Podcast
Calgary Eyeopener
Hosted by CBC · EN
The Eyeopener sets the agenda for the day, asking the questions that need to be answered and bringing compelling local stories to Calgarians
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Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, March 06
Mar 6, 202500:24:53Tap to summarizePresident Donald Trump says drugs coming across the border are partly to blamed for his tariffs. We find out how folks living along the border feel about all this; We hear what can be done to reduce interprovincial trade barriers as a way to give the economy a boost amid U.S. tariffs; Sunalta's new community hub opens its doors to the public tonight, and we preview the party!
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, March 05
Mar 5, 202500:27:04Tap to summarizeOn today's show: we hypothesize what could happen if Alberta turned off its crude oil taps; observing a different perspective on the trade war from the America First movement; hear from the developer of a recently announced massive condominium project on Calgary's Beltline.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, March 04
Mar 4, 202500:22:56Tap to summarizeOn today's show: we turn our attention to the incoming trade war between Canada and the U.S.; what the provincial implications are for tariffs on Canadian products; our own Angela Knight gives Alberta's Special Olympians an airport sendoff.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Monday, March 03
Mar 3, 202500:25:32Tap to summarizeOn today's show: the latest on the looming tariffs about to take effect on Canadian goods; it's two semesters for Mount Royal University's new onsite impound lot. Has it helped their parking woes? Our Jennifer Dorozio looks into it; we mark the holy month of Ramadan with a local content creator sharing her family's culture with the world.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, February 28
Feb 28, 202500:21:55Tap to summarizeOn today's show: Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner joins us to breakdown the provincial budget which includes a deficit and an income tax cut; and former MLAs Shannon Philipps and Linda Johnson join us with their takes on the provincial budget.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, February 27
Feb 27, 202500:24:40Tap to summarizeOn today's show: we talk to Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs as he gets ready to represent Alberta for the very first time at the Brier; we hear about the ever-changing boundary between Alberta and British Columbia, as our province aims to make it easier to make changes to the border; the former home of pro baseball in Calgary is being torn down this week. We tip our cap to Foothills Stadium.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, February 26
Feb 26, 202500:29:56Tap to summarizeOn today's show: We have a conversation with an addictions medicine doctor about the new involuntary treatment centres slated for Calgary and Edmonton; two local members of the Liberal Party of Canada join us to share what they took away from last night's leadership debate; there is big growth and development in Alberta's Lawn Mower racing scene we head off to the races in a local garage.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, February 25
Feb 25, 202500:28:01Tap to summarizeOn today's show: We hear from the city councillor proposing more rules aimed at short-term rentals, like a new basement suite you'd rent through Airbnb; we hear from the parents of a child who has been told to stay home amid the strikes facing Calgary-area schools; has it been feeling like a preview of spring out there to you? We look at how nature is responding to this warm up.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Monday, February 24
Feb 24, 202500:25:48Tap to summarizeOn today's show: we speak with a Ukrainian artist about losing her home and building a new life in Canada, as Ukraine marks three years since the Russian invasion; more than 1,000 Calgary school support workers are off the job this morning, as they start striking. We head to a union rally for the latest; the University of Calgary is making changes to the admissions process for its nursing program. We hear what that could mean for the next generation of nurses.
Transcribe →Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, February 21
Feb 21, 202500:22:05Tap to summarizeOn today's show: we break down last night's big win for Canada, with a hockey watcher who was in the building in Boston; what a Hepatitis A case means for recent diners at Kensington's Meltwich; 50 years ago legendary jazz musician Dexter Gordon came to play in our city. We talk to the Calgary man who got him here.
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