Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.... more

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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge episodes:

October 24, 2023 New details of Oct. 7 Hamas attack; "Between Doom & Denial"; Airbnb and rent costs; Bedbugs
Today's guests:
Stewart Bell, National Online Journalist & Investigative Reporter with Global News
Andrew Leach, Energy & environmental economist - University of Alberta / Author- Between Doom and Denial
Tony Bonen, director of economic research at the Conference Board of Canada
Marc Johnson, Biology professor, University of Toronto

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51min
October 23, 2023 Misguided calls for a ceasefire; "Skating on Thin Ice"; "Searching For Franklin"
Today's guests:
Joe Roberts, JSpaceCanada- Canada’s pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy movement. He is also chair of Meretz Canada
Stu Cowan, Sports columnist - Postmedia / Dr. Walter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology - West Virginia University / Co-authors- “Skating on Thin Ice: Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, & Violence Against Women”
Ken McGoogan, Arctic historian / Author - "Searching For Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery"

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43min
October 19, 2023 Ken Dryden, "The Class"; Breakthrough in deciphering ancient scrolls; Why do schools tend to call mothers over fathers?
Today's guests:
Ken Dryden, Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Former federal member of parliament and cabinet minister, Author - "The Class: A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us"
Dr. W. Brent Seales, Alumni Professor of Computer Science / Director of the Digital Restoration Initiative - University of Kentucky. Principle Investigator - Vesuvius Challenge
Laura Gee, an associate professor of economics at Tufts University

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41min
October 12, 2023 In defence of the notwithstanding clause; Canada's housing gap; How Alberta can attract low-carbon investment; Emma Donoghue, "Learned by Heart"
Today's guests:
Dave Snow, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph
Josef Filipowicz, senior fellow- Fraser Institute
Adam Sweet, Clean Prosperity’s Western Canada Director
Emma Donoghue, Best-selling author of numerous books, including “Room” and most recently “Learned by Heart”

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55min
October 11, 2023 A closer look at Israel's battle with Hamas; Susan Casey, "The Underworld"; Alberta's inactive and orphan well problem; Taxing family income instead of individuals
Today's guests:
Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at the Davis Center, Harvard University
Susan Casey -Author - “The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean”
Shaun Fluker - Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, School of Public Policy at University of Calgary
Kim Moody – is the founder of Moodys Tax/ Moodys Private Client, a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation, former chair of the Society of Estate Practitioners

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53min
October 10, 2023 Horrific Hamas attack on Israel; "The Duel": Diefenbaker & Pearson; Food inflation; Canadian oil production and exports
Today's guests:
Clifford D. May, Founder & President - Foundation for Defense of Democracies
John Ibbitson, Globe & Mail Writer-at-large / Author - "The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada.
Michael Von Massow, associate professor of food economics- University of Guelph
Andrew Botterill, National leader of Oil and Gas for Deloitte Canada

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48min
October 06, 2023 Ben Perrin, "Indictment"; Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy; When did first humans arrive in North America?
Today's guests:
Benjamin Perrin, Professor - Peter A. Allard School of Law (UBC) / Author - "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial"
Brady Leavold, founder of Puck Support
Kathleen Springer and Jeffrey Pigati, research geologists at the US Geological Survey and co-authors of the a Science paper

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47min
October 05, 2023 Is the CRTC really going to regulate podcasts?; Ranking Alberta elementary schools; Arrest in Tupac Shakur murder
Today's guests:
Timothy Denton, Former National Commissioner of the CRTC (2009-2013) / current Chairman of the Internet Society, Canada Chapter.
Peter Cowley, Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute
Cathy Scott, Crime writer and investigative journalist / Columnist - Psychology Today / Author: “The Killing of Tupac Shakur”

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53min
October 04, 2023 Brent Butt, "Huge"
Rob chats with beloved Canadian comedian, actor, and now author Brent Butt about his new novel "Huge"

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16min
October 03, 2023 The latest on C-18 & C-11; Sextortion scams target teenage boys; "Interstellar", Avi Loeb
Today's guests:
Peter Menzies, Former vice-chair of the CRTC / National Newspaper Award-winning journalist / Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Christopher Moody, Journalist / Lecturer in Journalism & Electronic Media/Broadcasting - Appalachian State University
Dr. Avi Loeb, Author - "Interstellar: Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars" / Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science / Director, Institute for Theory & Computation - Harvard University

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50min

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