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
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Transgender athlete sets female powerlifting re...
Rob chats with powerlifter April Hutchinson, author Mike Rothschild, and economist Blake Shafer
39 min
177
Rob Goodman, "Not Here"; AI literacy in Canada;...
Rob chats with author Rob Goodman, CIFAR's Elissa Strome, and CD Howe Institute's Alexandre Laurin
41 min
178
Canada's housing crisis; The perils of politici...
Rob chats with economist Mike Moffatt, political scientist Noah Schwartz, and reporter Kate Schneider
36 min
179
Reaction & analysis of Clean Electricity Regula...
Rob chats with energy economist Andrew Leach, Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz, CPC MP Michelle Rempel-Garner, Project Reconciliation's Stephen Mason
53 min
180
Trudeau's political future: Why Trump's latest ...
Trudeau's political future: Why Trump's latest indictment matters so much; Polarization in Canada; Meta starts blocking Canadian news
59 min
181
Who was Robert Oppenheimer?; Federal cabinet sh...
Rob chats with author Charles Thorpe, columnist Andrew Coyne, city councillor Andre Chabot, economist Beata Caranci, policy analyst Robert Falconer
66 min
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The death of Richard Billkszto; Montreal mob wa...
Rob chats with writer Jonathan Kay, journalist Adrian Humpreys, former CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies, U of C's Dr. Fiona Clement, SPP's Richard Masson
61 min
183
Electric Vehicle Mandates are an Assault on the...
Guest Host Angela Kokott talks with author and columnist Joel Kotkin on the push for EVs representing an assault on the working class
16 min
184
Alberta and its' 2030 Commonwealth games bid
The economics of sports
9 min
185
Cluster munitions for Ukraine, a necessary evil...
Rob chats with Cluster Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve about the recent decision by the U.S. to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions in its fight against the Russian invaders
12 min
186
"Freedom to Win" - Ethan Scheiner
Rob chats with author Ethan Scheiner about his new book "Freedom to Win"
18 min
187
“Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We...
Rob chats with psychologist Dr. Daniel Simons, co-author of the book “Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It”
16 min
188
Heritage Minister on C-18 standoff; Another rat...
Rob chats with Canada's Heritage Minister, CD Howe Institute's William Robson, journalist Markham Hislop, and paleontologist Phillip Currie
54 min
189
Why Canada needs to leave the AIIB; NATO summit...
Rob chats with former AIIB executive Bob Pickard, U of T's Timothy Sayle, Angus Reid's Dave Korzinski, and columnist Gus Carlson
52 min
190
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre; Why NDP s...
Rob chats with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian; author Joel Kotkin; Cardus's Andrew Bennett
57 min
191
Meta launches "Threads"; BC port strike continu...
Rob chats with U of T's Daniel Tsai, UBC's Trevor Heaver, Resource Works' Stewart Muir, and U of C's Rob Huebert
54 min
192
Alberta tornado; Aspartame concerns; BC port st...
Rob chats with tornado researcher Dr. Connell Miller, scientist Dr. Christopher Labos, CME's Andrew Wynn -Williams, and former CRTC chair Konrad von Fickenstein
46 min
193
Spike in Alberta opioid deaths; Federal plastic...
Rob chats with author and professor Benjamin Perrin, Calgary Co-op CEO Ken Keelor, LEAF founder Jerry Gao, economist Stephan Brown, food policy expert Sylvain Charlebois
68 min
194
Submersible safety concerns; Why Canada needs p...
Rob chats with sub expert Will Kohnen, professor and ethicist Peter Jaworski, economist David Jones, and 54-40 co-founder Brad Merritt
52 min
195
The 1867 Project; Birth tourism in Canada; Cana...
Rob chats with Aristotle Foundation's Mark Milke, McMaster University's Dr. Job Barrett, CWF's Marla Orenstein
39 min
196
"Michael Myers" James Jude Courtney; The Myster...
Rob chats with actor & filmmaker James Jude Courtney, author and behavioral ecologist David Scheel, and gun researcher Dr. Noah Schwartz
42 min
197
Public safety minister's office was informed of...
We chatted with former prosecutor Scott Newarl, economist Aneel Samra, and hockey writer Ken Boehlke
47 min
198
David Johnston resigns; Plight of China's Uyghu...
Rob chats with columinist Andrew Coyne, Uyghur activist Mehmet Tohti, CRRA's Gerry Baxter, University of Ottawa's Sachin Maharaj
49 min
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Singer/songwriter Ian Thomas; Are wildfires get...
Rob chats with singer/songwriter Ian Thomas, environmental economist Ross McKitrick, and researcher Mick West
45 min
200
Inflation & interest rates; Iron Sheik's passin...
Rob chats with Carleton University's Ian Lee, Forbes columnist Alfred Konuwa, CGAI's Colin Robertson, and MLI's Peter Menzies
54 min