Oct 19
12:30 Rock the Indigenous vote: A woman who founded the ‘Rock the Indigenous Vote’ movement in the US says she expects strong turnout among Canada’s aboriginal population in today’s election. GUEST: Cara Currie Hall, aboriginal activist, indigenous Cree @cara_curriehall
1:00 Irrational voting: Canadians might like to believe they make rational voting choices, but really, we’re terribly irrational. GUEST: Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and a professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health at University of Alberta @CaulfieldTim
1:30 Sharing economy: It’s not surprising that the City of Calgary is in a battle with ride sharing service Uber. GUEST: Sunil Johal, policy director, Mowat Centre, co author of Policymaking for the Sharing Economy @MowatCentre
2:00 Homeless vote: The most unusual polling place in Calgary, perhaps in Canada today, is inside the Drop In Centre. GUEST: Jordan Hamilton, Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society @calgarydropin
2:30 Entrepreneurs: A five-day celebration of startups and entrepreneurship kicks off in Edmonton today. GUEST: Ken Bautista, CEO and co-founder of Startup Edmonton @kenbautista
Oct 20
12:30 Post mortem: Who are the voters who pushed the Liberals to a majority government and why? GUEST: David Coletto, CEO, Abacus Data @Colettod
1:00 Parl procedure: Now that the federal government is changing, what happens next? GUEST: Julian Castro-Rea, associate professor, department of political science, University of Alberta @UAlberta
1:30 Kent Hehr: Newly elected Calgary Centre Liberal MP Kent Hehr in studio. GUEST: Kent Hehr, Liberal MP elect for Calgary Centre @kenthehr
2:00 Unfixed cars: An alarming number of auto recalls are never completed, including an estimated one out of every five for vehicles in Calgary. GUEST: Christopher Basso, CARFAX @CarfaxReports
2:30 Hemachromatosis: One in 300 Canadians is at risk of a genetic condition that causes the body to store too much iron. GUEST: Bob Rogers, CEO and executive director, Canadian hemochromatosis society @IronOutCanada
Oct 21
12:30 Canada ISIS: What will the impact be of the Trudeau government’s decision to pull out of the air war against ISIS. GUEST: David Bercuson, director, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary @CMSSCalgary
1:00 Atkins: Canadians should be prepared for deficit spending from the new Trudeau government that could result in “unintended consequences,” according to a noted Calgary economist. GUEST: Frank Atkins, research chair of finance & capital markets at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, economist @FrontierCentre
1:30 C-51: Taxpayer privacy protections were gutted under the Conservatives, according to a University of Calgary professor. GUEST: Saul Templeton, assistant professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary @UCalgary
2:00 MP money: 180 MPs who did not run in the election or who were defeated will collect an estimated $220 million in pensions and severance payments. GUEST: Aaron Wudrick, federal director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation @awudrick @taxpayerDOTcom
2:30 Flu shot: The annual flu shot campaign is underway in Alberta. Danielle gets her shot, live on the air. GUEST: Jason Chan-Remillard, London Drugs pharmacist
Oct 22
12:30 Human trafficking: News Talk reporter Mike Lumsden had exclusive access to a Calgary Police component of an international crackdown on human trafficking. GUEST: Mike Lumsden, News Talk 770 reporter @MLumsden770
1:00 Homeless court: Homeless people have a right to public spaces, according to a decision from British Columbia’s top court. GUEST: DJ Larkin, lawyer for Pivot Legal Society @DJ_Larkin @pivotlegal
1:30 Stockwell Day: The former Alberta politician, Stockwell Day, credited with bringing tax reform to the province 15 years ago is being honoured in Calgary today with a Taxfighter Award. GUEST: Stockwell Day, onetime Alberta treasurer, Canadian Alliance leader, MP @Stockwell_Day
2:00 Lord of Rings: It’s the 60th anniversary of the literary blockbuster Lord of the Rings series. GUEST: Glen Robert Gill, professor of classics and humanities at Montclair State University, New Jersey
2:30 Gamers: Video game lovers are converging on a Calgary bar today for a national competition involving a hot new first-person shooter, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. GUEST: Jeyson Acevedo, public relations manager, Ubisoft Entertainment, Canada @ubisoft
Oct 23
12:30 Hurricane in PV: The”the worst hurricane ever recorded” is headed for Mexico. Are are they preparing for when it strikes landfall? GUEST 1: Jean-Marc Couterier, Environment Canada GUEST 2: Wayne Elliot, resident of Puerto Vallerta
1:00 Fraser income tax: Alberta’s personal income tax rate hikes will likely bring in $1.7 billion less than expected, according to a new Fraser Institute report. GUEST: Charles Lammam, director of fiscal studies, Fraser Institute @CharlesLammam
1:30 Franklin expedition: Thierry Boyer, a Parks Canada underwater archeologist who was part of the team that found one of the Franklin Expedition wrecks, was in Calgary this week. GUEST: Thierry Boyer, underwater archeology team, Parks Canada
1:45 Indigenous vote: Did Rock the Indigenous Vote have an impact? It certainly did. GUEST: Brandi Morin, reporter, APTN
2:00 Poli panel: Commentators David Cournoyer and Elizabeth Pilarski analyze the big political stories. GUEST1: Christina Pilarski, political commentator @crontynen GUEST2: Dave Cournoyer, political commentator/blogger @davecournoyer
2:30 Fright night: Psychologists at the University of Alberta are using a novel ‘fright night’ approach to helping people confront anxieties and phobias. GUEST: Janet Caryk, registered psychologist and clinical lecturer, faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Alberta @UAlberta
