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Real Talk Ryan JespersenBuckle Up: Carney to Call Election for April 28This could be the closest federal election in decades. After a decade of Justin Trudeau, Canadians will choose Mark Carney or Pierre Poilievre to lead the country through Donald Trump's second term. Multiple sources say Carney will call an election within days (Sunday?) for April 28. We've got you covered on Real Talk with conversation across the political spectrum through what promises to be a competitive campaign.
3:15 | Former Conservative MP James Cumming talks wins and losses, including dropping his own nomination to Sayid Ahmed in Edmonton-Centre just weeks ago.
46:40 | Jespo and Johnny debrief, and check out t...2025-03-201h 10Real Talk Ryan Jespersen"Guns First" - Grizzly Management in AlbertaWe cover a LOT of ground in this episode of Real Talk, starting with Alberta allowing hunters to target "problem" Grizzly Bears. If the federal election and trade wars are all you can think about, skip ahead to 54:00 for updates on all the top headlines.
3:30 | Author and journalist Trina Moyles takes us into the justification behind (and protest around) Alberta's new Grizzly Bear management strategy.
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47:00 | If y...2025-03-191h 53
Yukon, North of OrdinarySmoke! Life at the fire towerSpotting wildfires is serious business. Former "lookout" Trina Moyles visited the Dawson City fire tower and tells us about its veteran smoke-spotter, Markus Lenzin. Drawing from her own seven seasons stationed at a remote tower in northern Alberta, Trina shares the solitude, awe, and challenges of the role of a lookout in detecting and reporting wildfires in the Yukon and beyond.Trina Moyles is the author of Lookout—Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest. She wrote about Markus and the Dawson Fire tower in the winter issue of Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.2025-01-1536 min
Northern LatitudesNorthern Latitudes: Trina Moyles - LookoutIn this episode of Northern Latitudes, host Bill Ault engages in a compelling conversation with Trina Moyles, an award-winning author, journalist, and creative producer whose work delves into rural communities and their connections to land, wildlife, food security, and climate change. Trina shares insights from her experiences as a wildfire lookout in Canada’s boreal forests and discusses her acclaimed book, “Lookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest”.About Trina Moyles: Trina Moyles is a Yukon-based author and journalist whose work explores the intricate relationships between rural communities and their environments. Her writing has be...2024-12-0931 minReal Talk Ryan Jespersen$60M ArriveCAN App Debacle: Hon. Anita AnandHow do the Feds plan to invest their way out of a housing crisis? What proof do we have the $10/day childcare program is paying off? What does the future of pharmacare look like in provinces saying "No thanks" to the proposed plan? And how can Canadians trust the government's procurement process after that $60M ArriveCAN app debacle? We check in with Hon. Anita Anand (34:10) in this episode of Real Talk.
7:30 | But first...Ryan and Johnny talk get Real about their track record with dentist and doctor visits, Real Talker Sean says boo birds at the Flames g...2024-04-041h 31Real Talk Ryan JespersenMLA David Shepherd Endorses Nenshi // Alberta is BurningExperts are predicting one of the worst wildfire seasons in Canadian history in 2024. We find out why (and what we can do about it) in this episode. But first, it's another scoop for Real Talk as NDP MLA David Shepherd tells us why he's endorsing "outsider" Naheed Nenshi as the next leader of the Alberta NDP, and sheds light on the personal health challenges that halted Shepherd's own plans to seek the NDP's top job.
2:35 | The MLA for Edmonton-Centre makes his announcement in the Real Talk studio.
41:20 | The responses to Ryan's tweet about Calgary Mayor Jy...2024-04-031h 42
The Lookout PodcastThe Lookout Podcast Ep. 49 Featuring Author & Lookout Trina MoylesHost Luke Barrett is joined by the Great Trina Moyles via phone interview. We discussed Lookout life in Canada, fire family, mental health, adventure, living with Bears and much more!2024-03-251h 12
Hakai Magazine Audio EditionBats of the Midnight Sunby Trina Moyles • Active in daylight during the Arctic summer and hibernating during the long winter nights, Alaska’s little brown bats are a unique population. Can their niche lives help them avoid white-nose syndrome?
The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
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DétoursLes deux conservatismesDes feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aussi la nouvelle génération d’intellectuels conservateurs au Québec avec Frédéric Boily, auteur et professeur de sciences politiques au Campus Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta.While forest fires rage in Alberta, a provincial election campaign is underway. Emilie discusses the state of conservatism in Alberta, as well as the new generation of conservative intellectuals in Quebec with Frederic Boily, author and Professor of Political Scienc...2023-05-2042 min
CANADALAND(Détours) Les deux conservatismesDes feux de forêt font rage en Alberta alors qu’une élection provinciale est en cours. Emilie discute de l’état du conservatisme en Alberta, mais aussi la nouvelle génération d’intellectuels conservateurs au Québec avec Frédéric Boily, auteur et professeur de sciences politiques au Campus Saint-Jean de l’Université de l’Alberta.While forest fires rage in Alberta, a provincial election campaign is underway. Emilie discusses the state of conservatism in Alberta, as well as the new generation of conservative intellectuals in Quebec with Frederic Boily, author and Professor of Political Scienc...2023-05-2042 min
Red Fern Book Review by Amy TylerLookout: Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal ForestSend us a textWildfire Lookout Trina Moyles joins the podcast to talk about her memoir Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest. She joins direct from her remote lookout tower in Northern Alberta. Lookout is a book about isolation, the environment, wildlife and love. The book has been compared the book to Wild by Cheryl Strayed.Trina and Amy are interrupted by the weather report and Trina explains how sometimes you can feel more connected when you are alone.Lookout is just out in...2022-10-0741 min