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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2001
Election Issues: Flouride in the water supply
Family Dentist Dr. June Dabbagh is standing alongside pediatricians, dentists, orthodontists, and parents who are calling for Calgarians to vote for pro-flouridation candidates this election. 
8 min
2002
Should you lie about smoking pot at the border?
With Rosanna Berardi, Immigration Lawyer and founder of Berardi Immigration Law
11 min
2003
Edibles are coming- when will they be properly ...
With Sylvain Charlebois, the Dean of The Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University, also a Professor in Food Management. 
8 min
2004
Marijuana poll results- Canadians might try it ...
IPSOS President and CEO of Ipsos Darrell Bricker. 
8 min
2005
Mark's call- Freedom of Expression, time and a ...
Caller Mark called in to share his opinion of athletes of kneeling during the national anthem. 
4 min
2006
Election Issues: Council infighting
Outgoing Councillor for Ward 3 Jim Stevenson joins Rob to chat about how well council has "gotten along" and how much it's efficacy has been affected by the relationships between councillors.
7 min
2007
Trump vs the NFL
National Post reporter Scott Stinson discusses the ramifications of President Trump's suggestion that athletes who kneel for the anthem should be fired. 
14 min
2008
CPC Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre
The Federal Finance CCritic PIerre Poilievre is in town to speak out against the Liberal Tax Changes. 
11 min
2009
Blood Transfusions vs religious freedom
A 14 year old girl in Quebec has been court ordered to receive blood transfusions as part of cancer treatment- against her wishes. Joining Rob to chat about this issue is Juliet Guichon, Assistant professor at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. 
12 min
2010
No rewards for prescriptions
With Greg Eberhart, the Alberta College of Pharmacists Registrar
9 min
2011
oh I know Katie... mhmm
0 min
2012
Instagram woes
Producer Andrea has encountered an account on Instagram using one of her photos as a profile picture- but has been unable to get Instagram's attention to report it. How would that make you feel if someone on the other side of the world used your photos?
6 min
2013
Election Issues: Homelessness
Calgary's homeless population has actually decreased according to a study from the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. With Ron Kneebone, director of economic & social policy at the School of Public Policy, and professor of economics at the University of Calgary.
12 min
2014
Election Issues: Secondary Suites
Do houses with secondary suites turn over faster on the market? Do Calgarians care if they are illegal? With the Owner of Maxwell South Star Realty in Calgary Tracy Carson. 
7 min
2015
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town
Globetrotter Handles Franklin joins Rob in studio, you can catch them in action on September 28. 
10 min
2016
Maximum Canada- there should be more of us
Author of Maximum Canada- why 35 million of us are not enough Doug Saunders joins Rob in studio. 
12 min
2017
The tangled arena web grows as the Flames relea...
With Kent Wilson who writes about the Calgary Flames for The Athletic.
12 min
2018
Election Issues: downtown vacancies
How can municipal governance influence the increasingly vacant downtown core? With Geoffrey Morgan Energy Reporter, Financial Post.
7 min
2019
Pay to pump. Should Alberta require gasoline pr...
With Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour 
14 min
2020
Donald Trump's comments play right into North K...
North Korea has always told their people that the United States is out to get them and is on the verge of war with them. Well, now the President of the United States seems to be saying it too. With Marcus Noland of the Peterson Institute for International Economics who co-authors the blog “North Korea: Witness to Transformation”.
15 min
2021
Do the Roughriders have an advantage with the n...
Mark Stephen, play-by-play broadcaster with the Calgary Stampeders, explains why the Stamps are already trailing the Saskatchewan Roughriders when it comes to their stadium.
13 min
2022
Cancer faker given 2-year suspended sentence
35-year old Calgarian Jennifer Halford pleaded guilty last year on seven counts of fraud. She claimed to have aggresive breast cancer and said she and her family lost everything in the For MacMurray wildfire. Rob gets an update from Global Calgary reporter Tracy Nagai on what happened in court. 
11 min
2023
What are the benefits to professional sports fa...
Calgary next has now made itself a big topic going into the civic election. What kinds of benefits would a new arena bring to the city? Professor of Sports Managment at the University of Alberta, Dan Mason shares his thoughts.
16 min
2024
Election kick-off
Rick Bell chats with Rob about what to expect with the municipal election.
14 min
2025
Ranchers angered over grass fire
Grass fire caused by an unexploded artillery shell has left a community furious. Farmers want answers from Canadian Armed Forces. They have been battling with CFB Suffield for a while now and the damage from the fire may be the last straw. Rob talks to Laurel Schlaht who lost 2 sections of their native grasslands about what happens now.
9 min