{"podcast":{"title":"Real Talk Ryan Jespersen","slug":"real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550","podcast_index_feed_id":1332550,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/ryanjespersen/feed.xml","website_url":"https://ryanjespersen.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10179062/Real-Talk-Cover-Art-Square1400x1400.jpg","author":"Relay","episode_count":1494,"summary":"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＞.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T08:20:01.093113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550"},"episode":{"title":"Alberta's Outsized Contribution // CBC Loses HNIC","slug":"alberta-s-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic","published_at":"2026-06-22T17:30:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-s-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550","url":"https://ryanjespersen.podbean.com/e/albertas-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ac3n9infwj64tygz/20260622_RTRJ_-_Podcast_VIDEO_final8ugye.mp3","summary":"Did you know Alberta's net contribution to Ottawa effectively saves taxpayers in the rest of Canada about $1,000 a year? Guest host Rob Breakenridge digs into the numbers with Fraser Institute's Tegan Hill, then catches up with Canadian history buff Craig Baird to talk about the end of an era: after nearly 75 years, Hockey Night in Canada is leaving CBC. What does the iconic broadcast mean to Canadians, and what will its departure say about the country we share? THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY RapidEX FINANCIAL. THE CRYPTO WORLD MOVES FAST, BUT YOUR TRUST IN AN EXCHANGE SHOULDN'T BE A GAMBLE. RapidEX IS SECURE, FINTRAC-REGISTERED, AND NON-CUSTODIAL. SAVE 50% ON FEES ON ONLINE INTERAC E-TRANSFER TRADES WITH PROMO CODE RYAN50 AT https://rapidexfinancial.com/. MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwes... SAVE on INTERNET, ELECTRICITY, and NATURAL GAS: https://parkpower.ca/realtalk/ REAL TALK'S LIVE STREAM IS PRESENTED BY CALIFORNIA CLOSETS. BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: https://californiaclosets.ca/ SIGN UP for YEGplus, CANADA'S FIRST AIRPORT REWARDS PROGRAM: https://yegplus.com/realtalk SAVE 10% on ONLINE MEN'S CLOTHING PURCHASES at THE HELM with promo code REALTALK: https://thehelmclothing.com/ SUPPORT INTEGRATED FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDIC SERVICE IN ALBERTA: https://www.apffpa.ca/ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, X, INSTAGRAM, and LINKEDIN: @realtalkrj & @ryanjespersen JOIN US ON FACEBOOK: @ryanjespersen REAL TALK MERCH: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch SHOPPING FOR LUXURY CASUAL WEAR OR A CUSTOM SUIT? SAVE 10% ONLINE WITH PROMO CODE REALTALK: https://thehelmclothing.com/ RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE PERKS - BECOME A REAL TALK PATRON: patreon.com/ryanjespersen THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! https://ryanjespersen.com/sponsors The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the…","meta_description":"Did you know Alberta's net contribution to Ottawa effectively saves taxpayers in the rest of Canada about $1,000 a year? Guest host Rob Breakenridge digs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/episodes/alberta-s-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/alberta-s-outsized-contribution-cbc-loses-hnic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}