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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LETTERMAN: The Last Giant of the Night
Interview with Jason Zinoman, Author of “Letterman the last giant of late night” and comedy critic for the NYT. LETTERMAN: The Last Giant of the Night: https://www.amazon.ca/Letterman-Last-Giant-Late-Night/dp/0062377213 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/books/review/letterman-biography-jason-zinoman.html
22 min
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"Snack shamed"
A Calgary mom says, her Autistic son was "snack shamed" for bringing banana bread to school.
9 min
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Syrian chemical attack
Rob chats about Syrian chemical attack. Hear what Prime Minister, Justine Trudeau, had to say about the situation.  Did Russia know in advance of the Syrian chemical attack?
6 min
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United Airlines overbooking flights
United Airlines focibly removed a passenger from an overbooked flight.  Passenger rights advocate incoming, Gabor Lukacs, shares his opinion. 
12 min
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Dana Larsen in studio
Marijuana Activist, the prince of pot, Dana Larsen is in town to give out some seeds as part of his Overgrow Canada Tour.
22 min
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Interprovincial trade
Trevor Tombe, Economist and fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary joins Rob to chat about the Canada Free Trade Agreement. 
11 min
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Reacting to American missile strike
Rob is joined by Dr. Jonathan Schanzer Vice President of Research at the Foundation for defense of democracies.
17 min
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RCMP admits to cellphone surveillance
Privacy Lawyer David Fraser joins Rob to chat about how the RCMP admitted this week to have surveillance devices capable of taking data from cell phones. 
13 min
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Syria and chemical weapons- is the west paying ...
Terry Glavin of the National Post joins Rob to chat about how the reaction of the states has changed in this attack.  His column here: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/terry-glavin-syrias-children-die-choking-the-west-tut-tuts-briefly-and-moves-on-this-is-now-normal
17 min
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Mosque at 8th and 8th closes due to connections...
A Downtown Calgary Mosque has decided to close its doors and move to a new fresh location after being unable to shake its ties to radicalization. Imam Navaid Aziz joins Rob to chat about their decision. 
11 min
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Social assistance caseload numbers are up in Al...
Ron Kneebone, Economist in the school of public policy at the University of Calgary
11 min
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Flour recall becomes more complicated
The Robin Hood Flour recall has been expanded, and could potentially become more complicated still. Scott Lougheed, PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Studies at Queen's University.
10 min
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The tone deaf Pepsi Ad
A Pepsi ad released this week featuring Kendall Jenner has promptly been pulled for being "socially tone deaf" Washington Post Reporter Tracy Jan has been following the story. 
22 min
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Uber as public transit option
The Town of Innisfil in Ontario has invited Uber to come to town to fill the need for public transit.  Mayor Gord Wauchope explains. 
8 min
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Alberta fares poorly on society report card
The Conference Board of Canada has ranked Alberta with a "C" on their society report card that weighs things like: wage gaps, poverty, life satisfaction, unemployment and more.  Conference Board Chief Economist Craig Alexander. 
16 min
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Notley responds to Kenney's comments on GSA'a
Rob warns that Jason Kenney and the Conservative Party would do well to avoid social issues. He plays audio from Premier Notley chatting about GSA clubs. 
5 min
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Chemical Weapons in Syria
Rob plays some audio from President Trump as well as UN Ambassador Nikki Haley regarding Syria's chemical weapon attack. 
9 min
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Elementary School Rankings
The Fraser Institute has released a report card for elementary schools in Alberta that shows some struggling. Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute School Performance Studies Director. 
16 min
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O' Canada- the lyrics debate moves to the Senate
The House of Commons may have decided to change the lyrics to Oh Canada- but the senate isn't sure they will allow that to pass. Senator Michael Macdonald joins Rob on air to discuss. 
18 min
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NHL isn't going to the Olympics, but Ovechkin m...
Rob invites Editor of Puck Daddy Sports blog on Yahoo Sports Greg Wychynski to chat about the NHL's decision to pull out of the next Winter Olympics- and which players aren't taking it so well.   
41 min
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Rob's thoughts on the Ken King interview
Danielle Smith had Calgary Sports and Entertainment and Calgary Flames Prsident CEO Ken King on her show earlier today. Rob plays some clips from their conversation and shares his thoughts.   
15 min
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SpaceX Reusable Rockets and Elon Musk
With Ashlee Vance, Author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest For a Fantastic Future. 
9 min
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No NHL at the Olympics
As announced today- no NHL players will partake in the next Winter Olympics. Does this change your interest level in the Winter Games? Are you excited for the change? Should Calgary still consider an Olympic Bid?
3 min
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The 'Grabher' License Plate Controversy Continues
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is asking the Nova Scotia Government to reinstate a personalized license plate that read 'Grabher' to one, Lorne Grabher.  John Carpay, President of the JCCF joins Rob. 
14 min
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More on the arena: Will the Flames leave Calgary?
Will the Flames leave Calgary? Is the thought of losing the Flames enough to spur Calgarians to action to demand a new arena? Or is the threat of losing the team distasteful? Co-author of "Field of Schemes" Neil DeMause joins Rob to chat about how other cities have worked towards new facilities.   
35 min