
Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
CHQR / Curiouscast
Radio: QR CALGARY 770AM
Categories: News & Politics
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Today's guests: Tony Ortega, investigative journalist/author / Author - The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper Karl Subban, Father of 3 NHL players/ educator/ Spokesperson - BanAdsForGambling.ca Jeff Clune, Associate Professor of Computer Science University of British Columbia / Canada CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) AI Chair / Faculty Member - The Vector Institute / Senior Research Advisor, DeepMind Sue Gardner, former Wikimedia director & digital media thinker / advisor & board member for a variety of non-profit, grantmaking and policy organizations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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5509 - Danny Masterson & Scientology; Call to ban gambling ads, Mitigating the risk of AI, Concern over Bill C-18 Fri, 02 Jun 2023
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5508 - AB & SK unified front; What next for the NDP?; Big boost to the oilsands; Cost of federal oil & gas emissions cap Thu, 01 Jun 2023
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5507 - Election analysis, China interference; Unsolved Pearson gold heist; Keeping former GGs away from controversy; Fixing 24 Sussex Dr.; 100-million Canadians by 2100 Tue, 30 May 2023
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5506 - Calgary's Canada Day fireworks debacle; Final few days of the Alberta election campaign Fri, 26 May 2023
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5505 - Analysis of the David Johnston report; Calgary's decision to cancel Canada Day fireworks Wed, 24 May 2023
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5504 - Bail reform; Chinese interference in Canada; Russia's fascist youth Tue, 16 May 2023
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5503 - Lawrence Krauss, "The Edge of Knowledge"; Controversial passport re-design; CTF's Teddy Awards; Sara Petersen, "Momfluenced" Fri, 12 May 2023
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5502 - Canada & AUKUS; Impact of hockey fighting; Foreign interference; UCP campaign message Thu, 11 May 2023
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5501 - Alberta election campaign; Songwriting & copyright; MAID in Canadian prisons; Global press freedom Fri, 05 May 2023
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5500 - Alberta's top election issues; Internet regulation in Canada; "Agent of Change"; BCHL severs ties with Hockey Canada Thu, 04 May 2023
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5499 - Arena deal; Public safety; Defence spending; Russian information warfare; Canadian history Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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5498 - Who is to blame for Canadian Military apathy and neglect Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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5497 - Wrongful convictions; Canada & the U.S. Civil War; The life and death of Arturo Gatti Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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5496 - Equalization reform; Emissions caps; Music & A.I.; CEO salaries Fri, 21 Apr 2023
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5495 - "Blackberry" writer & producer Matthew Miller; Paul Wells- "An Emergency in Ottawa"; The case against spanking Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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5494 - Health care & the Charter; Lunar tourism; Runaway black hole; Sizeable candy bar dilemma Tue, 11 Apr 2023
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5493 - Why TV theme songs matter; First dire wolf specimen found in Canada; The link between fiscal policy and inflation Thu, 06 Apr 2023
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5492 - Tara MacLean, "Song of the Sparrow"; UFC-WWE merger; How Alberta can benefit from carbon contracts Tue, 04 Apr 2023
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5491 - PBO on carbon tax costs; David Frum on Trump indictment; Russian disinformation; Rogers/Shaw merger; C-11 Fri, 31 Mar 2023
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5490 - NS massacre inquiry report; Electricity prices & the RRO; The conspiracy cult around the "secret" Queen of Canada; Deleting social media Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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5489 - Understanding China's interference in Canada; How to deal with CSIS whistleblowers; Biden visits Canada; Irresponsible pet owners Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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5488 - Alberta minimum wage report finally released - so what did it find? Mon, 20 Mar 2023
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5487 - Silicon Valley Bank collapse; Jeffrey Dupres case; Foreign interference; Children's mental health Mon, 13 Mar 2023
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5486 - "Navalny" documentary; C-18 concerns; Implications of U.S. ending time change; Next steps for Bank of Canada Fri, 10 Mar 2023
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5485 - The case for and against hosting the Commonwealth Games; Justin Bourne, "Down and Back"; How universities can embrace ChatGPT Thu, 09 Mar 2023
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5484 - New revelations about Chinese election interference; Women's rights around the world; Alberta Firearms Act; Unpaid oil & gas taxes Wed, 08 Mar 2023
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5483 - Chinese Canadians have longed warned about interference; Why Canada needs a growth strategy Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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5482 - Confronting global population decline; Balanced budget legislation; Passenger rail for Alberta; Defending against asteroids Fri, 03 Mar 2023
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5481 - Threats of sabotage to energy projects; Foreign election interference; Shipwreck in Lake Huron Thu, 02 Mar 2023
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5480 - Chinese election interference; Alberta budget; Defending Roald Dahl; Critiquing Canada's alcohol guidelines Wed, 01 Mar 2023
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5479 - Chinese interference in 2019 nomination race; H5N1 concerns; 4-Day work week study Mon, 27 Feb 2023
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5478 - Anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Cleaning up inactive wells; Self-defence laws; Inquiry into China election interference Fri, 24 Feb 2023
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5477 - Securing Ukraine's Future; Female athletes' views on women's sports; E-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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5476 - Ring-A-Ding-Dong Dandy: A Map of Stampede Wrestling Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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5475 - Degrassi Tour: Catching up with Joey & Caitlyn (Pat Mastroianni & Stacie Mistysyn) Fri, 17 Feb 2023
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5474 - Justice Rouleau finds government justified in invoking Emergencies Act Fri, 17 Feb 2023
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5473 - Mystery objects being shot down; Controversial plan to incentivize well clean-up; Carbon tax impact on First Nations Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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5472 - Kenney's "Blue Storm"; Alberta minimum wage policy; Milk Dumping; "Buy American" Fri, 10 Feb 2023
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5471 - Calgary event centre update Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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5470 - Travel Woes Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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5469 - Liberals' C-21 mess; MAID changes delayed; "The Number Ones"; Explaining Bigfoot sightings Wed, 08 Feb 2023
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5468 - Chief Louie - "Rez Rules"; Campus free speech; Iran protests; Discontent in Canada Mon, 06 Feb 2023
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5467 - Comedian Preacher Lawson Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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5466 - Myles Goodwyn; Why is Ontario receiving equalization?; Fixing Canada's access to information system Mon, 16 Jan 2023
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5465 - Tommy Chong; Jeff Beck's legacy; Ban gas stoves?; Ottawa's F-35 flip-flop Fri, 13 Jan 2023
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5464 - Todd McFarlane: "Spawn" update and more Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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5463 - Jeromy's Journey; Alberta Senator quits Twitter; "Son of a Critch's" Mark Critch Tue, 10 Jan 2023
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5462 - Affordability measures; Federal politics in '23; Defence spending; NHL Hall-of-famer Lanny McDonald Mon, 09 Jan 2023
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5461 - Violence and unrest in Mexico; Debunking "The Population Bomb"; Seizing assets from Russian Oligarchs Fri, 06 Jan 2023
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5460 - "Just Transition"; Russia's failures in Ukraine; Where Canadians land on the political spectrum Wed, 04 Jan 2023