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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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Calgary, AB

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News

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Curiouscast

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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

Language:

English


Episodes
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US approves military aid for Ukraine; Concern over anti-Israel protests; Has religion been a net positive?; Canada's Immigration Dilemma; Bird flu spreading among cows

4/24/2024
Today's guests: Molly McKew, Lead writer at GreatPower.us / Writer & lecturer on Russian influence & information warfare Joanna Baron – Executive Director – Canadian Constitution Foundation James Fell -Columnist / Author / “The Sweary Historian” (Featured Speaker - Western Canadian Reason Conference May 3-5) Andrew Grantham, Executive Director and Senior Economist for Economics and Capital Markets for CIBC Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:02

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Israel responds to Iran attack; Why Canada's living standards are slipping; Capital gains tax changes; "Loch Ness: They Created a Monster"

4/19/2024
Today's guests: Joe Roberts, Managing Director of Defense & Foreign Affairs for Winston Wilmont Public Affairs William Robson, CEO - CD Howe Institute Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Research Fellow - School of Public Policy John MacLaverty, Director - "Loch Ness: They Created a Monster" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:48:55

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Federal budget misses the mark on growth & productivity; Why impartiality matters for the Governor-General; Gambling scandal rocks NBA; "The Last Video Store"

4/18/2024
Today's guests: Andrew Coyne, Columnist - Globe & Mail Philippe Lagasse, Associate Professor and Barton Chair, Carleton University Jeremy Luke, president and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford, and Kevin Martin, Co-Directors & Star - “The Last Video Store” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:45:45

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Municipal affairs minister on Bill 18; Analysis of the impact of Bill 18; Revelations from the foreign interference inquiry; Returning carbon tax dollars to small businesses

4/11/2024
Today's guests: Ric McIver – Minister of Municipal Affairs for Alberta Dr. Jared Wesley – Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta Sam Cooper – Award-winning Investigative Journalist and Founder of The Bureau Andrew Sennyah – Provincial Affairs Director for Alberta with the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:46:10

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Bank of Canada holds rate steady; Jane Philpott, "Health for All"; More problems for Ottawa's gun buyback; Debunking Kurt Cobain conspiracies

4/10/2024
Today's guests: Steve Ambler, Professor of Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal, serves as David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute Dr. Jane Philpott, Former Federal Minister of Health / Author - "Health for All: A Doctor's Prescription for a Healthier Canada" Wes Winkel, President - Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) Alan Cross, Music Historian, writer, and broadcaster / host - "The Ongoing History of New Music" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:46:33

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Ottawa taken to court over UNWRA funding; Why we can’t seem to get things done in Canada; Alberta's approach to addiction & recovery

4/5/2024
Today's guests: Richard Marceau, Vice President of External Affairs & General Counsel for the Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs Jim Mitchell, Former Senior Official in the Privy Council Office / Current Adjunct Professor at Carleton University, Ottawa Dr. Monty Ghosh, Addictions Specialist and Researcher – Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:39:18

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Canada's stagnant wage growth; Balancing low electricity prices & investor confidence; Ottawa's misguided approach to nicotine

4/4/2024
Today's guests: Trevor Tombe, Professor in the Department of Economics and Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy – University of Calgary Dr. Ian Irvine, Professor of Economics at Concordia University Duane Reid-Carlson, President- EDC Associates Ltd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:40:02

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Why we need both recovery and harm-reduction; Giving municipalities access to income taxes; New images of our galaxy's massive black hole

4/2/2024
Today's guests: Guy Felicella, Recovery and Harm-Reduction expert David Macdonald, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Dr. Paul Tiede, Centre for Astrophysics and a Harvard & Smithsonian postdoctoral fellow, and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Astrophysicist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:37:55

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"Love To Hate: Nickleback" - Leigh Brooks

3/26/2024
Today's guest: Leigh Brooks, British Filmmaker / Director of Love To Hate: Nickleback - the Nickleback Documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:13:55

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Tough talk from Ottawa on nicotine pouches; Comparing different carbon pricing systems; Bad news in latest Happiness Index; Daily pay?

3/21/2024
Today's guests: David Clement, North American Affairs Manager – Consumer Choice Centre Dale Beugin, Executive Vice President – Canadian Climate Institute Chris Barrington-Leigh, Associate Professor in the Department of Equity, Ethics, & Policy and the Bieler School of Environment – McGill University Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Personal Finance Expert and Host of For What It’s Worth on the Corus Radio Network (Saturdays 10-11AM and Sundays 3-4PM on QR Calgary) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:47:24

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Free the hostages; Carbon Tax election?; How Bill C-63 threatens free speech; Canada urged to stop forced-labour imports after North Korea / China revelations

3/20/2024
Today's guests: Ashley Waxman Bakshi, Canadian-Israeli content creator & television host / On October 7th, her cousin Agam Berger was kidnapped by Hamas Kristopher Kinsinger, National Director of the Runnymede Society Ian Urbina, Director of The Outlaw Ocean Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:45:26

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Disappointment over Parliament's vote on Israel-Hamas motion; What Ukraine looks like two years into the war; Double gas tax hit coming April 1st?; Challenges facing Alberta’s small towns; Canada’s declining electricity abundance

3/19/2024
Today's guests: Adam Silver, CEO- Calgary Jewish Federation Justin Ling, Freelance Journalist - www.bugeyedandshameless.com Richard Masson, Executive Fellow- U of C's School of Public Policy Kevin McQuillan, Research Fellow- U of C's School of Public Policy Andrew Evans, PhD. Candidate at Columbia University and contributor to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:56:21

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The problems with the NDP's Israel-Hamas motion; AUC report undercuts government rationale for new renewables policy

3/18/2024
Today's guests: Joe Roberts, TITLE: Managing Director, Defense & Foreign Affairs - Winston Wilmont Public Affairs / Chair - Meretz Canada Martin Olszynski, resource law professor- University of Calgary / former federal regulatory lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:25:46

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Rob Harvilla, "60 Songs That Explain the 90s

3/18/2024
Today's guest is Rob Harvilla, author of "60 Songs That Explain the 90s" / Host of the podcast of the same name / Senior staff writer at The Ringer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:21:27

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How History and Reality will inevitably catch-up to Vladimir Putin

3/15/2024
Aurel Braun, professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, joins Angela Kokott to discuss the realities that are going to inevitably hit and catch-up with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:11:41

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500 Days in the Wild - An epic trek across the Trans Canada Trail

3/15/2024
Dianne Whelan is a filmmaker, whose series 500 Days in the Wild is premiering on Paramount+... that shows her amazing over 20,000km trek across the Trans Canada Trail. She joins Angela Kokott on Afternoons to share her story and journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:10:45

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New poll shows hardening attitudes on immigration; Lessons from Ontario's embrace of private sports betting; Putting a price tag on corporate welfare; The case against DST

3/12/2024
Today's guests: Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute Scott Stinson, Toronto-based writer and author of the Unobstructed Views newsletter ( https://scottstinson.substack.com/ ) Jake Fuss, Director of Fiscal Studies at the Fraser Institute Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor in the department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University and registered and practicing clinical psychologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:42:00

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Treating Canada's airline industry as a "Cash-Cow" instead of an "Essential Service"

3/8/2024
Robert Kokonis is the President & Managing Director of AirTrav Inc... and he joins Angela Kokott on Afternoons on QR Calgary to talk about the state of the industry in Canada as we lose some low-cost carriers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:11:47

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UN report finds "clear and convincing evidence" of Hamas use of sexual violence

3/5/2024
Today's guest is Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Israeli legal scholar and international women's rights advocate, who was instrumental in pushing for the U.N. investigation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:11:33

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Alberta's Corb Lund releases new album "El Viejo"

3/4/2024
Rob chats with singer-songwriter Corb Lund about his new album "El Viejo," as well as his tour and his ongoing work to protect Alberta's Eastern Slopes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:17:09