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Real Talkers are FIRED UP as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces a nine-question referendum in October 2026. Collin, Taylor from Calgary, Jan, Erin, and Harry sound off on blaming immigrants, the confusing "Alberta is Calling" campaign, and Christian Nationalism in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

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No province is better positioned to benefit from the Liberals' new Defence Industrial Strategy than Alberta. Across the board, Alberta will see an influx of capital, jobs, top talent, and opportunity as Canada invests more in itself than ever before. Nathan Mison (Diplomat Consulting), Ian Smith (U of A Engineering), and Jason Pincock (Logican Technologies) join our Real Talk Round Table (4:00) presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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39:00 | As the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs, Wyatt Sharpe joins us from Washington, D.C. 

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48:00 | Real Talkers chime in on national defence spending in Alberta via our Real Talk Live Chat powered by Park Power.

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59:30 | Could the moon be blown to smithereens by an asteroid within the next six years? Could a solar storm shut down our power grid, pipelines, and comms infrastructure? Athabasca University's Dr. Martin Connors and Dr. Darcy Cordell blow our minds with insights on space weather hazards, the northern lights, and more. 

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1:30:15 | Jespo and Johnny touch on a couple Olympic headlines, including the "Boo Eileen Gu" movement in the U.S. 

1:50:30 | Real Talkers are FIRED UP as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces a nine-question referendum in October 2026. Collin, Taylor from Calgary, Jan, Erin, and Harry sound off on blaming immigrants, the confusing "Alberta is Calling" campaign, and Christian Nationalism in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park. 

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Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives have lost three MPs in three months to Mark Carney's Liberals. What's the plan to stop the bleeding? And what about the (understandably) disgruntled Conservative supporters calling for automatic by-elections when floor crossings occur? We check in with strategist (and former Liberal senior staffer) Carlene Variyan in Ottawa (5:00) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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44:00 | Real Talker Kathryn shines a spotlight on Alberta athletes competing in Milano Cortina in this edition of Alberta Wins presented by Play Alberta. 

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48:45 | International Man of Mystery Greg Mackinnon joins us from the Milano Speed Skating Stadium with a few stories from his 2026 Winter Olympic adventure thus far.

58:40 | Jespo and Johnny debrief on the Matt Jeneroux defection.

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Matt Jeneroux isn't resigning after all. The Edmonton Riverbend MP will instead cross the floor to join Mark Carney's Liberal caucus, as announced by the Prime Minister just a few minutes into this live stream. Jespo's got a lot to say about it, as does commentator Spencer Fernando (3:00) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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8:45 | Spencer gives us his take on MP Jamil Jivani's trip to D.C., PM Mark Carney's new defence strategy, and the difference between Christian nationalism in the States and civic nationalism in Canada. 

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43:00 | Jespo and Johnny respond to Spencer sharing about his personal evolution as a conservative commentator.

57:45 | Real Talker James shares details of his fantastic few days in Jasper, visiting from Ontario, in a special edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper. 

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1:02:00 | A group of Edmonton firefighters is battling blizzard conditions on the roof of Fire Hall #2 in support of Muscular Dystrophy research. We connect with (absolute beauties) Liam Troy, Mike Berg, AJ Moretti, Mike Denoncourt, and Mitch Burgess.

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Jamil Jivani says Canada's shooting itself in the foot with an "anti-American hissy fit." The Conservative MP made the comments to right wing outlet Breitbart after meeting with his college pal (and current US vice-president) JD Vance and President Donald Trump during a solo mission to D.C. earlier this month. Supriya Dwivedi tells us how she thinks Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre should respond to the Jivani situation (26:20) in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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3:00 | We lead with Tumbler Ridge, BC, where Prime Minister Mark Carney and Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre joined hundreds of mourners in person (and millions more across the country), offering a commitment to support town residents over the long term. We tackle new developments in the Canada-India saga (43:00), including what Supriya says is a disastrous photo opp involving Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. Are you as nervous as Ryan is about Meta's new facial recognition glasses (51:15)? We get into it with Supriya first, then Real Talkers have their say (1:02:00) in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. 

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1:30:30 | Real Talker Tiffany celebrates Rev. Jesse Jackson's legacy with a Positive Reflection just hours after the civil rights activist's passing. Positive Reflections is presented weekly by our friends at Solar by Kuby.

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