{"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":"What's Killing Edmonton's Restaurants? // Canadian Stocks Are Booming","slug":"what-s-killing-edmonton-s-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming","published_at":"2026-07-22T18:04:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/what-s-killing-edmonton-s-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550","url":"https://ryanjespersen.podbean.com/e/whats-killing-edmontons-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/624vvhb3z547v9ss/20260722_RTRJ_-_Podcast_VIDEO_finalb0o0u.mp3","summary":"At least 15 Edmonton restaurants have closed in 2026 alone. What's going on? Restauranteurs Kristina Botelho (kb&co), Chris Decock (GRETA), and Nate Box (Fox Burger, District) give us the lay of the land in our feature interview (3:00) presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY HANSEN DISTILLERY. ROOTED IN PRAIRIE GRIT AND A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT, HANSEN IS KNOWN FOR AUTHENTIC, SMALL-BATCH WHISKY AND OTHER SPIRITS CRAFTED WITH LOCAL ALBERTA INGREDIENTS. LEARN MORE: https://hansendistillery.com/ MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: talk@ryanjespersen.com 58:30 | The Wedewer family from Aberdeen, Saskatchewan shares the highlights of their Jasper summer adventure in a special edition of #MyJasper Memories presented by Tourism Jasper. PLAN YOUR JASPER ADVENTURE: https://www.jasper.travel/ 1:04:15 | Canadian stocks are booming. What's the best play? Marshall McAlister's in from North Road Investment Counsel with a fascinating case study. NORTH ROAD INVESTMENT COUNSEL: https://www.northroadic.com/ 1:27:30 | Jespo and Johnny debrief after the Edmonton Restaurants Round Table and see what Real Talkers are saying in our Live Chat powered by Park Power. SAVE on INTERNET, ELECTRICITY, and NATURAL GAS: https://parkpower.ca/ TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: leave a comment below or email talk@ryanjespersen.com REAL TALK'S LIVE STREAM IS PRESENTED BY CALIFORNIA CLOSETS. BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: https://californiaclosets.ca/ REAL TALK HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED BY KUBY ENERGY AND CANADIAN GREEN TECH. If you're looking for solar, visit https://kuby.ca/solar and Costco. 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…","meta_description":"At least 15 Edmonton restaurants have closed in 2026 alone. What's going on? Restauranteurs Kristina Botelho (kb&co), Chris Decock (GRETA), and Nate B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550/episodes/what-s-killing-edmonton-s-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming/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/what-s-killing-edmonton-s-restaurants-canadian-stocks-are-booming.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}