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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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces economic measures to assist Canadians during COVID-19 pandemic
March 18, 2020 18:31 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
Canadian government unveils $82B in aid for families, business amid coronavirus uncertainty
March 18, 2020 17:30 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBThe Hon. Bill Morneau, Finance Minister Stephen Poloz, Governor, Bank of Canada
Today's Show: COVID-19 & mental health, Justin Trudeau & the arts
March 17, 2020 22:24 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn today's show, our COVID-19 coverage continues. We talk to registered psychologist Kim Knull on managing the mental health challenges that come with the virus. Plus, an update from Ottawa. And, insight into how COVID-19 is affecting Edmonton's art scene.
Can your pets get sick from COVID-19?
March 17, 2020 17:53 - 7 minutes - 7.3 MBDr. Darrell Dalton, Registrar, Albert Veterinary Medical Association
How COVID-19 is impacting Edmonton's arts scene
March 17, 2020 17:46 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MBChantell Ghosh, executive director, Citadel Theatre
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic
March 17, 2020 17:26 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBPrime Minister Justin Trudeau
How COVID-19 can impact your mental health
March 17, 2020 17:23 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBKim Knull, registered psychologist
Today's Show: TMX cost, AB Party leader & Indigenous cuisine
February 10, 2020 20:27 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBOn today's show, we talk to former finance and energy minister Dr. Ted Morton about the Trans Mountain pipeline cost. Plus, the Alberta Party unveils its acting leader live on the show. And, a Round Table on Indigenous cuisine with Chef Shane Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King.
Indigenous cuisine Round Table
February 10, 2020 19:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBShane Chartrand, Chef Jennifer Cockrall-King, co-author of Tawaw: Progressive Indigenous cuisine
New Hampshire primary & U.S. politics
February 10, 2020 18:10 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. correspondent, Global News
Wet’suwet’en Territory pipeline talks
February 10, 2020 17:45 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBDavid Khan, leader, Alberta Liberal Party
Jacquie Fenske named acting leader of the Alberta Party
February 10, 2020 17:12 - 17 minutes - 16 MBJacquie Fenske, acting leader, Alberta Party & former Progressive Conservative MLA
Trans Mountain will be twice as expensive as planned
February 10, 2020 16:48 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBDr. Ted Morton, Professor Emeritus, Political Science, U of C & former minister of Sustainable Resource Development, Finance and Energy
Today's show: Premier Jason Kenney has plans for an energy office in Montreal. Aurora Cannabis has laid off 500 workers and their CEO has stepped down. And a security expert weighs in on the EPS plan for facial recognition implementation
February 07, 2020 20:15 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBOn today's show, Energi Media publisher Markham Hislop weighs in on a UCP plan for an energy office in Quebec. National Bank Financial's Angus Watt joins us to discuss a bad day for Aurora Cannabis. Plus Beauceron Security CEO David Shipley tells us why facial recognition is a bad idea for police forces.
Technology Friday Round Table
February 07, 2020 19:01 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBMicah Slavens, owner, liftinteractive.com Dan Haight, president & co-founder, Darkhorse Analytics Ryan Tucker, CEO, G2V Optics Alina Martin, co-founder & CEO, Harvest Hub
Edmonton engineer’s research is leading the way for preventive filters in surgical masks
February 07, 2020 18:18 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBDr. Hyo-Jick Choi, assistant professor, chemical & materials engineering, University of Alberta
Security expert weighs in on EPS decision to potentially bring in facial recognition technology
February 07, 2020 18:10 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBDavid Shipley, CEO, Beauceron Security
Aurora Cannabis lays off 500 people, CEO steps down
February 07, 2020 17:47 - 15 minutes - 14 MBAngus Watt, National Bank Financial
Premier Kenney has plans for an energy office in Montreal
February 07, 2020 17:12 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBMarkham Hislop, Publisher, Energi Media
Today's show: The parliamentary budget office expects most Canadians to make money from the carbon tax rebate and we take a look at the state of Alberta politics
February 06, 2020 20:15 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBOn today's show, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux explains why you'll make money from the federal carbon tax and Alberta political commentator Dave Cournoyer talks Alberta and American politics
State of politics in Alberta and the U.S.
February 06, 2020 18:59 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBDave Cournoyer, Alberta politics columnist and host of @daveberta podcast
Elk Island Public School Board retains Public School Board name
February 06, 2020 18:12 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBTrina Boymook, board chair, Elk Island Public School Board
Most Canadians will get higher federal carbon tax rebates than they pay
February 06, 2020 17:38 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBYves Giroux, Parliamentary budget officer
EPS will now allow historical sexual assault reporting online
February 06, 2020 16:53 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBChris Samuel, Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program at the U of A
Today's show: The Trans Mountain pipeline has cleared another legal hurdle, Edmonton public schools may have more P.D. days and the AUPE has its say on the recent AHS review.
February 05, 2020 20:06 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBOn today's show, Amarjeet Sohi, former federal minister of natural resources and infrastructure, weighs in on the recent Trans Mountain ruling. The EPSB's Trisha Estabrooks tells us why students at Edmonton public schools will likely see more P.D. days. And the AUPE's Susan Slade touches on the recent AHS review.
UCP announces film & TV tax credit
February 05, 2020 18:59 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBKelly Wolfert, Creative Director & Cinematographer
More PD days are planned for Edmonton public schools
February 05, 2020 18:36 - 10 minutes - 10 MBTrisha Estabrooks, chair, Edmonton Public School Board
APEGA celebrates 100 years of engineering in Alberta
February 05, 2020 18:11 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBJay Nagendran, CEO, The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Nancy Biamonte, director of communications, APEGA
President Donald Trump delivers State of the Union address
February 05, 2020 17:44 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. correspondent, Global News
AUPE reacts to the recent AHS review
February 05, 2020 17:20 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBSusan Slade, vice-president, AUPE
Peter MacKay hosts meet and greet in Edmonton
February 05, 2020 17:11 - 7 minutes - 7.3 MBLaurie Hawn, former Conservative MP for Edmonton-Centre from 2006-2015 & chair, Alberta Campaign for Peter MacKay's Conservative Leadership run
Federal court dismisses Trans Mountain appeal
February 05, 2020 16:46 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAmarjeet Sohi, former federal minister of Natural Resources and Infrastructure
Today's show: A new AHS review has highlighted a potential $2B in annual savings. And how a new app could help your daily commute
February 04, 2020 20:11 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOn today's show, Global News reporter Tom Vernon dissects a new review of Alberta Health Services that could save the government billions of dollars. Also, Ward 4 Councillor Aaron Paquette on a new app that would show you how much reducing speed limits in the city would affect your commute.
Black History Month Round Table: 5 Artists 1 Love
February 04, 2020 18:49 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBNatalie Meyer, co-curator, 5 Artist 1 Love music show & art production Timothy Noel, musical performer, 5 Artist 1 Love
How reduced speed limits could affect your commute
February 04, 2020 18:15 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAaron Paquette, Ward 4 Councillor
Changes to the CRTC and how that will affect you outside of Netflix
February 04, 2020 17:57 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBTroy Reeb, Executive Vice President Broadcast Networks, Corus Entertainment
What happened at the Iowa caucus and why is it important?
February 04, 2020 17:29 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MBJackson Proskow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global News
AHS Review highlights $2B annually in savings
February 04, 2020 16:43 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBTom Vernon, provincial affairs reporter, Global Edmonton
Today's show: You're less resistant to first flu you ever caught and coronavirus misinformation
February 03, 2020 20:10 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBOn today's show, associate professor at McMaster University, Dr. Matthew Miller discusses a new report that suggests that you are less likely to catch the first flu had as a child later in life. And Alberta Health Services cancer prevention researcher Dr. Sajjad Fazel talks about the new Coronavirus and the spread of misinformation online.
Burn awareness week
February 03, 2020 18:52 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBSpencer Beach Burn survivor & Workplace Safety Expert Kelly Falardeau, Burn survivor & author
Coronavirus and the spread of misinformation
February 03, 2020 18:10 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBDr. Sajjad Fazel, Research Associate, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Alberta Health Services
You're less resistant to the first flu you ever caught
February 03, 2020 17:13 - 11 minutes - 11 MBDr. Matthew Miller, co-author of report and Associate Professor, McMaster University
Today's show: What Brexit will mean for the EU and Canada. Will President Trump be acquitted? And the environmental impact of tailings ponds
January 31, 2020 21:33 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBOn today's show, we check in with Global News reporter Redmond Shannon on the official Brexit departure date. Also, Global News Washington correspondent Reggie Cecchini on the likelihood of U.S. President Donald Trump being acquitted after a key vote. And Dr. Andrew Leach on the liability Alberta's tailings ponds could have on the environment.
Legacies & sexual assault Friday Round Table
January 31, 2020 19:02 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBMary Jane James, CEO, Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE) Michael Brechtel, Partner, Berlin Communications Lisa MacGregor, Anchor, Weekend Morning News, Global Edmonton
Edmonton Eskimos extend quarterback Trevor Harris through 2022
January 31, 2020 18:12 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBMorley Scott, sports anchor, 630 CHED Mornings & play-by-play announcer, Edmonton Eskimos
Alberta firefighters ask province not to build 12 storey wood frame buildings
January 31, 2020 17:56 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBBrad Readman, President, Alberta Firefighters Association
Alberta's tailings ponds pose huge environmental liability
January 31, 2020 17:48 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBDr. Andrew Leach, associate professor, Alberta School of Business
Will President Donald Trump be acquitted after a key vote?
January 31, 2020 16:31 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. correspondent, Global News
Brexit is officially here, what that means for the EU
January 31, 2020 16:28 - 9 minutes - 8.81 MBRedmond Shannon, Europe Correspondent, Global News
Today's show: CPC leadership candidate Rick Peterson, former premier Rachel Notley on AISH payments and changes to the Alberta curriculum
January 30, 2020 20:32 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBOn today's show, we talk with Alberta CPC leadership candidate Rick Peterson about his campaign bid. NDP Opposition leader Rachel Notley weighs in on cuts to the AISH program. Also, EPSB chair Trisha Estabrooks on upcoming changes to the Alberta curriculum.