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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Alberta francophone group is suing the University of Alberta and the Government of Alberta
August 19, 2020 17:19 - 10 minutes - 9.25 MBSheila Risbud, President, Association canadienne-français de l’Alberta (ACFA) See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Camp Pekiwewin protesting police violence against the homeless
August 19, 2020 16:48 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBShima Robinson, Camp Volunteer, Black Lives Matter Edmonton See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
To 'mask shame' or not: a husband & wife hash it out
August 19, 2020 16:23 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBKari Skelton, Lifestylist and blogger, KariSkelton.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Is Chrystia Freeland breaking the glass ceiling or about to be pushed over the glass cliff?
August 19, 2020 15:41 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBDr. Melanee Thomas, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today's show: Bill Morneau resigns, two Edmontonians helping in Beirut & remember Amber Tuccaro ten-years after her death
August 18, 2020 19:18 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBOn today's show, Bill Morneau is out as federal finance minister and Chrystia Freeland is in. We talk to Global News chief political correspondent David Akin. Plus, two Edmontonians give us a call from Beirut where they're helping out after the deadly explosion earlier this month. And, you won't want to miss a powerful conversation with Tootsie Tuccaro, the mother of Amber Tuccaro, 10 years after her daughter's death. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
It’s been ten years since Amber Tuccaro was killed near Edmonton
August 18, 2020 17:41 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBTootsie Tuccaro, Amber’s Mother See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Hang in There! concert series commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Slave Lake fires
August 18, 2020 17:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBGord Bamford, Canadian Country Music Superstar Lisa Baroldi, Founder & CEO, Progress Unlimited Inc. Shawn Gramlich, Deputy Mayor, Town of Slave Lake
Hang in There! Concert series in Slave Lake celebrates resilience with Gord Bamford
August 18, 2020 17:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBGord Bamford, Canadian Country Music Superstar Lisa Baroldi, Founder & CEO, Progress Unlimited Inc. Shawn Gramlich, Deputy Mayor, Town of Slave Lake See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Government of Alberta announces curriculum review panel
August 18, 2020 17:28 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThomas Lukaszuk, Former Deputy Premier of Alberta See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Two Edmontonians are in Lebanon to help after the Beirut Blast
August 18, 2020 16:09 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBNasser Kirameddine Daniel Hasan See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns
August 18, 2020 15:44 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDavid Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today's show: Supporting teachers heading back to class, the home stretch of the CPC leadership race & Camp Pekiwewin
August 17, 2020 19:12 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBOn today's show, students, teachers and staff are getting set to head back to school. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington joins us to talk about where your head should be at. Plus, Semhar Tekeste was a strategist for prime minister Stephen Harper, now with Enterprise Canada, she takes a look at the Conservative Party of Canada's leadership race in its final week. And, we learn more about that tent city by RE/MAX Field. CEO of Homeward Trust, Susan McGee joins us. See omnystudio.com/pol...
Canadian artist creates mural in a nod to the NHL bubble in Edmonton
August 17, 2020 17:50 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBDavid Arrigo, artist See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Over 100 tents set up at Remax Field to protest police violence against the homeless
August 17, 2020 17:12 - 8 minutes - 7.85 MBSusan McGee, CEO, Homeward Trust See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
CFL 2020 season officially cancelled
August 17, 2020 16:56 - 4 minutes - 4.32 MBMorley Scott, Edmonton Football Team play by play announcer & sports anchor, 630 CHED Mornings See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
What to expect from the CPC leadership race in its final week
August 17, 2020 16:52 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBSemhar Tekeste, Conservative Strategist, Enterprise Canada See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Catching up on what's happening in U.S. politics
August 17, 2020 16:10 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBReggie Cecchini, Washington D.C. Correspondent, Global News See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Supporting teachers as they head back to the classroom
August 17, 2020 15:48 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBDr. Jody Carrington, Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Professional, Author of Kids These Days. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: WE Charity, COVID-19, US politics, Youth Science Canada, and Canada’s recession
August 14, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 106 MBGuests: James Cumming MP for Edmonton Centre, Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion, Dr. David Zitner, retired family physician, was a professor and the founding director of the Graduate Program in Health Informatics at Dalhousie University, Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University, Reni Barlow, Executive Director at Youth Science Canada, and Dave Yager, Energy policy analyst, oil & gas writer, and author of the book, From Miracl...
Pulling Canada out of recession with oil and gas
August 14, 2020 18:06 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBGuest Dave Yager, Energy policy analyst, oil & gas writer, and author of the book, From Miracle to Menace: Alberta, A Carbon Story See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Youth Science Canada Online STEM Fair is selected as finalist in the Falling Walls Breakthroughs of the Year program
August 14, 2020 17:37 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBGuest Reni Barlow, the executive director at Youth Science Canada See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Biden picks Kamala Harris as his VP
August 14, 2020 17:28 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBGuest Wendy Schiller, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Brown University See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in our health care systems
August 14, 2020 16:49 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGuest Dr. David Zitner, retired family physician, was a professor and the founding director of the Graduate Program in Health Informatics at Dalhousie University See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
MP Cumming on the WE Charity scandal
August 14, 2020 16:47 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBGuest James Cumming MP for Edmonton Centre, Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta Party says the province should expand passenger rail service
August 14, 2020 15:50 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBJacquie Fenske, Interim Leader, Alberta Party See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Governor General, Bill 30, COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta farmer incident with sheriffs, and John Ivison
August 13, 2020 19:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBGuests: Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun, Peter St. Onge, the co-author and MEI Senior Fellow, Andrew P. Rasiulis, former Canadian defence official and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Maria Leussink, Jeremia’s sister, and John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
"Fig-leaf excuse for inviting Chinese X-rays into Canada's embassies just blew away"
August 13, 2020 18:02 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBGuest John Ivison, Political Columnist for the National Post See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
GoFundMe set up for Alberta farmers facing charges after incident with sheriffs
August 13, 2020 17:37 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBGuest Maria Leussink, Jeremia’s sister See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine
August 13, 2020 17:03 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBGuest Andrew P. Rasiulis, former Canadian defence official and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta's Bill 30 is a small step to medical entrepreneurship
August 13, 2020 16:36 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBGuest Peter St. Onge, the co-author and MEI Senior Fellow See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Is the Governor General the target of a smear campaign?
August 13, 2020 16:34 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBGuest Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Why people need to stop 'Norwailing' over Alberta's oil rainy day fund
August 13, 2020 15:42 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBMax Fawcett, Freelance writer, Former editor of Alberta Oil Magazine See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today’s Show: Liberal contracts, firing a Governor General, COVID-19, and Bosnian orphans in Calgary
August 12, 2020 18:27 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBGuests: Kelly McCauley, CPC MP for Edmonton West, Philippe Lagassé: Carleton University associate professor and expert in the Westminster system, Lynda, 54 year old female from Edmonton, Karen, Prince George resident, James A. Dickinson, Professor of family medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary, Heather McCleod, guardian of Severin and Svjetlana Blagojevic, and Faraz Bawa, Sr. Associate at Stewart, Sharma, Harsanyi, Immigration, Family, and Criminal Law See o...
Deportation threat for Bosnian orphans in Calgary
August 12, 2020 18:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBGuests Heather McCleod, guardian of Severin and Svjetlana Blagojevic and Faraz Bawa, Sr. Associate at Stewart, Sharma, Harsanyi, Immigration, Family, and Criminal Law See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Stop testing asymptomatic COVID-19
August 12, 2020 17:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBGuest James A. Dickinson, Professor of family medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Living with COVID-19 symptoms
August 12, 2020 17:02 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBGuest Lynda, 54 year old female from Edmonton and Karen, Prince George resident See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Can you fire a Governor General?
August 12, 2020 16:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBGuest Philippe Lagassé: Carleton University associate professor and expert in the Westminster system See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
More contracts handed out to Liberal friends
August 12, 2020 16:02 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBGuest Kelly McCauley, CPC MP for Edmonton West See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ethics committee continues to question government officials over the WE Charity scandal
August 12, 2020 15:57 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBMercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief, Global News & host, The West Block See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Today's Show: Mural Removal Uproar, Aluminum Tariffs and Shortages, Alberta's Taxes Targeted by Ottawa, Indigenous Energy Ownership
August 11, 2020 20:26 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBGuests: Elaine Lee - Artist Rajbir Bhatti - associate professor of business, supply chain management at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business Ted Morton - former Alberta Finance Minister and a Fellow at The School of Public Policy JP Gladue - New Chief Development and Relations Officer and President of Steel River Infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Indigenous ownership of energy properties
August 11, 2020 18:39 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBGuest: JP Gladue - New Chief Development and Relations Officer and President of Steel River Infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta targeted for its tax dollars by design?
August 11, 2020 18:34 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBGuest: Ted Morton, former Alberta Finance Minister and a Fellow at The School of Public Policy. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Calgary’s Field of Crosses Memorial Project asks Albertans to make the organization’s Remembrance initiative their own for years to come
August 11, 2020 17:15 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBGuest: Major (Retired) Kent Griffiths, Communications Officer, Field of Crosses See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Aluminum shortages and tariffs
August 11, 2020 17:11 - 14 minutes - 13 MBGuest: Rajbir Bhatti (Raj-beer Bat-ee), associate professor of business, supply chain management at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Giving Wings to Dreams Mural removal
August 11, 2020 16:56 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBElaine Lee - Artist See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Concerns over proposed private surgical clinic in Edmonton
August 11, 2020 15:45 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBDr. Lorian Hardcastle, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Reaction to Today's Show
August 10, 2020 21:09 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBSee omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Alberta joins MOU to develop small nuclear reactors
August 10, 2020 18:19 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBGuest: Brian Livingston, Fellow at The School of Public Policy See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Tom Holland - Authour of "Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World"
August 10, 2020 18:10 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBGuest: Tom Holland - Authour See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Tulsequah Chief mine clean-up
August 10, 2020 18:02 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBGuest: Chris Zimmer - Rivers Without Borders Alaska Campaign Dir. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.