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Sep 28, 2026 · 1:38:55
Time for another live Alberta Politics Roundup! This week we start by taking a look at the recent healthcare announcement in Airdrie that is somehow a lot less than it seems…
Sep 21, 2026 · 1:10:58
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary, live for almost 200 people. We had an incredible lineup of guests who not only shed light on the biggest issues facing…
Sep 19, 2026 · 52:21
In a special episode, we break down the stunning revelations from former UCP Minister and now Tory Party MLA Peter Guthrie about the direct involvement of the premier's office in…
Sep 19, 2026 · 39:18
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary, live for almost 200 people. We had an incredible lineup of guests who not only shed light on the biggest issues facing…
Sep 17, 2026 · 27:57
On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to define the…
Sep 15, 2026 · 32:34
Here we go! On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to…
Sep 14, 2026 · 43:27
Here we go! On August 29th, The Breakdown brought our show to Calgary in front of a live audience of almost 200 people with a group of amazing guests that not only helped to…
Sep 7, 2026 · 56:53
Economist Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work, recently reviewed 3 detailed economic analysis done by three other economist to put together an easy to access and…
Aug 24, 2026 · 1:46:44
It's another Alberta Politics Roundup! Calgary gets a by-election! Data centres get a spanking! And we do a deep dive on the two simple themes that flows through the separatist…
Aug 21, 2026 · 1:03:57
What do an Alberta online university, a union grievance and a parent being faced with the choice of abandoning their child or amputating their child's legs have in common? In 7…
Aug 14, 2026 · 1:29:30
Time for another Alberta Politics Speakers corner, and we're kicking it off with the announcement of our second guest for our live show in Calgary, Alberta Tory Leader Peter…
Aug 10, 2026 · 1:37:53
For almost two years, Recovery and Rehabilitation Advocate Guy Felicella has been the subject of an online campaign surrounding a criminal case from three decades ago. It started…
Aug 10, 2026 · 32:51
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with…
Aug 9, 2026 · 20:37
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with…
Aug 9, 2026 · 19:49
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with…
Aug 5, 2026 · 27:51
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with…
Aug 4, 2026 · 28:55
On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show filled with…
Aug 3, 2026 · 42:13
Here we go! On July 25th, The Breakdown brought our show up to Edmonton to be in front of a live audience of almost 200 people and we were able to put together a 3 hour show…
Jul 31, 2026 · 1:07:46
It's another live episode with an open mic/speakers corner! And this time around the audience made it clear that it wanted to get into th latest on separatism, the disastrous…
Jul 20, 2026 · 9:01
It's a special mini episode! There's long been a public perception that Danielle Smith's radio program, "Your Province, Your Premier" comes at not cost to taxpayers. But...…
Jul 17, 2026 · 1:10:46
It's another "Speakers Corner" and this week the comments and the questions were all about the nature of democracy! But not before we get started with some pancake talk! To get…
Jul 13, 2026 · 2:11:33
What is going on with all of the infrastructure projects coming out of Stampede? With two (not really) pipeline announcements and an AI data center with its own power plant and a…
Jul 6, 2026 · 1:03:47
With Treaty Chiefs having voted unanimously in a non-confidence vote in Danielle SMith's UCP, separatism on the rise and over racism towards First Nations only growing more bold,…
Jul 3, 2026 · 1:00:53
It's time to re-up this very, very special episode! Originally from June of 2025, this episode seems to have only become more relevant as Alberta has escalated tensions towards…
Jun 29, 2026 · 2:01:39
Time for another Alberta Politics Roundup! We start with a bit of a follow up worm last weeks show before we get into yet another EMS policy shift from the UCP, a deep dive into…
Jun 26, 2026 · 1:25:11
It's another Breakdown open mic night and we're talking healthcare, crisis comms, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas and a whole lot more! To get tickets to our July 25th live show in…
Jun 22, 2026 · 2:02:29
It's another Alberta Politics roundup, and between the last week's events and the absolutely bonkers layers surrounding them... Well, it's a pretty bonkers episode. Dani's war…
Jun 20, 2026 · 1:20:24
It's another open mic night at The Breakdown! We start with Nate answering as many of the chat questions as we can before we get into a very deep conversation on th enrapture and…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:59:53
It's another live Alberta Politics Roundup and it's a big one! This week we're taking a look at the shut down of the disastrous EMS rebranding, unpacking what's happening with…
Jun 8, 2026 · 1:17:10
It's our first open mic! To get tickets to our July 25th live show in Edmonton, visit www.thebreakdownablive.ca! If you're able to support our legal defense fund to fight back…
Jun 1, 2026 · 1:39:37
We're back with another roundup of the last week in Alberta Politics! We start with some of the major developments in the former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopolous ongoing lawsuit and…
May 29, 2026 · 1:23:34
With separatism sucking all the oxygen out of the room, we’re refocusing on Alberta’s health care crisis with ER physician Dr Paul Parks! Alberta has seen another tragic death in…
May 25, 2026 · 2:12:28
We're back with another live show and this one has a singular purpose! What the heck is going on with Alberta's new referendum on separatism and how the heck did we get here? We…
May 11, 2026 · 1:43:00
It's a special crossover episode between The Breakdown and Jeremy Appel's "The Orchard"! Originally recorded on May 6, 2026 on substack, we're excited to be able to bring the…
May 4, 2026 · 1:07:25
Welcome to episode 8.20, a conversation with AFL President Gil McGowan and it's a no holds barred chat on the plan that organized labour has for a day of action on May 29th to…
Apr 27, 2026 · 1:18:53
Two weeks ago, The Breakdown reported on a text sent out by strategist Stephen Carter that seemed to show he was in the process of orchestrating a takeover of the Alberta…
Apr 20, 2026 · 2:37:31
It's an extended Alberta Politics Roundup because we have a lot of ground to cover! To start with, we take a look at two of the new entries into the referendum game, the first…
Apr 16, 2026 · 1:42:13
On March 10th, 2026 CoRE (which is a part of the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction) published a paper in the Journal “Addiction” that the UCP then used to justify…
Apr 13, 2026 · 1:11:56
With separatism at the forefront of Alberta's political discussion right now, a lot of people are asking how they can possibly help in the fight to keep Alberta in Canada! To…
Apr 6, 2026 · 1:00:25
Are Danielle Smith and the UCP about to execute their greatest subversion of democracy yet? As the boundaries of constituencies in Alberta are about to be redrawn after years of…
Mar 30, 2026 · 2:00:28
Are the UCP fixing to fix the next election? The electoral boundaries commission has released it's report and recommendations, but it's one of the wilder reports in recent memory…
Mar 23, 2026 · 1:57:59
Who would have thought that a committee meeting would bring even more scandals to the forefront of Alberta Politics? Nonetheless, here we are and we're breaking down the secret 7…
Mar 16, 2026 · 41:11
With both separatism and racism on the rise, particularly with First Nations leading the charge against the separatist movement including a non-confidence vote in the UCP…
Mar 9, 2026 · 34:51
It's time for a chat on Alberta Politics with NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi! And we get into a lot! Corrupt Care! The Provincial Budget! Coal Mines! Healthcare! Cost of Living! And we…
Mar 2, 2026 · 2:00:56
Time for another Alberta Politics Roundup and this week we have two deep dives! To start with we take a look at Danielle Smith's war against judges, including the straight up…
Feb 16, 2026 · 1:50:34
Alberta is the land of recall petitions right now! But with most of the focus on whether or not recalls are successful, there’s a lot that’s being overlooked in the conversation.…
Feb 9, 2026 · 2:13:32
It's time for another Alberta Politics Roundup!There's a grab bag of things going on with Alberta Politics and we try to cover a bunch of them! What does the new Legislative…
Feb 2, 2026 · 39:33
We're recovering from an absolutely bonkers week in legal land, so instead of a live show, we're excited to bring you a special interview! Recently, we got to sit down with Geoff…
Jan 29, 2026 · 33:30
With separatism on the rise and healthcare in crisis we are super excited to welcome back to the program NDP MLA Rakhi Pancholi! Not only do we get into both of these topics, but…
Jan 26, 2026 · 1:06:00
Last weekend we leaked a document that detailed dozens of examples of patients who were unable to get the care they needed in the time they needed it with at least six of those…
Jan 19, 2026 · 1:56:22
On this Alberta Politics Roundup... The Law Foundation is under attack by the UCP and their staff all resigned but... What is the Law Foundation anyways? And what do they do?…
Jan 12, 2026 · 1:44:01
Healthcare is in Crisis. Reports of patients dying in waiting rooms and hallways while waiting for care are becoming more frequent, and dangerously, more normalized. On of the…
Jan 11, 2026 · 1:03:02
There’s been a lot of questions about what’s going on with the recall that isn’t in Lethbridge East, and in order to try and make sense of yet another shockingly complex scandal…
Jan 5, 2026 · 2:01:48
It's our first episode of 2026! From Danielle Smith's year end chat with long time bestie Bruce "Spanky" McAllister to the resignation of Rebecca Schulz to the very uncomfortable…
Dec 22, 2025 · 1:31:37
It's our last show of 2025! We're ending the year with a bit of a deep dive on Danielle Smith's advice to herself via the "Alberta Next" recommendations, the ongoing healthcare…
Dec 15, 2025 · 2:18:23
We're back with another roundup of Alberta politics and it's more dense than a holiday fruitcake! We start with a look at the recent news that Jordan Peterson was in the process…
Nov 24, 2025 · 1:01:44
Danielle Smith and the UCP have taken to attacking the courts, delegitimizing the courts and overriding the courts in the last week, and that has some pretty serious…
Nov 20, 2025 · 47:31
With education and charter rights under attack by the UCP, Albertans are finding whatever ways they can to fight back! And this absolutely includes young Albertans! In this…
Nov 17, 2025 · 2:04:28
We're back with a live roundup of Alberta politics, and with the legislature back in session we have a LOT of ground to cover! We start with a quick round up of protests in the…
Nov 10, 2025 · 1:17:13
With Danielle Smith and the UCP continuing to push ahead with a provincial police force that’s wildly unpopular, we wanted to have a conversation that cut through the noise and…
Nov 6, 2025 · 49:41
In this (delayed) episode we sit down with advocate, activist, academic and stand up comedian Victoria Bucholz, who also performs under that stage name Karla Marx! Originally…
Nov 3, 2025 · 2:19:59
Strap in! It's our episode we recorded live in Calgary on October 25th and it's ALL about the notwithstanding clause! We start off with a crash course on the notwithstanding…
Nov 2, 2025 · 25:39
Is Canadian media being compromised by law fare? Last week we took a look at the apparent attempts by Danielle Smith's former chief of staff Marshall Smith to remove an article…
Oct 23, 2025 · 14:42
Is Canadian media being compromised by law fare? On this special mini episode we take a look at how the story of how a column targeted by law fare by Danielle Smith's former…
Oct 18, 2025 · 39:03
With the “Forever Canadian” petition entering its last days for collecting signatures, a new petition has gotten a lot of attention because it’s calling for the end of Alberta’s…
Oct 13, 2025 · 1:39:13
Evan Li was silenced at the Alberta Next Town Hall, but his question about education was an important one! Rather than focus on the tantrums of the executive director for the…
Oct 6, 2025 · 1:51:04
You don't want to miss this conversation with former Alberta Medical Association President and current Emergency Room Dr. Paul Parks! Now that Dr. Parks is no longer in any…
Sep 29, 2025 · 2:18:07
It's a Charter of Rights and Freedoms heavy episode! We're back with another Alberta Politics Roundup, and while we hit on the most recent events in Alberta Politics, we also…
Sep 22, 2025 · 55:41
More and more Albertans are realizing how important school board elections will be this year, so we sat down with a candidate from War A in Edmonton! Nicole Renaud is a mother…
Sep 15, 2025 · 2:09:57
Time for another Alberta Politics roundup with a special announcement and a scoop on how Invest Alberta is spending taxpayer dollars! We start with a look at how Danielle SMith…
Sep 8, 2025 · 1:20:01
An episode with a scoop! We sit down with Public Interest Alberta Executive Director Bradley Lafortune to not only learn more about what PIA does, but also to get into the UCP…
Sep 4, 2025 · 53:57
Two former UCP MLA's have spent the last several months looking for a way to make a home for Progressive Conservatives in Alberta, but Danielle SMith and the UCP have tried to…
Sep 1, 2025 · 1:48:36
It's back to school and our Alberta Politics roundups are back too with a scorcher of an episode! On this episode we deep dive into not only the massive self inflicted blowback…
Aug 25, 2025 · 2:59:47
We did a thing! On August 16th we did our first live show ever and went up to Edmonton to do it! Not only that, but after we did a deep dive on the UCP's book bans, we had a…
Jul 28, 2025 · 55:18
You asked for it, you got it! With Dr Bratt laying out an exceptional argument for how relevant the federal byelection is in Battle River - Crowfoot is to Alberta Politics on our…
Jul 21, 2025 · 1:27:10
It's time to bring in an expert! Summer is usually a time for Alberta Politics to slow down, but this summer is definitely an exception! With Danielle Smith launching her Alberta…
Jul 20, 2025 · 10:21
The town of Jasper just released a report on the wildfire that burned down almost a third of the town, but Danielle Smith isn't having any of it! With the report informed by the…
Jul 14, 2025 · 2:25:53
*Editors note - The Audio on the first 4 minutes is a little wonky, it gets better though, don't worry! It's been two weeks since our last Alberta Politics Roundup so there's a…
Jul 12, 2025 · 1:11:50
With the UCP Government rolling out its wide reaching book ban policy, we're presenting a special mashup of our coverage up until the ban was fully revealed. This includes the…
Jul 7, 2025 · 1:15:53
Let's talk separatism! Or rather, let's talk about the fight against separatism with the man leading the charge to ensure that Alberta remains in Canada, Thomas, Lukaszuk! With…
Jun 30, 2025 · 1:00:53
This episode is a very, very special episode! With relations between the government of Alberta and First Nations at an arguable low with Treaty Chiefs expressing deep frustration…
Jun 23, 2025 · 2:14:35
We're back after two weeks and on this Alberta Politics Roundup we have a lot to catch up on! We start off with a look at Danielle Smith and the UCP's very bad day in Fort…
Jun 2, 2025 · 1:52:00
On this Alberta Politics Roundup we're taking a look at the by-elections, the latest in the corrupt care scandal, the UCP's new book ban and the latest very wild episode of "Your…
May 26, 2025 · 22:59
Time for another look at the biggest political scandal in Alberta's history! That Danielle Smith effectively threw $80 million down the drain in an attempt to own the feds by…
May 12, 2025 · 2:28:14
Time for another Alberta politics roundup! UCP Travel! Another by election on the way! Abortion debate returns! Plus we do a deep dive on the incredible fallout from the UCP's…
May 6, 2025 · 17:52
Almost 2 years ago we did a deep dive on the Western Standard and where they get their funding from, despite claims they accept no government funding whatsoever. As we finally…
May 5, 2025 · 2:29:49
May the 4th be with you for this galactic sized episode!! We take a look at the latest in Alberta coal mining, we circle back to our deep dive on The Western Standard, Smith's…
Apr 28, 2025 · 2:06:12
Time for another live Alberta Politics roundup! This time around we take a look at the building frustration with the UCP, both internal and external, with Albertans blasting…
Apr 21, 2025 · 1:15:56
Oh we’ve got a spicy one for you here! A couple of weeks ago, Andrew Longhurst released his latest research that shows that chartered surgical facilities in Alberta haven’t…
Apr 14, 2025 · 1:24:59
In a province where the amount disabled Albertans receive from AISH is well below the poverty line, the UCP have launched a multi-pronged attack against the stability and…
Apr 7, 2025 · 2:24:16
Time for another live Alberta Politics roundup! This time around we take a look at the UCP's short lived move to take popsicles away from kids fight cancer, Danielle Smith's…
Mar 31, 2025 · 1:11:28
As we head towards the end of the month we’re also reaching the end of our series on coal mining on the Eastern Slopes, but we’re not quite done yet! In the fourth part of our…
Mar 24, 2025 · 1:00:39
We’re continuing our firehose on coal in Alberta! Bill Trafford was one of the members of the Coal Policy Commiter that saw protections reinstated to protect the eastern slopes…
Mar 22, 2025 · 1:00:54
With more and more news every day being broken on the "Corrupt Care" scandal and allegations on government corruption being made on what seems like a daily basis inside of the…
Mar 17, 2025 · 1:07:45
Welcome to Part 2 of our deep dive on coal in Alberta, with a conversation with biologist and environmental scientist Lorne Fitch! Lorne has been following the impact of coal…
Mar 16, 2025 · 56:09
It's finally Part 1 of our deep dive on coal in Alberta! Throughout March we're going to be presenting a series of interviews on the incredible danger that coal mining in the…
Mar 10, 2025 · 1:51:59
On this episode we take a look at Derek Fildebrandts new criminal charges, we do a deep dive on coal mining and who's behind it, we talk about insurance costs, the state of…
Mar 10, 2025 · 17:57
The section of our show where Dr. David Keegan called in to share the story of his nephews death by suicide because of Smith's policies is so important and heartbreaking we…
Mar 10, 2025 · 1:25:25
There's been a lot of talk about Danielle Smith's proposed policies limiting access to gender affirming care, and we've talked a lot about statistics and studies here on the show…
Mar 10, 2025 · 1:29:47
On this episode we take a deep dive on the history or "Parental Rights" in Alberta and we further explore how Danielle Smith's new anti-trans, anti-choice, anti-expertise…
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