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
1801
Tougher regulations on oil and gas companies il...
With UCP MLA Jason Nixon. 
11 min
1802
Jerusalem- With the Centre for Israel and Jewis...
With Adir Krafman, Manager of Communications with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Canada  
9 min
1803
The question of God's gender
The Church of Sweden is moving to use more gender neutral terms when referring to God. With Rev. Linda Hunter Woodcliffe United Church, Calgary.   
11 min
1804
How we can fix downtown
With Calgary Economic Development's Mary Moran.   
9 min
1805
How the Boyle family was set free
Stewart Bell is an investigative journalist with Global News. 
12 min
1806
The Bonjour, Hi controversy
With 640 Toronto's Tasha Kheiriddin.   
14 min
1807
Russia booted from Olympics- With Beckie Scott
Beckie Scott is the President and CEO of Spirit North, she chairs the Athlete Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), she is also aThree-time Olympian / Gold, silver medalist
11 min
1808
New legislation proposed would regulate how vet...
Dr. Phil Buote, Deputy Registrar and Complaints Director for the ABVMA says the legislation is unneccessary and over stepping.
11 min
1809
Circle of Steel- a movie about the O&G layoffs ...
Circle of Steel strives to tell the story of people facing tough decisions during the oil downturn in the past few years. Film maker Gillian Mckercher.
9 min
1810
Is heightened sensitivity of men and women inte...
Christine Hart is a Calgary based speaker and communications consultant who focuses on gender intelligence.  
12 min
1811
Should the gov't police the profit of Big Banks?
Rob says it is in everyone's interests for the big banks to do well, but Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch is calling on the federal government to introduce legislation to further regulate the banking industry.
14 min
1812
David Frum, The Fate of Democracy in the Wester...
David Frum is in town to give a talk at the University of Calgary. He is a senior editor for Atlantic magazine, former speechwriter for George W Bush, and author of Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic.
12 min
1813
Fernie's rink is the heart of the community say...
Arthur Sunbrowski, VP of the Fernie Minor Hockey League joins Rob to share how the closure of the rink has affected the community. 
10 min
1814
Passenger Rights Advocate shares thoughts on Ai...
With Passenger Rights Advocate Gabor Lukacs.
9 min
1815
HPV Vaccine is doing great 10 years on, with st...
Dr. Daron G. Ferris is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Georgia and at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. He co-authored this study. 
9 min
1816
What is an effective way to battle ticket bots?
With Distil's Director of Product Marketing Edward Roberts. Distil Networks seeks to protect networks from bad online bots, abuse, and fraud. 
11 min
1817
CIHI finds Lethbridge best city in AB for ER wa...
Kira Leeb, Director of Health System Performance with the Canadian Institute for Health Information
9 min
1818
Swedish man sent to prison for raping girls aro...
WIth Tom Blackwell from the National Post, his story here: http://nationalpost.com/news/world/bjorn-samstrom-guilty-of-raping-canadian-girls-over-the-internet
9 min
1819
Fitzsimmons Brewing Company- a new Alberta busi...
Rob chats with Cody Fitzsimmons about following his dream in Alberta. Check out the tour Rob took on FB live here: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalk770Calgary/videos/1598500683522037/?hc_ref=ARTSEX8ij_jn7GE0EOMG9FN_WS9mUffGH_KWi_MVlgBZbp5jYTPvKrIFIr8PfT7SYbk&pnref=story
8 min
1820
Does Meghan Markle's race matter?
Toronto Star Columnist Shree Paradker says yes, and no.  Her piece here: http://www.metronews.ca/views/2017/11/28/meghan-markle-race-doesnt-matter-why-are-people-being-asked.html
13 min
1821
Non-lethal options in practice for Calgary Police
With CPA President Les Kaminsky. 
8 min
1822
"Would you take a life to save a life? Decide N...
A man who had a few drinks and then decided to drive used his car to intervene in an assault and killed the assailant. And that's just the beginning of this very strange story out of Toronto.  With National Post's Richard Warnica http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/anthony-james-kiss-what-it-means-to-be-good
12 min
1823
No correlation between impairment and blood lev...
Defence Lawyer Mark Brayford 
13 min
1824
Credit downgrades are something to pay attentio...
11 min
1825
Are micro-transactions in games akin to gamblin...
With Dr. Kimberly Young, founder of the Centre for Internet Addiction.
11 min