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:

July 27, 2023 Who was Robert Oppenheimer?; Federal cabinet shuffle; Fluoride debate re-opened?; Economic impact of immigration; Housing prices
Today's guests:
Charles Thorpe, author of 'Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect' / associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego
Andrew Coyne, columnist - Globe & Mail
Andre Chabot, city councillor - Ward 10
Beata Caranci, chief economist - TD Economics
Robert Falconer, SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics / researcher with the University of Calgary School of Public Policy

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1h 7min
July 25, 2023 The death of Richard Billkszto; Montreal mob war; How CBC undermines private media; Calgary clinic's "membership fees"; Phasing out fossil fuel "subsidies"
Todays' guests:
Jonathan Kay, Quillette editor and podcast host
Adrian Humphreys, Author, Journalist, Reporter at the National Post
Peter Menzies is a National Newspaper Award-winning journalist, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC
Dr. Fiona Clement, a professor who specializes in health policy in the department of community health sciences at the University of Calgary
Richard Masson, executive fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and chair of the World Petroleum Council in Canada

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1h 2min
July 20, 2023 Electric Vehicle Mandates are an Assault on the Middle Class
Today's guest:
Joel Kotkin is an author and columnist. He is the Roger Hobbs Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University in Orange, California and Executive Director of the Houston-based Urban Reform Institute. He is Senior Advisor to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. He is Executive Editor of the website NewGeography.com.

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17min
July 20, 2023 Alberta and its' 2030 Commonwealth games bid
Sports Economist Moshe Lander from Concordia University shares his thoughts on Alberta's possible bid for the 2030 Commonwealth games after Australia pulled out of hosting the 2026 competition.

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11min
July 18, 2023 Cluster munitions for Ukraine, a necessary evil - Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve
Guest:
Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve spent 35 years in the Canadian Army and 10 more as Academic Director of RMC Saint-Jean. He served as the last Chief of Staff of NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Atlantic and the first Chief of Staff of NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Va. He was named the 30th annual laureate of the Vimy Award in 2022

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14min
July 14, 2023 "Freedom to Win" - Ethan Scheiner
Today's guest:
Ethan Scheiner, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis / Author - "Freedom to Win: A Cold War Story of the Courageous Hockey Team That Fought the Soviets for the Soul of Its People—And Olympic Gold"

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20min
July 13, 2023 “Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It”
Today's guest
Dr. Daniel Simons, Professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory / Co-author - “Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It”

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17min
July 12, 2023 Heritage Minister on C-18 standoff; Another rate hike from Bank of Canada; Alberta's orphan wells crisis; Demise of the dinosaurs
Today's guests:
Pablo Rodriguez, Canada's Heritage Minister
William Robson, CEO - CD Howe - Institute / Chair of CD Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Markham Hislop, Energy journalist / Publisher - Energi Media
Phillip Currie, paleontologist - University of Alberta

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55min
July 10, 2023 Why Canada needs to leave the AIIB; NATO summit gets underway; Canadians' thoughts on Online News Act; North American beer market
Today's guests:
Bob Pickard, Public relations leader and communications counsel / Former Global Communications Director - Asian Infrastructre Investment Bank
Timothy Sayle, associate professor of history - University of Toronto
Dave Korzinski, Research Director - Angus Reid Institute
Gus Carlson, U.S. based columnist for the Globe and Mail

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53min
July 07, 2023 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre; Why NDP supports C-18; The case for urban sprawl; Religiosity among newcomers to Canada
Today's guests:
Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Leader / Leader - His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Peter Julian, NDP MP / NDP Heritage Critic
Joel Kotkin, author - "The Coming of Neo Feudalism — A Warning to the Global Middle Class" / presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University / executive director - Urban Reform Institute
Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, Faith communities program director - Cardus

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1h 1min

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