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.

News
1676
The increasing cost and professionalization of ...
With J.J. Abrams Deputy Sports Editor of the Vancouver Sun, read his piece here.
14 min
1677
Alberta gov't gearing up to battle BC
With Ted Morton, Former Finance minister and Executive Fellow at the School of Public Policy at U of C.
16 min
1678
Bitumen battle brews with British Columbia
With Provincial Affairs reporter for Global news Tom Vernon
8 min
1679
Municipal school board trustee candidate charge...
With Brodie Thomas, Metro News.
13 min
1680
Phillip Heerema pleads guilty to 8 of 20 charges
With Nancy Hixt from Global News. 
8 min
1681
Millennials are a drain on their parents' bank ...
With Michelle Lee Maroto, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology University of Alberta. 
7 min
1682
Spending on education might just be an enormous...
With Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and Author of: The Case Against Education: Why the education system is a waste of time and money
14 min
1683
Is chemo always necessary for cancer treatment.
Lucette Lagnado, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal investigates how many doctors are holding back on prescribing chemotherapy, and why. 
10 min
1684
Parliament resumes, and the harrassment bill de...
With Global News Parliamentiary correspondent David Akin. 
8 min
1685
The serial killer in Toronto, worst fears realized
With freelancer reporter Justin Ling.
10 min
1686
Autonomous vehicles in Canada- report from the ...
With Senator Patricia Bovey. 
15 min
1687
Monday morning monologue
Rob chats about the Quebec Mosque shooting, sexism and assault in politics, and other things making the news to start the week. 
13 min
1688
A letter from the Alcatraz escapees- could it b...
With Author and Historian at Explore Alcatraz Michael Esslinger. 
16 min
1689
Cloning monkeys- what next?
With Bioethicist from NYU School of Medicine Arthur Caplan. 
12 min
1690
The woman fired from Canadian Pacific for posti...
With Stephanie Katelnikoff
16 min
1691
The XFL is coming back!
With Charles Curtis, writer at For The Win at USA Today.
16 min
1692
Faith groups come together to highlight concern...
With Julia Beazley, Director of Public Policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
11 min
1693
#Metoo hits Canadian Politicians, landscape cha...
With John Ibbitson from the Globe and Mail.
12 min
1694
The Voynich Manuscript analyzed at the U of A
With Greg Kondrak, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Alberta. 
8 min
1695
Larry Nassar sentenced and the investigation in...
With Indianapolis Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski
9 min
1696
How Postal Worker Union feels about Trudeau's b...
With National President of the CUPW Mike Palecek
11 min
1697
Wait times- are doctors and clinics purposely m...
Ken J Klassen is a Professor of Operations Management at Brock University. 
10 min
1698
The curious case of apparently guilty Vice Admi...
With David Pugliese from the Ottawa Citizen
10 min
1699
Women who fight ISIS- the Canadian woman who did
Check out Hanna Bohman's documentary: Fear us Women
14 min
1700
Road salt is ruining everything and costing too...
With the National Post's Tristin Hopper
10 min