Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

"Thanks Boomers!" Real Talkers Tyler, David, Rob, Wayne, Robert, Chris, Scott, and Lorne give us their hottest takes on infill, Albertan "traitors" in D.C., the Oct. 19 referendum, and downtown crime. It's The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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Buckle up, Real Talkers. Premier Danielle Smith (3:30), Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack (34:30), and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas (52:00) talk infill, inter-governmental interference, crumbling infrastructure, Alberta's looming referendum, and more in this Mega Episode heading into the Thanksgiving long weekend. Feature interviews on Real Talk are presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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1:17:30 | Just in time for Financial Literacy Month, an Alberta start-up is educating millions of young learners on the foundations of a healthy relationship with money. Real Talker Pam shares the story of MoneyPrep in this edition of Alberta Wins presented by Play Alberta.

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1:22:20 | Real Talkers sound off in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. Jespo reads emails from Real Talkers JJ (re: Canadians who moved to Alberta, now forced to choose between the two), Rachel (re: the next election), Brendan (re: infill), and Tracey S (re: e-bikes and scooters). 

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1:55:00 | "Thanks Boomers!" Real Talkers Tyler, David, Rob, Wayne, Robert, Chris, Scott, and Lorne give us their hottest takes on infill, Albertan "traitors" in D.C., the Oct. 19 referendum, and downtown crime. It's The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park! 

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Who gets to decide how Edmonton grows? Danielle Smith's UCP is stepping into the city’s zoning fight, overriding municipal authority over how neighbourhoods are developed and reigniting a bigger question about where provincial power ends and local control begins. Jespo kicks off the show with his own thoughts ahead of our October 9 interview with Premier Smith presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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19:30 | Zoning bylaw developments aren't the only story when it comes to planning and building the Edmonton of the future. BILD Edmonton Metro CEO Kalen Anderson, Cantiro COO Jodie Wacko, and Dr. Robert Summers, director of The Sustainability Council at the University of Alberta, join Ryan in our Mercer Warehouse studio with a call to action for city council. 

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1:14:45 | Real Talkers have their say on healthy communities and smart, planned growth in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. 

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What does it mean to be Canadian when Quebec is debating sovereignty, Alberta is heading toward a referendum, and a trade war with the United States is forcing us to rethink our relationship with our biggest neighbour? Veteran journalist and author Carol Off (7:15) joins us to discuss her new book, True Patriot Love, and what decades of reporting on Canada, conflict, sovereignty, and the U.S. have taught her about the country we call home. Later in the show, Canada's best crime reporter, Jana Pruden, takes us into the shocking Regina Police story (1:02:15) that inspired the new season of the podcast In Her Defence: Breach of Trust. Real Talk's feature interviews are presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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40:45 | Real Talkers share their thoughts on complicated relationships with Canada in our Live Chat powered by Park Power.

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57:30 | This year's Jasper Dark Sky Festival will bring you higher than ever before! We've got details in this edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper.

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1:02:15 | Veteran crime reporter Jana Pruden takes us into the shocking story of former Regina cop Bob Semenchuk, who misused a police database to target hundreds of women. 

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1:42:30 | Real Talkers share personal stories of being impacted by data breaches. Jespo shouts out a couple Real Talkers rocking our merch in the wild!

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Quebecers elect a separatist minority government - what does this mean for the rest of the country? We talk QC politics, renegade Alberta delegations to D.C., referendum impacts, and the Canada-U.S. trade war with former deputy prime minister Anne McLellan (4:30) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. Then, on the heels of former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel's scathing indictment of the state of the city, we talk downtown crime solutions with EPS chief Warren Driechel, police operations chief Devin Laforce, and Downtown Revitalization Coalition member Jenny Adams (46:45).

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1:30:30| Real Talkers have their say in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. Jespo claps back at Real Talker Kyle's nasty note. 

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