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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Residents of Hillview Park complex have been out of their homes since the 2016 wildfires
June 10, 2020 17:47 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBRobert Noce, condominium, municipal and real estate lawyer, Partner, Miller Thomson
Alberta has announced Phase 2 of the COVID-19 relaunch
June 10, 2020 17:12 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBJulia Wong, reporter, Global Edmonton
What does ‘defund the police’ mean?
June 10, 2020 16:49 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBAlex S. Vitale, Author of The End of Policing, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of The Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College
Anti-racism march in Innisfail postponed after social media backlash (cre)
June 10, 2020 16:21 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBJean Barclay, town councilor, Innisfail
Coronavirus test produces false negatives 20% of the time
June 10, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBBrian Hill, Investigative journalist, Global News
Today's show: YMM condo owners nightmare continues, NDP leader Rachel Notley, provincial victims funds & anti-racism boxes
June 09, 2020 19:18 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOn today's show, it's a nightmare for some condo owners in Fort McMurray who still aren't back in their homes four years after the wildfire. Plus, are Alberta's parks really for sale? We talk to opposition leader Rachel Notley. We also talk to a criminal defence lawyer about victim funding. And, we get the details on an anti-racism initiative in Edmonton that's taking off.
4 years after the Fort McMurray wildfire and some condo owners still aren’t back in their homes
June 09, 2020 18:01 - 32 minutes - 30 MBSheila Champion, Hillview Park condo owner
Edmonton organization creates anti-racism box
June 09, 2020 17:03 - 11 minutes - 11 MBSam Singh, Steward, The Shift Lab
The provincial government is proposing to use part of victims funds for policing and prosecution
June 09, 2020 16:44 - 10 minutes - 9.94 MBDeborah Hatch, Criminal Defence Lawyer, Deborah R. Hatch Criminal Law
Parks & Puppies
June 09, 2020 16:30 - 19 minutes - 18 MBRachel Notley, leader of Alberta’s NDP, MLA Edmonton-Strathcona
Founder of CrossFit makes controversial comments about George Floyd
June 09, 2020 15:51 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBGraham Doody, Head Coach & Co-owner of Forged by Fire & Grahamdoody.com
RCMP Terrorism Guide & Incels
June 09, 2020 15:43 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBStewart Bell, Investigative Journalist, Global News
Today's show: Mayor Don Iveson, Fight for Equity rally & Alberta MLA's aren't being invited to graduation ceremonies
June 08, 2020 20:06 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBOn today's show, we're joined by Edmonton's mayor. Where's Don Iveson's head at with what's been happening lately? We talk with organizers from Friday's Fight for Equity rally and Black Lives Matter - Edmonton. And, we check in with Support our Students about a letter sent by the education minister on graduation ceremonies.
Thousands showed up to a BLM rally in Edmonton on Friday
June 08, 2020 17:59 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBTiera Williams, Founder, A Fight for Equity
Alberta’s education minister wants MLA’s to be invited to graduation ceremonies
June 08, 2020 17:39 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBDr. Wing Li, Public Education Advocate, Support our Students Edmonton Chapter Communications
Despite relaunch, Alberta businesses expect a slow recovery
June 08, 2020 17:13 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBKen Kobly, president & CEO, Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Edmonton lawyer discusses Black Lives Matter, policing & politics
June 08, 2020 16:48 - 17 minutes - 16 MBAvnish Nanda, lawyer, Partner, Nanda & Company
Thousands showed up to a BLM rally in Edmonton on Friday
June 08, 2020 16:19 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBShima, local artist, organizer, BLM YEG
Edmonton’s mayor on BLM, police funding & COVID-19
June 08, 2020 15:48 - 19 minutes - 18 MBDon Iveson, Mayor of the City of Edmonton
Today's Show: The Friday Round Table, Matthew Fisher, MP Heather McPherson & MLA Janis Irwin
June 05, 2020 18:28 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBOn today's show, a remarkable Round Table discussion on race relations and equality with Vanmala Subramaniam, Ahmed Ali & Waymatea Ellis. Plus, international correspondent Matthew Fisher on Gen. James Mattis vs. Donald Trump. And, we talk politics with Heather McPherson and Janis Irwin.
Pride flag taken down at Alberta legislature after 24 hours
June 05, 2020 17:15 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBJanis Irwin, NDP MLA Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Canada urged to open doors to people fleeing Hong Kong
June 05, 2020 16:43 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBHeather McPherson, NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona
Gen. James Mattis on Trump and the President orders combat troops into American streets
June 05, 2020 16:07 - 16 minutes - 15 MBMatthew Fisher, international affairs columnist and foreign correspondent
Charles Adler talks Canadian & U.S. politics
June 05, 2020 15:47 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBCharles Adler, host, Charles Adler Tonight
Today's Show: Dr. Shelly Tochluk, one-year since the MMIWG report was released & police and race relations
June 04, 2020 19:22 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn today's show, we listen through the discomfort, that's the challenge Dr. Shelly Tochluk gave us, she's the author of "Witnessing Whiteness." We also discuss non-action in Canada when it comes to a report on missing and murdered Indigenous women with a powerful conversation with Stephanie Harpe with The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women. And, we talk to Sgt. Michael Elliott, president of the Edmonton Police Association.
Grads in the town of Jasper are being celebrated around town
June 04, 2020 17:59 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBRichard Ireland, Mayor of Jasper
It’s been one year since the MMIWG report was released, what’s changed?
June 04, 2020 17:52 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBJane Gerster, National Online Features Journalist, Global News Stephanie Harpe, International Advocate for Murdered, Missing and Exploited Indigenous Peoples, Program Coordinator at The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Alberta creates Firearms Advisory Committee
June 04, 2020 16:36 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBTom Vernon, Provincial Affairs reporter, Global Edmonton
How to talk about race
June 04, 2020 16:05 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBDr. Shelly Tochluk, Professor, Education Department, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Police & race relations
June 04, 2020 15:53 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBSgt. Michael Elliott, president, Edmonton Police Association, director, Canadian Police Association, vice-chair, ABCISM
Today's Show: racial equality, Mumilaaq Qaqqa & Alberta's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
June 03, 2020 19:46 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn today's show, meaningful conversations about racial equality with Stephen Menendian from the Unviersity of California, Berkeley and Edmontonian Jesse Lipscombe. Plus, Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqa joins us to talk about the Edmonton Eskimos' name. And, is protesting actually outlawed in Alberta now? We ask constitutional lawyer and leader of the Alberta liberal party, David Khan.
Government of Alberta is establishing the Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee
June 03, 2020 18:26 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBJason Kenney, Premier Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Michaela Glasgo, MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat
Does Alberta’s Bill 1 make it illegal to protest?
June 03, 2020 17:40 - 11 minutes - 11 MBDavid Khan, Leader, Alberta Liberal Party, Indigenous & Constitutional law lawyer
Alberta’s GDP grew in 2019
June 03, 2020 17:12 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBDr. Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, research fellow at the School of Public Policy
Nunavut MP calls out Edmonton Eskimos over team name
June 03, 2020 16:47 - 16 minutes - 15 MBMumilaaq Qaqqaq, NDP MP for Nunavut
Edmonton activist talks being an ally and Be the Change Digital Rally
June 03, 2020 16:16 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBJesse Lipscombe, co-founder of Make it Awkward campaign & organizer of Be the Change Digital Rally, actor & activist
What are the next steps in the fight for racial equality?
June 03, 2020 15:53 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBStephen Menendian, assistant Director & director of research at the Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California, Berkeley
Today's Show: defence lawyer Tom Engel, YEG LRT expansion & SpaceX launch
June 02, 2020 18:55 - 31 minutes - 29 MBOn today's show, we talk to criminal defence lawyer Tom Engel about a photo posted to Instagram that appears to show two Edmonton police officers with a suspect in custody. Plus, two city councillors on why they voted the way they did on the LRT expansion. And, a fascinating conversation with astronomer Dr. Gregory Sivakoff about the SpaceX launch.
Experts think creating a ‘green recovery’ from COVID-19 is a terrible idea
June 02, 2020 17:38 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBDr. Christopher Ragan, economist, Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University
SpaceX launched over the weekend, what does that mean for the future of space travel?
June 02, 2020 17:13 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBDr. Gregory Sivakoff, associate professor, Department of physics, University of Alberta
Edmonton city council votes to expand the LRT south over north
June 02, 2020 16:45 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBTim Cartmell, Edmonton city councillor, Ward 9 Moe Banga, Edmonton city councillor, Ward 12
EPS launch review after an officer posted a picture of a drug arrest
June 02, 2020 16:06 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBTom Engel, Criminal defence & civil rights lawyer, Engel Law
EPS launches review after an officer posted a picture of a drug arrest
June 02, 2020 16:06 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBTom Engel, Criminal defence & civil rights lawyer, Engel Law
Another day & night of protests in the U.S.
June 02, 2020 15:40 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. Correspondent, Global News
Today's Show: confronting racism in Canada & the U.S. and The Canadian Women's Foundation Signal for Help
June 01, 2020 19:23 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBOn today's show, following a weekend of remarkable protests and violence in the United States and Canada we take on the difficult conversation head on. We talk to Sandy Hudson, founder of Black Lives Matter-Toronto, Edmonton-based writer, Bashir Mohamed, and former Progressive Conservative MLA and founder of ACT2endracism, Teresa Woo-Paw. Plus, the Canadian Women's Foundation has a new initiative aimed at domestic violence prevention.
Canadian Women’s Foundation launches the violence at home Signal for Help
June 01, 2020 17:47 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBAndrea Gunraj, VP of Public Engagement, Canadian Women’s Foundation
Meat & poultry from province-inspected facilities temporarily allowed to move between provinces
June 01, 2020 17:40 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBShaun Haney, founder, Real Agriculture, Host, RealAg Radio
COVID-19 has led to racist attacks against Asian-Canadians
June 01, 2020 17:07 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBTeresa Woo-Paw, Founder, ACT2endracism, former PC MLA from 2008-2015
Edmonton writer addresses prejudice and racism in our city
June 01, 2020 16:50 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBBashir Mohamed, Edmonton based writer
What’s it been like reporting on the protests in the U.S.
June 01, 2020 16:19 - 11 minutes - 11 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. correspondent, Global News