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  • Real Talkers are FIRED UP over Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's comments about ADHD on Real Talk (June 26). Robyn, Sara, and Travis sound off, then "Raging Grannie" Karen chimes in on our Spittin' Chiclets interview (June 13). It's The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • For more than a century, Albertans have celebrated a collective entrepreneurial spirit. A bold, scrappy, "never say die" attitude. But does that hard-wired reputation actually translate into a better business environment? We talk to Alberta's best in class in this episode - a Real Talk Round Table featuring Alberta Business Award of Distinction winners.

    2:15 | How does a good idea evolve into a profitable business? What's the best way to navigate innovation and disruption? How do you turn passion into purpose? We get into it with Ayman Ammoura (The Driving Force), Kevin Fritz (Fritz Tiny Homes), Kaley Beisiegel (Bird Creatives), Alana Tollenaar (Backyard Birds Nature Shop), and Shauna Feth (Alberta Chambers of Commerce).

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    58:25 | Real Talkers are FIRED UP over Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's comments about ADHD on Real Talk (June 26). Robyn, Sara, and Travis sound off, then "Raging Grannie" Karen chimes in on our Spittin' Chiclets interview (June 13). It's The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • Canada's rate of workplace fatalities is among the worst in the developed world. More workers die in Alberta alone every year than the entire UK. Why is Canada's safety record so poor? Why haven't we learned from tragedy after tragedy? Where's the accountability? How do we turn this trend around?

    2:55 | Nicole Gnazdowsky's brother Andrew was killed at a Nova Scotia power dam site where he was working as an engineer. Julie Hamilton's son Tim died when a party tent he was erecting hit a power line. They join behavioural scientist Rob Stewart to expose Canada's atrocious safety record, and propose a way forward.

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    36:40 | Wyatt Sharpe checks in from Atlanta, where he's covering the Presidential Debate. (This young fella is somethin' else!)

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  • Coming up on a year since her separation from Canada's Prime Minister, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau talks to us about her own public and personal journey, and her new book Closer Together.

    2:30 | Sophie tells us about her conversations with experts on ADHD, infertility, eating disorders, "mindful masculinity," and more.

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    39:15 | We explore the myriad of wellness and mental health benefits of being in the mountains in #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper.

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    42:30 | Though the Game Seven loss still stings, Real Talkers are finding positives from the Oilers' incredible playoff run. Ryan and Johnny take a look at what you're telling us.

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    50:45 | We LOVE hearing how the show is improving your life. Real Talker Jason tells us how a recent episode on grief helped him ace a tough assignment.

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    59:10 | Conspiracy theory quashed! Real Talker Martin works in the oil sands, and explains why pipe in Nisku wouldn't work for Calgary's water main repairs.

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  • Ugggggh. Connor McDavid and the Oilers will have to wait another year for a shot at the team's first Stanley Cup in decades. We talk it out - and get an update on the water main mess in Calgary - in this episode of Real Talk.

    1:17 | Jespo and Johnny debrief after a heartbreaking Game Seven.

    6:55 | The Globe and Mail's Carrie Tait tells us about some of the amazing Oilers fans she met through the team's magical run to the Stanley Cup Final.

    28:12 | Will Calgary be able to keep up with water demand during the Stampede? Carrie updates us on repairs and related storylines following a catastrophic water main collapse.

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    51:23 | Real Talker Andi's email made our day (and not just because it throws a bit of shade at our good friends The Strategists).

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  • Naheed Nenshi just RAN AWAY with the Alberta NDP leadership. Connor McDavid's poised to hoist his first Stanley Cup. We've got the two biggest stories in Canada covered (plus a recap of the sold-out Real Talk Golf Classic!) in this episode of Real Talk.

    0:30 | Jespo and Johnny tee up Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final.

    10:00 | Are they cheering for the Oilers in Winnipeg? Charles Adler talks hockey from his Manitoba home base before giving us his take on Nenshi's big leadership win. Plus, what will the results of the Toronto-St. Paul byelection mean for Justin Trudeau? Charles Adler is presented on Real Talk by Tice Automotive Consulting.

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    35:50 | Our friends at Tice Automotive Consulting KILLED IT at the Red Bull Soapbox Derby! (Ever seen a piano on wheels take a jump at full speed?)

    40:45 | With 86% of the vote on the first ballot, Naheed Nenshi is the new leader of the Alberta NDP. Ryan asks the former mayor of Calgary about his plans for the party, where he'll seek a seat, and the future of Alberta's oil sands.

    1:05:50 | Thank you to the golfers, volunteers, and sponsors at the third annual Real Talk Golf Classic! It was an absolutely perfect day at The Ranch in support of the Real Talk Julie Rohr Scholarship. Ryan recaps the tourney in a special edition of Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Renewable Energy.

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  • Anne's sick of crybabies in Calgary, and Don schools Ryan on the Royal Canadian Navy in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • Ryan's longtime friend Kathleen McGee joins (2:00) for REAL Talk about living with cancer. You'll laugh, you might cry, and we guarantee you'll be inspired.

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    1:02:10 | Anne's sick of crybabies in Calgary, and Don schools Ryan on the Royal Canadian Navy in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • Is Justin Trudeau done in the next two months? Paul Wells, one of Canada's best political writers, takes us into his new book "Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times".

    2:50 | We get Paul's opinion on the Canadian warship in Cuba, Justin Trudeau's future with the Liberal Party, Pierre Poilievre's human side, the opioid crisis in Alberta, and the Canadian Future Party.

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    40:52 | Calling all elopers! If you'd love to get married in the mountains, check out this new Jasper business. #MyJasper Memories is presented on Real Talk by our friends at Tourism Jasper.

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    47:45 | BELIEVE! Ryan and Johnny tee up Game Six of the Stanley Cup Final, including a behind the scenes look from Johnny's DJ booth at The Moss Pit.

    1:06:40 | While some Calgarians are rationing water by limiting showers and not flushing their toilets, others are watering their lawns and filling their hot tubs. Ryan rolls out some of the messages we've received from Real Talkers in Calgary.

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  • Anybody who's ever been to Calgary knows there's no way the Stampede's getting cancelled, water shortage or not. We look at how that major water main break's been impacting communities (and neighbourly relations) in this episode (18:40). Ahead of that, we hear "the other side" of the story of the HMCS Margaret Brooke docking in Cuba alongside a Russian nuclear sub (5:23). Make sure you stick around to learn how industry is negatively affecting traditional Indigenous food sources, and what a team of Athabasca University researchers is doing about it in partnership with Bigstone Cree Nation (33:55).

    5:23 | Real Talkers were fired up over Ryan and Charles Adler's riff on the Canadian warship in a Cuban harbour (June 17, 2024 episode). Ryan reads emails from Ken (a Navy veteran), RB, and the comms director for the Minister of National Defence.

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    18:40 | Will Calgary be ready to welcome the world to the Stampede? Ryan and Johnny touch on rumours of lawn watering and hot tub filling amid a major water shortage, and speculate over what might happen between now and the kickoff to The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.

    33:55 | Athabasca University researchers Dr. Janelle Baker and Dr. Srijak Bhatnagar are working with Bigstone Cree Nation to better understand the impact industry is having on traditional Indigenous food sources. They tell us how they're consulting with elders, and what they've learned thus far.

    READ MORE ABOUT THE STUDY: https://www.athabascau.ca/news/faculty/faculty-of-science-and-technology/study-will-bridge-traditional-indigenous-knowledge-western-science

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  • Why is a Canadian warship docked beside Russian vessels in Cuba? And why didn't Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly even know about it, when asked over the weekend? Defence Minister Bill Blair says it's a "smart" move, while the opposition Conservatives are calling it "reckless, radical, and dangerous." Who's right?

    2:15 | Charles Adler dishes Canadian common sense on the Cuba story. But first, we talk about the biggest story in the country over the weekend: the Oilers' 8-1 drubbing of the Florida Panthers in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Final. Plus, does Alison Redford deserve better? Ryan runs with a comment from Premier Danielle Smith from our June 12, 2024 episode. Charles Adler is presented weekly on Real Talk by Tice Automotive Consulting.

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    34:25 | If your child needed mental health supports, would you know where to go? CASA CEO Bonnie Blakley explains how they've doubled services over the past two years, and what that means for youth aged 3-18. We get the scoop on this year's edition of Zin on the River, one of CASA's signature summer events (June 26 at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald).

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    56:10 | Shout out to Real Talker Ron, who absolutely hooked us with an amazing video of a wedding photo shoot-turned-fishing highlight video. We've watched it ten times already - what a perfect Positive Reflection presented by Kuby Energy!

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  • Real Talker Sierra delivers a eulogy for the Canadian Energy Centre - aka The War Room - in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

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  • Fact or fiction? We task two of Alberta's most experienced journalists with scrutinizing our recent interview with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

    3:30 | Veteran commentators Graham Thomson and Markham Hislop dig into our June 12 interview with Premier Smith, including her eyebrow-raising comment about former premier Alison Redford, her thoughts on the future of carbon capture, her take on MLA Shannon Phillips' resignation, and an upcoming UCP-sponsored anti-vax event.

    WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH PREMIER SMITH: https://rtrj.info/061224Premier

    36:30 | Real Talker Sierra delivers a eulogy for the Canadian Energy Centre - aka The War Room - in The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park.

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  • The stars of Spittin' Chiclets - the biggest hockey podcast in the world - join Jespo and Johnny in studio for a special Stanley Cup Final edition of Real Talk. Paul "BizNasty" Bissonnette, Ryan Whitney, Rear Admiral, and Mike Grinnell talk about the Oilers' decade of darkness, today's team (including a Leon Draisaitl contract extension), and whether or not Connor McDavid needs to hire somebody for future beer runs.

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  • Why did Premier Danielle Smith appoint her one-time nemesis Alison Redford to the board of Invest Alberta? How is Calgary's water main disaster impacting how she'll approach the province's infrastructure deficit? Is Alberta even ready for a population boom...and if not, why not? Why is Premier Smith allowing her party to host a post-pandemic anti-vax event? And what's her response to MLA Shannon Phillips resignation, citing right-wing abuse and lies?

    We ask all of these questions and more in an exclusive with Premier Danielle Smith on this episode of Real Talk.

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  • Does your family have rules for phones and tablets? Does your kid's school (or even your own workplace) try to cut back on distraction by limiting access to tech?

    As Ontario and Quebec take the lead on banning phones in class, and Alberta looks to do the same, we get three different perspectives on tech literacy and brain and social development from Wyatt Sharpe, Gillian Essien, and Alison Service.

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  • There's nothing funny about alleged corruption and shady business deals involving elected officials. But that's not stopping Jespo, Johnny, and Charles Adler from having a chuckle over the "Other Randy" story.We get to that, millionaire conspiracy peddler Alex Jones liquidating his assets, and a troubling report implicating MPs and/or Senators in acts of treason in this episode of Real Talk.

    But first, Charles reflects on our June 6 episode about men's mental health, suicide, and grief.

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    Don't miss Gen Z Real Talker Alex's thoughts on our June 7 Real Talk Round Table featuring Climate Action Figures in this week's Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Energy.

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  • Debra checks in from the States with strong words (!!!) for Donald Trump; Ray, Ed, and Jim take issue with our May 31 Group Chat Round Table's take on Pierre Poilievre, and Dr. Jennifer delivers an unofficial diagnosis of the federal Conservative Leader. It's a feisty federal politics edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • From 1-10, where's your "climate anxiety" at? In this episode, we meet three "Climate Action Figures" who remind us it's never too late to take action.

    5:10 | But first...it's another Real Talk scoop: Alberta will introduce policy on phones in schools as early as this summer. Ryan and Johnny take a look at what Ontario's doing, and what Alberta might do, ahead of our special episode on distraction and technology in classrooms on Tuesday, June 11.

    11:05 | Not every conversation about climate change needs to have a "doom and gloom" vibe. Three different generations are represented around our Real Talk Round Table as we meet three of the changemakers

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    42:45 | Can we actually drain the swamp? How do we attract "better" people to politics? Ryan and Johnny hop into the YouTube live chat.

    53:55 | Our entire team is moved by the messages we've received since our June 6 episode on mental health, suicide, and grief. Ryan reads powerful emails from Jurgen, Cameron, Sheryl, Joe, and Johnny.

    JOHNNY KIRMAN INTERVIEW: https://rtrj.info/031723Kirkman

    1:07:50 | Debra checks in from the States with strong words (!!!) for Donald Trump; Ray, Ed, and Jim take issue with our May 31 Group Chat Round Table's take on Pierre Poilievre, and Dr. Jennifer delivers an unofficial diagnosis of the federal Conservative Leader. It's a feisty federal politics edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!

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  • This is the most personal and powerful episode of Real Talk we've ever released. Ryan shares his thoughts after the sudden and tragic death of his dear friend Loz (2:00), and we check in with grief educator Jeremy Allen (18:00).

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