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Shaye Ganam

A place to talk. To come together. To be heard. Shaye Ganam is taking the conversation province-wide on 880 CHED in Edmonton and QR Calgary - 770 AM, creating a collective town square to rehash the old and imagine the new for every part of this province. Tune in Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to join the conversation. Follow Shaye Ganam on Twitter to keep up with your host wherever he goes.

Cross Talk 04-02-26

40 mins; April 02, 2026

Moon Mission, Alien Life, Iran

65 hours 9 mins; April 02, 2026

In our search for alien life, stars might be muddying their signals

9 mins; April 02, 2026

Changes autism disability funding leave parents with questions

10 mins; April 02, 2026

After the Iran war: 5 possible outcomes and 4 ways Canada can flex its middle‑power muscle

11 mins; April 02, 2026

Canadian Citizenship, No Fail , Artemis II

70 hours 0 mins; April 01, 2026

How NASA’s Artemis II moon mission will unfold

10 mins; April 01, 2026

Split the Pot Lottery

5 mins; April 01, 2026

No fail’ policies need to go, new poll on Canadian education says

13 mins; April 01, 2026

Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship and many are applying ‘just in case’

12 mins; April 01, 2026

'Capital Conversations' with Melissa Caouette, Shannon Greer and Colin Aitchison

19 mins; April 01, 2026

Alberta Independence, Canada Post, Fuel Prices

74 hours 9 mins; March 31, 2026

Alberta calling for constitutional amendments to have say in superior court appointments

13 mins; March 31, 2026

War in Iran driving up the cost of flying due to volatile jet fuel prices

11 mins; March 31, 2026

Will gas prices go down? And a look at what Canadians pay at the pumps on average

12 mins; March 31, 2026

Why the Alberta-Ottawa MOU is far from dead, despite missed targets

10 mins; March 31, 2026

Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged up 0.1 per cent in January

8 mins; March 31, 2026

Avi Lewis, Gun Control, Meta

64 hours 0 mins; March 30, 2026

Meta's smart glasses make it easy to secretly film people

11 mins; March 30, 2026

The Meta ruling on social media's harm to children was historic. But now what?

12 mins; March 30, 2026

Evaluating post-2019 changes to Canada's gun control laws

13 mins; March 30, 2026

Beyond GDP, American's net wealth has doubled over the last decade, while Canadians' lag far behind

11 mins; March 30, 2026

What does the future look like for the federal NDP?

8 mins; March 30, 2026

Meta, Carbon Price, Market Gambling

65 hours 6 mins; March 27, 2026

Cross Talk 03-27-2026

40 mins; March 27, 2026

Dr. Eric Kam, economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University

9 mins; March 27, 2026

Dr. Sarah Vakhshouri, energy strategist and humanitarian visionary with two decades of experience working in the energy industry. She has extensive experience in energy strategy, energy security and geopolitical risk and global energy market studies. She is the founder and president of SVB Energy International & SVB Green Access

9 mins; March 27, 2026

Ross McKitrick is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph and a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute

9 mins; March 27, 2026

Rachel Wasserman is the founder of Wasserman Business Law and is a fellow at Social Capital Partners and the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project

13 mins; March 27, 2026

Renata Roma, Research Associate - Pawsitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan

6 mins; March 27, 2026

Air Canada, Defence Spending, MOU

69 hours 23 mins; March 26, 2026

Vass Bednar is the managing director of the Canadian SHIELD Institute

8 mins; March 26, 2026

Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and author of the publication

11 mins; March 26, 2026

James Devine, associate professor of politics and international relations at Mount Allison University

8 mins; March 26, 2026

Nazak Birjandifar is an associate professor of history in the department of humanities at Mount Royal University and the current elected advocacy officer of the Mount Royal Faculty Association

9 mins; March 26, 2026

Dr. Christian Leuprecht is professor and defence expert at the Royal Military College and Queen's University and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, currently visiting at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels. His latest book is Military Operations in Response to Domestic Emergencies and Global Pandemics

10 mins; March 26, 2026

MHCare, Travel, Justice System

81 hours 16 mins; March 25, 2026

Capt. Louis-Eric Mongrain is vice-president of administration and finance with the Air Line Pilots Association of Canada

8 mins; March 25, 2026

Shaun Fluker is a professor at the University of Calgary faculty of law

11 mins; March 25, 2026

Naheed Nenshi is the provincial NDP leader

9 mins; March 25, 2026

Ari Goldkind, defence lawyer and legal commentator

15 mins; March 25, 2026

Oil Prices, Municipal Affairs, Old Age Security

80 hours 16 mins; March 24, 2026

Jenny Perez is the founder of Unplugged Canada

9 mins; March 24, 2026

Jeff Davison was on Calgary City Council from 2017-2021, and is currently the CEO of the Prostate Cancer Centre and Michael Walters is a former City Councilor, Mayoral Candidate and currently a community leadership and public policy advisor for clients across Alberta

20 mins; March 24, 2026

Kelly J. Ogle is managing director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

10 mins; March 24, 2026

Immigration, Iran, Alberta Teachers

75 hours 5 mins; March 23, 2026

George Abraham is founder and publisher of New Canadian Media

6 mins; March 23, 2026

Dan Jones, retired EPS member (spent time with the gang’s unit and homicide team), chair of justice studies, NorQuest College

20 mins; March 23, 2026

Andrew Kirsch served as an intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) for 10 years. He is currently CEO of Kirsch Group, a security risk consulting firm based in Toronto

10 mins; March 23, 2026

Lorraine Stewart, President of the Public School Boards Association of Alberta

10 mins; March 23, 2026

Kevin Grier, a livestock market analyst based in Guelph

6 mins; March 23, 2026

AI chatbots, Tariffs, Snow

65 hours 52 mins; March 20, 2026

Ottawa is trying to regulate AI chatbots, and going about it the exact wrong way

13 mins; March 20, 2026

Cross Talk 03-20-26

40 mins; March 20, 2026

Weekly economic recap with Dr. Eric Kam

10 mins; March 20, 2026

Here are Canada's biggest points of leverage in tariff and trade talks with the U.S.

10 mins; March 20, 2026

Beef Prices, Inflation, Sam Mraiche

79 hours 50 mins; March 19, 2026

Darren Christie is chief economist with the Canadian Energy Regulator

13 mins; March 19, 2026

Carrie Tait, reporter with The Globe and Mail

8 mins; March 19, 2026

Moshe Lander, economics professor at Concordia University

9 mins; March 19, 2026

Bill 11, Straight of Hormuz, Immigration

69 hours 51 mins; March 18, 2026

Shannon Greer is a senior consultant with New West Public Affairs and Melissa Caouette, principal at MC Consulting and Founder of Pocket Lobbyist

18 mins; March 18, 2026

12 mins; March 18, 2026

Jared A. Walker is the executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness

15 mins; March 18, 2026

Marika Jeziorek is a PhD candidate in global governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs

9 mins; March 18, 2026

Mark Carney, Boomers, World Cup of Hockey

75 hours 1 min; March 17, 2026

Jake Fuss is the director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute

10 mins; March 17, 2026

J.D.M. Stewart is the author of The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped

9 mins; March 17, 2026

Boomers aren't really hoarding wealth, but an aging population requires reforms

11 mins; March 17, 2026

Christopher Lo is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and James Cook University Singapore

9 mins; March 17, 2026

On the show today, Shaye is joined by a number of great guests including Richard Masson, James Horncastle, Tony Keller and JP Fournier.

50 mins; March 16, 2026

Philippe J. Fournier is editor-in-chief at 338 Canada and is a contributing writer to The Walrus

7 mins; March 16, 2026

Tony Keller is a columnist with The Globe and Mail

13 mins; March 16, 2026

James Horncastle is an assistant professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney professor in international relations at Simon Fraser University

7 mins; March 16, 2026

Richard Masson is an executive fellow at the University of Calgary school of public policy and if the former chief executive at the Albera Petroleum Marketing Commission

11 mins; March 16, 2026

Jocelyn Laidlaw, national ambassador with the Colorectal Cancer Canada. Diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in Sept 2022. Currently has “no evidence of disease.”

13 mins; March 16, 2026

Job Loss, Emergency Rooms, Oil Prices

71 hours 40 mins; March 13, 2026

Cross Talk 03-13-26

40 mins; March 13, 2026

Hinton Mayor Brian LaBerge

9 mins; March 13, 2026

Dr. Eric Kam, economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University

10 mins; March 13, 2026

Oil Prices, Trump's War, Privacy Rights

68 hours 57 mins; March 12, 2026

Will Walldorf is professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University

11 mins; March 12, 2026

Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

11 mins; March 12, 2026

Mike Larsen, president of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

10 mins; March 12, 2026

Leigh Anderson is a senior economist with Farm Credit Canada

7 mins; March 12, 2026

Floor Crossing, Electricity, Liberal Majority

74 hours 14 mins; March 11, 2026

Neil McArthur is director for the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba

9 mins; March 11, 2026

Falice Chin is The Hub's Alberta Bureau Chief

9 mins; March 11, 2026

Bryce McRae managed stakeholder relations for Pierre Poilievre through the recent federal election and is now a senior consultant with Summa Strategies

11 mins; March 11, 2026

David Clement is the North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center

11 mins; March 11, 2026

Single Use Plastic, Nukes, Separation

82 hours 20 mins; March 10, 2026

James Devine, associate professor of politics and international relations at Mount Allison University

10 mins; March 10, 2026

Janet Brown is the owner of Janet Brown Opinion Research

10 mins; March 10, 2026

Peter Jones is a professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa

10 mins; March 10, 2026

Live Nation, Iran War, Downtown Crime

71 hours 41 mins; March 09, 2026

Dr. Rob Huebert is a full professor who specializes in defence policy at the University of Calgary

9 mins; March 09, 2026

Dan Jones, retired EPS member (spent time with the gang’s unit and homicide team), chair of justice studies, NorQuest College

19 mins; March 09, 2026

Dr. Sara Vakhshouri is an energy strategist and humanitarian visionary with two decades of experience of working in the energy industry. She has extensive experience in energy strategy, energy security and geopolitical risk and global energy market studies. She is the founder and president of SVB Energy International & SVB Green Access

9 mins; March 09, 2026

Stephen Selznick is a partner with the Toronto-based law firm Cassels Brock and Blackwell

7 mins; March 09, 2026

Daylight Time, Small Business, Downturn Diet

68 hours 24 mins; March 06, 2026

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