Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
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UN report finds "clear and convincing evidence" of Hamas use of sexual violence
11 mins; March 05, 2024
Alberta's Corb Lund releases new album "El Viejo"
17 mins; March 04, 2024
The legacy and impact of Brian Mulroney; Reaction and analysis of the Alberta budget
37 mins; March 01, 2024
Pharmacare bill revealed; Concerns over online harms bill; Reaction to new renewables policy; Unpaid oil & gas taxes; 40-year anniversary of P.E.T.'s "walk in the snow"
57 mins; February 29, 2024
Analyzing the Online Harms Bill; The pitfalls of pharmacare; Calls for stricter nicotine regulations
39 mins; February 27, 2024
Case of hockey cards sells for over $5million; "Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire"; Alberta's Pharmacare Opt-Out
33 mins; February 26, 2024
2nd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Lynx Airlines going out of business
28 mins; February 23, 2024
Dr. Jen Gunter- "Blood"; Balancing internet freedom with protecting children; Is US support for Ukraine waning?; The risks of capping interest rates
49 mins; February 21, 2024
"Navalny" producer reflects on the death of the Russian opposition leader
11 mins; February 20, 2024
Canada not building enough homes; Concerns over Bill S-210; Major allergy breakthrough; Study examines impact of DEI; How spending restraint could balance budget
50 mins; February 13, 2024
Recall petition launched against Calgary mayor; Potential impact of oil & gas emissions cap; Traceable "safer supply"; Trans athletes & female sports; Alberta drought fears
62 hours 51 mins; February 08, 2024
Rachel Notley resigns; Concern grows over fate of Israel hostages; Calgary's single-item bylaw; Canada's grim economic picture
76 hours 53 mins; January 16, 2024
Irwin Cotler on ICJ case against Israel; US & UK strike Houthi rebels; Carbon tax & home heating; Concern over AB childcare plan
50 mins; January 12, 2024
Sturgeon Refinery costs; Heated tobacco products; Economy & immigration; State of global democracy; Tax fairness for second incomes
56 mins; January 11, 2024
Comedian Taylor Williamson
20 mins; January 10, 2024
Mistakes the BoC needs to avoid in 2024 ; Russian activist Maria Kartasheva faces deportation from Canada; Rescuing memories from old film rolls; A new era of lunar exploration
50 mins; January 09, 2024
Canada increasingly seen as unserious; Future of Canada-China relations; Canada seeks to deport former Iran official; The need for a Plan B on climate policy
37 mins; January 03, 2024
CEO Pay: How much is too much?; Canada's economic outlook for 2024; How doctors can screen for problem drinking; The impact of vacines on SARS-CoV-2
43 mins; January 02, 2024
Russia launches aerial attack on Ukraine
12 mins; January 02, 2024
Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine; Feds promise "renewed" new housing policy; Canada's population growth
33 mins; December 29, 2023
Michael Geist on C-18 & S-210; Senate passes gun control bill; Toronto votes to remove Dundas name
41 mins; December 15, 2023
Israel is winning; Birth tourism on the rise; State of the Oil & Gas Industry; Future of airline industry
45 mins; December 14, 2023
Canada's shifting position on Israel, Alberta's electricity market, Inflation Is Easing, Mortgage rates hitting economy, Myths on privacy in the age of AI
58 mins; December 13, 2023
Emissions cap a slap in the face to First Nations; Supporting Oct. 7 victims; Long ER Waits in Alberta; Charter confusion
43 mins; December 11, 2023
Grain Growers of Canada Kyle Larkin on Senate's rejection of Bill C-234
16 mins; December 08, 2023
Calgary mayor pulls out of menorah lighting ceremony
12 mins; December 08, 2023
Canada’s emissions reduction goal
8 mins; December 08, 2023
Oil and gas emissions cap
9 mins; December 08, 2023
Eroding housing affordability in Alberta; Declining Canadian math scores, Re-thinking the CBC's mandate
38 mins; December 05, 2023
"Without Leaving Anyone Behind"; Remembering Myles Goodwyn, Primary care: lessons for Canada; Buying a "winter beater"
50 mins; December 04, 2023
Canada's got a great story to share at COP 28:; Feds reach a deal with Google; Addressing crime concerns in Calgary; The State of Canada's Cities Report
44 mins; November 30, 2023
Dr. Paul Parks, president Alberta Medical Association, on nurse practitioner announcement
14 mins; November 30, 2023
Unpacking the Real Sources of Rising Food Prices; Sagging Sales of Electric Vehicles; Three in four want Trudeau to go; Media & AI
48 mins; November 29, 2023
Alberta invokes the Sovereignty Act: What it means and why now
33 mins; November 28, 2023
First Israeli hostages released; Canada's enormous housing challenge
34 mins; November 24, 2023
"The Mosaic Effect" - Ina Mitchell & Scott McGregor
16 mins; November 23, 2023
Preventing a Criminal Record from Becoming Automatic Ticket to Unemployment After Prison
10 mins; November 23, 2023
JFK & conspiracy theories; Israel-Hamas hostage deal; Rethinking Canada's role in the world; "The Ballad of Caveman Bill"
53 mins; November 22, 2023
Netanyahu rebukes Trudeau; "Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada"; The upside of the 4-day work week
43 mins; November 15, 2023
Garry Clement, "Under Cover"; Canada's refining landscape; Health groups want action on nicotine pouches
38 mins; November 14, 2023
Jewish union members file rights claim against CUPE; Health care overhaul in Alberta; Electricity market shake-up
37 mins; November 08, 2023
RH Thomson, "By the Ghost Light"; Lt-Gen (ret.) Michael Hood, "Pathway to the Stars"; Israel, Hamas, and international law; Political parties at the municipal level?
48 mins; November 07, 2023
Hamas/ Israel and the rules of war
10 mins; November 07, 2023
Concern over fate of Israeli hostages; Why Hamas's defeat would be good for Muslims; Speculation grows about Trudeau's political future
41 mins; November 06, 2023
Israel steps up campaign against Hamas; "Does Coffee Cause Cancer?"; Better protections needed around facial recognition technology
38 mins; November 01, 2023
Wither the carbon tax?; Alberta legislature resumes, Families of Bernardo victims want access to documents; Systemic racism in Canada; Court ruling on gun ban
63 hours 15 mins; October 30, 2023
Is Canada Systemically Racist?
13 mins; October 30, 2023
Are winter tires worth it?
10 mins; October 26, 2023
New numbers on medical assistance in dying
16 mins; October 26, 2023
The numbers on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada; Neil Longley, "A Whole New Game"; Waubgeshig Rice, "Moon of the Turning Leaves"; The case for winter tires
55 mins; October 25, 2023
New details of Oct. 7 Hamas attack; "Between Doom & Denial"; Airbnb and rent costs; Bedbugs
50 mins; October 24, 2023
Misguided calls for a ceasefire; "Skating on Thin Ice"; "Searching For Franklin"
42 mins; October 23, 2023
Ken Dryden, "The Class"; Breakthrough in deciphering ancient scrolls; Why do schools tend to call mothers over fathers?
40 mins; October 19, 2023
In defence of the notwithstanding clause; Canada's housing gap; How Alberta can attract low-carbon investment; Emma Donoghue, "Learned by Heart"
54 mins; October 12, 2023
A closer look at Israel's battle with Hamas; Susan Casey, "The Underworld"; Alberta's inactive and orphan well problem; Taxing family income instead of individuals
52 mins; October 11, 2023
Horrific Hamas attack on Israel; "The Duel": Diefenbaker & Pearson; Food inflation; Canadian oil production and exports
47 mins; October 10, 2023
Ben Perrin, "Indictment"; Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy; When did first humans arrive in North America?
46 mins; October 06, 2023
Is the CRTC really going to regulate podcasts?; Ranking Alberta elementary schools; Arrest in Tupac Shakur murder
52 mins; October 05, 2023
Brent Butt, "Huge"
15 mins; October 04, 2023
The latest on C-18 & C-11; Sextortion scams target teenage boys; "Interstellar", Avi Loeb
49 mins; October 03, 2023
Robert McCallum, "Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe"
12 mins; October 03, 2023
"The Conservative Futurist"; Bail reform and the criminal justice system; Fatal Bear Attack
40 mins; October 02, 2023
Alberta launches "Tell the Feds" campaign; AESO raises concerns over 2035 net-zero grid target
31 mins; September 28, 2023
Brittlestar: "Welcome to the Stupidpocalypse"; B'nai Brith Canada on Parliament's Nazi invite; "The Capitalist Manifesto"; Calgary retailer takes on Wal-Mart
51 mins; September 26, 2023
Costs and benefits of an Alberta Pension Plan; "The Lebanese Burger Mafia: - the origins of Burger Baron
40 mins; September 21, 2023
Intelligence questions around India allegation; Why was Avro Arrow cancelled?; New centrist party; "Ain't Too Proud" Broadway musical
52 mins; September 20, 2023
Grocery prices; Inflation rising again; What CSIS knew about foreign interference by India; Getting immigration right
50 mins; September 19, 2023
New claims about JFK assassination; Understanding e-coli infections; PM threatens grocers with tax measures; What to do with ISIS women
53 mins; September 15, 2023
"Cover Your Ears" - a history of music censorship; Solving the housing crisis; MPs may hear from Suncor CEO
35 mins; September 13, 2023
"Number Go Up" - Crypto's dramatic rise & fall; Why Liberal poll numbers are cratering; Google faces anti-trust lawsuit; Will A.I. steal all our jobs?
53 mins; September 12, 2023
Michael Chong on foreign interference inquiry; Impact of school closures; Finding compromise on gender school policy
39 mins; September 08, 2023
Michelle Rempel-Garner on housing crisis; Inquiry called into foreign interference; Ottawa's internet regulations; Trial underway for convoy leaders
55 mins; September 07, 2023
Bill Vigars, "Terry and Me"; Dennis Molinaro on October Crisis spying revelations
35 mins; August 31, 2023
"Road to Surrender"; Guilbeault visits China; Denmark considers ban on burning holy books; Replacing 24 Sussex Drive
57 mins; August 29, 2023
"Beijing Rules"; Online News Act remains a mess; The case against banning plastic food packaging
42 mins; August 28, 2023
Transgender athlete sets female powerlifting record; Wildfires and conspiracy theories; Why Alberta electricity is so expensive right now
40 mins; August 18, 2023
Rob Goodman, "Not Here"; AI literacy in Canada; How inflation impacts taxes
42 mins; August 16, 2023
Canada's housing crisis; The perils of politicizing gun policy; Judges & political donations
37 mins; August 14, 2023
Reaction & analysis of Clean Electricity Regulations; Co-op compostable bag ban; TMX First Nations' ownership
54 mins; August 10, 2023
Trudeau's political future: Why Trump's latest indictment matters so much; Polarization in Canada; Meta starts blocking Canadian news
60 hours 11 mins; August 02, 2023
Who was Robert Oppenheimer?; Federal cabinet shuffle; Fluoride debate re-opened?; Economic impact of immigration; Housing prices
66 hours 49 mins; July 27, 2023
The death of Richard Billkszto; Montreal mob war; How CBC undermines private media; Calgary clinic's "membership fees"; Phasing out fossil fuel "subsidies"
61 hours 46 mins; July 25, 2023
Electric Vehicle Mandates are an Assault on the Middle Class
16 mins; July 20, 2023
Alberta and its' 2030 Commonwealth games bid
10 mins; July 20, 2023
Cluster munitions for Ukraine, a necessary evil - Lt.-Gen. (retd.) Michel Maisonneuve
13 mins; July 18, 2023
"Freedom to Win" - Ethan Scheiner
19 mins; July 14, 2023
“Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It”
16 mins; July 13, 2023
Heritage Minister on C-18 standoff; Another rate hike from Bank of Canada; Alberta's orphan wells crisis; Demise of the dinosaurs
54 mins; July 12, 2023
Why Canada needs to leave the AIIB; NATO summit gets underway; Canadians' thoughts on Online News Act; North American beer market
52 mins; July 10, 2023
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre; Why NDP supports C-18; The case for urban sprawl; Religiosity among newcomers to Canada
58 mins; July 07, 2023
Meta launches "Threads"; BC port strike continues; Growing Canada's LNG industry; Addressing Arctic sovereignty & security
54 mins; July 06, 2023
Alberta tornado; Aspartame concerns; BC port strike; Finding a C-18 compromise
47 mins; July 04, 2023
Spike in Alberta opioid deaths; Federal plastic ban ensnares Co-op's compostable bags; Inflation rate drops; Competition Bureau report on grocery competition
71 hours 22 mins; June 27, 2023
Submersible safety concerns; Why Canada needs paid plasma; How to contain rising health costs; Canadian rockers 54-40
55 mins; June 22, 2023
The 1867 Project; Birth tourism in Canada; Canada's Energy Future
39 mins; June 21, 2023
"Michael Myers" James Jude Courtney; The Mystery of Octopuses; The many problems with Bill C-21
43 mins; June 15, 2023
Public safety minister's office was informed of Bernardo transfer; Did Bank of Canada overreact?; Las Vegas celebrates a Stanley Cup
47 mins; June 14, 2023
David Johnston resigns; Plight of China's Uyghurs; Calgary's rental market; Cellphones in the classroom
50 mins; June 13, 2023
Singer/songwriter Ian Thomas; Are wildfires getting worse?; Unpacking and debunking UFO claims
46 mins; June 09, 2023
Inflation & interest rates; Iron Sheik's passing; Securing Ukrainian victory; A new national news policy
55 mins; June 08, 2023