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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Trudeau announces production of more medical supplies and equipment in Canada
April 07, 2020 16:11 - 19 minutes - 18 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the ICU with COVID-19
April 07, 2020 15:37 - 8 minutes - 8 MBRedmond Shannon, European correspondent, Global News
Today's Show: Alleged YEG ISIS supporter, environmental reporting & Canadian economic recovery
April 06, 2020 19:37 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBOn today's show: an Edmonton woman is alleged to be connected to ISIS, we talk to Global News investigative reporter Stewart Bell. Plus, why is Alberta laying off environmental reporting? And, we talk to Alberta Senator Doug Black on what a national economic strategy could look like once we're through this pandemic.
Alberta Senator wants the PM to create a Canadian Economic Recovery Council
April 06, 2020 17:38 - 18 minutes - 17 MBDoug Black, Alberta Senator
Federal officials provide update on COVID-19 measures
April 06, 2020 17:18 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
The province has suspended environmental reporting rules
April 06, 2020 16:23 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBShaun Fluker, environmental law professor, University of Calgary
Federal emergency benefits program launches today
April 06, 2020 16:14 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
A woman living in Edmonton is an alleged ISIS supporter
April 06, 2020 16:07 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBStewart Bell, investigative journalist, Global News
Today's Show: the price of COVID-19, a controversial land sale & the Friday Round Table
April 03, 2020 18:50 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOn today's show, we talk to economist Trevor Tombe about the implications for governments with all of the borrowing being done during the pandemic. Plus, the Alberta Wilderness Association talks about a controversial land auction. And, our Friday Round Table: the politics of a pandemic.
Friday Round Table: The Politics of a Pandemic
April 03, 2020 18:04 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBDave Cournoyer, Alberta politics writer, host of Dave Alberta podcast Rosa Ellithorpe, senior consultant at Navigator, Canada’s leading high-stakes public strategy and communications firm Melissa Caouette, Senior consultant and practice lead in Western Canada with Crestview Strategy
How will governments deal with the financial hit they’re taking during the pandemic
April 03, 2020 16:44 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBDr. Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, research fellow at the School of Public Policy
AB conservationists not happy with sale of Crown land in southern Alberta
April 03, 2020 16:17 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBCliff Wallis, director, Alberta Wilderness Association
Trudeau says Canadian military deploying to northern Quebec amid coronavirus pandemic
April 03, 2020 16:04 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Some people are upset over the sale of Crown land in southern Alberta
April 03, 2020 15:34 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBKim Siever, writer
Today's Show: School district not laying off EAs, top 50 teachers & Alberta auto insurance
April 02, 2020 19:05 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBOn today's show, the Prairie Rose School Division says, despite cutbacks, they're not laying off education assistants. We find out how they did it. Plus, a local teacher is nominated for a $1 million prize. And, personal injury lawyer Mark McCourt makes sense of proposed changes to the insurance landscape in Alberta.
City of Edmonton update on COVID-19 response
April 02, 2020 18:44 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBDavid Aitken, Chair, COVID-19 Task Team Eddie Robar, Branch Manager, Edmonton Transit Service Jackie Foord, Branch Manager, Social Development
Local pizza shop giving back to essential services with Support Pizza drop offs
April 02, 2020 18:04 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBBraede Harris, co-owner, LOVEPIZZA
Edmonton lawyer tells Alberta’s Auto Insurance Advisory Committee “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
April 02, 2020 17:50 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBMark McCourt, founder, principal counsel, McCourt Law Offices
Fort Sask teacher chosen as one of the Top 50 Teachers in the World for 2020
April 02, 2020 17:06 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MBScott Hebert, grade 8 science & technology teacher, St. John Paul II Catholic School
Federal governement provides daily update on COVID-19 measures
April 02, 2020 16:59 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Alberta education company aims to help teachers and parents during the pandemic
April 02, 2020 16:05 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBCassy Weber, president & CEO, MindFuel
Trudeau says too many Canadians still going out unnecessarily
April 02, 2020 15:57 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Southern Alberta school district isn’t laying off EA’s
April 02, 2020 15:40 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MBRoger Clarke, superintendent, Prairie Rose School division
Today's Show: Albertans thoughts on COVID-19, federal carbon tax & a COVID-19 info website
April 01, 2020 19:20 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBOn today's show, we talk to Chris Henderson about how Albertans are feeling about the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, political scientist Duane Bratt talks some of the political issues of the day, including the federal carbon tax. And, we talk to the creators of a website with great resources for business leaders during the pandemic.
Local tech founders create website for ideas on how to manage through COVID-19
April 01, 2020 17:55 - 11 minutes - 11 MBSam Jenkins, co-founder, COVID-19 Continuity, managing partner, Punchcard Systems Tim Carwell, co-founder, COVID-19 Continuity, president, CommAlert
The federal carbon tax increased today
April 01, 2020 17:40 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBDr. Duane Bratt, political science professor, chair of the department of economics, justice and policy studies, Mount Royal University
Federal government provides update on COVID-19 measures
April 01, 2020 17:15 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Multiple changes to Alberta’s health care system come into effect today
April 01, 2020 16:44 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBSandra Azocar, executive director, Friends of Medicare
Trudeau says Parliament must sit again to pass more measures
April 01, 2020 16:03 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
YEG company conducts survey asking Albertan's thoughts on COVID-19
April 01, 2020 15:36 - 13 minutes - 12 MBChris Henderson, chief strategist & partner, Y Station Communications & Research
Today's Show: Federal NDP & Conservatives during COVID-19 and how landlords and tenants are handling the pandemic
March 31, 2020 19:43 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBOn today's show, we hear from NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona Heather McPherson and federal conservative party leader Andrew Scheer. Plus, with the beginning of a new month, renters and landlords have concerns stemming from loss of jobs caused by COVID-19 shutdowns.
How are landlords feeling after the new rules put in place by the province on rent
March 31, 2020 17:53 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBPaul Jones, president, The Alberta Residential Landlord Association
How are renters feeling after new rules put in place by the province on rent
March 31, 2020 17:43 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBKay Del Rio, co-organizer, Edmonton Renter’s Rights Facebook group
YWCA announces new CEO
March 31, 2020 17:41 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBKatherine O’Neill, CEO, YWCA Edmonton
The federal conservative party during COVID-19
March 31, 2020 17:29 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBAndrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Official Opposition Leader
Government officials provide update on COVID-19 response
March 31, 2020 17:20 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Alberta invests in a pipeline, cuts the war room budget
March 31, 2020 16:54 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MBMax Fawcett, freelance writer, former editor of Alberta Oil magazine
Trudeau announces companies across the country are now producing medical supplies
March 31, 2020 16:47 - 22 minutes - 21 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Alberta MP wants the federal government to do more for the province’s economy
March 31, 2020 15:39 - 8 minutes - 7.92 MBHeather McPherson, NDP MP, Edmonton-Strathcona
Today's Show: Calgary physician speaks out, AB doctors send a letter & Canada/U.S. relations
March 30, 2020 19:28 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBOn today's show, we talk to the doctor that was paid a house call from Alberta's health minister. Plus, Alberta doctors have sent a letter to the province because of concerns they have with the proposed changes that take effect April 1. And, we talk to Mercedes Stephenson about what's going on between Canada and the U.S. right now.
Edmonton lays off over 2,000 staff at city rec centres, public libraries due to COVID-19
March 30, 2020 18:53 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBAdam Laughlin, Interim City Manager, City of Edmonton Pilar Martinez, CEO, Edmonton Public Library
Calgary doctor confronted by health minister speaks out
March 30, 2020 17:56 - 18 minutes - 17 MBDr. Mukarram Zaidi, family physician, clinical assistant professor, dept of family medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, U of C
Canada/US relations
March 30, 2020 17:45 - 7 minutes - 7 MBMercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief, Global News & host, The West Block
Funding cuts are affecting the fight against COVID-19
March 30, 2020 17:42 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBDr. Michael Joyce, research associate, department of medical microbiology & immunology in the faculty of medicine and dentistry, U of A
Front line workers during the pandemic
March 30, 2020 17:14 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBDr. Shazma Mithani, emergency physician, Royal Alexandra & Stollery Children’s hospitals
Federal government says military ready to mobilize if needed
March 30, 2020 17:03 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence
UCP redirects education funding to fight COVID-19
March 30, 2020 16:38 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBJason Schilling, president, Alberta Teachers Association Shelagh Dunn, vice-chair, Edmonton public school board Sarah Hoffman, education critic, Official Opposition NDP & MLA, Edmonton-Glenora
Trudeau says large business, non-profits, charities all eligible for wage subsidy
March 30, 2020 15:56 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Today's Show: Govt financial assistance & Text4Hope
March 27, 2020 18:37 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOn today's show, we talk to three journalists with Global News to break down what you need know during this pandemic about wage subsidies, grants and programs at all three levels of government. Plus, an inspiring Friday Round Table from the team behind Text4Hope.
Text4Hope Friday Round Table
March 27, 2020 17:57 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBDr. Vincent Agyapong, Text4Hope program lead Janice Bowie, has lived experience of mental illness from the family perspective Sam Fitzner, Communications lead, Mental Health Foundation