• Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, February 06
    Feb 6 2025

    On today's show: all those aging rinks and pools around the city need to be fixed or replaced somehow. We hear about the city's new strategy, called GamePLAN; Donald Trump says fentanyl is spilling into the U.S. from Canada. We explore the issue with a journalist who has reported on drug policy for over a decade; we reflect on the life and legacy of the late Aga Khan.

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    25 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, February 05
    Feb 5 2025

    On today's show: with the tariff threat from the U.S, there's lots of talk about removing barriers for interprovincial trade. We hear from an economist at the University of Calgary who has researched the issue; we hear about a cute group of monkeys that'll be saying so long to Calgary; a local green thumb grew and harvested a pineapple in Calgary. Yes, a pineapple! We hear the story of how she did it.

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    24 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, February 04
    Feb 4 2025

    On today's show: we chat with Kyle Burks, President and CEO of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo about the institute’s redevelopment plans for the Exploration Asia zone; We chat with Lisa Young, Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary about the political wheeling and dealing that's led to the 30-day pause on tariffs and what it all means for Canada-US relations; Hockey Alberta is getting rid of its enrollment boundary system. We'll find out what it means for our next generation of players.

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    26 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Monday, February 03
    Feb 3 2025

    On today's show: we talk to the President and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Deborah Yedlin, about what the tariffs will mean for this city; we ask a member of the federal Liberal caucus about Canada's response to Donald Trump's tariffs; we speak to a former Alberta envoy to the United States about this historic moment in Canada-U.S. relations.

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    27 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, January 31
    Jan 31 2025

    On today's show: the UCP says Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is responsible for the 10 year delay on the Green Line LRT. We hear his version of things; we hear the story of how a fugitive spent decades hiding-out in an Alberta town; it's the battle of the two Calgary universities, happening at the Saddledome tonight! We set up the Crowchild Classic!

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    21 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, January 30
    Jan 30 2025

    On today's show: Alberta's Transportation Minister joins us with his take on the latest Green Line Plan; the Alberta Government has unveiled its plan to build up the Heritage Fund. Finance Minister Nate Horner joins us; we connect with a woman from Red Deer who is challenging her body to see if it can still handle a difficult job from her youth.

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    29 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, January 29
    Jan 29 2025

    On today's show: the Green Line is back on line, but with plenty of unanswered questions about how it will get through the downtown, and how much cash the city may cover for overruns. We speak with Mayor Gondek, who voted against the plan; the Bank of Canada has cut its key overnight rate. We have instant analysis; we slither into the Year of the Snake and talk Lunar New Year with the president of the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre.

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    27 mins
  • Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, January 28
    Jan 28 2025

    On today's show: with the province counting wild horses and figuring out what to do with them, we speak with the Help Alberta Wildies Society for their take; we take you inside the guilty fraud verdict for former councillor, Joe Magliocca. Our reporter Meghan Grant is in studio; we hear from the artist behind glass sculptures that mimic glaciers in the Columbia Icefield. It's all part of a new exhibit at Banff's Whyte Museum.

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    25 mins