Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
A daily discussion about news, politics, and pop culture, hosted by Ryan Jespersen from Edmonton, Alberta. Real Talk streams live, weekday mornings at 8:30am MT at ＜a href=https://ryanjespersen.com/＞ ryanjespersen.com＜/a＞.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 76 minutes
- Episodes
- 1245
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
March 2, 2021 - Hilary McKeekin, Les Landry, Todd Babiak
Why are 18-30 year olds proving to be most susceptible to investment fraud? We talk to Hilary McKeekin from the Alberta Securities Commission about desperation, and how "get rich quick" schemes targe…
March 1, 2021 - David Herle, University Cuts Panel, Riaz Maghji
Can the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta really be as positive and collaborative as Minister Seamus O'Regan portrayed it to be on Friday's show? We ask longtime pollster and political commenta…
Trash Talk - February 26, 2021
Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to [email protected]. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.
February 26, 2021 - Hon. Seamus O’Regan, Alberta Budget Round Table
The Hon. Seamus O'Regan oversees one of the federal government's busiest portfolios. Canada's Minister of Natural Resources chimes in on what Ottawa's doing or has done on Keystone XL, Enbridge Line …
February 25, 2021 - Shannon Phillips, Kory Mathewson, Beef Producers Panel, Julie Van Rosendaal
Albertans are bracing for a tough budget today. Official Opposition finance critic Shannon Phillips lays out what she's expecting to see from the UCP, and what the NDP would do differently. Tens of t…
February 24, 2021 - Stephen Brogarth, Tad Milmine, Power Grid Panel, Elise Stolte, Conor Ruzycki
If you had a hard time finding Real Talk on your favourite podcast platform yesterday, you weren't alone. Podboard100 managing director Stephen Brogarth explains why some of the most prominent platfo…
February 23, 2021 - Amarjeet Sohi & Paula Simons, Trevor Tombe & Ted Kouri, Laura Sherrer-Townsend
There's no question racist language, signage, and symbolism was on full display at an "anti-lockdown" rally in Edmonton over the weekend. Senator Paula Simons and former federal cabinet minister Amar…
February 22, 2021 - Danielle Smith, Emily Lakdawalla
With their pastor still sitting in jail for defying public health orders, congregants at GraceLife Church west of Edmonton packed the house to capacity yet again Sunday morning. Ryan reviews some of …
Trash Talk - February 19, 2021
Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to [email protected]. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.
February 19, 2021- Dr. Katie Mack, Black History Month Round Table, Garnet Borch
The world watched as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars. World-renowned theoretical astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack, author of The End of Everything, joins us for a wonderfully-captivating …
February 18, 2021 - Dr. Juniper Simonis, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Look Forward Calgary Panel
As Portland police officers guarded dumpsters full of food outside the Fred Meyer grocery store, Dr. Juniper Simonis was there documenting it. They join us out of the gates to talk about policing, co…
February 17, 2021 - Whistleblowers Panel, Irshad Manji, Blake Desjarlais
Are provincial and federal whistleblower protections really "toothless and useless"? David Hutton, Ian Bron, and James Turk from Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression lay out their message …
February 16, 2021 - Irene Deschenes, Red Deer Public Schools Pride Panel, Doctors' Panel, Emily Bazelon, Russ McMeekin
For several years, Irene Deschenes suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest. She joins us along with her lawyer Loretta Merritt to explain how their recent Supreme Court victory paves …
Trash Talk - February 12, 2021
Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to [email protected]. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.
February 12, 2021 - Dr Brent Saik, The Strategists Round Table
With an eventful week on the guest front, and so many Real Talkers taking the time to email [email protected], Ryan opens the show by diving into the Real Talk inbox. Multiple Guinness World Rec…
February 11, 2021 - Lieut. Col. (Ret.) David Redman, Scott Gilmore, Adam O'Brien
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) David Redman developed Alberta's Pandemic Plan back in 2004, as head of the province's Emergency Management Agency. He explains why he believes both provincial and federal g…
February 10, 2021 - Drew Barnes, Orphaned Wells Round Table, RMWB 911 Round Table, Nino Di Cara
A group of conservative politicians is banding together under the "End the Lockdown Caucus". UCP MLA Drew Barnes explains why he's taking a stand against his own government's policies, and respond to…
February 9, 2021 - Don Iveson, Audric Moses, Katie Morrison, Talia Lavin
Mayors across Canada are lobbying Ottawa ahead of the next federal budget. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, chair of the Big City Mayors' Caucus, joins to talk transit, homelessness, and other top municipa…
February 8, 2021 - Emmett Macfarlane, EMS Dispatch Round Tables, Shama Rangwala, iOAT Round Table
Who should be Canada's next Governor General, and how should they be selected? Professor Emmett Macfarlane joins from the University of Waterloo to take us through the process. Mayors and Fire Chiefs…
Trash Talk - February 5, 2021
Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to [email protected]. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.