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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Child and Youth Advocate says Alberta needs to ...
With Del Graff, Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate. 
11 min
1727
Dolores O'Riordian, and the Cranberries in musi...
With the host of the Ongoing History of New Music Alan Cross.
9 min
1728
Minimum wage increase- not all businesses are v...
With Andy Fennell, the owner of Gravity Espresso and Wine Bar. 
12 min
1729
Beer industry is benefiting Canada's Economy
With Conference Board of Canada's Associate Director of Forecasting and Analysis, Gregory Hermus.
7 min
1730
How to get involved in clinical trials in Alberta.
Dr. Lawrence Richer, Associate Dean of Clinical & Translational Research at the University of Alberta joins Rob to chat about www.bethecure.ca
9 min
1731
The missile that never was in Hawaii
Vancouver based photographer Nick Didlick is in Hawaii, he shares his experience of the missile scare. 
12 min
1732
The story of the hijab that was not cut
With an update from Global Toronto reporter Shallima Maharaj
11 min
1733
Legal loopholes and other problems with Air BnB
With travel blogger Asher Fergusson.
11 min
1734
Is a junk food tax coming?
With Jennifer Pomeranz, assistant professor of public health policy and management at NYU College of Global Public Health (and the lead author of a junk food tax article.)
10 min
1735
NAFTA
With Wall Street Journal Ottawa Bureau reporter Paul Vieira.
11 min
1736
Doctors partly at fault for Opioid crisis says ...
With Dr. Hakique Virani, Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine, University of Alberta.   
16 min
1737
9/10 "lost" wallets returned in experiment
Atlantic Credit Unions ran an experiment where they purposely lost 10 wallets, only to have 9 returned. WIth Jennifer Murray, Director of Brand Marketing for Atlantic Credit Unions
6 min
1738
Listeners' thoughts on the city cancelling the ...
Our listeners had a lot to say about the City of Calgary's decision to cancel the naked swim event at Southland Leisure Centre. 
52 min
1739
Canada's men's Olympic hockey team is announced...
770 CHQR sports reporter Dave Rowe talks to Rob Breakenridge about Canada's men's Olympic hockey team and who the players are.
9 min
1740
Nude swim cancelled-Rob's thoughts
10 min
1741
Pat Heffernan, whose son was shot dead by Calga...
The parents of Anthony Heffernan, shot dead by Calgary police, have lost a bid to have a judicial review of the decision not to lay charges in the case. Anthony's father Pat Heffernan.  
12 min
1742
PAW-ternity benefits
Some firms are starting to provide paid leave for new pet-owners. Gene Marks joins us to chat about it, he is a CPA and a writer on small business who contributes to Forbes and The Washington Post. 
11 min
1743
A SWAT team showed up at my mother's house- and...
With Caroline Sinders, a digital anthropologist who researches online harrassment. Whose mother's house was SWATTED when she was researching #gamergate.  
17 min
1744
Stop Banning Seesaws, Start Banning Snapchat
Author of Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning SnapchatNaomi Schaefer Riley  
12 min
1745
Petition calls for the U of C to expel Connor N...
With petition writer Kaitlyn Casswell.  
10 min
1746
Why plastic bag bans are superflous
With Frank Stephenson, Professor of Economics at Barry College in Georgia.  
11 min
1747
Did you get your bread card yet?
With Sylvain Charlebois, Dean in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University. 
11 min
1748
Rick Fraser on bid for leadership of Alberta Party
Rick Fraser joins Rob Breakenridge to talk about his decision to run for the leadership of the Alberta Party.  
12 min
1749
The man who started the petition against the pe...
With Calgary Artist and petition starter Ben Moon.   
7 min
1750
Alcohol warning labels
Warning labels on bottles of alcohol in the Yukon, have been removed. Tim Stockwell, Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria joins Rob to chat more.   
13 min