{"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":"The True Cost of Separation Talk // Primates vs. Humans","slug":"the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans","published_at":"2026-06-26T17:54:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550","url":"https://ryanjespersen.podbean.com/e/the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wf3gsq39um8e4guk/20260626_RTRJ_-_Podcast_VIDEO_final7ei0q.mp3","summary":"Is Alberta's separation debate driving economic uncertainty, or is it simply exposing deeper problems with Canada's competitiveness? We sit down (9:15) with economist Dr. Trevor Tombe, Robin Bobocel from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, and Candace Laing from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to unpack what political uncertainty means for investment, hiring, productivity, and the decisions shaping Canada's economic future. Feature interviews on Real Talk are presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 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/. ALBERTA CHAMBERS of COMMERCE: https://www.abchamber.ca/ MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: talk@ryanjespersen.com or leave a comment below! 55:00 | Real Talkers have their say on the cost of separation talk in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. SAVE on INTERNET, ELECTRICITY, and NATURAL GAS: https://parkpower.ca/realtalk/ 1:02:30 | Are we more similar to primates than we might realize? Or, are we guilty of assigning human traits to chimpanzees, apes, baboons, and monkeys when they don't actually make sense? Athabasca University's Dr. Hugh Notman shares what he's observed over years of research including a recent trip to South Africa. MORE on DR. NOTMAN'S RESEARCH: https://www.athabascau.ca/news/research-and-innovation/science-and-environment/studying-primates-to-learn-more-about-ourselves.html 1:47:00 | Jespo shares his review of Toy Story 5 (and celebrates the return of free popcorn refills). 2:03:00 | It's the Roast of Johnny Infamous! Real…","meta_description":"Is Alberta's separation debate driving economic uncertainty, or is it simply exposing deeper problems with Canada's competitiveness? We sit down (9:15) wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8011,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/episodes/the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans/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/the-true-cost-of-separation-talk-primates-vs-humans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}