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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Gun control Friday Round Table
May 08, 2020 18:02 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBCharles Adler, host, Charles Adler Tonight Sheldon Clare, President, National Firearms Association Dr. Brett Mador, Executive Member of Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns Marcell Wilson, Founder & President, One by One Movement
Edmonton man completing the Goggins Challenge to raise awareness of domestic violence during COVID-19
May 08, 2020 17:20 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MBMike Cameron, author, speaker, advocate for violence prevention, co-founder of the Ignore no More run for respect, founder of Connect'd Men, an organization dedicated to create safe spaces for men to practice emotional mastery
Federal government provides daily update on COVID-19 measures
May 08, 2020 16:57 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Edmonton nurses on the frontlines of COVID-19 claim PPE is falling apart
May 08, 2020 16:53 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBHeather Smith, president, United Nurses of Alberta
Alberta doctor’s send PPE petition to provincial health minister
May 08, 2020 16:14 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBDr. John Julyan-Gudgeon, family doctor, representative of abdocs4patients
Trudeau says COVID-19 wage-subsidy program to be extended
May 08, 2020 16:06 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Premier Kenney fires back at May & Blanchet
May 08, 2020 15:41 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MBRyan replays and comments on Premier Jason Kenney's reaction to May & Blanchet
Today's Show: Canadian Cattlemen's Association, mental health check in & operating a winery during COVID-19
May 07, 2020 20:08 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBOn today's show, what do Alberta's beef producers really need as the COVID-19 pandemic continues? We talk to Bob Lowe with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. Plus, registered psychologist Kim Knull gives us tips on how to manage our complex emotions right now. And, we talk to an Alberta boy running a winery in B.C. about how he's had to adjust during the pandemic.
How a B.C. winery is adjusting its work flow during the pandemic
May 07, 2020 18:07 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBMike Dowell, owner, Liber Farm & Winery
Checking in on our mental health
May 07, 2020 17:55 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBKim Knull, registered psychologist, Founder of Momentum Walk-In Counselling
How the federal government’s gun ban will affect the Edmonton Gun Club
May 07, 2020 17:06 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBJack Broadfoot, president, Edmonton Gun Club
Meat-processing plant closures has caused a beef backup in Canada
May 07, 2020 16:28 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBBob Lowe, president, The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Trudeau announces wage top-up for essential workers
May 07, 2020 15:54 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Alberta has revealed details of the re-launch plan for schools
May 07, 2020 15:25 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBJason Schilling, president, Alberta Teachers Association
Today's Show: Alberta legislature resumes, Alberta oil heads out east & Canada's gun ban
May 06, 2020 20:16 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBOn today's show, Alberta's MLAs are back at it, we talk to Global's provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon. Plus, Alberta oil is finally making its way out east but it's taking an odd route to get there. We tell you how. And, what are Canadian gun owners saying about the gun ban? We talk to the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights.
Alberta government provides update on student learning & school re-entry engagement
May 06, 2020 18:22 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAdriana LaGrange, Minister of Education
Canadian government announces ban of ‘assault-style’ firearms
May 06, 2020 17:56 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBRod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights
Evaluation how the federal parties are handling the pandemic
May 06, 2020 17:38 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBDr. Reza Hasmath, professor of political science, University of Alberta
Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Fort McMurray
May 06, 2020 17:15 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBBreanna Karstens-Smith, anchor & reporter, Global Edmonton
Alberta oil is heading to the east coast…through the Panama Canal
May 06, 2020 16:03 - 9 minutes - 8.66 MBGeoffrey Morgan, reporter, the Financial Post
U.S. COVID-19 task force winding down & whistleblower exposes vaccine concerns
May 06, 2020 15:55 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. correspondent, Global News
The Alberta legislature is resuming
May 06, 2020 15:44 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBTom Vernon, provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton
Today's Show: Contact tracing apps & the the destruction of Ritchie School
May 05, 2020 19:41 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBOn today's show, there's a new ABTraceTogether app to help Alberta's fight against the pandemic. But, is your privacy protected? We ask Dr. Tom Keenan. Plus, why did the century old Ritchie School have to be torn down?
Today's Show: Contact tracing apps & the destruction of Ritchie School
May 05, 2020 19:41 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBOn today's show, there's a new ABTraceTogether app to help Alberta's fight against the pandemic. But, is your privacy protected? We ask Dr. Tom Keenan. Plus, why did the century old Ritchie School have to be torn down?
A 100-year old Edmonton school is being demolished
May 05, 2020 18:01 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBPierre Asselin, former president, parents council Ecole Joseph-Moreau Bev Esslinger, Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 2 Dan Rose, Chair of the Edmonton Historical Board, member of HeritageForward
Privacy vs Public health
May 05, 2020 17:27 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MBDr. Tom Keenan, Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary
Trudeau pledges $252M for agriculture industry hard-hit by COVID-19
May 05, 2020 15:46 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Today's Show: Cargill outbreak, alleged threats against a YEG mosque & a COVID-19 caused recession
May 04, 2020 18:56 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBOn today's show, the Cargill meat packing plant has reopened and we talk to Carrie Tait with The Global and Mail. Plus, the CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims joins us to talk about a troubling incident of harassment of Canadian Muslims. And, we talk to economist Dr. Trevor Tombe about recessions.
How will a city half in Saskatchewan and half in Alberta deal with different relaunch strategies?
May 04, 2020 17:48 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBGerald Aalbers, Mayor of Lloydminster
Alberta golf courses are able to reopen to the public
May 04, 2020 17:26 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBMurray McCourt, General Manager, Executive Golf Professional, The Ranch Golf and Country Club
Canada is in a recession because of COVID-19
May 04, 2020 17:08 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBDr. Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, research fellow at the School of Public Policy
Canada’s federal government has introduced a ban on assault rifles
May 04, 2020 16:55 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBAmanda Connolly, political reporter, Global News
Video surfaces online of alleged threats against a local mosque
May 04, 2020 16:14 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBMustafa Farooq, CEO, National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCMM)
Cargill has become the biggest single outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada
May 04, 2020 15:59 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBCarrie Tait, reporter, The Globe and Mail
Today's Show: A mandatory vaccine for COVID-19, EPSB upset over funding cuts & the Friday Remote Round Table
May 01, 2020 18:30 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBOn today's show, we talk to Leger about polling numbers that show how Canadians feel about a mandatory vaccine for COVID-19. Plus, what are the ramifications of cuts to early learning support in Edmonton? We get into that with chair of the Edmonton Public School Board, Trisha Estabrooks. And, Global Edmonton sports anchor and reporter, Quinn Phillips, Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun reporter Lauren Boothby, social media strategist Linda Hoang and creator for Wrenworks and The Surf Journey ...
EPSB upset with funding change to special needs program
May 01, 2020 17:08 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBTrisha Estabrooks, chair, Edmonton Public School Board
Listener reaction to federal ‘assault-style’ firearms ban
May 01, 2020 16:56 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBRyan dives in to the text line to get listener reaction on federal ‘assault-style’ firearms ban
Canadians divided on whether it should be mandatory to get a vaccine for COVID-19
May 01, 2020 16:30 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBAndrew Enns, Executive Vice-President with Leger, head of the Winnipeg office for Leger
Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns
May 01, 2020 16:21 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness David Lametti, Minister of Justice & Attorney General Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Today's Show: Fort McMurray flood evacuees insurance, Planet of the Humans and the justice system during COVID-19
April 30, 2020 19:18 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOn today's show, we talk to the Insurance Bureau of Canada about what people evacuated due to the Fort McMurray flood need to know. Plus, how legit is that move The Planet of the Humans? We talk to a critic. And, we ask defence attorney and former crown prosecutor Anthony Oliver to weigh in on how Canada's judicial on how system has responded to COVID-19.
What you need to know about insurance claims from the Fort Mac flood
April 30, 2020 17:58 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBCelyeste Power, Vice-President, Western, Insurance Bureau of Canada
The Justice System’s response to COVID-19
April 30, 2020 17:39 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBAnthony Oliver, VP, Alberta Criminal Justice Association Board (AJAB)
Researcher calls 'Planet of the Humans' a mess of old myths
April 30, 2020 17:13 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBKetan Joshi, analyst & author. Joshi holds a science degree from Sydney University. He has worked in the renewable energy industry for about eight years, doing operational monitoring, data analysis, community engagement and corporate communications. He's also worked in data science and innovation communications at Australia’s national science agency. He currently lives in Norway, and is writing a book about Australia’s modern climate change story.
Global News investigates claims China has been hoarding PPE and selling it back to the West
April 30, 2020 16:54 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBSam Cooper, National Online Investigative Reporter, Global News
One dead, five missing after Canadian Forces helicopter crash off Greece
April 30, 2020 16:03 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Today's Show: Code of Silence award, Brian Jean & Conservative MP James Cumming
April 29, 2020 19:46 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBOn today's show, why did the government of Alberta win a "Code of Silence" award? Plus, former leader of the Wildrose Party Brian Jean joins us for a candid conversation as he goes through more unimaginable tragedy. And, Conservative MP James Cumming tells what he wants the federal government to pay attention to during COVID-19.
The government of Alberta has been named the most secretive provincial government in Canada
April 29, 2020 17:55 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBJames Turk, Director of the Centre for Free Expression & Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Ryerson University
Parliament hosts its first virtual session of the House of Commons
April 29, 2020 17:41 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBJames Cumming, Conservative MP, Edmonton-Centre & Shadow Minister for Small Business & Export Promotion
Evacuees of the Fort Mac wildfire could be re-traumatized from the flood evacuations
April 29, 2020 17:15 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBDr. Peter Silverstone, professor of psychiatry, University of Alberta
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer holds daily COVID-19 update
April 29, 2020 16:55 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBDr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Howard Njoo, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada