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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Kenney and Callaway - Big deal?
How big of a deal is the Callaway situation? Does this really matter to the Kenney campaign? Duane Bratt, PhD, political scientist and  professor at Mt. Royal University joins the show.
9 min
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Calgary Teens Confront Anti-Abortion Protesters
Angela Kokott, Alberta Party Candidate for Calgary-Mountain View joins the show.
7 min
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Two Federal Ministries Investigating Potential ...
Two federal ministries are investigating potential violations of privacy laws after government officials shared details about a Postmedia news story and the journalist pursuing it, with representatives of Irving Shipbuilding. David Pugliese of Postmedia joins the show.
9 min
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Online Services vs. Vaccines, and CRISPR Treatment
Sites like Google, Facebook etc. are being encouraged to stop the anti-vaxxers for spreading their views. Also, several of the world’s leading CRISPR scientists and bioethicists are calling for a global moratorium on editing human genes that can be passed on from parents to children. Dr. Arthur Caplan, Medical Ethicist, Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics of the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone joins the show.
12 min
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The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to ...
Ali Rizvi, author of "The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason" joins the show.
15 min
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New Zealand Mosque Shooting
Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, National Security Issues, Terrorism, Critical Infrastructure Protection, International Law, Humanitarianism, and Foreign Policy joins the show.
12 min
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The Saints vs. Hockey Calgary
Hockey Calgary is expected to announce the changes to the association boundaries March 18. One ass. The Saints in the NE has put together a counter-proposal asking Hockey Calgary to leave their association alone – pointing out significant changes would go against the founding principles set out by Hockey Calgary. Bob Betteridge, President of Calgary Saints Hockey Association joins the show.
11 min
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Is the New Canada Food Guide Too Expensive for ...
Is the new Canada Food Guide too expensive for the average Canadian? A new report from Dalhousie University suggests it is. Simon Somagyi, PhD, Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management, College of Business & Economics at the University of Guelph joins the show.
7 min
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Economic Impacts of Boeing 737 Grounding
Estimates suggest a global hit of $17m/day that Boeing planes are grounded. Eventually that money has to come from somewhere. We'll take a look at potential long-term effects with Marvin Ryder, Assistant Professor of Marketing at DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.
9 min
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Cell Phones and Students
More on the proposed ban of cell phones in public schools in Ontario from Dr. Jacob Barkley, Professor of Exercise Science at Kent State University.
9 min
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A "New Canadian Partnership" for Trade
According to a new paper, provinces must create a ‘New Canadian Partnership’ for trade. Ian Brodie, political scientist at the University of Calgary and Stephen Harper’s former Chief of Staff joins the show.
9 min
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More Reaction to the Grounding of the 737 MAX
Gábor Lukács, founder and coordinator of Air Passenger Rights joins the show.
6 min
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No more JWR
The Liberals blocked JWR from telling “The Rest of Her Story”. The party voted against an opposition request to let her speak. Michael Cooper - Conservative MP for St. Albert – Edmonton Member – Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
8 min
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Canadian Government Grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8&9 ...
Seth Miller, aviation journalist joins the show.
9 min
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30th Anniversary of the World Wide Web
Dan York, director of web strategy for the Internet Society, an online publication, joins the show.
12 min
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Daylight Savings Time – Why are we still doing ...
The National Post is on a mission to end this, promising to repost their anti-Daylight Savings Time article every year until it is abolished. Tristen Hopper of The National Post joins the show.
9 min
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More on the Deadly Ethiopian Airlines Crash
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 went down in Ethiopia Sunday (157 dead incl. 18 Canadians). Plus, March 8th is the 5th anniversary of when MH370 went down (239 presumed dead). Captain Ross Aimer, CEO of Aero Consulting Experts joins the show.
10 min
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SNC-Lavalin - Are We Looking at this All Wrong?
Sandy Garossino, Business analyst and reporter for Canada’s National Observer joins the show.
12 min
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JWR, GM Butts, DPA, PM Trudeau, and SNC
A week of acronyms and political hijinks. We look at the headlines including more on why JWR refused the Indigenous portfolio. Rebecca Joseph, Global National Online journalist joins the show.
5 min
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Gender Marketing
Do we still hyper target our marketing to male/female demographics? Also, are we overdoing the “Girls are good enough” angle to young girls? Don’t they know that? Or is that more to placate older generations? Shauna MacDonald, Principle and Founder at Brookline Public Relations joins the show.
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Cyber Safety in the Canadian Military
Are we protected? Are we safe? What should we be worried about? Christyn Cianfarani, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.
13 min
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Are Women Making Progress?
Adora Nwofor, Calgary comedian and self-proclaimed feminist joins the show.
16 min
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SNC Lavalin - Just the Facts
Cory G. Litzenberger – president & founder of CGL Strategic Business & Tax advisers in Red Deer joins the show.
10 min
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Interviewer Extraordinaire
Local media darling Dave Kelly is travelling the country - in Calgary to intro Obama & out east to intro Ellen.
11 min
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Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel
Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel joins Zack Hewitt, in for Rob Breakenridge, to discuss a judge's decision to overturn his ban from running in a provincial election and his recent promise to make vaccinations mandatory for school children, if elected.
8 min