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"MAID isn't the easy way out"
Guest: caller Cynthia, whose husband is seeking the MAID process
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Recycling clamshell plastics in Calgary
Lorenzo Domini, president, Recycling Council of Alberta, manager of material processing and municipal development, GFL Environmental.
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Taking a parent through Medical Assistance in D...
Guest: Tracey Peterson
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What drives the nomadic lifestyle?
Stephanie Murray, Brock University student who is researching the nomadic life join guest host Zack Hewitt
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Canada's ambassador to the US resigns, "Because...
Canada’s ambassador to the US resigns – why the position matters so much
Guest: Sarah Goldfeder - Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute / Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group
How the internet and technology is changing the English language
Guest: Gretchen McCulloch - internet lingust, author: "Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language"
From vegan burgers to almond milk – controversy on the words that vegan alternatives can use
Guest: Anna Pippus - Vancouver lawyer / Director - Plant-based Policy Centre
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"Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Wa...
We spoke with economist Robert Lawson, co-author of the new book "Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World"
11 min
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John Ivison - "Trudeau: The Education of a Prim...
We spoke with National Post political affairs columnist John Ivison about his new book "Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister"
17 min
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Alberta Matters: Calgary working with surroundi...
Chris Sheard, board chair, Calgary Metropolitan Region Board
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Music, copyright, and plagiarism; Marking 20 ye...
Music, copyright, and plagiarism: Katy Perry court loss highlights some importance legal and artistic issues
Guest: Kurt Dahl - Partner / Entertainment Lawyer with Murphy & Company LLP, also drummer for the band One Bad Son
Twenty years since “The Blair Witch Project” – a cultural phenomenon that will never be duplicated
Guest: Jake Kring-Schreifels - Senior Editor at Yankees Magazine and a freelance culture writer for a variety of publications
Quebec to mandate minimum monthly credit card payments – is that a solution to tackling credit card debt?
Guest: Scott Hannah - President & CEO, Credit Counselling Society
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"Old Town Road" sets new Billboard record - How...
We spoke with chart analyst and pop critic Chris Molanphy, who writes the "Why Is This Song No. 1?" feature and hosts the Hit Parade podcast for Slate.com
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Mindset of a fugitive murder suspect, Canada’s ...
What is the endgame for fugitive BC murder suspects?
Guest: Jooyoung Lee – Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto
Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer decides to keep federal election date where it is
Guest: Michael Mostyn, CEO – B’nai Brith Canada
Opioid crisis forces a rethink on how the system helps patients deal with pain
Guest: Lori Montgomery – Medical Leader, AHS Calgary Pain Program; clinical associate professor, Depts. Family Medicine and Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, U of Calgary
How Canadians view religion and religious symbols
Guest: Jack Jedwab – president & CEO, Association for Canadian Studies
The downside of the e-scooter craze
Guest: Amy Martyn – freelance writer
Council approves 60 million in budget cuts
Guest: Jeromy Farkas - Councillor, Ward 11
Calgary’s arena deal: How we got here
Guest: Jason Markusoff, Alberta correspondent - Maclean’s magazine
Calgary Folk Fest to allow cannabis consumption zone
Guest: Sara Leishman - Executive Director, Calgary Folk Music Festival
Does Canada’s election date – which currently conflicts with a Jewish holiday - need to be changed?
Guest: Shimon Koffler Fogel - President and CEO, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)
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The economics of pro sports, 24 Sussex Drive di...
What does the economic evidence tell us about the impact of subsidizing pro sports arenas and stadiums?
Guest: Brad Humphreys, economics professor - West Virginia University, specializing in the economics of sports
The costly dilemma of 24 Sussex Drive: spend millions to repair it or tear down a historic home
Guest: Chris Selley – National Post columnist
More cases are collapsing as Alberta’s prosecutor shortage drags on
Guest: Matthew Block, Secretary - Alberta Crown Attorneys Association
Alberta Matters: Photo Radar
Guest: Ward Vanlaar, VP research - Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Why it's a mistake for Canada to ban paid plasma donations
Guest: Peter Jaworski - Assistant Teaching Professor (Ethics) - Georgetown University and co-founder - DonationEthics.com
A fight for retail freedom in Manitoba
Guest: Ramsey Zeid, manager of Winnipeg grocery store Food Fare
A rehabilitated black bear was shot and killed less than a two weeks after being release
Guest: Clio Smeeton, president of the Cochrane Ecological institute
Another big day for hot dog eating legend Joey Chestnut – we take a closer look at the world of competitive eating
Guest: Richard Shea, co-founder / president - Major League Eating