Good News for People with Climate Anxiety!

From 1-10, where's your "climate anxiety" at? In this episode, we meet three "Climate Action Figures" who remind us it's never too late to take action. 

5:10 | But first...it's another Real Talk scoop: Alberta will introduce policy on phones in schools as early as this summer. Ryan and Johnny take a look at what Ontario's doing, and what Alberta might do, ahead of our special episode on distraction and technology in classrooms on Tuesday, June 11. 

11:05 | Not every conversation about climate change needs to have a "doom and gloom" vibe. Three different generations are represented around our Real Talk Round Table as we meet three of the changemakers

CLIMATE ACTION FIGURES PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/climate-action-figures/id1729293129

42:45 | Can we actually drain the swamp? How do we attract "better" people to politics? Ryan and Johnny hop into the YouTube live chat. 

53:55 | Our entire team is moved by the messages we've received since our June 6 episode on mental health, suicide, and grief. Ryan reads powerful emails from Jurgen, Cameron, Sheryl, Joe, and Johnny. 

JOHNNY KIRMAN INTERVIEW: https://rtrj.info/031723Kirkman

1:07:50 | Debra checks in from the States with strong words (!!!) for Donald Trump; Ray, Ed, and Jim take issue with our May 31 Group Chat Round Table's take on Pierre Poilievre, and Dr. Jennifer delivers an unofficial diagnosis of the federal Conservative Leader. It's a feisty federal politics edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park! 

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