Meet Ryan McDougall, the Alberta Party candidate for Red Deer South.

On this episode of Ask Me Anything, we find out why unreturned phone calls helped push this Red Deer family law mediator and single parent to step up and seek public office in Alberta. Ryan also talks about the issues she wants to focus on in the upcoming 2019 provincial election.

To contact Ryan or join her campaign, email: [email protected]. All are welcome. No experience is necessary.

Meet Abigail Douglass, the Alberta Party candidate for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. A by-election in the central Alberta riding is expected to be called in the coming days. 

On this episode, Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel talks to Abigail about why she's running, her background and the communications professional's thoughts on the big issues facing Alberta and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.

Pipelines, education funding, the ballooning provincial debt and homelessness are hot topics on our very last campaign podcast before the Alberta Party leadership vote wraps up on Feb. 27.

Elliott Tanti (@tantiyeg) takes on guest hosting duties. Elliott is the communications lead with Boyle Street Community Services and co-host of the Highlevel Showdown (@highlevelshow), an Edmonton-based political podcast.

How can we build rural Alberta for future generations?

Curt McNaughton (@mdmcurt) and Stephen talk about that important topic and more on the latest episode of Ask Me Anything with Stephen Mandel. Curt farms with his family near Rumsey, which is located north of Drumheller.

Sports journalist Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) asks Stephen a range of questions, including his strategy to make inroads in rural Alberta, his opinions on children and physical fitness and how he plans to improve the tone of politics in Alberta today. They also talk sports, with Mandel answering the toughest question of all: LeBron James or Michael Jordan?

Jason, who originally hails from New Sarepta, hosts The Jason Gregor show on TSN1260. He also writes for oilersnation.com and the Edmonton Journal.

Kassie Burkholder (@kassie360) asks Stephen about how he plans to attract more women to get involved with the Alberta Party and politics in our province.

Kassie is an Edmonton-based entrepreneur and co-founder of Femme Cabal, an online community that aims to empower and support women.

Join us for a special episode of the podcast where we ask Stephen questions that were sent into the campaign. 

The guest host is Emerson Csorba (@emersoncsorba). Emerson is a 26-year-old business owner, PhD student at Oxford University in England and currently Stephen’s campaign manager. Don't miss the Mandel Pop-Quiz that wraps up every episode.

Join Manu "Swish" Goswami (@goswish) as he asks Stephen how he plans to attract the next generation to enter politics, ways to deal with failure and his own road to public service. There is also lots of talk about basketball.

Manu is a 20-year entrepreneur (he co-founded Dunk Media) and venture capitalist who divides his time between Calgary and New York. He's also a TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Youth Editor and UN Youth Ambassador.

Rachel Kruitbosch quizzes Stephen about the role the Alberta government should play when it comes to the not-for-profit and charitable sectors in our province.

Rachel resides in Medicine Hat and is the regional director for Junior Achievement Southern Alberta - Medicine Hat Region. She also volunteers for numerous charities and co-founded Medicine Hat's 100 Women Who Care, an philanthropic organization that fundraises for local charities and not-for-profits.

Omar Masood asks Stephen about the important call to public service and how he plans on attracting the province's next generation to enter politics and join the Alberta Party.

Omar is a chemical engineer and nominated Alberta Party candidate in Calgary-Buffalo. He immigrated to Canada by himself when he was 18 with a bit of money in his pocket and a dream to make Canada his home.