Real Talk Ryan Jespersen
Real Talk about news, politics, and pop culture. Hosted by Ryan Jespersen from Edmonton, Alberta. Live weekday mornings at 8:30am MT. #RealTalkRJ
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Episodes
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
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.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
We take a twitter tiff and put it on the air, as Dr. Peter Silverstone, chair of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta takes on Postmedia columnist David Staples over the mental health impacts of a lockdown. Plus, perhaps our best segment yet, as Professor Joni Avram and Dr. Jody Carrington discuss finding middle ground, and the human need for connection. Buckle up and enjoy!
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Former UCP staffer Natasha Kornak talks about navigating the landscape as a young woman pursuing a career in politics. Garth Mullins, host and producer of Crackdown Pod, gets into the nitty gritty of a safe supply, and legalized drugs in Canada.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Deputy PM and federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland joins Ryan to discuss Ottawa's ongoing response to COVID-19. She addresses Opposition allegations the Liberal government is eyeing personal savings accounts, and touches on The Great Reset. She answers audience inquiries around emergency wage and rent subsidies, and concerns around a lack of transparency. And, she explains how her Alberta roots influence her response to the grim economic outlook faced by Canada's prairie provinces.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Health researcher Dr. Sajjad Fazel assesses Alberta's updated pandemic measures, and takes on vaccine hesitancy. Vancouver public health nurse Jaclyn Robinson updates us on her recovery from COVID-19, seven months after she was in a medically-induced coma. Journalist Tristin Hopper chimes in from Victoria, touching on pandemic protocols, 2020 news headlines buried by COVID-19, and his storytelling project with 99-year-old Grandma Hopper.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Principal Ted Hutchings gives us an inside look at pandemic preparedness (and stress) in schools. Journalist Max Fawcett evaluates government responses to COVID-19, and maps out what Canada's middle class might look like post-pandemic. Conservative strategist Melissa Caouette outlines her research into the history (and future) of conservativism in Canada, the US, and the UK. And memorabilia expert Wayne Wagner explains why a 1979 Wayne Gretzky rookie card is expected to sell for $1M this week.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Jenny Adams pops in for a quick "Hey neighbour" chat about Santa visits during a pandemic. Artist Erin Ross details her recent fight with COVID-19. Former federal minister Amarjeet Sohi outlines the emotional toll of losing a loved one during a pandemic. And former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk provides an inside perspective on government standing in the way of an investigation into the 2017 UCP leadership race.
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
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.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Alberta's Opposition leader Rachel Notley chimes in on Alberta's rising COVID-19 cases, and the UCP government's plan to manage hospital capacity. Former Toronto talk host and lawyer Supriya Dwivedi, once a colleague of Ryan's, lays out why she resigned from one of Canada's most high-profile radio gigs.
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
We advance the conversation around drug legalization in Canada with "Maverick MP" Nathaniel Erskine-Smith. Dr. Tehseen Lada paints an unflinching picture of Alberta's COVID-crammed hospitals. And Dancing with the Stars champion Kaitlyn Bristowe, the pride of Leduc, AB, joins Ryan for an extended conversation about her exploding celebrity.