Ryan Jespersen Show
1,367 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsRyan Jespersen talks news, politics, and pop culture. He's one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People and one of Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40 on Avenue Magazine’s inaugural list, Ryan has established himself as a next-generation mover and shaker in Alberta’s capital city.
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Episodes
Today’s Show: What to expect from the Throne Speech, COVID-19 policing, the efficiency of wind power, and popular claims surrounding renewable energy and climate change
September 23, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 106 MBGuests: Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun Columnist, Bill Virgin, long time business reporter and columnist in the Pacific Northwest, publisher of newsletters on manufacturing and railroads, and a contributor to such publications as The News Tribune, Jack Kerfoot, scientist, energy executive and author of FUELING AMERICA: An Insider’s Journey and Marc Morano, Publisher of Climate Depot and procure of Climate Hustle 2 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Climate Hustle 2 - looking at popular scientific claims surrounding climate change
September 23, 2020 18:41 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBGuest Marc Morano, Publisher of Climate Depot and procure of Climate Hustle 2 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
The Fake News Behind Alternative & Renewable Energy
September 23, 2020 18:14 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBGuest Jack Kerfoot, scientist, energy executive and author of FUELING AMERICA: An Insider’s Journey See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Questioning the efficacy of wind farms for power generation
September 23, 2020 17:31 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBGuest Bill Virgin, long time business reporter and columnist in the Pacific Northwest, publisher of newsletters on manufacturing and railroads, and a contributor to such publications as The News Tribune in Tacoma, where this column appeared See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Toronto orders police to focus on enforcing COVID-19 gathering limits
September 23, 2020 16:48 - 18 minutes - 17 MBGuest Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun Columnist See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Danielle talks Throne Speech and her new appreciation for Justin Bieber
September 23, 2020 16:09 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Community council will advise Edmonton police on issues of racism and discrimination
September 23, 2020 15:53 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBDr. Tope Oriola, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Low tuition is no longer an option according the President of the U of A
September 23, 2020 10:07 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBBill Flanagan, President & Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Waking Up to Reality in the Middle East"
September 22, 2020 18:07 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBGuest Peter Zeihan, geopolitical strategist and critically acclaimed author See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is threatening to sue the federal government over mandatory quarantine restrictions
September 22, 2020 17:38 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBGuest James Kitchen, Barrister and Solicitor, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
B.C. heading to the polls on October 24
September 22, 2020 17:17 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGuest Alex Shiff is a senior consultant at Navigator Ltd., Canada’s leading high stakes public strategy firm. He has worked in federal, provincial and municipal politics for the last decade in British Columbia and Ontario. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada"
September 22, 2020 16:49 - 17 minutes - 16 MBGuest Alex Marland, Professor of Political Science at Memorial University and author of the book Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
NDP Leader Rachel Notley confirms she will run again to be Alberta premier
September 22, 2020 16:07 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBGuest Rachel Notley, Leader, Alberta NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Indigenous and commercial fishermen, Cardus, Parks Canada, and a new Alberta Fairness campaign launches
September 21, 2020 18:52 - 1 hour - 101 MBGuests: MP Chris d'Entremont, shadow minister for Intergovernmental Affairs & Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Brian Dijkema, vice president of external affairs at think tank Cardus, Carolyn Campbell, Conservation Specialist at Alberta Wilderness Association, and Bill Bewick, Executive Director of Fairness Alberta See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Danielle talks news of the day
September 21, 2020 18:22 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Canada needs Alberta’s economy productive again to recover from this COVID-induced financial crisis
September 21, 2020 18:05 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBGuest Bill Bewick, Executive Director, Fairness Alberta See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Calls on Parks Canada to prevent the demise of Jasper’s Tonquin and Brazeau caribou herd
September 21, 2020 17:31 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBGuest Carolyn Campbell, Conservation Specialist at Alberta Wilderness Association See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
The Hidden Economy: How Faith Helps Fuel Canada’s GDP
September 21, 2020 16:47 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBGuest Brian Dijkema, vice president of external affairs at think tank Cardus See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Dispute between commercial fishermen and Indigenous fishermen in N.S.
September 21, 2020 16:03 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBGuest MP Chris d'Entremont, shadow minister for Intergovernmental Affairs & Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Discussions continue between the city and organizers of a Peace Camp in Old Strathcona
September 21, 2020 15:43 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAdam Laughlin, Interim City Manager, City of Edmonton See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Reactions to today's show
September 19, 2020 01:17 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta Based Ground Breaking COVID 19 Treatment - CRV431
September 19, 2020 01:15 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGuest Dr. Robert Foster, founder of multiple pharmaceutical companies. He's an adjunct professor at the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Alberta, and is currently the CEO of Hepion Pharmaceuticals based in Edmonton and New Jersey See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Trudeau starts consultations with opposition leaders
September 19, 2020 00:02 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBGuest Conservative finance critic and MP for Carleton Pierre Poilievre See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
The history of legendary cowboy John Ware
September 19, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBGuest Cheryl Foggo is an award-winning author, playwright, and filmmaker whose work over the last 30 years has focused on the lives of Western Canadians of African descent See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Defending free expression during elections
September 18, 2020 16:31 - 17 minutes - 16 MBGuest Joanna Baron, Executive Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Airlines are offering free COVID-19 insurance for international travellers
September 18, 2020 16:09 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBGuest Gabor Lukacs - Air Passenger Rights Advocate See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
75% of Canadians support shutting down most businesses if there is a second wave of COVID: IPSOS polling
September 18, 2020 15:41 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBDarrell Bricker, CEO, IPSOS See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Mandatory masks, foreign oil, changes to AISH, the forgotten poor, and the issues surrounding Tik Tok
September 17, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 100 MBGuests: Jon Dziadyk Edmonton Ward 3 Councillor, Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Ward 3 Councillor, Mark Milke, Canadian Energy Centre’s Executive Director of Research, Donalda Paton, concerned Calgarian, Colin Busby, the IRPP Research Director, and Tom Keenan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Senior Fellow, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, and AUTHOR OF BEST-SELLING BOOK, TECHNOCREEP See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Reactions to today's show
September 17, 2020 18:32 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Understanding the controversy around Tik Tok and breaking down The Social Dilemma
September 17, 2020 18:22 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBGuest Tom Keenan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, Senior Fellow, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, and AUTHOR OF BEST-SELLING BOOK, TECHNOCREEP See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Canada’s forgotten poor: How to lift single persons out of deep poverty"
September 17, 2020 18:19 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBGuest Colin Busby, the IRPP Research Director who oversaw the report See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Calls for transparency on privatization as the Premier says government will look at eligibility criteria to receive AISH payments
September 17, 2020 18:17 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBDonalda Paton, concerned Albertan See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
'Foreign oil imports to Canada: $477 billion between 1988 and 2019"
September 17, 2020 18:15 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBGuest Mark Milke, Canadian Energy Centre’s Executive Director of Research See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Mandatory masks in Edmonton and Calgary
September 17, 2020 18:14 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBGuests Jon Dziadyk Edmonton Ward 3 Councillor and Jyoti Gondek, Calgary Ward 3 Councillor See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
How much could a Universal Basic Income cost?
September 17, 2020 17:44 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBBen Eisen, Senior Fellow, The Fraser Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Trump announces ‘peace deal’ between Bahrain and Israel
September 16, 2020 18:28 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBGuest Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director at the Jewish Policy Center See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
The concerning allure of "new communism"
September 16, 2020 18:24 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBGuest Doug Firby is an award-winning veteran journalist and newspaper manager based in Calgary who has worked in print and electronic media for more than 40 years. He is also a C2C Journal author See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta needs both spending discipline and fresh, forward economic thinking
September 16, 2020 18:22 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGuest Terry Etam, energy writer and author of the book, The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Only way out for Toews is for government employees to take cuts"
September 16, 2020 18:20 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBGuest Franco Terrazzano is the Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ward 11 Calgary Councillor Jeromy Farkas has declared his intention to run for Mayor of Calgary
September 16, 2020 18:18 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBGuest Ward 11 Calgary Councillor Jeromy Farkas See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Edmonton’s City Plan proposes 15-minute communities
September 16, 2020 16:44 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBDon Iveson, Mayor, City of Edmonton See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: New Brunswick election, MP Shannon Stubbs, defining Canadian politics, Brexit update, and Suits and Boots
September 15, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 105 MBGuests: David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent, Shannon Stubbs, MP for Lakeland. Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Brian Lee Crowley is the Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and author of the new book: GARDENERS VS. DESIGNERS: Understanding the Great Fault Line in Canadian Politics, Anthony Cary, former British High Commissioner to Canada now living in London and Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute,...
Suits and Boots' finds new Executive Director
September 15, 2020 18:31 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBGuest Rick Grafton, new Executive Director of Suits and Boots See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Boris Johnson sparks crisis with bill that would undermine Brexit
September 15, 2020 18:27 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBGuest Anthony Cary, former British High Commissioner to Canada now living in London. Also a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"GARDENERS VS. DESIGNERS: Understanding the Great Fault Line in Canadian Politics"
September 15, 2020 17:53 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBGuest Brian Lee Crowley is the Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and he's the author of the new book: GARDENERS VS. DESIGNERS: Understanding the Great Fault Line in Canadian Politics See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
MP Shannon Stubbs named critic for public safety and emergency preparedness
September 15, 2020 17:14 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBGuest Shannon Stubbs, MP for Lakeland. Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives win in pandemic vote
September 15, 2020 16:32 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBGuest David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta’s bitumen boondoggle is costing taxpayers billions
September 15, 2020 15:38 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDr. Andrew Leach, Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Energy & Environment Economist See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: handling the pandemic, Canada’s natural resources, orphaned Grizzly cub, and gun violence
September 14, 2020 19:37 - 1 hour - 107 MBGuests: Anthony Furey, Sun papers national columnist and oped editor, Dennis McConaghy, retired TC Energy executive and author on energy and climate policy, Lisa Dahlseide, Education Director for the Cochrane Ecological Institute, and Marcell Wilson, Founder and President of One by One See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Addressing the 'root causes' of crime and gun violence
September 14, 2020 18:17 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBGuest Marcell Wilson, Founder and President of One by One See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.