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In what's believed to be the largest political convention in Alberta history, nearly 4,000 people gathered in Calgary for the United Conservative Party AGM. By the end of the weekend, the David Parker-led Take Back Alberta had taken control of the UCP board, and the party's most ardent supporters had passed several controversial resolutions. 

3:05 | What does this all mean for Premier Danielle Smith and everyday Albertans? The Discourse co-hosts Erika Barootes and Cheryl Oates approach the story from very different angles.

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20:10 | Charles Adler explains why the UCP AGM was a "Social Conservative orgy," and how he expects federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to respond. 

48:40 | One week into fall session at the Alberta Legislature, what do the UCP government's priorities mean for small and medium-sized businesses? Alberta Chambers CEO Shauna Feth shines a spotlight on Alberta business.

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1:05:06 | What a survival story! We love this submission from Real Talker "Delaney," featured in this week's Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Renewable Energy.

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 Our inbox was SLAMMED after our interview with Premier Danielle Smith. Real Talkers bring the heat in this #ABLEG-inspired edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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How do great achievers get where they are? What drives them? What barriers did they bust down? Where do they see themselves going from here? We pick the brains of three of Edify Edmonton's Top 40 Under 40 in this episode of Real Talk. 

2:00 | Top 40s Sheliza Kluge, Sonny Sekhon, and Heather Thomson talk career/life balance, Gen Z in the workplace, post-pandemic economics, philanthropy, and more. 

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54:10 | Whatever happened to "earning your stripes"? Ryan and Johnny talk about evolving expectations in the workplace. 

1:03:30 | Our inbox was SLAMMED after our interview with Premier Danielle Smith. Real Talkers bring the heat in this #ABLEG-inspired edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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It's been said water is the new oil. If that's the case, why is the province (and most of its citizens) ignoring major threats to such a valuable natural resource? 

2:50 | Geophysicist Jenny Yeremiy explains why some Alberta communities are projected to run out of water as early as January 2024, and what can be done about it. The oil and gas reclamation expert brings us up to speed on coal exploration in the Eastern Slopes, a controversial logging project, and explains why she's confident Alberta can get to a Net Zero electricity grid by 2035. 

32:30 | Allegra Pacheco joins live from Bethlehem with a first-hand account of the humanitarian disaster that is the Israel-Hamas war. The longtime human rights attorney tells us about her work representing Palestinians in front of the Israeli Supreme and military courts, her work with the United Nations, and what she thinks the international community needs to do right now.

58:10 | Ryan and John reflect on our November 1 interview with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, including your comments on the Alberta Pension Plan and the possibility of fast tracking grade ten students into the trades. 

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Cost of living is up - way up - for the average Albertan. What're Premier Danielle Smith's plans to make things like electricity and auto insurance more affordable? How's she planning on responding to Ottawa's carbon tax break for Atlantic Canadians? How far is she willing to stick out her neck on an Alberta Pension Plan? And will Edmonton be seeing $300M after Calgary got a bunch of cash for its new arena? 

2:00 | Premier Smith joins Ryan in studio for an exclusive half-hour interview, including details on why she was barred from attending the NHL Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium.

38:00 | Ryan reads your responses to the Premier Smith sit-down, including a few questions submitted by Real Talkers that didn't make it into the interview. 

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54:50 | November's a perfect time to visit Jasper National Park! This week's #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper outlines the top five reasons to head out to the mountains this month. 

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Ottawa's going to be hearing a whole lot more from Alberta. The province and the feds aren't even close on the details around getting Alberta's electricity grid to Net Zero, including a 15 year discrepancy on the timeline. And that's not all. The October 30th Throne Speech gives us a reasonably good idea of how the Smith government plans to get Alberta well positioned to manage a forecasted population of 10 million people (double current numbers) by 2050. 

3:10 | Ryan runs through the Speech from the Throne, and hones in on what most jumped out at him.  

25:06 | Yaniv Yaakov's family's been missing since October 7, when his brother, his brother's girlfriend, and his two nephews were kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz. He tells us how he's coping, and what he wants the world to know.

41:50 | What can Israel (and everybody else) learn from the American invasion of Iraq? How do those lessons apply to the fight against Hamas? "Bug-Eyed and Shameless" journalist Justin Ling takes us into his feature piece "You Can't Bomb Your Way To Safety."

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Fall session at the Alberta Legislature kicks off today with the Speech from the Throne: what can we expect from Premier Danielle Smith's UCP government, and Rachel Notley's Official Opposition NDP? Does this Alberta Pension Plan idea actually have legs, or is it doomed to fail (and hurt the government along the way)? 

2:00 | Longtime senior staffers Cheryl Oates and Erika Barootes are teaming up on a new political podcast called The Discourse. They tell us what sets their show apart, and what they're keeping an eye on this legislative session. 

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32:00 | Charles Adler talks Nickelback, the Heritage Classic, Matthew Perry, the Alberta Pension Plan, and the Israel-Hamas war in his weekly appearance on the show. 

59:10 | We're one day away from Halloween! This week's Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Renewable Energy features some of Ryan's favourite family costumes through the years, and a Dad who's set the highest Halloween bar we've ever seen! 

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Danica's got a beef with the Edmonton Oilers, Lindsey's hot under the collar over Halloween, and Dan's sick of social justice initiatives on ice. We bust out The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park! 

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Plans for an Alberta Pension Plan will dominate much of the focus as Alberta's MLAs return to the Legislature for fall session next week. If an APP truly is as unpopular as it appears to be, how much longer will Premier Danielle Smith ride that horse? 

4:35 | Corey Hogan, Zain Velji, and Annalise Klingbeil talk Alberta Pension Plan, the federal Liberals' carbon tax adjustment for Atlantic Canada, ousted Ontario MPP Sarah Jama, and the Alberta NDP's next leader.

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Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden never thought he'd play in the NHL. It wasn't until the six-time Stanley Cup champion won his first exhibition game that he started to believe he might belong in The Show. Singer/songwriter Barney Bentall's raised more than $5M for charity, touring across Canada with his band The Caribou Express. What inspired these two men to reach their true potential? How have they overcome adversity in their personal and professional lives? What's the most important message they'd share with their fellow Canadians? Find out in this episode of Real Talk. 

2:30 | Ken Dryden talks about his hockey and political career, and why he reconnected with more than 30 classmates 60 years later for his new book "The Class". 

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38:50 | Barney Bentall chats about the connection between music and mental health ahead of his October 28 show in Sherwood Park in support of CASA. 

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