Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

February 11, 2022 - Supply Chains & Blockades; Black Settlers in Early Canada

17:35 | University of Waterloo's Dr. Jim Bookbinder on supply chain issues and how the current border blockades across Canada are tightening bottlenecks. 
32:36 | Question of the Week | Ryan reviews Real Talkers thoughts on the ongoing "freedom" convoys across Canada. Presented by Y Station. 
37:54 | Descendants of Black settlements in early Canada, Steven Cook, Shannon Prince, and Junetta Jamerson discuss their family heritage, the discrimination their ancestors faced in both the US and Canada, and how racism is seeing a resurgence.   
1:38:34 | #TrashTalk | Ryan let's 'er rip on emails from Real Talkers on what's ticking 'em off. Presented by Local Environmental

February 10, 2022 - Dropping Vaccine Passports & Alberta’s Economy; How Dogs Make Us Better Humans

17:23 | The Calgary Chamber of Commerce's Deborah Yedlin voices concerns around the Alberta government's Road Map out of the Pandemic, including the immediate removal of the Restrictions Exemption program (REP)—moves that likely won't boost consumer confidence or the economy.
32:29 | Ryan calls out the contradictions and intolerance of Premier Jason Kenney likening anti-vaxxers to people living with HIV/AIDS. 
43:05 | #MyJasper Memories | Love is in the mountain air as both Ryan and Sam share about their families spent time in Jasper National Park over the weekend. 
50:51 | The author of the new best-selling book, How Dogs Make Us Better Humans, Bea Bohm-Meyer shares about writing the book and what our furry, four-legged companion animals have to teach us.
1:14:18 | The Real Team discusses the occupation of the nation's capital and several border crossings and what can and should be done about it. 
1:36:31 | #PositiveReflections | Ryan looks at the lighter side of life with Real Talkers' emails. Presented by Kuby Energy.

Trash Talk - February 4, 2022

Ryan reads revved up emails from Real Talkers (and himself) about what is really ticking them off this week. Presented by Local Environmental.

February 4, 2022 - GoFundMe for Health Care Workers; Can Anyone Have an Eating Disorder?

9:50 | Ryan and team discuss the plans of Alberta's Premier to drop health precautions and the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) in the coming week.
18:54 | Emma May shares about launching a GoFundMe campaign "Canadians Care About Our Health Workers" to show gratitude and support for the doctors, nurses, and other health care providers who tirelessly show up for patients during the on-going pandemic.
 
41:41 | A candid conversation about eating disorders on our Real Talk Round Table with Logan Locke, Raffela Mancuso, and Karly Watson. Each share about their lived experience with eating disorders, and how the condition can impact people of any gender, race, weight, and age.
 
1:50:56 | #TrashTalk | Ryan reads revved up emails from Real Talkers (and himself) about what is really ticking them off this week. Presented by Local Environmental
 
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February 3, 2022 - 1st 100 Days: Mayors Sohi/Gondek; CPC Leadership; Fashion & Black Representation

2:07 | City of Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi reflects on his 100 days in office, the challenges he's faced and what his team is working on, including the potential need to address the Province cancelling the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).
 
20:12 | City of Calgary Mayor Dr. Jyoti Gondek discusses the deal between the City of Calgary and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation falling through, declaring a climate emergency, her major concerns around Sean Chu remaining on City Council, protests outside her home and at the Coutts border crossing—all in her first 100 days in the mayor's chair.
 
47:00 | Fashion psychologist Dr. Dawnn Karen discusses the representation of Black people in and by the fashion industry, as beauty standards tend to be eurocentric.

February 2, 2022 - Conservative Leadership Vote Panel; Long COVID Research & Experience

11:44 | Former Conservative MP Joan Crockatt, public policy expert Melissa Caouette, and National Observer columnist Max Fawcett discuss the reasons for the Conservative Party calling a leadership vote on Erin O'Toole today and what the possible outcomes could be.
47:32 | Dr. Manali Mukherjee shares about not only researching Long COVID but also living with it. She's joined by Tara Madden, who was recently been assessed with the condition, to talk about the symptoms, impacts on sufferers' lives, and where to find hope.
1:22:25 | #MyJasper Memories | Ryan gives a "heads-up" that Valentine's Day is a little more than a week away with suggestions for romantic getaways only possible in Jasper National Park. Presented by Jasper Tourism.

February 1, 2022 - Getting ID’d at Alberta Drug-Use Sites; Mental Health & Police Response

4:14 | Ryan and the team get into the news of the day including the NFL star Tom Brady announcing his retirement and the continuing Canada/US border blockade in Coutts, Alta.
17:32 | Moms Stop the Harm's Kym Porter and their lawyer Avnish Nanda on Alberta’s top court keeping the provincial policy that personal ID must be shown to get into supervised consumption sites, the lives it will cost, and how the Canadian government could intervene.
42:38 | Mental health advocate Amber Cannon on her interactions with Calgary Police while in mental health crisis and how new diversion pilot program could positively and negatively impact vulnerable Calgarians.
1:14:10 | #QuestionoftheWeek | Ryan reviews Real Talkers input on the most recent survey—this one all about sleep, how many Zzzzz are needed, and if naps are part of the equation. Presented by Y Station.

January 31, 2022 - CPR Saves a Life; Diverting Calls from Cops across Canada; Mentorship

3:19 | Ryan recaps the first annual Real Talk Pond Hockey Classic which raised $50,000 and also included the saving of a life. Registered nurse Noelle Appleby explains how some quick thinking and CPR skills helped keep one of the tournament's participants alive after they collapsed on the ice.
23:32 | Ryan reviews what happened over the weekend across the country as "Freedom Convoys" wreaked havoc on Parliament Hill, cities across Canada, and at the border crossing in southern Alberta.
41:19 | Calls for help during a mental health crisis are now being diverted away from police in Toronto, Calgary, and Red Deer. Ryan finds out how and why from Toronto's Manager of Policing Reform Mohammed Shuriye, Superintendent Asif Rashid with Calgary Police, and the City of Red Deer's Jeremy Bouw.
1:11:56 | #PositiveReflections | Ryan visits with Big Brothers Big Sisters' Danisha Bhaloo-Shivji and a Big Brother mentor, Aaron Hoyland about the value mentorship can bring to children and adults alike. Presented by Kuby Energy.

Trash Talk - January 28, 2022

Ryan gets into it with emails for Real Talkers about what's bugging them—politics or otherwise.
Presented by Local Environmental.

January 28, 2022 - Bryan Baeumler; Vaccine Equity around the World

1:17 | Home reno guru and tv personality, Bryan Baeumler talks about pursuing the trades after getting a poll sci degree, how he built his career, and the ways the pandemic impacted his flip of an abandoned hotel in the Bahamas.
27:46 | Ryan and the team talk about the Edmonton Oilers signing troubled player Evander Kane, plus the trucker convoy arriving in Ottawa this weekend.
51:10 | Emergency physician Dr. Courtney Howard and the International Development critic for the federal NDP, MP Heather McPherson, on the need to get vaccines to everyone across the globe and what Canada's role is in that task. 
1:29:38 | #TrashTalk - Ryan gets into it with emails for Real Talkers about what's bugging them—politics or otherwise. Presented by Local Environmental