Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

November 25, 2021 - Seeking Justice for Flight PS752 Victims; Climate Change is Coming for Everyone

4:00 | Ryan delves into the guilty charges for the three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery on February 23, 2020, with statements from Arbery's family, Reverend Al Sharpton, and the defence attorney.
12:58 | Spokesperson for the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims, Hamed Esmaeilion, who tragically lost his wife and young daughter on the flight when it was shot down, discusses the newly  released a report on the incident “The Lonely Fight for Justice: An investigative analysis of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752”.
36:53 | #EatYourWords | Ryan takes environmentalist David Suzuki and Alberta's premier Jason Kenney to task for using thinly veiled threats of violence and calls to jail opponents. 
42:28 | The Environmentalist’s Dilemma author, Arno Kopecky on the piling up of extreme weather events,   and how so many people continue to be surprised by the totally predictable outcomes of climate change.

November 24, 2021 - Rick Bell; Corb Lund & Craig Snodgrass

8:07 | Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell doesn't hold back his takes on the UCP leadership, the party's AGM over the weekend and sentiment in Alberta for the governing party.
42:17 | #MyJasper Memories | Ryan takes a tour of some cozy cabins available for winter visits to Jasper National Park. Presented by Tourism Jasper.
45:13 | Award-winning singer-songwriter Corb Lund and Mayor of High River Craig Snodgrass return to the show to bring us up to speed on the plight to protect Alberta’s Eastern Slopes from coal exploration.

November 23, 2021 - Malcolm Gladwell; Marie Henein: 1 Year Anniversary for Real Talk

4:49 | The author of seven New York Times best sellers, host of the popular podcast Revisionist History, and the new audiobook Miracle and Wonder, Malcolm Gladwell shares about his creative process and when it's appropriate to take inspiration from around the globe. 
35:19 | "Best of Real Talk" as chosen by Real Talkers. Ryan reviews the top five moments from the first year of the show, voted for by our audience. Presented by Y Station.
58:20 | One of the country's top litigators, Marie Henein, shares about her new memoir, Nothing But the Truth, the career that inspired it and the distinct challenges female lawyers face.

November 22, 2021 - COVID Vax for Kids 5+; Just Transition in Canada‘s Petro-City; Imposter Syndrome

13:10 | Pediatrician Dr. Tehseen Ladha and ER Physician Dr. Shazma Mithani answer questions about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for kids and what the rollout means for Canadian families.
48:38 | Exploring what the real prospects for a just transition in Calgary-Canada’s Petro-City are, with Sustainable Calgary Society's Dr. Noel Keough and environmental lawyer Jeremy Barretto.
1:15:25 | Co-authors of Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome, Jodi-Ann Burey and Ruchika Tulshyan, share why they created the popular Harvard Business Review piece and what's really going on in workplaces. 
1:49:20 | #PositiveReflections | Ryan looks on the bright side of life to start the week on the right foot.Presented by Kuby Energy

Trash Talk - November 19, 2021

Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Buckle up for another edition of Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

November 19, 2021 - Signal for Help; Men‘s Whole Health Real Talk Round Table

10:32 | Canadian Women’s Foundation's Andrea Gunraj shares about developing the Signal for Help—a hand signal empowering victims of violence to indicate they're in distress, without leaving a digital trace. 
34:56 | Real Talk Round Table on men's whole health with Becoming a Better Man author Mike Cameron, UBC Psychotherapy director Dr. John Ogrodniczuk and retired NFL and CFL player and current personal trainer Marcus Henry, explore how mental and physical health are vital to maintaining wellbeing. 
1:26:47 | #TrashTalk | Ryan rolls out the best rants of the week, as submitted to talk@ryanjespersen.com. Presented by Local Waste.

November 18, 2021 - #BCStorm Strands Trucker; Bitumen; MLA Loewen; Dr. Sylvia Earle; Therapist Fit

9:53 | Long-haul truck driver Mike Duggan shares about being stranded in British Columbia amid the extreme weather, massive flooding and highway closures.
25:41 | Alberta Innovates' Bryan Helfenbaum details the potential economic and environmental impacts of diverting bitumen away from fuels production and into other products. 
33:39 | MLA for Central-Peace Notley Todd Loewen sounds the alarm on Jason Kenney appearing to stack the deck to avoid challenges to the Premier's leadership at the UCP AGM this coming weekend. 
46:58 | National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence Dr. Sylvia A. Earle explains the significance of the ocean to life on earth, the human-made trouble its facing, and why she felt the need to capture it in her new book, Ocean: A Global Odyssey. 
1:08:29 | #EatYourWords | MP for Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Canyon Brad Vis tells a reporter to focus on the crisis in his home province instead of the removal of Denise Batters from Conservative caucus. 
1:25:05 | Psychotherapist Mara Brotman unpacks how to build and recognize a healthy dynamic between client and therapist and what to do when it's not a good fit.

November 17, 2021 - BC Floods, Farming & Food; AB Trail Act; Twitter‘s Right-Wing Content Problem

20:06 | Food writer Julie Van Rosendaal assesses the current and potential long term impacts on our food systems because of extreme weather and flooding across British Columbia, especially in the agricultural region in the Fraser Valley.
52:26 | Ecologist Dr. Mark Boyce explains how Alberta's new Trails Act has potential to be extremely useful, however it makes concessions to the "quad squad".
1:20:34 | #MyJasper Memories | We hit the Marmot Basin slopes as the Jasper ski resort opens November 18. Presented by Tourism Jasper
1:23:28 | Tech industry and regulation expert Dr. Tamara Shepherd evaluates Twitter’s internal study on the higher number of right-wing perspectives getting shared on the social platform.

November 16, 2021 - BC Floods; AB Affordable Child Care; Disability Representation

1:43 | We check in on the extreme weather and flooding in British Columbia.
Conversations around what the announcement of affordable child care means for Alberta, with:9:24 | Alberta's NDP and official opposition leader, Rachel Notley 22:55 | Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO, Deborah Yedlin 34:33 | Director of Terra Centre for Teen Parents, Karen Mottershead54:01 | Parent and accountant, Heidi Bergstrom 
1:09:48 | Analysis of the exchange between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta's Premier Jason Kenney during Monday's press conference for the $10/day child care.
1:22:41 | Disability advocate and author of Falling for Myself, Dorothy Ellen Palmer addresses the need for the disabled to be included in film, TV and theatre and to ditch "inspiration porn".

November 15, 2021 - AB Childcare Deal; Canada 5G; Queer Evangelist; Psychiatric Genetic Counselling

13:34 | Computer security expert Dr. Tom Keenan on possible exclusion of Chinese vendor, Huawei Technologies, from Liberal government’s plans and policy on next-generation 5G mobile networks in Canada.
23:03 | Families, Children & Social Development Federal Minister Karina Gould shares about today's announcement around affordable childcare coming to Alberta. 
38:05 | Reverend Dr. Cheri DiNovo details pushing and leading the church and government for equality and representation for those in the 2SLGBTQ community.
1:07:20 | From the world's first specialist psychiatric genetic counselling clinic, Dr. Jehannine Austin explains how genetic counselling for people living with psychiatric disorders helps lessen stigma and shame. 
1:33:39 | Question of the Week | Ryan reviews Real Talkers' thoughts on marking Remembrance Day, what it means to and how feelings may have changed over time. Presented in partnership with Y Station. 
1:51:02 | Positive Reflections | A look back at Real Talk's Remembrance Day Special and the significance of sharing about loss, sacrifice and resilience. Presented by Kuby Energy