# Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

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Author: Relay
Episodes: 1494

## Resource

A daily discussion about news, politics, and pop culture, hosted by Ryan Jespersen from Edmonton, Alberta. Real Talk streams live, weekday mornings at 8:30am MT at ＜a href=https://ryanjespersen.com/＞ ryanjespersen.com＜/a＞.

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## Episodes
- [Lynda Steele on AI, Climate, Trump, and "Elbows Up"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/lynda-steele-on-ai-climate-trump-and-elbows-up) — 2026-07-28T18:04:36+00:00
- [Bridge Over Troubled Border](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/bridge-over-troubled-border) — 2026-07-27T16:38:26+00:00
- ["I support MAGA: Make America Go Away!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/i-support-maga-make-america-go-away) — 2026-07-25T14:30:00+00:00
- [Treaty Rights vs. Alberta Separation // Photo Radar Debate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/treaty-rights-vs-alberta-separation-photo-radar-debate) — 2026-07-24T17:50:16+00:00
- [Pushback on Return to Office // AI-Proof Your Career](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/pushback-on-return-to-office-ai-proof-your-career) — 2026-07-23T16:53:17+00:00
- [What's Killing Edmonton's Restaurants? // Canadian Stocks Are Booming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/what-s-killing-edmonton-s-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming) — 2026-07-22T18:04:20+00:00
- [Trump Slams Canada With 50% Tariffs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/trump-slams-canada-with-50-tariffs) — 2026-07-21T17:44:39+00:00
- [EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-canada-pete-hoekstra) — 2026-07-20T16:37:33+00:00
- [Albertans Push Back on UCP Bike Lane Survey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/albertans-push-back-on-ucp-bike-lane-survey) — 2026-07-18T14:30:00+00:00
- [Alberta's War on Bike Lanes // RELENTLESS Round Table](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-s-war-on-bike-lanes-relentless-round-table) — 2026-07-17T17:38:27+00:00
- [Speak Out. Get Sued? Why Alberta Needs Anti-SLAPP Legislation.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/speak-out-get-sued-why-alberta-needs-anti-slapp-legislation) — 2026-07-16T15:58:38+00:00
- [The Arctic Needs Defending. Canada Isn’t Ready.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-arctic-needs-defending-canada-isn-t-ready) — 2026-07-15T18:04:55+00:00
- [Court Freezes Assets of Separatist Lawyer Jeff Rath // Min. Eleanor Olszewski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/court-freezes-assets-of-separatist-lawyer-jeff-rath-min-eleanor-olszewski) — 2026-07-14T16:56:02+00:00
- [Road Trip Recap // Sen. Lindsey Graham Dead at 71](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/road-trip-recap-sen-lindsey-graham-dead-at-71) — 2026-07-14T02:00:38+00:00
- [Quick Dick McDick's Stampede Best & Worst Dressed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/quick-dick-mcdick-s-stampede-best-worst-dressed) — 2026-07-11T14:30:00+00:00
- [EXCLUSIVE: Premier Danielle Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/exclusive-premier-danielle-smith) — 2026-07-10T17:45:26+00:00
- [Alison Redford // Meta's $13B AI Data Centre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alison-redford-meta-s-13b-ai-data-centre) — 2026-07-09T17:16:41+00:00
- [Which Politician is Winning Stampede?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/which-politician-is-winning-stampede) — 2026-07-08T17:11:22+00:00
- [The Strategists // Corb Lund](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-strategists-corb-lund) — 2026-07-07T17:58:03+00:00
- [Real Talk Road Trip: Calgary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/real-talk-road-trip-calgary) — 2026-07-06T19:23:39+00:00
- [Who's Paying for Alberta's Pipeline?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/who-s-paying-for-alberta-s-pipeline) — 2026-06-30T19:06:29+00:00
- [Should Canada Save 24 Sussex?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/should-canada-save-24-sussex) — 2026-06-29T18:02:42+00:00
- [Calgarians SOUND OFF on Stampede Tent Squabble](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/calgarians-sound-off-on-stampede-tent-squabble) — 2026-06-27T21:30:00+00:00
- [The True Cost of Separation Talk // Primates vs. Humans](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans) — 2026-06-26T17:54:34+00:00
- [Who's Controlling Your Feed?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/who-s-controlling-your-feed) — 2026-06-25T18:05:01+00:00
- [Oilers Bet on Babcock // Farkas v. Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/oilers-bet-on-babcock-farkas-v-smith) — 2026-06-24T18:25:59+00:00
- [Stampede Tent Brawl // Montreal Shooting // Starmer Resigns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/stampede-tent-brawl-montreal-shooting-starmer-resigns) — 2026-06-23T18:17:30+00:00
- [Alberta's Outsized Contribution // CBC Loses HNIC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-s-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic) — 2026-06-22T17:30:07+00:00
- ["They're Trying to Steal Your Right to Vote!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/they-re-trying-to-steal-your-right-to-vote) — 2026-06-13T14:30:00+00:00
- [Future of Energy DEBATE: Fawcett v. Exner-Pirot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/future-of-energy-debate-fawcett-v-exner-pirot) — 2026-06-12T16:59:24+00:00
- [Canada Bans Kids from Social Media // Should You Invest in SpaceX?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/canada-bans-kids-from-social-media-should-you-invest-in-spacex) — 2026-06-11T18:13:23+00:00
- [The Republic of Alberta: An Idea That Won't Go Away](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-republic-of-alberta-an-idea-that-won-t-go-away) — 2026-06-10T17:49:17+00:00
- [Alberta's Future: Split or Connected?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-s-future-split-or-connected) — 2026-06-09T16:57:02+00:00
- [Poilievre's Plan to Keep Alberta in Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/poilievre-s-plan-to-keep-alberta-in-canada) — 2026-06-08T17:27:44+00:00
- ["Canada's Too Important to Make This Partisan!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/canada-s-too-important-to-make-this-partisan) — 2026-06-06T14:30:00+00:00
- [Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas // HOPE in Edmonton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/calgary-mayor-jeromy-farkas-hope-in-edmonton) — 2026-06-05T17:13:44+00:00
- [J.J. McCullough on B.C., Alberta, and Canada’s Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/j-j-mccullough-on-b-c-alberta-and-canada-s-future) — 2026-06-04T19:35:03+00:00
- [Can Cities Separate from Alberta? (Seriously.)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/can-cities-separate-from-alberta-seriously) — 2026-06-03T17:09:34+00:00
- [Is Ottawa Selling Out Ranchers?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/is-ottawa-selling-out-ranchers) — 2026-06-02T17:47:36+00:00
- ["It's like losing your virginity. No going back!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/it-s-like-losing-your-virginity-no-going-back) — 2026-05-30T14:30:00+00:00
- [Senator Charles Adler: Canadian Common Sense™](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/senator-charles-adler-canadian-common-sense) — 2026-05-29T17:25:42+00:00
- [Alberta Voices Urge “Lead Not Leave”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-voices-urge-lead-not-leave) — 2026-05-28T18:22:02+00:00
- [The Right Response to Separation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-right-response-to-separation) — 2026-05-27T17:08:01+00:00
- [Energy is Canada's Global Superpower: Dr. David Knight Legg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/energy-is-canada-s-global-superpower-dr-david-knight-legg) — 2026-05-26T18:14:46+00:00
- [Premiers Clash Over Alberta Separatism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/premiers-clash-over-alberta-separatism) — 2026-05-25T17:46:41+00:00
- [“Throwing a tantrum” is “fighting for freedom”?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/throwing-a-tantrum-is-fighting-for-freedom) — 2026-05-23T14:30:00+00:00
- [Smith Calls Referendum on Referendum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/smith-calls-referendum-on-referendum) — 2026-05-22T18:04:53+00:00
- [UCP Sparks Chaos Over Separation Referendum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/ucp-sparks-chaos-over-separation-referendum) — 2026-05-21T17:40:01+00:00
- [Arlene Dickinson on Alberta Separation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/arlene-dickinson-on-alberta-separation) — 2026-05-20T17:23:46+00:00
- [How Danielle Smith's Court Appeal Could Kill a New Pipeline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/how-danielle-smith-s-court-appeal-could-kill-a-new-pipeline) — 2026-05-19T17:00:57+00:00
- [Worker Agenda - May 29th Day of Protest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/worker-agenda-may-29th-day-of-protest) — 2026-05-18T12:00:00+00:00
- ["Smith is Fanning the Flames of Separation!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/smith-is-fanning-the-flames-of-separation) — 2026-05-16T14:30:00+00:00
- [Game Changer? Smith and Carney's Carbon Pricing Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/game-changer-smith-and-carney-s-carbon-pricing-deal) — 2026-05-15T16:59:37+00:00
- [Alberta Judge Throws Out Separation Petition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-judge-throws-out-separation-petition) — 2026-05-14T17:11:10+00:00
- [Elbows Up for Climate: Housing for 2050 Not 1950](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/elbows-up-for-climate-housing-for-2050-not-1950) — 2026-05-13T17:36:14+00:00
- [David Parker Refuses Cease and Desist Demand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/david-parker-refuses-cease-and-desist-demand) — 2026-05-12T17:37:59+00:00
- [Foreign Interference in Canada // Alberta's EMS Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/foreign-interference-in-canada-alberta-s-ems-crisis) — 2026-05-11T17:25:39+00:00
- ["Is Jason Kenney the Victim or the Instigator?"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/is-jason-kenney-the-victim-or-the-instigator) — 2026-05-09T14:30:00+00:00
- [~600 People Had Unauthorized Access to AB Voter List](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/600-people-had-unauthorized-access-to-ab-voter-list) — 2026-05-08T17:27:58+00:00
- [Major Crimes Investigator on Alberta Voter Data Leak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/major-crimes-investigator-on-alberta-voter-data-leak) — 2026-05-07T17:59:21+00:00
- [Voter Data Leak Scandal Gets Even Crazier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/voter-data-leak-scandal-gets-even-crazier) — 2026-05-06T17:33:48+00:00
- [Smith Must End Separation Talk After Data Leak](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/smith-must-end-separation-talk-after-data-leak) — 2026-05-05T17:18:25+00:00
- [Albertans Furious as Separatists Leak Voter List](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/albertans-furious-as-separatists-leak-voter-list) — 2026-05-04T17:54:59+00:00
- ["Rebrand the Alberta NDP!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/rebrand-the-alberta-ndp) — 2026-05-02T14:30:00+00:00
- [Min. Eleanor Olszewski // Mikael Colville-Andersen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/min-eleanor-olszewski-mikael-colville-andersen) — 2026-05-01T17:21:50+00:00
- [Civil Liberties Lawyer John Carpay // Poll Shows AB NDP in Trouble](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/civil-liberties-lawyer-john-carpay-poll-shows-ab-ndp-in-trouble) — 2026-04-30T18:02:52+00:00
- [Ottawa’s Big Bet: the Canada Strong Fund](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/ottawa-s-big-bet-the-canada-strong-fund) — 2026-04-29T17:56:35+00:00
- [Is Alberta Breaking the Basic Rules of Democracy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/is-alberta-breaking-the-basic-rules-of-democracy) — 2026-04-28T18:15:17+00:00
- [Rachel Gilmore & Supriya Dwivedi on D.C. Shooting, Manitoba Ban](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/rachel-gilmore-supriya-dwivedi-on-d-c-shooting-manitoba-ban) — 2026-04-27T17:11:12+00:00
- ["This is Alberta's 'Let them eat cake' moment!"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/this-is-alberta-s-let-them-eat-cake-moment) — 2026-04-25T14:30:00+00:00

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