Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

18:22 | Workplace equity expert Vandana Juneja outlines how the pandemic has negatively impacted women's careers and demands on their personal lives—in contrast to Alberta's Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, Doug Schweitzer stating "a lot of women took time off during COVID." 52:44 | Land acknowledgement consultant Michelle Robinson explains the significance of recognizing place as it helps prevent the erasure of Indigenous communities and is an essential step in reconciliation.  1:24:39 | Ryan reviews Real Talkers input to our Question of the Week on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Presented with our strategic partner Y Station.  1:36:26 | Canada's Drag Race host Brooke Lynn Hytes shares about becoming the first Canadian contestant on multi-Emmy Award-winning show RuPaul's Drag Race, which she parlayed into her hosting Canada’s Drag Race, currently in its second season.  2:04:54 | We focus on the bright side of life with Positive Reflections, presented by Kuby Energy

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.

2:21 | Ryan chats one-on-one with the top polling candidates in Alberta's two biggest cities. From Edmonton, we hear from Michael Oshry, Amarjeet Sohi, Cheryll Watson, and Kim Krushell. From Calgary, mayoral candidates Jyoti Gondek, Brad Field, Jan Damery, Jeff Davison, and Jeromy Farkas join the show. 2:10:29 | Athabasca University political science professor Dr. Mark Crawford explains equalization and why the provincial government is getting Albertans to vote on it during municipal elections.  2:34:48 | Real Talkers air out their pet peeves with Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

3:20 | CFL Grey Cup champion Eddie Steele talks about getting fired from his job as Elks gameday radio analyst over his criticism of the football team's general manager.  18:51 | Reformed US health care insurance propagandist Wendell Potter looks at how North America's COVID-19 responses highlight the differences between public and private healthcare. 49:29 | Canadian Association of Black Journalists' David Thurton discusses the surge of hate-filled and racist online attacks against racialized and female journalists. 1:14:00 | Canadian country music artist Jess Moskaluke on her rising star, paralleling accomplishments of and playing with her hero Shania Twain and the pandemic's impact on her career.     1:29:20 | #EatYourWords | We take a listen to a supercut of Alberta's Premier Jason Kenney and then-Health Minister Tyler Shandro empty promises at June 18, 2021 "Open for Summer" press conference (compiled by CBC's Robson Fletcher). Presented by Prairie Catering

18:13 | Werklund Research professor in mathematics education Dr. Brent Davis explains the review of the proposed Alberta K–6 Mathematics Curriculum and the major flaws it reveals. 48:41 | Canadian rock star, author, songwriter Bif Naked shares about her life journey, music,  and how the pandemic is changing how she tours. 1:33:08 | Fat Bear Week founder Mike Fitz chats about the 2021 chonky contest—celebrating the success of  Katmai National Park's bears for packing on the pounds before hibernating and the ecosystem that supports them.  1:59:21 | #MyJasper Memories | The keynote speakers for Dark Sky Festival (October 15-24, 2021)  will tackle the big questions of whether humanity has a sustainable future beyond Earth. Join  chief engineer of NASA’s MARS 2020 Perseverance mission Adam Steltzner and former president of Blue Origin Rob Meyerson on October 23 at 3-5pm.

13:09 | Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper, Rollie Pemberton aka Cadence Weapon shares about creating politically-informed music, including his latest album, Parallel World (the winner of the 2021 Polaris Music Prize). 42:00 | Calgary-based Devour Catering owner J’Val Shuster explains what motivated her to launch the I See You ICU – Care Package initiative. For $15, people can donate a hot meal delivered to staff at intensive care units in Calgary's four main hospitals. To date, more than 3,700 care packages have been donated.   1:03:26 | Media and technology expert Dr. Gordon Gow unpacks the six hour Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage yesterday and what it means for users. Plus, if the issues recently flagged by  Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, will mean effective, lasting change on the social media platforms. 1:40:19 | Physician and specialist in medical microbiologist, Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens discusses the forthcoming vaccines for children.

17:45 | Support Our Students AB's Wing Li explains why the volunteer-run organization is crowd-sourcing data to maintain an Alberta-wide K-12 school COVID outbreak tracker. 45:24 | Legendary journalist Peter Mansbridge shares about his 50+ year career including highlights and challenges, plus where he's focusing his energy since retiring from the CBC in 2017. 1:29:22 | Dr. Raj Sherman addresses why he can no longer stay quiet about the pandemic which is ravaging Albertans, while calling on the UCP leadership to truly champion their constituents' health and safety. 2:09:00 | We celebrate the helpers and hope on Positive Reflections, presented by Kuby Energy.

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.

19:55 | Global security expert Dr. Scott Romaniuk on China-Canada relations, after the two Michaels release. PM Justin Trudeau announced a forthcoming decision on whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can join Canadian 5G wireless networks, while Australia enters a new pact with the United States and the United Kingdom to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.  44:15 | We mark the beginning of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with a round table on the varying grief experiences with pregnancy and infant loss coach Aditi Loveridge, LGBTQ2S+ loss peer support group co-facilitator Kyra Petrie and Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre board member Amen Dhaliwal.  1:40:29 | Ryan reviews Real Talkers responses to our most recent Question of the Week. Presented by Y Station. 1:55:55 | We blow off some steam with Trash Talk, presented by Local Waste.

5:46 | Physician Dr. James Makokis shares about helping build Indigenous People confidence and trust in health care and vaccines with #VaxxFest, after generations of mistreatment.  1:02:21 | Mackenzie Brown explains how drumming reconnects her to her ancestors and heritage, which she shares via Indigenous tourism.  1:28:20 | Ryan challenges federal leaders Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole and Jagmeet Singh to follow through on their words to turn them into tangible ReconciliACTION, on #EatYourWords. Presented by Prairie Catering 1:34:34 | OneFeather's founder and CEO Lawrence Lewis addresses digital Indigenous identity and the important but problematic nature of 'status'.