Dead rodents and asbestos in the walls, fires due to outdated electrical just waiting to happen...the Prime Minister's official residence at 24 Sussex Drive is an absolute mess. Ryan says it's time to take the politics out of this discussion and fix the problem once and for all. 

Lower income-earning Albertans will soon be hit hardest when the government's temporary electricity rate cap expires. Economist Blake Shaffer argues there's a better policy approach to manage rising power costs. Plus, can our grid handle an influx of electric vehicles? Shaffer's been doing a bunch of research - he takes us into it.

CHECK OUT BLAKE'S WORK: https://www.blakeshaffer.ca/

29:20 | What would Chris Selley do if he was making the call on 24 Sussex Drive? The National Post columnist lets us know, and explains how he arrived at that decision. 

44:50 | How much do you know about how insects reproduce? Would you be surprised to learn human survival depends on bugs getting it on? Filmmaker Andrew Gregg takes us into his wild new documentary Bug Sex. (Note: this interview is temporarily interrupted by a storm near Andrew's house. It continues later in the episode.)

WATCH BUG SEX (something we never thought we'd type): https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/bug-sex

There are always a whole bunch of reasons to visit Jasper! This week's #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper highlights the upcoming Jasper Canadian Rockies Half Marathon and the Jasper Pride & Ski Festival. 

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Ryan touches on a couple stories on our radar: Donald Trump's day in court, and Galen Weston's big raise. 

Real Talker "Angry Adam" chimes in on Tik Tok - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Ryan reads his email to [email protected]. 

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